Pistol Crossbows: Are they effective?

No.

What's the laws in Cuntnetticut regarding black Powder?

>>31006132
What are* the laws?

Sorry, self-grammar nazi.

>>31006132
I'm not sure but I'll look into it.

>>31006146
BP is allowed and so are antiques, check up gunbroker and have fun.

>>31006211
Should have added without licence or permits see here and ctrl+f antiques

https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_529.htm

>>31006124
>>31006132

This precisely.

I live in illinois and we got some tough laws here.

But I dont believe black powder is regulated at all, in fact I knew this 14 year old kid who had a muzzleloader.

On the contrary crossbows here are regulated.

Another tip is you can get a high tension slingshot, put a guide across the top and use it to shoot Arrows. There are plenty of tips on how to do this.

Wouldnt say any of the other options being discussed are any more portable (arrows are long, but then again so is a muzzleloader).

I bought one at an outdoor store when I was 16 and shot my neighbor's cat with it. the first bolt didn't do the job so I just stepped on it's nek until it croaked

then i threw it's dead body in a nearby creek

it's name was Cosmo

>>31006124

A two hander could do the damage but reloading is a bitch. Honestly a crossbow bolt will likely be lethal to the core.

>>31006236

Kill yourself.

>>31006228
Plenty of .38 Iver Johnsons and assorted milsurp rifles to be had if you want to go through the trouble of reloading

>>31006124
They are underpowered as hell
A bow will always be more powerful than the crossbow with the equivalent draw weight due to shorter draw

>>31008098
yea but you can't buy a decent bow for 30$

>>31006236
Are you by any chance of polish descent?