what first?

[Highlander]

I choose the crossbow,..in my case a powerfull one the Jaguar recurve 175lb pull crossbow,.. my reasons are many

It will depend a lot on where you live,.. in my case the prime reason for the crossbow is for hunting, if I needed to hunt, then I can do so with as few people knowing about it as possible,.. where as a gun shot would always draw attention

Ammo is easily got,.. both the target type arrows, that would be enough to take the smaller prey such as rabbit, but also the broadheads that I can easily use on animals as large as deer and know that providing I hit in roughly the right spot that animal will bleed out fast, and I have my kill

Cost, .....to buy any sort of firearm is going to be costly, not just for the weapon, but also the licence and the cabinet in which to keep it,... you also have to give a reasonble reason for wanting one,..if you live in deepest city, then that `good` reason might be hard to come by.............. an air rifle is an option, but would that kind of weapon be enough to deter someone who is hungry for your food

We do have a bowmans club close by but I have never been, I am not a `cluby` person,.. none the less if I do need to give an answer as to why I have it,..to simply a casul enquiry,.. then I can always bring the club into the conversation

It should be said for anyone who doesnt already know, that it is a legal weapon, no licence required,... but it is illegal to hunt with the arrow,.. although its not illegal to have all the means,... such as broadhead pointed arrow,...... `bolts` not arrows in the case of the crossbow