Mini Crossbows & Compact Bows

Mini crossbow or mini compound bow?

These two get searched for interchangeably and they are not the same thing, so it is worth thirty seconds before you order.

A crossbow mounts its bow horizontally across a stock. You draw it once, a latch holds the string, and a trigger releases it. That latch is the whole point: the crossbow holds the draw for you while you aim.

A compound bow has vertical limbs and cams, and you hold the draw yourself. A miniature one is smaller, simpler and has fewer parts to go wrong — and it is what most people picture when they go looking for a tiny archery set for a desk.

Everything in this collection is labelled for what it actually is. If a product page says compound bow, it has no trigger and no latch.

Adults and supervised over-12s only, whichever you choose. Never aim one at a person or an animal.