The Pope banning crossbows, the first recorded "Nerfing" of a weapon.
@PovRayMan10 жыл бұрын
I hope some producer at the BBC gives Lindybeige a 6 part series on historical weaponry.
@Biczeschlappe10 жыл бұрын
Don't you mean 600 part?
@benjaminbreeg621410 жыл бұрын
Sorry, BBC only employs historical weaponry experts that look like bodybuilders and swing blunt swords at clay.
@ThalesII10 жыл бұрын
That ending snippet was brilliant
@sidraket10 жыл бұрын
Ive always thought crossbows looked kind of pretty. I also think the a-10 looks pretty. I guess i just like things that look functional and sturdy
@Zanje8910 жыл бұрын
I agree, i find it functionally attractive. Also one of my favorite weapons, thanks for the video Lindybeige!
@DefectiveCactusBox10 жыл бұрын
Every time you put up a video it just makes my day.
@magnusbjarnisk10 жыл бұрын
I really wish you'd put up more videos because they are educating and very fun. And as I am trying to build a crossbow (just for kicks really...) the last 2 videos have been very informative.
@anchorbait66627 жыл бұрын
I was under the assumption that dry firing was a definite no-no. Would love to hear you're thoughts on the matter Mr Lloyd
@morallyambiguousnet10 жыл бұрын
Back when I was seven or eight years old I used the same trigger mechanism principle to make an elastic band speargun out of Lego. I didn't, however, use it to shoot Christians or non-Christians. I readily executed GI Joes with it.
@morallyambiguousnet10 жыл бұрын
puenboy1 I was fundamentally opposed to their philosophy of inaction. They clearly had to die.
@morallyambiguousnet10 жыл бұрын
No, no Christians, nor non Christians. Only non nons.
@Melohalo10 жыл бұрын
I melted my Joes on the stove.
@shaneschannel928910 жыл бұрын
Many of mine had run ins with firecrackers lol.
@Fozz-e10 жыл бұрын
I met a non christian once. Good job I had my crossbow!
@ghastly_gengar5 жыл бұрын
Wtf that is so rude
@mayabartolabac4 жыл бұрын
@@ghastly_gengar I think this was a medival joke
@BadlanderOutsider10 жыл бұрын
And that ban on crossbows was about as effective as the various Papal bans on Tournaments.
@lindybeige10 жыл бұрын
Yes, piety only goes so far.
@300warrior30010 жыл бұрын
or the ones on not killing jews for causing the black death. Aint no one got time for that
@Amadeus84848 жыл бұрын
+BadlanderOutsider Kind of like the Bans on weapons today. They don't stop criminals.
@BadlanderOutsider8 жыл бұрын
Well, quite.
@Telenna8 жыл бұрын
Actually it does. Just look where the mass shootings are happening : where weapons aren't regulated.
@TomaszWota9 жыл бұрын
The wrong kind of Christian was usually decided after the fight. Hint hint - the one without the crossbow. ;)
@squeaiker8 жыл бұрын
I don't think any youtube channel has entertained me and taught me as much at the same time, as yours. Keep up that good work you quirky, entertaining BRITISH genius. ^^
@pendragonshall9 жыл бұрын
Wonderful videos. I hope you get the opportunity to showcase/compare different crossbows in the future. We had an antique store once upon a time with an ancient we believe Arabic Frankish crossbow. Hard to date and display use only but it was fascinating. I'd love see those comparisons. Great video,
@chrisredfield363610 жыл бұрын
Maybe in the future do a video/video series about muskets and old black powder rifles.
@kerrymcmanus91889 жыл бұрын
Safety Rule, Never dry fire any bow,especially a crossbow with a steel prod!
@charlesgadda94429 жыл бұрын
+kerry mcmanus I *CRINGED* when I watched him dry loose that.
@kerrymcmanus91889 жыл бұрын
Yeah scary,not nice a steel prod in the face.It should be wrapped.
@charlesgadda94428 жыл бұрын
And even if the prod is fine, the energy that was released might well shake it loose from the stock, or even crack the stock. Not wise...
@yetanother91278 жыл бұрын
Does anyone actually _read_ video descriptions anymore?
@gijo18108 жыл бұрын
+Jonathan Hughes Just because it is safe does not make it ok.
@CRAJish10 жыл бұрын
I think the big thing about the crossbow is that, like firearms, you can put one in the hands of pretty much anybody and it becomes an effective weapon. For sure they might not be a very good shot but the effort of drawing it is separated from firing it which makes it much more effective in untrained hands and, with the right loading mechanism you don't need to be very physically strong to use one. The contrast with a longbow is that you need to draw, aim and fire the weapon in pretty much one fluid movement, which combined with the fact that the longbow is drawn to the ear means that even moderately accurate fire requires a certain amount of training. Of course this says nothing about the fundamental accuracy of the weapon but ease of use counts for a lot in war.
