Can a large creature shoot (but not load) a medium-sized double crossbow using only one hand?

[Dairfaron]

Question in Title.

The Double Crossbow kinda is the odd one out amongst the crossbows. There are even two different versions of it: the "normal" and the Minotaur Double Crossbow (from Classic Monsters revisited), which have slightly different stats, but are both pfs legal.

Both versions deal 1d8 dmg per bolt, though.
But then the Minotaur Elder deals 2d8 dmg per bolt using a large Minotaur DoubleXbow, which doesn't make any sense at all, because the damage per bolt should be 2d6 using the regular damage dice progression...

Anyways. Can you fire (but not load) an undersized DoubleXbow one-handed?

[Meirril]

You can. It follows the same rules as using a weapon that isn't sized for you. In this case its one size smaller, which means it gets treated as a weapon one size category smaller. You also take the -4 penalty to hit since it isn't sized for you.

Crossbows are a bit strange. Most are 2 handed weapons that can be fired but not loaded with 1 hand. In this case it would be treated as a 1 handed weapon that should count as a light weapon when firing. Though you'd need 2 hands to load it.

This would mean you shouldn't be able to use a medium hand crossbow. Since it would be considered too small when firing. Likewise if your large character decided to pick up a loaded huge crossbow you should be able to fire it, but not load it since it would be a 2 handed weapon for a huge creature when loading.

As for the damage, it is a special weapon. Specific always trumps general. And that should only apply to Minotaur Elders, not other large creatures including normal Minotaur.