would it be powerful enough to kill a deer
1856104
Yes / It can kill a deer very powerful. There are more powerful bows but for the money you cant beat this bow.
1856105
I killed a mature male razorback with this bow, and that animal has a much tougher hide than a deer, so yes, this bow will definitely kill a deer. It needs to be set up with a peepsite, whisker biscuit arrow rest, a string nock, and some 300 spine arrows cut back to about 30", and you will be all set to deer hunt.
650566
If you're talking about small game. As a Deer Hunter, I would say definitely not. You probably could do it, but it would take forever
2001152
I suppose if you got good enough with it. I would say that it has the power. At 15 yards we have missed the target and sunk it into a piece of plywood. It is definitely not a toy bow.
2255659
Short answer, no. A gun only producing just over 20 foot pounds of energy is only good for small game (squirrel, sparrows, chipmunks, etc).
984753
I would think that you would need a more powerful weapon to kill gophers and doubt that the P17 has that power unless you are close and hit a vital area.
565482
It would work for skinning a deer and I have done so but I mostly carry it for gutting a deer or cleaning other small game, but it's a great little knife!
1584965
It is accurate and verry capable of taking down large game,bear,deer,boar.However I put a fixed sniper scope on mine making it more accurate at longer distances,I use the 17" bolts with a 3 blade broadhead tip.
1370570
I don't know because i could never string the damn thing. Crossbows are powerful enough, but you should check the laws in your state before using a crossbow for hunting.
2057294
Only at close range, and that's a stretch. I do not think it would produce very ethical kill shots. It will do well with small game though.
2246363
this is a powerful pellet rifle and could easily kill a bird at more than 30 feet. Because it is powerful, extreme caution must be taken to make sure the pellet does not ricochet and hurt someone or damage something.
1650372
That's what I use it for. In fact, I killed a deer with it last night. It is very accurate.
1451767
not really, this is way underpowered for that. A rifle like the Maurauder would be the right tool for the job
477911
This could be used for MOOSE hunting! It will put a bolt clean through a deer.
1760383
I like mine for hunting but I would recommend something stronger with variable power for you.
1235690
I use the Barnett Cranking device. It is a bit noisy, but easy to use. I believe that quick reloading after a miss won't make any difference. That deer will probably be long gone.
376947
Its probably could, but I wouldn't recommend trying to take down a deer with it. Its supposedly 80 lbs, I think, which is higher than most hand drawn bows, but the bolts are plastic and way too tiny. I have seriousl doubt about that draw weight too. Its fairly accurate at close range, but over 10 meters gets pretty loose groups. I dont want to call it a toy, because of the potential lethality, but its not much of a weapon.
1186503
Yes, but it will need to be in rilfe mode and set to it's highest power level. I only know this since I took it on a hunting trip as fun gun but ended up using it, A LOT! I will say you may need to take a second shot with this rilfe because it did stun some of the birds. For small birds you really need a pellet, not a BB, and a rifle that can shoot up to 600fps, this rilfe can't.