# Is my survival bow supposed to take this long to unload?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-my-survival-bow-supposed-to-take-this-long-to-unload/27256>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [November 1, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-my-survival-bow-supposed-to-take-this-long-to-unload/27256 "2021-11-01T14:51:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![scorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@scorp](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/scorp)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-my-survival-bow-supposed-to-take-this-long-to-unload/27256/1 "2021-11-01T14:51:47Z")

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I am pretty new to this game just learned how to fire a bow. So I am using a survival bow and makeshift wooden arrows. When I aim (" f ") then fire or cancel the aim, it says “you unload your survival bow” and takes 23 sec to complete the said action (i.e. 2300 move points approx, I think).  
Is it supposed to be like this or is it a bug or am I doing something wrong?  
Also I am keeping the arrows in a short rope ( because I don’t have the recipe for a quiver yet) and my archery is at level 1.

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**Author:** ![ThinkSome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@ThinkSome](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ThinkSome)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-my-survival-bow-supposed-to-take-this-long-to-unload/27256/2 "2021-11-01T14:53:16Z")

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> Also I am keeping the arrows in a short rope

> base moves to remove item: 2000

Sounds normal to take 2300 move points, then.

Bows were nerfed a lot about a year ago. I recommend that you craft a [staff] sling and throw rocks. The latter is ammo that is plentiful and also easy to store/carry.

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**Author:** ![scorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@scorp](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/scorp)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-my-survival-bow-supposed-to-take-this-long-to-unload/27256/3 "2021-11-01T14:59:37Z")

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So does that mean all the bows will be like this or is there a solution. Because this make bows very ineffective if the enemy gets time to cover the distance I want to keep from it.

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**Author:** ![ThinkSome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@ThinkSome](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ThinkSome)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-my-survival-bow-supposed-to-take-this-long-to-unload/27256/4 "2021-11-01T15:07:21Z")

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it’s not the bow that is the issue, it is the short rope.

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**Author:** ![scorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@scorp](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/scorp)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-my-survival-bow-supposed-to-take-this-long-to-unload/27256/5 "2021-11-01T15:12:27Z")

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Ok good to know, thank you.

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**Author:** ![ThinkSome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@ThinkSome](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ThinkSome)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 5:56pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/is-my-survival-bow-supposed-to-take-this-long-to-unload/27256/6 "2021-11-01T17:56:38Z")

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if you really want to invest in underpowered weapons (bows), then you can either get a container that can store arrows directly (golf bag, quiver), craft one or put them in one of vehicle storage boxes of your motorcycle / car/ whatever you can use to drive and shoot zombies from.