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    That makes 2, and still below the composite bow range .


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    Your composite bow ranges are from 500-1000 years after our time frame and several thousand miles to the east. FAIL
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brave Brave Sir Robin View Post
    Your composite bow ranges are from 500-1000 years after our time frame and several thousand miles to the east. FAIL
    We could just look at the Olympics and say bows are a godsent, they fire so lonnggggggg... but people, context is important. Check your historical context!
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    Default Re: Slinger Range

    That range is on a relatively light (I use a word "relative") bow designed for use on Horseback, if you pick a heavy bow for use on foot,100-120#, and STILL assumethat it would be weaker, at most how many metres can you cut out from the range? 10 or 100?


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    A larger bow requires a larger arrow which weighs more and has more surface area.
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    People use all kinds of arrows for different purposes , irrelevant . And sorry Larger is not correct, Heavier is more appropriate .


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    Default Re: Slinger Range

    Iirc persian slingers were outranging hellenic self bows, while later on lead ammo outranged them all by a lot...
    Also I think that most of your ranges for the composite bows are related to the Hunnic and Turkic ones, which were far superior to the Persian and Scythian versions...
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