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I was watching one of my favorite movies, THE ROAD WARRIOR, for the 100th time, which features a lot of post-apocalypse survivors armed with bows and crossbows.
If you were in that find yourself in that sort of situation and had a choice of weapon, what would you choose? Obviously, the main use would be for hunting and self defense. Reliability would also be key, of course.
Ever watch MAIL CALL on the History Channel? A guy makes a pretty nice native American arrow in less than 1/2 hr. in it.
I would assume the crossbows would have an edge in ease of use, since in the old days they could give these things to green troops and with a little training they would become a dangerous threat. I also assume that the bolt from a crossbow has more punch than an arrow since it could penetrate the plate armor of a medival knight on horseback. I'm sure the bow would have an advantage in rate of fire, though.
Are compound setups as reliable as non-compound bows/crossbows? Any recommendations as to makes or models? What kind of money are we talking about here?
Bruise
If you were in that find yourself in that sort of situation and had a choice of weapon, what would you choose? Obviously, the main use would be for hunting and self defense. Reliability would also be key, of course.
Ever watch MAIL CALL on the History Channel? A guy makes a pretty nice native American arrow in less than 1/2 hr. in it.
I would assume the crossbows would have an edge in ease of use, since in the old days they could give these things to green troops and with a little training they would become a dangerous threat. I also assume that the bolt from a crossbow has more punch than an arrow since it could penetrate the plate armor of a medival knight on horseback. I'm sure the bow would have an advantage in rate of fire, though.
Are compound setups as reliable as non-compound bows/crossbows? Any recommendations as to makes or models? What kind of money are we talking about here?
Bruise