On another forum the topic came up that some say a crossbow is "not a bow" or in the spirit of bow hunting.

As an experienced firearms aficionado proficient with long guns and handguns I did not consider the bow interesting enough to bother with.

The crossbows interest me and in fact I think they look cool. I handle mine in the basement and take it to the range when I shoot my firearms. I can shoot it in the basement safely with no noise.

It shoots an arrow similar to the longer bows.

It's legal now to the letter of the law.

Where they made it legal for me is in CT where there are too many deer they say.

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