The reviewer is correct in regard the crossbow is illegal in NY. My dad who is a master hunter ed/archery instructor in NY says the minimum draw weight is 200 lbs. He’s looking up bolt length.
"I think of this war as it really is, not as the people at home imagine, with a hoorah! and a roar. It is very serious, very grim…"
Manfred von Richthofen (aka The Red Baron)