"May the best gun win," Unknown
On this section of my page I compare similar weapons that may seem equal to the superficial eye. They may end up equal. It all depends. Most comparisons will be of an older weapon with it’s newer equivalent. The format is self-explanatory, so now I will begin with . . . .
Modified Crossbow Vs. Modded Big Bad Bow
Round 1: Range
BBB: Has very good range and even better when modified to shoot mini-darts.
Crossbow: Fires Darts and arrows a little farther than the BBB also fires laramis and mini-darts.
Outcome: Modded Crossbow wins.
Round 2: Accuracy
BBB: Very accurate with arrows, some accuracy is lost with darts.
Crossbow: Very accurate with arrows, a little accuracy lost with darts but not much.
Outcome: Tie slightly favoring crossbow.
Round 3: Rate of Fire/Ammo load
BBB: Loads pretty fast and you can carry a whole lot of mini-darts.
Crossbow: Loads just a little slower and fires any darts although mini-darts don’t work as well.
Outcome: Tie
Round 4: Size
BBB: Small without bow extensions and a carrying strap is fairly easy to make.
Crossbow: Slightly larger without bow extensions but also is easy to make a carrying strap for.
Outcome: BBB wins.
Conclusion: If you want a little more portability (not to mention availability) and compact ammo bring a BBB. For better range and ability to shoot near any ammo a modded crossbow is good.
Personal preference: In general I use my modded crossbow because it shoots about 95% of the ammo that will be coming at you and I have made a duct tape carrying strap and attached a light very nicely which comes in handy a lot. Not to say these things can’t be done with a BBB, but the crossbow fits them so well.
Chainblazer Vs. Rototrack
Round 1: Range
Chainblazer: Good range with standard darts & laramis.
Rototrack: Less range than the chainblazer but still fires both darts pretty good.
Outcome: Chainblazer wins
Round 2: Accuracy
Chainblazer: decent accuracy if you fire partway and then finish.
Rototrack: decent accuracy if fired as above.
Outcome: Tie
Round 3: Ammo Load/Rate of fire
Chainblazer: Comes with 8, can be fired pretty fast.
Rototrack: Comes with 12, can be fired a little faster than chainblazer.
Outcome: Rototrack wins.
Round 4: Size
Chainblazer: Small, somewhat tricky to holster/strap on.
Rototrack: Slightly larger, clips pretty good onto belts.
Outcome: Tie.
Conclusion: Chainblazer is better for outdoors and longer range, rototrack is more useful in close-quarters.
Personal Preference: I prefer the chainblazer because it has better range and you don’t really need a better rate of fire than that.