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Tango0116 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…"


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Eleve de Vauban Supporting Member of TMP17 Jul 2021 5:37 a.m. PST

Thanks for sharing, a very good and informative experiment.

Totenkopf Supporting Member of TMP17 Jul 2021 8:22 a.m. PST

Fascinating. Thanks for sharing the link.

Tango0117 Jul 2021 2:27 p.m. PST

A votre service mes amis!.


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GamesPoet Supporting Member of TMP22 Jul 2021 4:06 p.m. PST

Thanks for posting this link!

Tango0123 Jul 2021 2:34 p.m. PST

No mention my friend…


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greenknight4 Sponsoring Member of TMP12 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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