Crossbow are more well known than any other time. As more states loosen up guidelines to permit their utilization during general toxophilism seasons, there are signs that crossbows may at last eliminate vertical bows of famous use—much like compound bows did to recurves quite a long time ago. One sign is that for the third year straight, the quantity of new crossbows submitted for our yearly survey of bowhunting gear has surpassed the quantity of compound bows. Previous arrow based weaponry supportive of retailer Danny Hinton and I have been cooperating on the crossbow test, simultaneously with the yearly vertical bow test, for almost 10 years, and we are continually searching for advancements and patterns. While change happens bit by bit in the vertical-bow world, you never know what'll spring up in a given year's crossbow test. Just five years prior, the quickest crossbow we tried shot 353 fps. This year, the slowest of them was 20 fps quicker than that, and four of them sho...