Good morning
Here in the great state of Oklahoma the powers to be have still not legalized air rifles for Whitetail but a few years ago they legalized air rifles shooting arrows that could only be used during our 16 day rifle season. You have to buy an additional permit of $20 to do it even for us lifetime hunting and fishing license people that's had them for 30+ years. That's beside the point it just irks me, they only stipulation they have in the regs is it's got to maintain 2000 PSI fill and have a gauge on it so if you get checked they can check it. Also the arrows must be at least 18 inches long. I have lost majority of my drive for Whitetail hunting and I still go every year for a few evening sits during rifle season watching a Wheatfield or sitting in a creek bottom between two Wheatfield. And to be honest usually I take an open sided lever action in 3030 of my dad's or I just take one of my revolvers. So anyway most of the time I'm within 50 yard to where I think the deer gonna stroll by. I am tempted to buy a PCP that shoots arrows even though I will only use it for this and probably only hunt a handful of times with it. So my question is which is the best one to get with the caveat I don't wanna throw over $1000 with scope arrows and rifle. I don't care if it goes 600 ft./s with 150 or 190 foot pounds. speed is not a concern for me. I was really looking at the Air Force Talon bolt and I would shoot it on the low setting for more shots which supposedly it gets 350 ft./s which is way faster than 99% of the hunting compound bows out there and most crossbows shoot under that unless you're willing to throw big money at one. I also looked at something like the recluse in 357 that way if I ever to get a wild hair up my butt to go shoot a coyote with it or coons I could put a slug in it and go with it but my concern is--is it just as accurate as one of those dedicated arrow guns? I'm not looking to shoot past 40 yards.
Thanks again for your help
Jon
Here in the great state of Oklahoma the powers to be have still not legalized air rifles for Whitetail but a few years ago they legalized air rifles shooting arrows that could only be used during our 16 day rifle season. You have to buy an additional permit of $20 to do it even for us lifetime hunting and fishing license people that's had them for 30+ years. That's beside the point it just irks me, they only stipulation they have in the regs is it's got to maintain 2000 PSI fill and have a gauge on it so if you get checked they can check it. Also the arrows must be at least 18 inches long. I have lost majority of my drive for Whitetail hunting and I still go every year for a few evening sits during rifle season watching a Wheatfield or sitting in a creek bottom between two Wheatfield. And to be honest usually I take an open sided lever action in 3030 of my dad's or I just take one of my revolvers. So anyway most of the time I'm within 50 yard to where I think the deer gonna stroll by. I am tempted to buy a PCP that shoots arrows even though I will only use it for this and probably only hunt a handful of times with it. So my question is which is the best one to get with the caveat I don't wanna throw over $1000 with scope arrows and rifle. I don't care if it goes 600 ft./s with 150 or 190 foot pounds. speed is not a concern for me. I was really looking at the Air Force Talon bolt and I would shoot it on the low setting for more shots which supposedly it gets 350 ft./s which is way faster than 99% of the hunting compound bows out there and most crossbows shoot under that unless you're willing to throw big money at one. I also looked at something like the recluse in 357 that way if I ever to get a wild hair up my butt to go shoot a coyote with it or coons I could put a slug in it and go with it but my concern is--is it just as accurate as one of those dedicated arrow guns? I'm not looking to shoot past 40 yards.
Thanks again for your help
Jon
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