When I Saw How Incredible This DIY Crossbow Is, I Couldn’t Wait to Make it!

DIY crossbow

Having a long-distance weapon that you can fall back on is always nice if you should run out of ammunition or lose or break your gun. In this video, you'll learn how to put together a powerful DIY crossbow that will be capable of taking down game or eliminating threats.

Being able to make a crossbow could come in handy should you lose your weapon or even forget it. Plus, once you've run out of ammunition (if you can't kill it in one shot, don't pull the trigger), that gun is absolutely useless for anything other than being a doorstop.

With a crossbow, you can always make new bolts from wood, metal or plastic, plus they have the added benefit of being able to be fired more than once. No bullet can make that claim.


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  10. Casey Brown said:

    New facebook rule: Unless it is a reference to Walking Dead, anyone posting crossbows is unfollowed.

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  15. Zac White said:

    i use dowel rods available from walmart home depot hobby lobby etc…theres a youtube video by dave canterbury called poormans arrowmaking i believe

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  16. Zac White said:

    whats up with all the separate pieces? would be much better from a single piece of lumber and it needs a fiberglass rod in the center of the pipe or the pvc will lose some strentgh over time.

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  18. Zac White said:

    and you can make broadheads from flattened spoons or just buy the glue on ones

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  20. Dick Rogers said:

    Ive made bows out of the little orange fiberglass driveway markers With 3 of them bundled I get 41lbs pull with a regular arrow and takes up less space than a crossbow.

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  28. Santiago Eduardo Vasquez said:

    Hmm was interested in learning but then it said click on to the next page and figures I’ll just go check YouTube.

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  29. Jay Martin said:

    LOL. Sure you can build one with a lot of work, and power tools. Buy one ahead of time, because you are not going to have the time to make one of these in survival mode. For long term survival a bow is going to be required, so learn how to make arrows/bolts, which is better use of your time, when you have it.

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  33. Randall Ivie said:

    Already know how to make a low pull weight trigger catch and sear.

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  36. Joseph Ard said:

    I think the bow is more useful than a crossbow. Crossbows wear out stings faster and require a lot more maintenance and take to long to load. They are easier to shoot accurately but with practice you can be just as accurate with a bow.

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  37. Jimmie Jernigan said:

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  38. Nate Gonzales said:

    Check out ZNA productions on youtube he builds bows and crossbows from pvc pipe and road flag posts with basic tools. Real cool.

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  40. Quentin John Saville said:

    It occurs to me that a compound bow release aid would make a good trigger for a crossbow. The stock and bow aren’t that hard but a nut and trigger might be a bit of a problem. Use the wrist strap to hold the release aid to the stock.

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  42. Dustin Dailey said:

    They are also way more dangerous, an injury to the hand when you’re trying to survive is bad juju.

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