making a crossbow

[jimbo]

does anyone here make crossbows?

well i do, and one i made doesnt work propperly
if you do make crossbows then reply and i can tell you my problem

[Sandman]

I dont make crossbows but give us your problem anyways....there is a tonne of knowledge on this here forum~!

Welcome to the forum~!

Regards,
Robin

[arbalest]

Please describe your problem. Did you make your own trigger? How is the prod mounted? We need more information to help you.

[jimbo]

ok my problem is that my crossbow has tons of tension and power and i made some pretty good arrows aswell but it doesnt shoot far. What could be the problem?

i made everything including the trigger which is a kind of barrel which holds the cord back with two teeth and is released using a trigger on the underneath, its a bit hard to explain but it works.

i also made the bow out of yew and this gives plenty of tension so i cant understand!

i used chainsaw pull start rope for the cord, could this be a problem? i have used it on another crossbow and it worked great! so i dont see how that can be a problem.

[jimbo]

ok i got some pictures, but remember that this is only the second one i have ever made and i'm still a beginner

go ahead and take a look!

OH hang on how do i attatch an image? can someone help?