Prepper Compound Bow Spec

[Steve]

You can buy practice targets made from the same material as builders bags, packed with dense foam rubber. They are good although the arrow can be difficult to extract if using a powerful bow.

On the subject of powerful bows, 25lb seems a little low to me considering that many compound bows have a let-off system that allows the actual holding weight at full draw to be much less than the peak draw weight. I have a Matthews Switchback with 60lb draw, 29", and it has 80% less at full draw so careful aiming is easy.

One other thing, look carefully at the arrow rest on any bow you consider. Full-on target rests ( like mine ) often have very little support for the arrow and the arrow can be knocked off extremely easily. If I intended to hunt I would look for something that supports the arrow much more firmly, even if it compromised accuracy to a degree. There is a support that has a circle large enough for the fletchings to pass through and what look like stiff brushes pointing inwards to support the arrow shaft - this would be a good hunting tool, allowing you to stalk with the arrow in place and also to draw the bow at unconventional angles.