Long gone are the days when men walked freely in the streets with a bow behind their back and a quiver full of sharp arrows. Today it is impossible even taking into account that people use completely different weapons - much more terrible and dangerous. To obtain a sporting and hunting bow or crossbow, permission is also often required. You can use them only in certain places where there is no threat to the health and life of other people.
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The bow, which became popular in the USSR largely thanks to films about Ivan Tsarevich, Robin Hood and the Indians, led by the heroes of Goiko Mitich, is a throwing weapon with arrows. The principle of its action is, firstly, the strong pulling of the bowstring in a bent arc and the accumulation of potential energy. And secondly, in the conversion of the latter during extension of the bowstring into another energy - kinetic, which sends the arrow to the target.
Also a bow, only a mechanical one, more modern and therefore superior in degree of danger, is a crossbow. The crossbow (its other names - crossbow, ballista, arrow thrower) surpasses its ancestor in technical equipment, as well as in the accuracy and strength of the arrow strike. And inferior to the bow except in the speed of reloading arrows.
In order to answer the question “Is it possible to purchase a bow and crossbow for private use?”, First you need to determine the purpose for which you are going to buy it. She can only be a professional sport or hunting. It is also necessary to find out the technical characteristics of a future purchase.
27 and 43
A model with shoulder tension or arc strength of up to 20 kgf (kilogram-force) is intended for amateurs of amateurs, you won’t go to competitions with it. But universal sporting and hunting bows, universal sporting and hunting and match sport crossbows with much greater arc force are considered to be real throwing weapons.
Going to the weapons store, remember that under the law, only bows with a shoulder tension of no more than 27 kgf can be freely purchased. A similar force for crossbows should not exceed 43 kgf. The sale, acquisition, storage and use of stronger cold throwing weapons threatens the offender with administrative or criminal liability.
Models with greater strength, but no higher than 135 kgc, can only be bought and stored by those who are professionally engaged in sports archery or aceri biathlon. To do this, they need to have an appropriate document from a sports club or federation accredited by the Ministry of Sports. With a powerful bow or crossbow, you can go hunting. But only if there is a hunting ticket and permission.
