When I was building this crossbow I was expecting it to be an accurate one but apparently I was wrong. You may remember the last pistol crossbow I built and may be wondering why I made another one. I was trying to test out this new trigger mechanism where the string is held by a notch and the trigger pushes the string out of it.
Long ago I had actually tried this out and it did not work. After seeing it work for so many other people I decide to try it out again. The problem was that only one portion of the string would come out (right or left). This time I solve the problem by making the string rigid by attaching a toothpick. It works better but still did not work as well I wanted it to. The problem still occurs once in a while.
Is the weapon accurate? No. The weapon is not accurate at all. This means that the sighting system I attached was completely useless. Even my old weapons have lost their accuracy. Initially the old pistol crossbow was accurate. But now, the accuracy is gone. The Medieval Style crossbow was accurate for a while too. But now, the accuracy is gone. I am still not sure what exactly makes a weapon accurate.
Well even though is was not accurate, the weapon is quite strong with three rubber bands per side. I did have a lot of fun building it and I think it does look kind-of cool.
I must give credit to The Slingshot Channel and Weapon Collector as I got many of the ideas from their videos. (The sighting system was created by Weapon Collector)
If you want to watch the making of the crossbow click the link.
Making a Paper and Cardboard Pistol Crossbow (new trigger mechanism) Part 1
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