A few days ago, my daughter asked me if she could hunt with me this year. I told her yes, that I would take her and she could sit in the stand with me as we have done in the past. She replied, no, I want to shoot a deer (proud daddy moment). She's only 6 and I honestly don't think she could handle the recoil of a rifle just yet and she not strong enough to pull a compound yet. So I decided to try to find a decent priced crossbow for her. On midway USA's site, I found one. The price is decent but I wanted to know yalls thoughts. It's the Arrow Precision Inferno Fury. Shoots 235 fps with 55 ft-pounds of kinetic force. Is this enough to kill a deer in the area of 20-40 yards? Does anyone have experience with this particular bow or company? Any other thoughts on where I could find a crossbow in the $200-$250 range?

no experience with crossbows but i have a hoyt bancshee that is not needed anylonger both my girls started with . it has 20 to 30 lb draw and a 21 to 24.5 in draw lenth truglow sights arrow quiver and cobra release ready to shoot id let go for 125.
on the other hand if you wanted to spend more dimonds infinite edge is a fully adjustable bow for her or you at 350

Bud, I'm not familiar with that crossbow, but looking at some of the details, it should have no problem taking deer or pig out to 20-25 yards for sure. 40 yards may be pushing it, only because of the age of your daughter.

I would say get it as soon as possible so she can start shooting it. I would have her shoot out of a blind while target practicing so she can put it all together.

Here is a youtube for you to check out:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYPwYXMIJvs

Parker is a little more in price, just right size for a youth. Weight is only 5.5lbs.

parker challenger. sorry.

the 2 I would look at are parker challenger and Barnett Revenge both are sized for smaller shooters