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Re: Wooden crossbow bolts
Reply #15 - Feb 18th, 2013 at 8:58am
 
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squirrelslinger wrote on Feb 17th, 2013 at 8:07pm:
Bill Skinner wrote on Feb 17th, 2013 at 7:10pm:
'Squirrel, I have a couple of those, we used them to shoot at dart boards made of closed cell styrofoam, and while I wouldn't want to get shot with one, they aren't all that powerful.  I don't remember how far the darts went, it wasn't far, about 30 feet unless you really added some elevation, like 45 degrees, then it went about 80 feet or so.  

wow. the crossbow i made from an 15 pound compound shot bamboo skewers a few hundred feet flat, never tried it at a 45. so a pistol crossbow is c***? so i juust wasted 15$? GRRRRR
i googled it, and several people seem to have taken small game with the things. so they have to have some power....
-Squirrel


I could probably take small game with a 10 pound longbow too, I just wouldn't feel humane about doing it.

the point is just the thing probably will be next to useless.
Anyway, I would feel very inhumane unless it was some sort of compound, and I was getting headshots(instant kills).
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Re: Wooden crossbow bolts
Reply #16 - Feb 18th, 2013 at 10:13am
 
squirrelslinger wrote on Feb 17th, 2013 at 10:19pm:
Good point... but what if I spend $15 on a nice maple board stave, make a #65 bow and arrows from scrap from the board.. then it isn't lethal?



No, then you bought a board, spent a lot of time, and made a weapon, you still need a string too. Good luck buying a custom finished self bow for $15.

You could also pick up a rock and kill something with it.

My point is, its better to save up for something better that will actually meet what you want it to do.
Things cost money in the real world. If you want quality, you either have to spend a lot of time making money and then buying something, or spend a lot of time learning a skill to make something well.

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Re: Wooden crossbow bolts
Reply #17 - Feb 18th, 2013 at 10:20am
 
I know... not everything cost money... I traded for a slingshot.. and did not spend one cent except shipping.
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