"Crossbow DISTANCE TEST" Topic
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| Tango01 | 16 Jul 2021 8:17 p.m. PST |
"Heavy crossbows can shoot heavy bolts; but how heavy? I have a variety of replica bolts of historic weights going from 65g up to 159g (1000grains to 2450grains) and I shoot them for distance from a 850lbs draw weight crossbow and then compare the results with a 1250lbs crossbow I shot years ago…"
YouTube link
Armand
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Eleve de Vauban  | 17 Jul 2021 5:37 a.m. PST |
Thanks for sharing, a very good and informative experiment. |
| Totenkopf | 17 Jul 2021 8:22 a.m. PST |
Fascinating. Thanks for sharing the link. |
| Tango01 | 17 Jul 2021 2:27 p.m. PST |
A votre service mes amis!.
Armand
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| GamesPoet | 22 Jul 2021 4:06 p.m. PST |
Thanks for posting this link! |
| Tango01 | 23 Jul 2021 2:34 p.m. PST |
No mention my friend…
Armand
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greenknight4  | 12 Dec 2021 10:21 p.m. PST |
Well Tango01 I must give credit where credit is due. THIS video was very interesting. i think the thing that I walked away with was the sound when he fired it. sounded like a gun. And the pointed three went around 225 yards each give or take, at high trajectory. |
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