Hi Folks
Apart from bolts and possibly steel or lead balls, has anyone ever considered shooting anything else from a crossbow? I was wondering about the feasibility of shooting golf balls from a scratch built crossbow. Obviously they would have a poor trajectory and probably poor accuracy but they might be fun to shoot in rough ground where bolts would just get lost. Typically golf balls are 42mm diameter and weigh 45g and the normal golf swing launches them at about 200f/s.
Apart from bolts and possibly steel or lead balls, has anyone ever considered shooting anything else from a crossbow? I was wondering about the feasibility of shooting golf balls from a scratch built crossbow. Obviously they would have a poor trajectory and probably poor accuracy but they might be fun to shoot in rough ground where bolts would just get lost. Typically golf balls are 42mm diameter and weigh 45g and the normal golf swing launches them at about 200f/s.