Hello, first time visitor here.
I'm usually more into pistol target shooting but I tried archery a while ago at the insistence of some friends who are really into it. Simply put, I like the idea, but don't have the requisite upper body strength.
I recently came across a very cheap second-hand crossbow being advertised on a local buy & sell WhatsApp group and made an impulse buy. It's a Man Kung 80 pound self-cocking recurve pistol crossbow (MK-80A4AL). The person I bought it from didn't know anything about it (I had to google around with nothing but a couple photos to figure out what it was) and was selling it on behalf of what I can only assume is her teenage son.
There were no extra bolts (only the 3 it came with) or accessories or even a bag, so it was probably only used a handful of times and then dumped into storage, as it has quite a few scrapes, but only aesthetic damage as far as I could tell. It was already strung when I collected it, so I'm guessing it may have been stored strung for an indeterminate amount of time, which I know you're not supposed to do because it puts stress on the limbs. The string is also a bit frayed but still in one solid piece.
Should it be safe to use? Should I replace the string and/or limbs first? Was this a stupid purchase? If it was I wouldn't even be mad, it was like half the new price of what's already an entry-level model. But I would be really happy if I could actually use it.
Thanks in advance for any insight.
EDIT: Apparently fibreglass limbs (like this model has) don't really have a problem with being stored strung? Is this true?
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