Post by Ron on Jul 27, 2010 6:14:02 GMT -6
www.longrangehunting.com/articles/pse-tac-15-15i-10-10i-crossbow-review-1.php
Above is a link to a new performance review of the TAC 15 crossbow. If this is the crossbow of today, what will the crossbow of tomorrow be able to do? Some interesting quotes from the article.
"I became a PSE TAC 15/15i/10/10i crossbow dealer because my own PSE TAC 15i crossbow shot 6 arrows into 1.875 inches at 100 yards, on my third day of shooting it."
"It took me a couple of days of shooting tiny groups with my TAC 15i crossbow to confirm that they were not just a fluke."
"It took a few shots at 10 feet to get a shot to register (chronograph). When it did, it said: “406 FPS”. Pretty impressive and just what PSE said to expect."
“I guess I am now confident in my PSE TAC 15i crossbow’s ability to shoot through the chrono at 100 yards!”
" I believe this crossbow is a legitimate 100 yard tool in the hands of a responsible, practiced, serious hunter. "
"I learned the hard way that at less than 70 yards I need to shoot multiple arrows at individual dots unless I want to keep the PSE arrow makers on overtime making me replacements."
"This crossbow will do for the archer what a flat shooting cartridge in a precision rifle does for the long range rifle hunter. It is going to set a new archery hunting accuracy standard for years."
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If this is what the crossbow of 2010 is capable of doing, think about what the crossbow of 2020 will be able to do. At the same time, the vertical bow reached its peak power a thousand years ago because since the beginning of time, a vertical archer could only draw a bow based on his own physical ability. If he is only able to draw 60 Lbs. then that peak weight limit is as powerful as he will ever be able to draw. The average hunting bow's draw weight (as recorded at the WBH broadhead shoot) is between 55 and 60 Lbs. Regardless of let-off and advanced materials, if 60 Lbs. draw is all you can muster, then your bow met it's power limit centuries ago and can go no farther because in order to enjoy an 80% let off, you must still overcome the bows peak draw weight.
This has always had the effect to limit the lethality of a bow and arrow. The next limiter is steady aim. With vertical archery, this limit was established the day the first bow was drawn. Because a crossbow can be shot from a rest or rail and because of it's superior ballistics (speed, K.E. as indicated by the above article), those limits are not dependant on the archers ability.
The modern era crossbow is still in it's infancy in terms of range, effectiveness and lethality and will only become more lethal to even the most casual user since a bow such as the TAC 15 can be handed to a non-archer and achieve instant proficiency, accuracy and lethality.
Because of competition and desire for market share, crossbow makers (like all industries) will continue to improve and push the limits. In a decade, this crossbows will most likely be on the low end of performance and considered a dinosaur compared to the 2020 line of crossbows. At the same time. I will still only be able to draw and hold steady a bow that my physical strength allows me to draw.
This device has no place in the archery deer season with hand drawn and held bows. If firearms hunters are unhappy with the harvest numbers of Bowhunters in WI today and because the WI deer population is in dire straits, then allowing this sort of device into the WI archery deer season (or its future and more powerful version) means that the archery deer season would be severely, negatively impacted.
Videos.
PSE TAC 15 ad.
Interview talking about 1 inch groups at 100 yards
50 yards shooting a Rolaids tablet.
Above is a link to a new performance review of the TAC 15 crossbow. If this is the crossbow of today, what will the crossbow of tomorrow be able to do? Some interesting quotes from the article.
"I became a PSE TAC 15/15i/10/10i crossbow dealer because my own PSE TAC 15i crossbow shot 6 arrows into 1.875 inches at 100 yards, on my third day of shooting it."
"It took me a couple of days of shooting tiny groups with my TAC 15i crossbow to confirm that they were not just a fluke."
"It took a few shots at 10 feet to get a shot to register (chronograph). When it did, it said: “406 FPS”. Pretty impressive and just what PSE said to expect."
“I guess I am now confident in my PSE TAC 15i crossbow’s ability to shoot through the chrono at 100 yards!”
" I believe this crossbow is a legitimate 100 yard tool in the hands of a responsible, practiced, serious hunter. "
"I learned the hard way that at less than 70 yards I need to shoot multiple arrows at individual dots unless I want to keep the PSE arrow makers on overtime making me replacements."
"This crossbow will do for the archer what a flat shooting cartridge in a precision rifle does for the long range rifle hunter. It is going to set a new archery hunting accuracy standard for years."
end quotes
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If this is what the crossbow of 2010 is capable of doing, think about what the crossbow of 2020 will be able to do. At the same time, the vertical bow reached its peak power a thousand years ago because since the beginning of time, a vertical archer could only draw a bow based on his own physical ability. If he is only able to draw 60 Lbs. then that peak weight limit is as powerful as he will ever be able to draw. The average hunting bow's draw weight (as recorded at the WBH broadhead shoot) is between 55 and 60 Lbs. Regardless of let-off and advanced materials, if 60 Lbs. draw is all you can muster, then your bow met it's power limit centuries ago and can go no farther because in order to enjoy an 80% let off, you must still overcome the bows peak draw weight.
This has always had the effect to limit the lethality of a bow and arrow. The next limiter is steady aim. With vertical archery, this limit was established the day the first bow was drawn. Because a crossbow can be shot from a rest or rail and because of it's superior ballistics (speed, K.E. as indicated by the above article), those limits are not dependant on the archers ability.
The modern era crossbow is still in it's infancy in terms of range, effectiveness and lethality and will only become more lethal to even the most casual user since a bow such as the TAC 15 can be handed to a non-archer and achieve instant proficiency, accuracy and lethality.
Because of competition and desire for market share, crossbow makers (like all industries) will continue to improve and push the limits. In a decade, this crossbows will most likely be on the low end of performance and considered a dinosaur compared to the 2020 line of crossbows. At the same time. I will still only be able to draw and hold steady a bow that my physical strength allows me to draw.
This device has no place in the archery deer season with hand drawn and held bows. If firearms hunters are unhappy with the harvest numbers of Bowhunters in WI today and because the WI deer population is in dire straits, then allowing this sort of device into the WI archery deer season (or its future and more powerful version) means that the archery deer season would be severely, negatively impacted.
Videos.
PSE TAC 15 ad.
Interview talking about 1 inch groups at 100 yards
50 yards shooting a Rolaids tablet.