Thread: NZ Bowhunters Society

I brought a Ravin R29X in from overseas for my oldest boy. Very similar to Boaraxa’s crossbow, just a bit faster I think at 450 fps, and maybe a bit shorter and narrower. Ended up buying it from the UK as I had trouble finding an outfit in the US that would send it here.

I was very surprised at just how accurate these bows are. We haven’t quite worked out how we have this ready to go when hunting when there are two of us as I am not that keen on having such a lethal bow loaded and relying on the safety. At the moment we are playing with having the arrow in place but not properly ‘nocked’ - using the anti dry fire mechanism as an added layer of safety, but we’ll figure it out I guess.

He hasn’t shot a deer with it yet - was lined up on one last week but she was behind some foliage and as he slightly repositioned for a shot as she moved past a gap he put his big hoof on a stick. She bolted at the sound of the stick cracking.

How far did the deer go after being shot, Boaraxa, and what broadheads are you using?