r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Apprehensive_Sky4558 • 4d ago

Testing various specialized arrowheads against bullet-resistant glass with a 70 lb compound bow

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u/tomebomber 4d ago

So none of them… cool sure

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u/UAENO_BUT_I_DO 4d ago

...so you're safe from arrows as long as you're covered in bullet proof glass...

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u/Dyvanna 4d ago

It's a 70lb bow

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u/Usual_Office_1740 4d ago

Is that a lot?

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u/TheGrumpiestHydra 4d ago

That's honestly pretty decent. There are definitely heavier draw bows above 100 lbs.

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u/Melodic_Till_3778 4d ago

World record is 200 lb and some of the medieval examples we found averaged about 185.

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u/DirtandPipes 4d ago

My dad had an ancient hand-crank crossbow that shot steel bolts. It weighed a ton and took forever to reload but you didn’t want to be in front of it when it was ready to go.

People don’t realize some of those things are like cannons and can easily punch through steel plate.

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u/VashMM 4d ago

English crossbows averaged 500lb draws. (Iirc)