Accurately aim?

[NorthernRaider]

(26 June 2013, 10:40)Steve Wrote: I have never thought of my bow as a defensive weapon, but NR makes some good points, you could leave a compound bow strung and with an arrow on the string and through a whisker biscuit, hanging on the bedroom wall 24/7 . For longbow fans, try aiming at something halfway up the stairs or from a crouching position, are your ceilings even high enough to use the bow ?

I dont see it as a weapon per se Steve I see it as a tool that with the compound is INSTANTLY available be it to bag an errant Rabbit or to scare off a burglar or to drive off intruders after TSHTF, Its just to good a TOOL to not have around. I get gobsmacked when I see some modern state of the art compounds that are only 27 inches tip to tip fully adjustable from about 12 pounds to 60 pounds, INSTANTLY available 24/7/365 with little maintenance needs. They have a good role they can play in our preps especially in conjunction with the simple reliability of a long bow etc as back up and hunting role.
You can in theory just sit up in bed, grab a small compound load , draw, aim and fire without getting up in an emergency !!. Even a crossbow has to be cocked.