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Originally Posted by Lefty-Canuck
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In reality - no. Do you really think a modern 36lb bow is too weak/slow to drive a well balanced arrow clear through a deer, but a 40lb bow is the magic minimum?
What possible point would there be to regulating a hand thrown cutting tool (some people are apparently right twitchy about calling things "weapns")? Setting a minimum weight of projectile doesn't mean that the thrower has the strength to throw it at the calculated speed. Much like a bow that draws 40lbs at 28" doesn't draw that weight if you only draw it to 22", does it?
Same with rifle cartridges: just because 6mm is the minimum for big game in AB doesn't stop anyone from shooting a moose with .243 55gr Ballistic Tip, or a 100 grain bullet over 5 grains of Unique doing 700fps, does it?
Should we ban reloading? Should we require ammunition to be certified at a government facility to prove it provides X ft/lbs at a required distance? Should we legislate the farthest distance at which one is allowed to shoot at a deer? Should that distance be set through annual testing of hunters?
Your linked thread was either posted by a non-hunter or a troll. I could post of a hundred threads started by morons that would support banning all firearms (cause of "bullet failure", lack of energy, don't shoot "flat like a lazer", ad nauseum).
While there are always idiots who will do stupid things, we do not need to legislate to the lowest common denominator. People will strive to take animals quickly and cleanly. No one is going to try throwing a 28" arrow as an atlatl. Why? Because it would be like shooting paper wads at deer from your 22. If the concern is "new hunters" don't know what they are doing and may make bad decisions, then there is a failure in our hunting training programs. That is where we should be focussing out effort.