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    $\begingroup$ Yeah, no. Modern bowhunters consider the effective range for hunting with a crossbow to be about 40 meters: at that distance a skilled hunter can be confident of making a killing shot. Anything at 100 meters is considered chancy. An average rifleman can shoot accurately at 100 meters over open sights. For a sniper, 100 meters is essentially point-blank range. $\endgroup$
    – Keith Morrison
    Commented Feb 14, 2020 at 19:01
  • $\begingroup$ I disagree, that could be with the current level of technology on crossbows. If they were as developed as current guns with as much effort, much more could be possible. $\endgroup$
    – Plutian
    Commented Feb 14, 2020 at 19:19
  • $\begingroup$ @Plutian sorry, but Keith is correct and the issues regard the fundamental nature of the aerodynamic stability (or rather, lack thereof) of a low-speed projectile the length of a crossbow bolt. Arrows are more stable due to their length, but even if a crossbow was created to allow a longbow-length draw in order to shoot arrows, the length of the arrows would be prohibitive for creating a high-capacity repeating weapon as specified. $\endgroup$
    – KerrAvon2055
    Commented Feb 15, 2020 at 5:32