raybob wrote on Nov 23
rd, 2013 at 4:53pm:
Bullshit. A .30-06 doesn't have the kinetic energy to throw you from a horse. Even the Barnett crossbow that my uncle used to hunt with that had a 180lb draw weight and fired bolts heavier than most arrows wouldn't throw anyone from a horse.
And the rest of you post is crap too. The mounted archers who used short or composite bows (which by the way, are not the same in use or training) required years to master firing accurately from a moving horse. Not two weeks.
Fuck you and fuck your mom.
1) I havenīt used a longbow on heavy cavalry, but I saw a documentary about Azincourt and it is said that it "COULD". COULD =/ WILL. FYI. And I really donīt give a shit if it could or not. I am not defending the long bow.
2) Who the fuck is talking about mounted combat? I will make you a little description of the thread:
Guy shows amazing skills with a 20lb bow, that I will call a "self bow", just for not mixing it with the mongol short bow.
People says "That is shit, it is a 20lb, I would like to see him doing it with a 100lb"
My point: It is not possible to do that with a 100lb
People says then " a self bow is shit, worth nothing".
My point: a selfbow has a lot of advantages.
And now back to you: Buy a fucking 20lb bow for 40$ in ebay and if you are not hitting a target in the fucking head at 20 meters after 2 weeks training, you are a piece of shit.
The good thing of a 20lb bow is that you can control it almost immedately. The arrows are very short, it is very easy to string it and so on. You need no stron hands, no strong arms, no technik to use it and hit with it.
Of course, if you train a lot and if you master your technik, you can do the things the guy does in his video.