Maybe kind of stupid question: Why arnt semi auto crossbows

>>32444043
>crossbows
>semi-auto
?

>>32444043
Because AKs are available

>>32444043
Think about it. What would cycle the action to draw your string back again?

>>32444043
Maybe you should lay off the fantasy video games.

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major bong is pissed you made such a stupid fucking thread

>>32444043
Because guns exist dumbass

>>32444079
>>32444094
>>32444096
You guys realise Chu ko nu exist right? Op even has a pic. These are a real thing.

>>32444043
The main downside is that they have a very light draw a poor range and lethality. Better to use a standard bow or crossbow and shoot from farther away and be more likely to kill something you hit.

>>32444128
>These are a real thing.
Down's syndrome is a real thing too.

>>32444135
You sure? You didnt know these crossbows existed a second ago lol you better double check

>>32444142
I knew they existed, what op says is still fucking retarded regardless.
Read his post again.

>>32444150
have you ever handled a crossbow?

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>>32444117
>Bong

>>32444159
You dense motherfucker.

>you could fire atleast as fast as a shotgun.
>good armor/cover piercing
>can be used with explosives for a poor mans rpg
Tell me with a straight face that those points aren't completely stupid.

>>32444094
the string would bounce back into place. newtons laws.

>>32444173
Semi auto and full auto shotguns are a thing

>>32444188
Exactly.

>>32444188
>>32444194
And you can load them with explosives, for a poor mans rpg.

>>32444211
Op stawp

>>32444128
It's still manually operated, not semi auto.

>>32444211
or pencils, if you run low on ammo

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because you arent Guts

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>wanting a semi auto crossbow instead of the Helsing

>>32444173
look i will tell you guidelines how to figure out if its stupid or not

first - get an idea

:check for real life counterparts

- you have found some - idea is not stupid at all
- you found some historical ones idea is not stupid just obsolete

- you found none or something similar/extreme fridge
- is the tech new ?
yes - maybe not be stupid but be to complex, lack tech or have not realistic applications
no - well maybe there is a reason why rest of their world is not using it then eh ?

maybe that certain concept is reemerging fro the past just infused with current tech/materials/ got new roles to fill, like gatling guns, various drone airflow and propulsion designs?

may as well be but i am damn sure some fuck on chinese cartoon board is not on one of those concepts

>>32444281
>current year
>being on meth

>>32444233
It's an inbetween really because the action of reloading and action of firing are accomplished with the same action.

But the semi auto metaphor is valid if you substitute 'one bullet fired per trigger pull' with 'one bolt fired per lever crank'

>>32444298
>one bullet fired per trigger pul

this doesn't make gun an semiauto

I crossbow hunt, so I'll give my 2 cent.
> First off youd want at least a 120lb draw to be effective, which would be a nightmare with a Simi automatic draw. That's you pumping 120lbs of force every round.
> second they're pretty Big and encomberson, the crossbow itself as well as carrying 6 bolts would be about the same as carring two 30 round mags.
> lots of maitnence, you have to keep your rail and string well waxed or else you snap a string, I would be Pretty doubtful about keeping one clean in a real combat situation.
> the ballistics. Bolts move much slower in comparison to bullets. If you where far enough away and paying attention you could strait up dodge a bolt. Not to mention, if you're shooting anything that's further then 10m away if, you would need to compesate for windage and drop, as well as the weight of your bolt, witch takes a fair amount of skill, and we're not even trying to hit moving targets.
The crossbow is an excellent weapon with many advantages, but none in modern combat Unfortuantly.

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>>32444043

i read somewhere that special forces in vietnam were taught to use bows to kill sentries silently.

>>32444313
Hence 'metaphor'

>>good armor/cover piercing

Sure, compared to a thrown paper airplane it's a very good penetrator.

>can be used with explosives for a poor mans rpg

It's meant to fire a sharpened chopstick. Any worthwhile amount of explosives and you'd get better range out of just tossing the charge on your own.

>legal even in europoor states

Not even all of the US has the same gun laws, what the fuck makes you think all of Europe is the same here, were you raised on Flint tap water?

>easy to make/maintain/use

Sure, if you're a carpenter.

>>32444043
noguns places have crossbow regs generally

>>32444043
Crossbow is harder to make than a proper bow. It would never fire as fast and as far as a bolt-action or any proper gun with a magazine. It lacks the power of a smoothbore muzzleloader. It lacks the distance as a silent gun (even during WWII Big Joe crossbows were inferior to the rest of bigger-than-pistol silent weapon).
If you want to check the info on third-worlders using ancient weaponry, watch for Afghanistan's tribals waving their flintlocks and Naxalites chasing the police with bows and agricultural equipment

Because a hail of 7.62 would continuously be flying over your head while you were ducked behind a wall (hopefully) thick enough to give you cover while you reload your crossbow.

>>32444263
>yfw crazy german slingshot guy has this in the works
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d83IOGGEDWA