http://uncensored.i2p/readfwd?go=Rants?start_reading_at=4640900
The definig characteristic of ridig materials is that
they are hard to deformate. In order to deformate a rigid steel beam you need
700 ib. I have a REAL crosswob and, in a full rifle size, it is burdersome
enough to reload. You CAN make a pistol crossbow that you can reload with your hand, but it
would need an arbalest-like mechanism.