Pistol Crossbow

[akforeverlost]

Ok, I guess I wasn't paying attention. How do you get a pistol crossbow? They look really cool, but I finished the Halloween mission pack, and no crossbow. Great mission pack, by the way. Had a wonderful time, and can't wait for next years event!

[Tanngnjostr]

Ok, I guess I wasn't paying attention. How do you get a pistol crossbow? They look really cool, but I finished the Halloween mission pack, and no crossbow. Great mission pack, by the way. Had a wonderful time, and can't wait for next years event!

Right now it looks like the pistol crossbow is only given to the top three finishers of the overall event competition. Lots of skull hunting required...

As far as I know, a non-Halloween version of the crossbow pistol will be sold after the event.

[Ravenousfox]

As far as I know, a non-Halloween version of the crossbow pistol will be sold after the event.

I honestly don't get why they're doing that, what's dumb is the standard one will get released AFTER the event ends so no way to try out the silver tip arrows on Werewolves... until next year?!

[BearJohnson]

I just want the pistol crossbow...
and... I think it should be able to take down deer.
Someone posted that hand helds have little power - I agree that the cheap $20 models are crap for power. As a gun dealer in the southwest US gunshow circuit - I can verify that there are AMAZING hand held crossbows. Steel recurves that REQUIRE a crank to charge them and will splinter the crappy wood bolts on release, they required steel bolts. I swear.

While I am here...

I also knew a Vietnam Combat Vet that had a slingshot he USED in Nam to take out sentries. It was made from bicycle tubes for elastic... I could NOT pull it all the way back let along aim it. But that slingshot would kill a man (or a whitetail).

[InstinctiveArcher]

I really hope that they do not allow the pistol crossbow for anything larger than a fox, and even that is on the big size IMO. Sure there are some higher end pistol crossbows out there, but I still wouldn't trust them to kill anything bigger. There just isn't anyway to get enough energy in such a short power stroke to launch an arrow heavy enough to get good penetration on an animal the size of a deer. It is way to marginal of a setup. EW has always seemed to at least attempt to keep an ethical and realistic list of what animals can be hunted with what weapons. I feel that by allowing deer sized game to be harvested with a pistol crossbow they would be a huge step away from what they've tried to maintain over the years.

[VonStratos]

As far as I know, a non-Halloween version of the crossbow pistol will be sold after the event.

I honestly don't get why they're doing that, what's dumb is the standard one will get released AFTER the event ends so no way to try out the silver tip arrows on Werewolves... until next year?!

A Dev said in another thread that they are releasing it after event "because it has nothing to do with the event" since the normal version isn't compatible with the silver bolts. Well i guess we will have to wait a little for the normal and to use it for normal small game and no big werewolves. But in the other side, if a Werewolf can take a lot of silver bullets of a .308 the i don't want to think about how many bolts may need.

[HooCairs]

I really hope that they do not allow the pistol crossbow for anything larger than a fox, and even that is on the big size IMO.

The list of permitted species is known from the store.

https://thehunter.fandom.com/wiki/Crossbow_Bolts

[HawkEye81]

Here it is guys

[BearJohnson]

36 dollars...
so...
36 em$?????

Just sayin - if it is gunna cost 600 em$...
(the price of a 30-06 rifle)

Perhaps it should be more powerful than an 80 pound pull toy??

While I am here...

the Plinkerton (Ruger 10/22) should NOT be the same price as an AR platform rifle...
IRL = Ruger 10/22 200 dollars/AR Rifle 500 dollars

[HooCairs]

He says you should be able to get a raccoon or possum or "maybe even a squirrel".