EK Archery Vlad - Performance and challenges two months in

After shooting my Vlad for two months, I can provide some insights into how this crossbow from EK Archery performs, what it does well and what it does not. Accurate enough at close quarters to take out pesky vampires, but a slow rate of fire and difficult to cock compared to other pistol crossbows.

Deutsche Version:    • EK Archery Vlad - Tiefere Eindrücke, ...  

My buttstock: IMI TS-I: https://imidefense.com/product/ts-1-t..., requires a mil-spec buffer tube.

Vertical foregrip: IMI OVG https://imidefense.com/product/ovg-ov...

Manual safety mod, metal (in German, but just seeing it shows how easy it is):    • UPDATE: Jörg Sprave hat meine Idee pe...  

3D-printed version of the above modification:    • Manuelle Sicherung der Vlad Magazin-A...  

00:16 - Intro
01:34 - Mainframe and stock
05:04 - Trigger
06:32 - Magazine
09:43 - Speed loader
15:25 - Bolts
18:27 - Bolt compatibility
19:24 - Sling compatibility
20:29 - Cocking mechanism
22:57 - Rapid fire testing
28:20 - Precision
31:38 - Velocities
32:51 - Conclusions