MachineCrossbow
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- May 26, 2011
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Hello,
I'm about to build a platform, which is intended to try different
arrow types and to be used as a crossbow, too. It may not have
any limbs, however. I have many ideas, and I think I can make
a crossbow comparable to the commercial ones, but I don't
know exactly, what are the general user's preferences for a crossbow,
what's important for them. It's not a commercial survey,
I won't get any money from it, it's just a study. I'd like to
build a practical one.
I most probably can't make an acceptable repeating or self-loading,
self-cocking crossbow, so I left these possibilities out. Also,
my aim is not to make some rifle substitute gun, but
to make a good crossbow, if possible.
Preliminary calculations show that well over 400 fps is achieveable
@420 gr, even more with advanced materials, I just can't tell which
is better: lightweight crossbow, long crossbow with low draw
weight or short crossbow with high draw weight(crank).
So, what are the most important
properties of a crossbow? If you could change one property
of a common crossbow, which one would you choose most?
Any opinion is welcome. Videos will be linked in as soon as
the thing is ready, in 1-2 weeks, maybe.
I'm about to build a platform, which is intended to try different
arrow types and to be used as a crossbow, too. It may not have
any limbs, however. I have many ideas, and I think I can make
a crossbow comparable to the commercial ones, but I don't
know exactly, what are the general user's preferences for a crossbow,
what's important for them. It's not a commercial survey,
I won't get any money from it, it's just a study. I'd like to
build a practical one.
I most probably can't make an acceptable repeating or self-loading,
self-cocking crossbow, so I left these possibilities out. Also,
my aim is not to make some rifle substitute gun, but
to make a good crossbow, if possible.
Preliminary calculations show that well over 400 fps is achieveable
@420 gr, even more with advanced materials, I just can't tell which
is better: lightweight crossbow, long crossbow with low draw
weight or short crossbow with high draw weight(crank).
So, what are the most important
properties of a crossbow? If you could change one property
of a common crossbow, which one would you choose most?
Any opinion is welcome. Videos will be linked in as soon as
the thing is ready, in 1-2 weeks, maybe.