Quote from: klondike on Today at 07:44:15 PMThat sort of reminds me of a nutty German on YouTube. He's always amusing - he calls his stuff the slingshot channel and that includes things like repeating crossbows. I'll see if I can find one.

Here's the first I found but he has done plenty of them....

Lol, yes, that's the guy. 

Quote from: klondike on Today at 11:37:23 AMYep. I was just going on the lack of an obvious tan....

I thought the same as you when I first saw his photo.

That sort of reminds me of a nutty German on YouTube. He's always amusing - he calls his stuff the slingshot channel and that includes things like repeating crossbows. I'll see if Ican find one.


Here's the first I found but he has done plentyh of them....

Quote from: klondike on Today at 06:51:08 PMThe way the law is I reckon it's pretty much damned if you do and maybe crippled if you don't. If anybody decides to defend themselves with a weapon it needs to be close to hand which to a degree rules out a gun if the law is complied with. If you have a crossbow under your bed then avoiding a charge may be a problem. As would hitting an assailant with a one shot weapon when maybe only half awake.

Luckily these situations don't crop up for the majority.

In my case I would be wide awake, dressed & waiting for the intruder by the time they managed to break in as I'm a very light sleeper & I have seven external CCTV cameras plus four audio alert perimeter detectors.

As for the crossbow it would be a six shot repeater with a laser dot sight so it doesn't need to be held up & aimed.

The bolt goes wherever the red dot goes which means it's as fully accurate when held at waist level as it is at shoulder level.

The crossbow isn't loaded until the tensioning handle is pulled & a bolt drops down from the magazine.

There's nothing in the CPS rules that state a crossbow shouldn't be kept in a bedroom & not be used.

The way the law is I reckon it's pretty much damned if you do and maybe crippled if you don't. If anybody decides to defend themselves with a weapon it needs to be close to hand which to a degree rules out a gun if the law is complied with. If you have a crossbow under your bed then avoiding a charge may be a problem. As would hitting an assailant with a one shot weapon when maybe only half awake.

Luckily these situations don't crop up for the majority.

April started nice then went downhill. I hope May doesn't follow suit.

Amusing if he lost imo.

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Quote from: klondike on Today at 11:24:51 AMThe US law is a lot different from here and shotguns are a popular choice for home defence there. Here they have to be kept in locked cabinets, ammunition separate and the minimum barrel length of 24 inches makes them an unwieldy weapon at close quarters.

This is the bonus of a crossbow which doesn't have to be kept locked in a cabinet & can be kept preloaded with the bolts.

And which is why I'm still seriously considering buying one before they become banned from sale.

At the moment, as I've already posted about, I do have an LEP/LED combi flashlight.

I keep it set on low power flood mode but I only have to press the button for two seconds & both the LED floodlight & the LEP laser spotlight will change to full power.

The only way of avoiding permanent blindness is to turn your back.

And here. ☔️  I'm in town having a coffee before I meet my daughter and family for food.  OH opted to stay home and watch the snooker.