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I ran up on this today and thought I would share it with you guys. I like his "compound bow" although I'm not sure how much compounding it's really offering....just compact force redirection.

Doesn't this guy look just like someone who would build an electric crossbow?

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That's awesome. And yes he does.
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Saw that yesterday, do we have the same page bookmarked :)
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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jackssmirkingrevenge wrote:Saw that yesterday, do we have the same page bookmarked :)
We do now..;-) Actually I snagged this from a totally unrelated blog site.
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Haha, pretty sweet, now who takes care of the pneumatic version?

If you look at it closely the mechanism doesn't seem too complex, I am sure a pneumatic system could be built for the same effect.

I don't see how reload works, but thats because I don't acctually SEE it. Nice find Mr.Mod.
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Bottom feed spring loaded clip, stepper motor, cam switch's and a good battery. Nicely done. I want to know what he's building behind him. See the little wheel mounted on the board?
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Movable duck graser would be my guess.
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Essentially with a powerful AEG and a pistol crossbow you could clobber one together ;)
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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I think I'd have just made a semi-auto one instead that reloads between shots and fires on trigger press. Much more useful in my opinion.
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So that's what we will all look like in a few decades...


I like the bow, especially the loading mechanism.
It doesn't look very powerful though. For some real destruction you could look at a slingshot from joerg, and combine that with an AEG.
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That guy looks like a role playing game character with his special bow. He could be like a wizzard man with his special weapons.
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psycix wrote:So that's what we will all look like in a few decades
Sad but true :)
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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So that's what we will all look like in a few decades
lol that's exactly what I thought when I saw this video
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YEW KIDS STAY OFF MY LAWN!!!
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pizlo wrote:YEW KIDS STAY OFF MY LAWN!!!
Oak children are more than welcome though :)
hectmarr wrote:You have to make many weapons, because this field is long and short life
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