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Still have my Barnet crossbow - it is seriously powerful and as said above the bolts can be very hard to remove from trees &c especially when fired from close range!

Dave 101 wrote: Could you imagine turning up at the local archery club with one over here . :55:

Dave

If I turned up at my Archery Club with one of those, I'd have people pawing all over it a begging for a go - especially the coaches! :lol:

I'd have one, especially as after 20 odd years of shooting with a B&A, I've gone over to the "dark side" and started crossbow shooting.

Since starting with the crossbow, shooting standing unsupported has improved.

The question is, could you own an AR-15 lower in this country, just for that crossbow?

I noticed they arent using a bolt but arrows .

Bolts, Quarrels, Arrows all the same thing. The convention is bolts or quarrels, but the use of "arrows" in regard to crossbows is creeping in. My guess is to make them more "archery friendly".

TattooedGun wrote:I'd love a decent crossbow, but as stated, unless you have oodles of private land at your disposal (and if you do, why bother with a crossbow when you can play with powder burning firearms ), where would you use one?

Shoot it in your backyard! 20 -30m will do as long as you have a decent back stop. The thing to realise is that crossbows are very inefficient. This is why the poundage is so high - mine is 150lb draw weight, which equates to about a 50-60 lb recurve bow.

Some of these things are pure engineering porn, my neighbour has a Compound bow that is an absolute work of art.

I agree, strange that the sales video was shot in the company warehouse with the lights turned down!

Seems they are already used for hunting in San Diego. Open licence maybe?

http://www.king5.com/news/Boy-trhowing- ... 74563.html

ovenpaa wrote:Seems they are already used for hunting in San Diego. Open licence maybe?

http://www.king5.com/news/Boy-trhowing- ... 74563.html

We were talking about this at lunch time - the suggestion was that they would be ideal for use against the illegals ... and they have an almost "open licence" on those in that almost any local group can go out and do a "border patrol".

ovenpaa wrote:Some of these things are pure engineering porn, my neighbour has a Compound bow that is an absolute work of art.

There was a program on Discovery last week on how they are made...very accurate and less punishing on the draw.

They do look hi tech and not very traditional...but who cares...look like good fun but expensive...not like rifles. :lol: :lol:


On Wildfowling...

"•A number of methods of killing or taking wild birds are prohibited. These include gin, spring, leg and pole traps, snares, nets, electrical scaring devices, poisonous substances, bows or crossbows, explosives (other than firearm ammunition), artificial light, mirror or dazzling devices, devices for illuminating a target or sighting device for night shooting, automatic or semi-automatic weapon (unless it is incapable of holding more than 2 rounds in the magazine), or shotgun with an internal diameter at muzzle more than 1 3/4 inches."


http://www.basc.org.uk/en/codes-of-prac ... owling.cfm