Crosman proves the BIGshot Extreme 500 is 1,500 times stronger than a Buffalo!

Downingtown, PA – Since January, the BIGshot Extreme 500, the industry’s first 500 fps-rated archery target, has been the go-to choice for Crosman to stop their wildly popular 450 fps Pioneer Airbow. In a release published in February, 2016, regarding Crosman’s decision to use the Extreme 500, marketing manager, Chip Hunnicutt, explained, “We needed a target we knew we could trust to stop the extreme-velocity arrows the Pioneer Airbow sends down range. We tried another target company that assured us their products could handle the work but within a few shots we were blowing through them.” Recently, the results BIGshot had been waiting for came in. After taking over 1,500 arrows from the Pioneer Airbow, Crosman requested another Extreme 500. “We put over 1,500 arrows into the Big Shot Extreme 500 earlier this year without a pass-through and each one pulled out easily,” stated Hunnicutt. “We were stacking arrows at 50 yards during the 2016 Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA) Conference and even with so many arrows hitting the same spot it held up. Where the Pioneer Airbow has destroyed many targets claiming high-speed resistance, only Big Shot has proven it with the Extreme 500.” “The target we originally sent Crosman is back in our shop and we couldn’t be more pleased with the results,” stated BIGshot Archery President, AL Pirelli. “While Jim Shockey killed an American bison with a single shot from the Pioneer Airbow, the Extreme 500 absorbed over 1,500 shots at 450 fps!” Perelli added, “I’m sure it can take quite a bit more but I also know they want to replace the target before they...