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So I'm seeing these pistol crossbows for 40-60 pounds on the interwebs and I'm like: Boss.

Anyone had any experience with them? Are they as fun to plink with as they look? Useful for home defense?

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40-60lbs is a bit low lbs for a crossbow. The 120lb crossbows are really standard, but I guess if you never fired them then yes go for the lower.

They all do massive damage and are Illegal in the US for Hunters to use Unless you have a Handicap Licence, meaning you have to be in a wheelchair.

Crossbows are fun, I prefer my compound Camo Cub, or My Ashwood Longbow from England.

Just be careful with them if you get one I have witnessed some stupid injuries like broken fingers while setting the draw, and bad cuts around the eyes for not being familiar with the crossbows mild kick.

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40-60lbs is a bit low lbs for a crossbow. The 120lb crossbows are really standard, but I guess if you never fired them then yes go for the lower.

They all do massive damage and are Illegal in the US for Hunters to use Unless you have a Handicap Licence, meaning you have to be in a wheelchair.

Crossbows are fun, I prefer my compound Camo Cub, or My Ashwood Longbow from England.

Just be careful with them if you get one I have witnessed some stupid injuries like broken fingers while setting the draw, and bad cuts around the eyes for not being familiar with the crossbows mild kick.

I can now make fun of you with something legit. Thank You Stone

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He actually denoted it as lbs correctly in his post, so technically he didn't say anything wrong. If you read his post out of context, it makes perfect sense.

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Logue 1st MRB

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Yeah drawstrength is apparently 80lbs, though I've heard that's equivalent to a 30lb bow because the draw length is so short so the energy decreases way faster.

Thirty pounds (money) seems insanely cheap for these things.

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I might take Stone's advice and go for a full sized one. Twice the price (still seems cheap to me for a bow slinging machine) but pro points are: 1) Can actually use them at archery ranges. 2) You can buy lower strength prods to again make them tournament legal (max is 105 lbs) 3) real wood body 4) Loading the thing with a stirrup is old school 5) Looks the business

This (pistol)

http://www.bladesandbows.co.uk/armex-tomca...sbow-2143-p.asp

VS this

http://www.bladesandbows.co.uk/150lb-armex...tock-2904-p.asp

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Out of curiosity, why do you think they're specifically banned hunting wise? Too hard to make a humane killshot? Thinking about it makes the wheelchair thing seem odd because I'm sure it's tougher physically to load one of those things than a rifle.

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