Has anyone else seen a crossbow bolt go through the shoulder socket of a deer? Not only did my grandpa's new ghost 350 shoot through, but went all the way through the deer. He must have taken a quartering to shot. My grandpa has a thing for the shoulder and I have seen many gun shot deer not have this kind of damage. I prefer to pull back off of the shoulder.

I don't think deer have shoulder sockets.

True, but the thick part where the bone meets the blade.

I am not surprised. Do the calculations about KE for a bolt traveling at 350 fps.

KE and the improved accuracy is why I switched to a crossbow this year.

Yep, both Carie and I switched to cross bows this year as well, anything I can do to put the odds on my side!

Thinkin bout buying a traditional bow myself.

Hard to beat an Excalibur if your wanting "traditional".

haha thx blackoak, was meaning a recurve.

Got an old xbow but never shot a deer with it. Buddy took a six w it last yr. I shoot an old matthews q2xl

DFA Go with the recurve. It has totally renewed my love of hunting. I shoot mine everyday. I am pretty good out to twenty. Hunting with it has made me a better hunter. I doubt I will ever go back to a compound.