My WIldcat Barnett

I did end up buying a wildcat Barnett a few years ago. Picture at the top right. This one is quite good ,its not a compound, but performs very well. The accuracy of this one is quite good too and i recommend it to anyone. If you compare it to any competitors in the price range you will find this one out performs them all. I've mainly used it for shooting targets and have had a lot of fun with it. This was my first crossbow and i have found that the only problem is finding somewhere to shoot it. As any target in the backyard was too close for me and because of the power it wreck the bolts feather part. When i took it to the local park it worked fine there. Just once and a while someone would give you a unusual look and would stay away from you and other times would want a shot at it. I would never let them though. Do check out the Barnett wildcat if you are looking to buy one for your own enjoyment. I guess you could go to an archery club to fire it, put at the time did not want to spend the money, so things where done home made.

First impression of the crossbow

The crossbow is one of the most interesting weapons, as it had many advantages over its competitors and disadvantages. The crossbow is not as old as you think it is as its only over 2000 years old. The crossbow was discovered by the Chinese and since it was discovered many crossbow variations was invented. Such as

Acceleration system
Simple bow systems
Recurve bow systems
Springs with levers systems
Compound bow systems
Multiple bow systems

From the above variations of crossbow many different crossbow weapons where discovered. Such as the

Handheld crossbows with long stocks/gastraphetes
Pistol crossbows
Repeating crossbow and ballista
Multiple-bow arcuballista
Arbalest
Siege crossbows/oxybeles
Ballista
Bowguns