Ratreeper 441 Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 I am interested in getting a second hand crossbow but came across this when searching http://www.taloncrossbows.com/# . I have never heard of a crossbow that can fire BB's before and apparently this is legal in the UK, which sounds like fun. They are way outside my price range atm though, you can see the price list here http://www.crossbows4u.co.uk/#/talon-exclusive/4539171787 Anyone heard of these or have any experience? I can't imagine it being accurate over a longer range than a 12ft/lb air rifle though so it is probably a bit pointless but they could be good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StevoSmith 147 Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 No mate but i would expect it to be way over 12ftlbs..as for accuracy that will be down to yourself with practice you will prob get very good..but as we in uk are not allowed to hunt with any bow in any form you would have to stick to targets...Strange thing is though im allowed to hunt with my catapult with 12mm steel ballbearings doing about 22-25 ftlbs Strange that the website does not tell you it is illegal to hunt with bows Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ratreeper 441 Posted June 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 No mate but i would expect it to be way over 12ftlbs..as for accuracy that will be down to yourself with practice you will prob get very good..but as we in uk are not allowed to hunt with any bow in any form you would have to stick to targets...Strange thing is though im allowed to hunt with my catapult with 12mm steel ballbearings doing about 22-25 ftlbs Strange that the website does not tell you it is illegal to hunt with bows "8mm ball bearings all the models are equiped to be ball bearing and lead projectile hunting crossbows at up to 420 ft/sec. The ball travels down the rail not a tube making them legal for the UK market." So what is the ft/lb of a 8mm bb going 420 ft/sec? I imagine it is a dickload over 12 ft/lbs. If they are as accurate as a slingshot can be then i suppose they would have a pretty impressive range too actually, I just assumed that it would spin in odd directions etc and go off after 40-50 yards. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StevoSmith 147 Posted June 8, 2012 Report Share Posted June 8, 2012 No mate but i would expect it to be way over 12ftlbs..as for accuracy that will be down to yourself with practice you will prob get very good..but as we in uk are not allowed to hunt with any bow in any form you would have to stick to targets...Strange thing is though im allowed to hunt with my catapult with 12mm steel ballbearings doing about 22-25 ftlbs Strange that the website does not tell you it is illegal to hunt with bows "8mm ball bearings all the models are equiped to be ball bearing and lead projectile hunting crossbows at up to 420 ft/sec. The ball travels down the rail not a tube making them legal for the UK market." So what is the ft/lb of a 8mm bb going 420 ft/sec? I imagine it is a dickload over 12 ft/lbs. If they are as accurate as a slingshot can be then i suppose they would have a pretty impressive range too actually, I just assumed that it would spin in odd directions etc and go off after 40-50 yards. just over 12ftlbs mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dafydd 0 Posted February 26, 2023 Report Share Posted February 26, 2023 Stevo Smith, it's not illegal to hunt with bows - it's illegal to hunt with arrows or bolts because the prey often runs after a fatal shot, is lost to the hunter but dies later by bleeding. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 12,022 Posted February 26, 2023 Report Share Posted February 26, 2023 If you want a crossbow look for a Barnett one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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