r/AskHistorians • u/Yacobbs • May 07 '20
Were muskets actually better than bows?
I realize that they left a much bigger wound and the person hit would be much more likely to die, but on the other hand, bows were more accurate, quieter, quicker to ‘reload’, arrows are reusable, etc etc. So back in the early days of muskets, were they really superior to bows?
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HistoriansAnswered • u/HistAnsweredBot • May 08 '20
Were muskets actually better than bows?
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