First, I live in SoCal (about 30 miles east of L.A.). FAR away from most normal crossbow folks.
I walked into my local grocery store the other day, and as I walked past the magazine rack, I notice that there is a...crossbow...magazine. Cool, I pick it up and toss it into the cart.
I didn't notice at first as I was just doing a quick "skim" of the magazine, but...something caught my attention.
Let me say, that I, like some/many of you, believe that a "modern" crossbow, shoots "arrows", not bolts. I have a nice copy of a medieval crossbow. It shoots "bolts". There's very little similar to today's crossbow arrows, except that it's a straight shaft. Unlike a vertical bows arrows vs a crossbow arrow, where the only difference is a few thousands of an inch in...diameter, and possibly a little in length.
Back to the magazine. I've never seen it before, especially in a store in SoCal. As I start reading through it, I keep seeing references to "bolts". What the hell..!? Even in an article about, "best bargains", they reference that one crossbow that shoots arrows...RATHER than bolts. What are they smoken ?
Well, no matter what the magazine claims, modern day crossbows, shoot...arrows, just slightly smaller and (possibly slightly shorter) than vertical bows shoot. NOT, large diameter, short, heavy, wooden shaft, with only two feathers, and a big heavy cast metal (of no real reference to any type metal today) tip.
So...in general, is this magazine (other than the above discussion) any good ?
Mike
I walked into my local grocery store the other day, and as I walked past the magazine rack, I notice that there is a...crossbow...magazine. Cool, I pick it up and toss it into the cart.
I didn't notice at first as I was just doing a quick "skim" of the magazine, but...something caught my attention.
Let me say, that I, like some/many of you, believe that a "modern" crossbow, shoots "arrows", not bolts. I have a nice copy of a medieval crossbow. It shoots "bolts". There's very little similar to today's crossbow arrows, except that it's a straight shaft. Unlike a vertical bows arrows vs a crossbow arrow, where the only difference is a few thousands of an inch in...diameter, and possibly a little in length.
Back to the magazine. I've never seen it before, especially in a store in SoCal. As I start reading through it, I keep seeing references to "bolts". What the hell..!? Even in an article about, "best bargains", they reference that one crossbow that shoots arrows...RATHER than bolts. What are they smoken ?
Well, no matter what the magazine claims, modern day crossbows, shoot...arrows, just slightly smaller and (possibly slightly shorter) than vertical bows shoot. NOT, large diameter, short, heavy, wooden shaft, with only two feathers, and a big heavy cast metal (of no real reference to any type metal today) tip.
So...in general, is this magazine (other than the above discussion) any good ?
Mike