Armbrustschützen Oberengstringen

The crossbow is a classic Swiss weapon, so I wasn’t terribly surprised to stumble across a crossbow range on my running route.
Armbrustschüten Oberengstringen holds a public-​welcome Volksschiessen («people’s shooting») a week or so after the Knabenschiessen holiday. The rest of the year, a membership is required.
Firing a crossbow involves more work and higher forces than an air rifle, but much less than most firearms; loading is done with a 60 cm lever (during Volksschiessen, one of the club members loads for any wandering newbies). The bolt or quarrel is steel with a wooden jacket, perhaps 10 cm long.
Turns out I’m just as mediocre with a crossbow as I am with a pistol or bow; fun, but not a new hobby for me.