Abstract: A missile-launching device is described which is capable of holding an arrow in a ready-to-fire position indefinitely, but which is more compact and less cumbersome than a traditional bow or crossbow. Elastic tubes are used to propel the arrow. An arrow is held in the ready-to-fire position by stretching an missile notch portion between the elastic bands back into a rearwardly extending rest. The missile is held in place at the rear by the arrow notch portion and at the front by a trigger-activated pair of locking arms.