Bows And Crossbows

Sooner or later the enthusiastic archer gets a yen to make his own bow. His reasons may be economical or experimental, but whatever they are, his skill as a craftsman should be equal to his enthusiasm or his venture into bow-making could prove dismal and costly.

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Recurve Crossbow Instruction Manual: Excalibur Crossbow, demonstrates what should be done prior to begin working with and shooting your new crossbow. Topics included are: Precautions, Assembly, Arrow Configuration, Arrow Selection Chart, Stringing/Loading the crossbow manually, sighting and maintenance instructions.

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Crossbow Construction, is a straightforward guide that will teach you to assemble a crossbow from scratch. This guide will teach you everything you need to know starting from background, components, apparatus, processes, techniques so one can build crossbows with ease.

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This book provides detailed instructions on how to construct crossbows and other weapons. It covers the essential elements required for a good weapon design, including accuracy in shooting, balance, and simplicity of line.

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With several avid bowhunter on the staff, and a research department eager to take on such an interesting challenge, it wasn't to get the ball rolling on a project that we figured might be a first in the field: designing and building a quality crossbow from scratch -- testing its range, accuracy, and overall effectiveness.. and then comparing its performance to that of traditional recurve and compound bows.

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This excellent resource highlights various crossbow plans, including how people can build and design their own. An excellent guide for survivalists or people who enjoy weekend projects.

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This highly informative step-by-step instructional guide provides detailed written instructions and illustrations about how to make a homemade crossbow, with a special focus on the repeating crossbow.

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Bows are among the oldest weapons in the world, yet an amazing thing was only recently discovered about them. This discovery led to the development of the modern American flat bow, one easily made variety of which is described here.

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A bow gun comprising a body having a channel disposed therein, the channel including a projectile, discharge opening.

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This book provides instructions on how to make a powerful blow-gun and darts for it, but warns that possession of the described blow-gun is illegal.

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