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<blockquote data-quote="TheGemini" data-source="post: 1694145" data-attributes="member: 21095">Well, some experience.&nbsp; But that's subjective.&nbsp; I found several sites on the Internet that discuss the anger of bow hunters at crossbow hunters because they consider using a crossbow &quot;cheating.&quot;&nbsp; As if it were too accurate and powerful to be classed with bows (regarding hunting permits, etc.)I found another couple of sites that discussed the crossbow in historical terms claiming it was more accurate and more powerful (up close) than the bow.&nbsp; I am at work, now, so I don't have those links...but I can add them later.&nbsp; (incidentally, I didn't know about the power of the crossbow in the middle ages.&nbsp; That's another bonus to tack on, and another argument to make.)Lastly, the discussion about &quot;Once you learn the complexities of a bow it's just as accurate as a crossbow&quot; argument is well established from what I've found.&nbsp; But it can be described another way:&nbsp; A 5th level bow user can shoot just as well as a 2nd level crossbow user.&nbsp; This is simultaneously saying the crossbow is shooting like a +3 weapon!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TheGemini, post: 1694145, member: 21095"] Well, some experience. But that's subjective. I found several sites on the Internet that discuss the anger of bow hunters at crossbow hunters because they consider using a crossbow "cheating." As if it were too accurate and powerful to be classed with bows (regarding hunting permits, etc.) I found another couple of sites that discussed the crossbow in historical terms claiming it was more accurate and more powerful (up close) than the bow. I am at work, now, so I don't have those links...but I can add them later. (incidentally, I didn't know about the power of the crossbow in the middle ages. That's another bonus to tack on, and another argument to make.) Lastly, the discussion about "Once you learn the complexities of a bow it's just as accurate as a crossbow" argument is well established from what I've found. But it can be described another way: A 5th level bow user can shoot just as well as a 2nd level crossbow user. This is simultaneously saying the crossbow is shooting like a +3 weapon! [/QUOTE]

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