Monday, July 11, 2011

Done it! 200 lbs draw.


I think I found the limit of a slingshot crossbow that can be cocked without mechanical aids like winches.

I put the beastly 20mm speargun rubber on the medieval style crossbow. 200 lbs draw weight! It takes all of my considerable strength to load this weapon. It is insanely powerful.

Bought the rubber here, just as a reference:

http://www.spearfishing.de/product_info.php?info=p163_Gummizuege-Imersion---16-18-20-mm---Meterware.html

I shot a 22 mm lead ball against a rock, it flattened it very much. The new diameter was 26 mm!

The pic shows the 20mm speargun rubber, the 16mm type, Thera Tube Silver and Thera Tube Black in comparison.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXNppLFxeXY

Oh, and as a bonus, I show four of my latest conventional frames too.
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5 comments:

  1. DartSanJuly 11, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    Really cool!

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  2. DeivesJuly 11, 2011 at 10:49 PM

    O.O OMG! 200 lbs draw! You are a Wizard, Mister! A Mad Wizard, yet a Wizard! hehe

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  3. bj666July 28, 2011 at 3:32 AM

    that's insane. my noodle arms would never recover

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  4. julianjulian1985July 28, 2011 at 4:39 AM

    This is the best weapon i've seen of yours in a while. Can you show more videos of the accuracy and destructive power of the 200 lb crossbow? Thanks!

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  5. AnonymousJuly 31, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    hehehe.. love the fact that on your videos, your cats are not even fazed by the whack of the ball hitting the target any longer

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