I may have to sell my Crossbow Cache

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We found this out at the NW archery meet. From our efforts we suspected that was how you did your back in. Yes the cocking aid - once correctly applied made the job a whole lot more manageable. In fact we could in no way cock the crossbow manually.

What you want is one of those hand cranked affairs. With a rotary winding handle on a ratchet system. The Australian military used one for a bit a few decades back and it was an incredible bit of kit that could be cocked by shuffling a ratchet handle affair from side to side. Interesting design. A cross between an ancient historical ballista and a standard crossbow..