You can not fire a crossbow as a reaction or a bonus action without taking certain actions prior. Loading the crossbow is part of the attack and no matter which action you use when you do it you can only attack once even if you would normally be able to attack more than once, unless stated differently by that ability.
Can you use a hand crossbow and a shield with crossbow expert?
No, you can’t load a hand crossbow while holding a shield. The errata added a new condition to the Ammunition property: Loading a one handed weapon requires a free hand. A hand holding a shield is not a free hand, so you can’t load your hand crossbow while using a shield.
Can I use a hand crossbow and a shield?
RAW, no. You can HOLD a crossbow and benefit from a shield, but you can’t fire one. Even a 1H hand crossbow requires a free hand to load the bolt. Most DMs would allow you to pre-load a bolt and then strap on your shield, giving you a single shot before the crossbow becomes useless, but that’s a house rule.
Can you use a bonus action with a hand crossbow?
When you use the Attack action and attack with a one-handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to attack with a hand crossbow you are holding. When you use the Attack action and attack with a one-handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to attack with a loaded hand crossbow you are holding.
Can you fire a hand crossbow more than once?
It means Crossbow Expert makes it possible to fire a hand crossbow more than once with a feature like Extra Attack, provided that you have enough ammunition and you have a hand free to load it for each shot. Does Crossbow Expert let you fire a hand crossbow and then fire it again as a bonus action?
What does the crossbow expert feat say in RuneScape?
The Crossbow Expert feat says (PHB, p. 165): You ignore the loading quality of crossbows with which you are proficient. […] When you use the Attack action and attack with a one-handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to attack with a loaded hand crossbow you are holding.
How many attacks can you take with crossbow expert?
You otherwise don’t have a bonus action to take. You don’t have a bonus action that Crossbow Expert allows you to make attacks with. Crossbow Expert gives you a bonus action consisting of a single attack. Even if it gives you that bonus action twice, (or up to 4 times for high level Fighters), you can still only take it once.
