Topic: could ancient bows out-kill modern handguns? 5

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View Poll Results :are guns more powerful than bows and arrows?
yes 11 31.43%
no 3 8.57%
depending on circumstances, bows yes, guns yes 21 60.00%
Voters: 35. You may not vote on this poll

 
March 9th, 2006   Post 41
zander_0633
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Yeah, I belive it is the BOw! Having been using it since ancient times till now, it proves to be the most versatile weapon and popular weapon!
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March 10th, 2006   Post 42
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naaaaaaaaaah
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March 11th, 2006   Post 43
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OH! why do your say that Mightymacbeth?
 
March 11th, 2006   Post 44
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OH! why do your say that Mightymacbeth?
Because they're too hard to load into a clip or magazine in numbers of 20 to hundreds and the tracers don't last long enough to fire.
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March 11th, 2006   Post 45
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ok! thanks!
 
March 11th, 2006   Post 46
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Missileer
Because they're too hard to load into a clip or magazine in numbers of 20 to hundreds and the tracers don't last long enough to fire.
simply put. Not one thing less, and not one thing more
 
March 12th, 2006   Post 47
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Arrows can they be fitted with fire so as to act as tracers in the night?
 
March 12th, 2006   Post 48
MightyMacbeth
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oh ja
 
March 12th, 2006   Post 49
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Arrows can they be fitted with fire so as to act as tracers in the night?
Arrows with cloth soaked in pitch and set afire burned many a ship at sea by pretty much every early Navy since people learned to make sails.
 
March 13th, 2006   Post 50
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yeah and umm.. Greek fire was a biggie