Crossbow?

[natewusa]

Hello all,

I am in the Army and I will be at Fort Jackson, SC for the month of April.  I just got a crossbow and would love to continue practicing while in South Carolina.  Are there any recommended places to shoot at?  Any events that are willing to have a crossbow?  I just did a shoot his past weekend with it on 3D targets and had a blast.  Any input would be great!

Thanks,

Nate

[bowdude]

I don't know of a specific place in or around Columbia that allow crossbows. I think most of the archery clubs around do not allow them because they don't consider them archery, among other reasons. We (Swamp Fox Archers) have had a request in the past to allow someone to shoot it at our range in Summerton and we said yes. But they never showed up. Most clubs are worried about the damage to the targets, thinking a crossbow will do significantly more damage. I'm not sure whether that would be true or not. I know we do not have a class for crossbow at our events. I don't mean to sound discouraging or anti-crossbow but I think that is how most of the archery community sees it. Maybe someone else has a different view?

[bshumpert1]

I think Aiken Archery's 3D course allows crossbows.

aikenarcheryclub.webs.com/