hunting with a crossbow

[NorthernRaider]

I have to pop in and chip in on this thread,Sorry guys.
(A) Crossbows have massive psycological and intimidation capability
(B) Easily used by untrained people in a stressful situation, Imagine looters trying to get into your house and whilst you are covering the back the wife or child gets to cover the front door, Most arrows from bows wont easily go through a door unless its a high powered big compound or long bow. Long bows / compounds need lots of practice and cannot easily be drawn or deployed by smaller folk especially if they are stressed or frightened. A cocked and loaded sodding big crossbow is a one shot point and shoot cannon that even granny can fire to cover a door or window.
© Most bolts from a big crossbow rested on a chair fired by a ten year old will go through the door and the git trying to get in.
Its the shock and awe effect that crossbows have Bagging a big deer or wild pig is its primary role, heavy artilary is its second, intimidation is its third.

I see pistol bows as close quarters easy to cock and use indoors tools against intruders, modern compound bows which can be under 30 inches long as a primary hunting weapon for two and four legged critters, and a big crossbow cocked and ready hidden in the bushes with you or a smaller member of your family that does not need cocking quickly for taking bigger food critters.

Also compared to FACs they are much quieter and after TSHTF the last thing you want is hyenas homing in on the sound of dwindling gunfire.
Look at it this way its better than throwing stones or waiting for 999 to respond.

As we have discussed on many occasions most of the time we will only have immediate family to rely upon, they may be young kids and ancient old biddies??

Sorry to intrude
NR