<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Good point. My readings refer to light and heavy crossbows. A light crossbow would be the type we use in the SCA. Heavy would be the ones with prods in the several hundred pound range usually cocked with a crankin or other device. The heavies were usually used in siege a opposed to field battles.</div><div><br>Cog who still prefers a hand bow...........................<br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Apr 3, 2013, at 11:11 AM, "Groff, Garth (ggg9y)" <<a href="mailto:ggg9y@virginia.edu">ggg9y@virginia.edu</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Noble Friends of the Bow:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Consider for a moment the size of the crossbows these guys shoot. These look like castle defense bows, and are about four or five feet long. They are so big,
the crossbow is mounted on a swivel near the prod.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org">archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a> [<a href="mailto:archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org">mailto:archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:palcru@aol.com">palcru@aol.com</a><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 03, 2013 9:15 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:siegfried@crossbows.biz">siegfried@crossbows.biz</a>; <a href="mailto:archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org">archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Archers] REALLY BIG X-bow Bolt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">I did some hands on measurement of a crossbow bolt point that I purchased in England a while back. It weighs around 3/4 of an ounce, has a shaft diameter opening
of 19/32" and is 2 3/4 inches long. It was longer but has obviously hit something and has been blunted a bit. As Siegfried points out, it's a lot of energy. Even if it does not penetrate your armor, you are going to know you've been hit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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From: Siegfried <<a href="mailto:siegfried@crossbows.biz">siegfried@crossbows.biz</a>><br>
To: archers <<a href="mailto:archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org">archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org</a>><br>
Sent: Tue, Apr 2, 2013 10:54 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Archers] REALLY BIG X-bow Bolt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">Not only that cog, but a 3/4" thick (or 1" thick crossbow bolt, as I<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">have seen). Made of Ash or similar heavy wood, versus our modern 5/16"<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">birch or cedar ...<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">Means that you have a LOT more mass behind that projectile. A lot more<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">stopping power.<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre>
<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">It's shooting a 45 magnum versus a .22<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
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<pre style="background:white"><tt><span style="color:black">Siegfried<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre>
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