For all of the complaining that the bowhunting elite do about people using crossbows during "their" season, if they ever actually shot one.. they would probably change their tune.
I haven't seen one yet that wasn't substantially louder than a compound bow and many of today's compounds are just as fast, if not faster.
I shot a Stryker at the local bow shop last year. It was the baddest of the bad and the fastest xbow on the market then. I thought the thing had flown apart in my hands when I pulled the trigger from the sound and hand shock. :lol:
My hat is off to you guys that shoot them.