Years ago, Stallone used one in a “Rambo” movie to shoot VC out of guard towers in a prison camp, during a POW rescue. The last anything with an arrow I shot was a simple bow, in Scout camp, back in the late-50s.
As always people see but do not understand. The bow Stallone used in the movie was not a crossbow but a brake down compound bow. I have never found one of these bows so I think it was a movie prop. My Golden Eagle compound bow has served me well for many years. I’ve taken Elk, Mule Deer, White Tail, Pronghorn, small game and varmits. A crossbow is a great weapon to get the vermin out of your garden. I don’t have a problem with deer in my garden as I just eat them. They never come back.
“Years ago, Stallone used one in a “Rambo” movie to shoot VC out of guard towers in a prison camp, during a POW rescue”
not sure if it’s the same movie, but Rambo used a bad ass compound bow in one scene to take out the bad guys who were picking off helpless villagers who were forced to run through a muddy mine field.
Rambo was like the elf in Lord of the Rings, just firing arrows “semi-auto” fast.
BTW, somewhere on Youtube is a video of a guy with a compound bow who is a machine gun with arrows.
Stallone's bow was made by Hoyt. It wasn't a "takedown" per se, but it did disassemble. This meant it had to be reassembled in the field, not the easiest thing to do.. The arrows were two piece shafts with several different tips he could use. Note also that Stallone is left handed and used a left handed bow in the movie.