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21st-century hunting compound crossbow. A crossbow is a ranged weapon using an elastic launching device consisting of a bow-like assembly called a prod, mounted horizontally on a main frame called a tiller, which is hand-held in a similar fashion to the stock of a long gun. Crossbows shoot arrow-like projectiles called bolts or quarrels.
The Austroasiatic crossbow is known as sna in Khmer, chrao in Brao [1] hneev in Hmong, [2] or hraŏ in Jarai. [3] [4]It is one of the few Austroasiatic loanwords found in Sino-Tibetan languages as linguists have found it to be related the Chinese crossbow known as nu (弩) : "the Southern origin of this term is indisputable but the origin of the term is uncertain".
Target Crossbow is a shorter distance, competition that is similar to field crossbow, frequently held indoors. Again, the target is archery type and the bolts are arrows type. It is exclusively governed by the WCSA. All crossbows from these events must be hand drawn, unless the competitor is handicapped.
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bowstring (equipment) – A fiber joining two ends of a bow for launching arrows. Can be rendered as two words ("bow string"). bowyer (craftsman) – One who makes bows; bracing (practice) – The act of attaching a bow string to a bow. brace height (measure) – The distance from the string to the pivot point of the bow's grip.
Typical arrows with three vanes should be oriented such that a single vane, the "cock feather", is pointing away from the bow, to improve the clearance of the arrow as it passes the arrow rest. A compound bow is fitted with a special type of arrow rest, known as a launcher, and the arrow is usually loaded with the cock feather/vane pointed ...
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