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274438 Darrell <larchmont479@g...> 2021‑08‑28 Re: crossbow project
Hi Scott

Your analysis is correct, the string just pops up out of the notch and hits
the bolt. No nock on the bolt. I was watching the utube video from Tod’s
Workshop where he was shooting one of these things. To keep the bolt in
place whilst shooting off horizontal he just held down the end of the bolt
with his thumb. The string apparently did not catch his thumb as it went,
or maybe he’s got lots of calluses. I will find out tomorrow.

Maybe I will bring some tape with me to wrap around my bruised and abraded
thumb.


On Sat, Aug 28, 2021 at 9:14 AM Stager, Scott P. 
wrote:

> Trigger/firing question:
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> Looks like the string (don’t know correct word :0) just hooks over the
> notch in the stock.  Does that mean that the bolts do not have nocks, and
> that the trigger just pushes the string up off the notch where it “slams”
> into the waiting bolt?  If so, is that a bit iffy whether it might “miss”
> the bolt?  And what keeps the bolt from falling off if the crossbow isn’t
> kept nicely horizontal?
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> Overall it looks pretty cool and should go over great at SCA events.
>
> —Scott (the one in Missouri)
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> On Aug 27, 2021, at 9:55 PM, Darrell via groups.io<http://groups.io>
> mailto:larchmont479=gmail.com@g...>>
> wrote:
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> Kathy and I are going to a local SCA archery practice on Sunday,
> so I get to try shooting this thing. I will definitely get some photos
> of that!
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