Rules for dealing safely with crossbows
- The crossbow is considered to be charged when the bow is strained. From that moment you can direct it only to the floor or to the target.
- Before shooting check the parts and mechanisms of the crossbow.
- Before shooting make sure there is no external obstacle for any part of the crossbow.
- Never put your thumb in the trigger even if the crossbow isn’t charged. You can put your thumb on the trigger only after pointing.
- Never shoot without charging the arrow.
- Always use correctly chosen arrows, otherwise it would be a vain shoot.
- Before shooting check every arrow. If it’s beck or whole waist is damaged never shoot with it.
- Never use a branch of a tree instead of the arrow, it may cause great damage.
- Sports and entertaining shootings must be held in separated and special furnished places with one shooting line.
- Never shoot if there are people around or in the shooting line.
- Put the arrow on the crossbow only if the shooting line is free.
- Never shoot straight up.
- Never shoot to a target if you think it won’t stop the motion of the arrow.
- Direct the charged crossbow only to the target or a shooting line.
- Do not hold the bowstring.
- Never touch the ocular of the crossbow with visual marker with your eyebrow, the weapon has a repel and you may be hurt while shooting.
- It’s forbidden to talk or turn around if the crossbow is n shooting state.
- It’s forbidden to distract the shooter’s attention or to touch the shooter who is targeting.
- Do not move with the charged crossbow.
- Do not convey or take the charged crossbow.
- While moving discharge the crossbow
- Always keep the shooting line under control.
- During group shooting don’t let the members cross the shooting line or the audience be close to you. The audience should be in 2 meters distance from the shooter.
- Don’t let your weapon without control.
- Don’t touch others weapons if you don’t have their permission.
- Don’t touch the crossbow if there are people in the shooting line.
- It’s forbidden to dismantle the charged crossbow.
- Children are forbidden to touch or to shoot the crossbow without the elder’s control.
- In the open air don’t direct the charged crossbow upper the top of the target.
- Don’t leave the crossbow charged for a long time.
- It’s preferable to use protecting glasses during the shooting.
