Horn crossbow?

[Selfbowman]

Strung

[Selfbowman]

213 FPS 100@15 .

[Selfbowman]

One more

[BowEd]

Outstanding.....Very nifty unique shooter.Far beyond my expectations.Congratulations!!Nice when a plan comes together.Like that steel ring also.
Exactly what was the cure for avoiding the splitting episode from earlier?
Might have to keep an eye on the center string serving durability for wear rubbing against wood on riser?

[Selfbowman]

Ed if you where to look close you would find the string does not ride on the stock. Also the bolt has a nock.as far as the failed limb I think DC was right. Not big enough washers. The crosses seam to fix that. Also my alinement pin might have been too long. Not sure what made the limb fail. Arvin

[DC]

Very cool!! how much does the bolt weigh? I like your chrono box. Shot one have we? If you'd made a little periscope you wouldn't need the hole in the front.

[BowEd]

Ed if you where to look close you would find the string does not ride on the stock. Also the bolt has a nock.as far as the failed limb I think DC was right. Not big enough washers. The crosses seam to fix that. Also my alinement pin might have been too long. Not sure what made the limb fail. Arvin

I see.That's good.I could'nt see exactly where the string rode at the end of the release from your pictures.I could see the shaft was nocked though.
Makes sense for using larger washers or crosses as you say.
Should'nt have a problem getting enough bolts or shafts now as short as they have to be.All in all a nice success!

[Selfbowman]

DC the bolt weighs 450gr still have to put horn fledging on it though. Arvin

[Selfbowman]

Handle and safety

[Selfbowman]

Turn the horn for safety .  Arvin

[BowEd]

GOOD feature!!!.A person does'nt want an accidental misfire.450 grain is enough to kill deer with.
Now what...Take it all apart and paint or brown metal parts?
A lot of testing involved here yet.Set of consistent shafts.Testing for consistency of accuracy etc. etc.
Almost like shooting a bow from a mounted shooting machine really.Should shoot them like darts.

[DC]

Back to whether boo horn is a good combo. With the short draw length and high draw weight I'm finding it hard to relate this to a boo horn bow. 215fps with a 450 grain bolt sounds good but how does it compare with a 100lb crossbow of other materials. Would a crossbow person be impressed?

[Selfbowman]

Golly DC and Ed so many Questions!! 😳 I will shoot it tomorrow if I get the two thin horn fletchings on the bolt .This is not the one I am sure of that. But it’s a starting place and I have a trigger-release in hand!!! It’s been fun and I will learn more about short bows and light arrows hopefully. . Arvin

[bassman]

Hard to find 100lb crossbows,but I played with an RC 150  Barrnet back in the day which is a 150lb. cross bow, and no I never hunted with it. Just back yard fun shooting off hand at 20 to 40 yards, and playing with a chrony..  That bow shot 265 fps with a 325 gr bolt, and has wheels, so it seems like Arvin's numbers are pretty good for a first try.

[DC]

Yes it does, doesn't it! Very cool indeed.