my dad has a crossbow off of ebay(i think)anyway,its aout 7''-10'' long and has a 50lb draw,would you take it out deer hunting if you can hit something at a given distance?

You have got to be kidding, right? 'Course he could just use a slingshot.

just asking,i might work,but wold need to find different bolts.lol

Not only will it not work, chances are it will not be legal to do so. Most areas that I know of have minimum and maximum draw weights for regular bows and crossbows. Ohio's for crossbows is 75 pound minimum and 200 maximum. So in Ohio you would be breaking the law. Them are toys and more of a novelty then anything, at most to torment birds in the back yard.

Is it one of them thar pistol types? To be honest if you could hit a rat at 10 yds. with it, it may dispatch it! Don't try to shoot no tick toting deer with one. Just cause the deer pain may get infection![&o]

well,i wasnt gonna actually go out and try.just was wondering if it would work if it was leagal,thats all.

OK friend no its not legal! I am not trying to hurt yer feelings, its a play thing yer Pa has. Shoot rats n gophers with it. Have yerself a good turkey day.

Rifleboy,
the guys are leading you true. I have one of the ones you are talking about and as they said it si pretty much a toy. this question gets asked all the time in here and these guys are are about hunting with serious crossbows. It si pretty much illegal in all states as they have poundage limits on the bows taht are used. Those things are fun though. can you hit with it? I am not worth a crap with mine....

i havent shot it,my dad has.and like a said smokepole, i wasnt gonna actrually try,not that stupid.

You had asked a question,smoke answered it,just trying to help,no
one was implying you were stupid,but when you read some things
on here some of the things people try strechs the imagenation
pardon the spelling