Do you think you could do a crossbow like this one?
https://www.google.com/search?q=Daryl's+crossbow+the+walking+dead&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS709US709&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiA2veGtJDTAhUN32MKHfPNDfYQ_AUICCgB&biw=1309&bih=665#imgrc=uw5BdJPaghbqtM: