Quote Originally Posted by Christopher Burgoyne View Post
Nah, anything that has to go through several layers of plywood, depending on the quality of the shield, will not penetrate mail. Most likely it will bounce off, or at worst case get stuck in the padding or inflict a minor puncture wound, but you would need a damn powerful bow for that, like a composite bow.
I was talking about stuff that goes over the shield, not stuff that goes through shields.