diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/mixin/PlayerEntityRendererMixin.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/mixin/PlayerEntityRendererMixin.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3ceebfca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/mixin/PlayerEntityRendererMixin.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.foundation.mixin;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.content.curiosities.zapper.ZapperItem;
+
+import net.minecraft.world.item.Item;
+
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfoReturnable;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.content.curiosities.weapons.PotatoCannonItem;
+import net.minecraft.client.model.HumanoidModel;
+import net.minecraft.client.player.AbstractClientPlayer;
+import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.player.PlayerRenderer;
+import net.minecraft.world.InteractionHand;
+
+@Mixin(PlayerRenderer.class)
+public class PlayerEntityRendererMixin {
+	@Inject(
+			method = "getArmPose",
+			at = @At("HEAD"),
+			cancellable = true
+	)
+	private static void getArmPose(AbstractClientPlayer player, InteractionHand hand, CallbackInfoReturnable<HumanoidModel.ArmPose> ci) {
+		Item handItem = player.getItemInHand(hand).getItem();
+		if (!player.swinging && (handItem instanceof PotatoCannonItem || handItem instanceof ZapperItem))
+			ci.setReturnValue(HumanoidModel.ArmPose.CROSSBOW_HOLD);
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/create/models/item/potato_cannon/item.json b/src/main/resources/assets/create/models/item/potato_cannon/item.json
index 282afdd16..a7388ac31 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/create/models/item/potato_cannon/item.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/create/models/item/potato_cannon/item.json
@@ -96,18 +96,20 @@
 	],
 	"display": {
 		"thirdperson_righthand": {
-			"translation": [0, 2, 0]
+			"rotation": [0, -15, 0],
+			"translation": [0, 0, -4]
 		},
 		"thirdperson_lefthand": {
-			"translation": [0, 2, 0]
+			"rotation": [0, -15, 0],
+			"translation": [0, 0, -4]
 		},
 		"firstperson_righthand": {
-			"rotation": [5, 4, 5],
-			"translation": [0.25, 4, 0.75]
+			"rotation": [5, 5, 5],
+			"translation": [0.25, 5, 0.75]
 		},
 		"firstperson_lefthand": {
-			"rotation": [5, 4, 5],
-			"translation": [0.25, 4, 0.75]
+			"rotation": [5, 5, 5],
+			"translation": [0.25, 5, 0.75]
 		},
 		"ground": {
 			"rotation": [0, 0, 90],
@@ -129,4 +131,4 @@
 			"scale": [0.72, 0.72, 0.72]
 		}
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/create.mixins.json b/src/main/resources/create.mixins.json
index 14c2d3a77..89ebb960b 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/create.mixins.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/create.mixins.json
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     "ContraptionDriverInteractMixin",
     "CustomItemUseEffectsMixin",
     "MapItemSavedDataMixin",
-    "ContraptionDriverInteractMixin",
     "accessor.AbstractProjectileDispenseBehaviorAccessor",
     "accessor.DispenserBlockAccessor",
     "accessor.FallingBlockEntityAccessor",
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@
     "HeavyBootsOnPlayerMixin",
     "LevelRendererMixin",
     "MapRendererMapInstanceMixin",
+    "PlayerEntityRendererMixin",
     "ModelDataRefreshMixin",
     "WindowResizeMixin",
     "accessor.AgeableListModelAccessor",