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When the projectiles are in the 16" to 22" length, have the same fletchings, have the same tips as...."arrows"....they are arrows.
As coyote170 notes...
While...granted, my Wyvern Medieval "bolt" is 20" long...it only has "two"..."feathers" rather than three. And cannot have a third added. In the normal mannor anyway!
Also the tip is a pretty massive piece of steel that is glued and pinned in place. It looks sorta like the many tips of mace or other implement of destruction....and very sharp.
So...I have both "arrows" AND "bolts" for my crossbows.
Mike
As coyote170 notes...
While...granted, my Wyvern Medieval "bolt" is 20" long...it only has "two"..."feathers" rather than three. And cannot have a third added. In the normal mannor anyway!
Also the tip is a pretty massive piece of steel that is glued and pinned in place. It looks sorta like the many tips of mace or other implement of destruction....and very sharp.
So...I have both "arrows" AND "bolts" for my crossbows.
Mike
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My personal opinion
is we should not call them bolts because technically they are arrows but the biggest reason (IMO) is that by calling them bolts when talking to vertical bow folks, quite a few of them being anti-crossbow people, we only serve to reinforce their opinion that crossbows are not archery and bolts are not arrows
This may seem like nitpicking to some but I say we should not give them even the slightest satisfaction by calling crossbow arrows bolts. When my crossbow friends and I discuss crossbows we even call them "bows", especially when we are around folks we know are not fans of crossbows
is we should not call them bolts because technically they are arrows but the biggest reason (IMO) is that by calling them bolts when talking to vertical bow folks, quite a few of them being anti-crossbow people, we only serve to reinforce their opinion that crossbows are not archery and bolts are not arrows
This may seem like nitpicking to some but I say we should not give them even the slightest satisfaction by calling crossbow arrows bolts. When my crossbow friends and I discuss crossbows we even call them "bows", especially when we are around folks we know are not fans of crossbows 
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Amen!!Moonkryket said:is we should not call them bolts because technically they are arrows but the biggest reason (IMO) is that by calling them bolts when talking to vertical bow folks, quite a few of them being anti-crossbow people, we only serve to reinforce their opinion that crossbows are not archery and bolts are not arrows
~HF~
I've called them bolts since I started shooting crussbows in the mid 70's with a Daco Wasp. I know the difference between a bolt and quarrel and arrow. I still like the old terms, but I can use them as the need rises. With my xbow friends its bolts, with antis its arrows.
ARROW - Synonym for bolt which is preferred by some modern crossbow manufacturers.
BOLT - Short projectile for crossbow resembling arrow.
QUARREL- Bolt with four-sided head; often used as synonym for bolt.
ARROW - Synonym for bolt which is preferred by some modern crossbow manufacturers.
BOLT - Short projectile for crossbow resembling arrow.
QUARREL- Bolt with four-sided head; often used as synonym for bolt.
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I consider them arrows, bolts are ancient.
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Bows use Arrows
I agree that we need to use the word arrow and not bolt. Because when you think about it; recurve bows use arrows, long bows use arrows, compound bows use arrows so cross bows use arrows. My point being we all shoot BOWS and ARROWS they just have a different prefix before the important word BOW. So arrows has my vote and all of us BOW shooters and hunters need to unite and stop fighting each other and fight for the common good of bowhunting before some anti hunting group gets it taken away from us. Lets fight them and not each other!
I agree that we need to use the word arrow and not bolt. Because when you think about it; recurve bows use arrows, long bows use arrows, compound bows use arrows so cross bows use arrows. My point being we all shoot BOWS and ARROWS they just have a different prefix before the important word BOW. So arrows has my vote and all of us BOW shooters and hunters need to unite and stop fighting each other and fight for the common good of bowhunting before some anti hunting group gets it taken away from us. Lets fight them and not each other!
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Actual Neighbor Questions?
My next door neighbor who knows nothing about Hunting,shooting ,fishing and many of the other finer things of life,was watching me across the fence shooting my Crossbow.
He called out to me,what is that thing you are shooting,I replied,my Bow.
Oh he says,and what do you call the things going in to the circle on that mattress.
I said,thats not a mattress,that is my target.
And those things going in to the circle are my arrows going into the bullseye.
Is that string thing hard to pull back,looks like it?,Takes both hands and a leg
Yes , I said pretty hard.
Have you ever really shot anything with A contraption like that.
Yes.
Where did you hit it?
Heart,mostly.
Did it kill it?
Yes.
Can I come over and shoot it?
Sorry,I have to go in for now.
As I entered the back door ,my wife was laughing loudly.
She had been listening.
My next door neighbor who knows nothing about Hunting,shooting ,fishing and many of the other finer things of life,was watching me across the fence shooting my Crossbow.
He called out to me,what is that thing you are shooting,I replied,my Bow.
Oh he says,and what do you call the things going in to the circle on that mattress.
I said,thats not a mattress,that is my target.
And those things going in to the circle are my arrows going into the bullseye.
Is that string thing hard to pull back,looks like it?,Takes both hands and a leg
Yes , I said pretty hard.
Have you ever really shot anything with A contraption like that.
Yes.
Where did you hit it?
Heart,mostly.
Did it kill it?
Yes.
Can I come over and shoot it?
Sorry,I have to go in for now.
As I entered the back door ,my wife was laughing loudly.
She had been listening.
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