![]() It's been mentioned and I agree that if that type of situation were to take place hunting for food would be one of the first measures that would be employed by large numbers of people, within a short time most game animals would be hunted out, leaving mostly non game species of birds and rodents as a primary food source, just the kind of game most air rifles and the more powerful and accurate air pistols are capable of taking. I own about a half dozen air rifles and a couple of air pistols, I've never owned a crossbow but I have owned and enjoyed several recurve and wheeled bows (compounds), my air guns are all quite capable of harvesting small edible game, my recurve bows are certainly capable of harvesting larger deer size game.Īs I see it both would be a valuable asset in a survival foraging situation, a crossbow pistol with a maximum velocity of a couple of hundred feet per second would be very limiting as to range, power, and game hunted, not something I would waste my time and money on, or my life for that matter.Īt the risk of raising eyebrows among the archers on this forum I have to say that conventional hunting bows are accurate, powerful, and quite capable of taking just about any game animal in North America, but, as a long term game getter unless you are making your own arrows and strings, or have the money and storage available to stock pile years worth of arrows or bolts and bow strings, they may not be the wisest choice for most people prepping for the worst. I'd go for squirrel with either if I had to. I don't know that I personally could get close enough to a rabbit to make an ethical shot with the crossbow, but I wouldn't feel any better about hunting a rabbit with a. Basically a sharp field point as opposed to a broad head. I ordered some of the aluminum bolts for the crossbow, and they work fine for me. I had a couple scream when they got hit and run away, I don't like them escaping. Much better range, less drop to account for, but it didn't stop the rats in their tracks, or stake them to the ground like the crossbow does. 22 nitro piston Benjamin for awhile last year. Speaking of air rifles, I hunted rats with a. My air rifles don't have a provision to mount one. A large part of switching to the crossbow was the ability to put a laser on it, so that I can hunt at night with it. My accurate range is shorter with the crossbow, but the bolts are so much more effective. I've been hunting rats with an 80# pistol crossbow since last fall. imagine getting one of those pistol crossbow bolts in the thigh, chest, neck or face at a distance of 30 yards? If a person wanted to get nasty, they could smear excrement on the tip of the bolt, that should take care of repeat offending. imagine having a bunch of lads with catapults firing ball bearings at an intruder(s). he let out a bloodcurdling scream and dropped to the floor. when I was 14 I shot a lad on the shin with my Blackwidow catapult. I know that people will say, a slingshot or pistol crossbow will not stop a determined attacker. but a group of children firing ball bearings could save them, others and protect property. OK, obviously useless compared to firearms. Heck, if there were lots of children/youths in a family, give them all slingshots. ![]() for those in towns and villages, I think it very unlikely that a thief would be carrying a firearm. given that police intelligence know who these gangsters are, I have a feeling police and military death squads will deal with them. come SHTF, I'm sure city gangs will bring out their guns. and the illegal gun dealers are usually informants for the police and MI5. think how firearms are not the weapon of choice for UK jihadis because they are difficult to get hold of. they are a tiny minority of criminals over here, those weapons are generally used in gang warfare. yes, there are criminals who do have guns. For this price, families could certainly give themselves a chance in defending themselves. ![]()
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