@andspiders9 жыл бұрын
"Shall I do it?" *mumbling* "Oh yeah yeah do it go on then do it" That made me chuckle.
@SquirrelDarling110 жыл бұрын
Hey Steve, fancy seeing you here!
@KnowArt7 жыл бұрын
If you would run out of bolts you can always shoot your pommel and end your opponent rightly.
@frogbear028 жыл бұрын
Please read the description before leaving a comment..
@Tempusverum8 жыл бұрын
Descriptions are not insurance against archery accidents. Whoever said it was safe to dry fire that thing was an idiot
@frogbear028 жыл бұрын
Robert Olin True, but more to how I meant would be don't yell and Lindy for it, the guy who owned the thing was the one who told him to, so go after that guy XD
@RyanRyzzo10 жыл бұрын
Excellent! One of my favourite pieces of technology from the middle ages.
@magnusbjarnisk10 жыл бұрын
Except the Crossbow is so much older than that. It was used in Ancient China about 2.300 years ago.
@RyanRyzzo10 жыл бұрын
magnusbjarnisk I don't particularly care about those ones nor the Greek ones...
@clonemarine110 жыл бұрын
RyanRyzzo The Medieval European ones are, indeed, much cooler, IMHO.
@magnusbjarnisk10 жыл бұрын
RyanRyzzo The Chinese ones were quite sophisticated. They even had a magazine. And because this technology is older than the middle ages, it isn't exactly a middle age technology. But the Medieval European ones are brutal and cooler.
@Ederick193610 жыл бұрын
magnusbjarnisk those repeating crossbows were useless for anything other than home defense, You needed to be able to rapidly pull the lever back making them too weak to do any damage to anything other than an unarmoured target, and even then they were usually tipped with poison just to be sure. the repeating crossbows were peasant weapons, and thus were made out of a simple wood construction, their loading mechanism was clever, but i wouldn't say anywhere near as sophisticated at a steel or horn crossbow in terms of construction, for example this bow would have required fairly exact metalwork, while a horn composite bow would have required a lengthy process involving horn, dried ox tendon, and fish swim bladders.
@extragunbon10 жыл бұрын
Anything on "hand crossbows" or "one handed crossbows"? They've always felt like a fantasy-weapon style weapon to me.
@LostBeetle10 жыл бұрын
Ah! That dry fire must have been hell on it.
@nuancedhistory10 жыл бұрын
Another Great Video. I still gotta make my Roman Arcuballista. On my huge Roman To-do list.
@Dropbare10 жыл бұрын
"They're sort of ugly and brutish" I actually find them with some beauty and elegance. But hey, each to their own!
@HeavyCuntFucker289 жыл бұрын
Wow these weapons are powerful. that's amazing..
@lilmurfer10 жыл бұрын
just a reminder: you said you were going to make a video about fire arrows in the Crap archery in Helen of Troy video.
@6u6u7o10 жыл бұрын
Thank you SO MUCH for your videos! I love them! Greetings from Portugal!
@TemenosL10 жыл бұрын
Would like to see a live shooting of this weapon or a similar one on your channel.
@Tananjoh10 жыл бұрын
Some interesting stuff about the Second Lateran Council and the ban on crossbows. The ban is: "Artem autem illam mortiferam et Deo odibilem ballistoriorum et sagittariorum, adversus christianos et catholicos de cetero sub anathemate prohibemus." This is translated to: "We prohibit under anathema that murderous art of crossbowmen and archers, which is hated by God, to be employed against Christians and Catholics from now on" So it actually banned archers and crossbowmen from using their art against Christians. I've read a quite interesting paper on the subject called "The Not So Diabolical Crossbow", which examines possible reason for the ban. There is the "standard” explanation, essentially that they were too effective/deadly or were a threat to the social order based on the military importance of knights. There is also an interpretation that it banned usage poisoned arrows and bolts or some kind of tournament shooting competitions at people (jousts and tournaments which led to peoples death were also condemned in another of the Councils canons). The paper presents a new explanation, which I find quite convincing, that the ban was aimed at king Roger II of Sicily. He had been in conflict with the pope since he supported the antipope Anacletus (who had died shortly before the Council) and his army included several Muslims recruited from Sicily. Roger was forbidden from letting his Muslim troops use bows or crossbows against his Christian enemies, while the weapons could be used against those soldiers.
@WorkDayPegasus7 жыл бұрын
Fires the crossbow: 2:03 put on 0,25 speed on the video, enjoy. What you see is that you CAN'T see the string moving really. What you see is that it moves from one end and the next thing you see is that it is at resting state (not loaded). This means it's pretty damn strong. Imagine how much faster a "heavy" crossbow is.
@WolfRichter3376 жыл бұрын
"slow and careful" good one
@FerociousSniper8 жыл бұрын
I built a very low poundage crossbow, and it is quite noisy. I can only imagine how loud that one is. Of course, I didn't wrap my prod where it meets the tiller, so mine could be just as loud as that one.
@soul1d10 жыл бұрын
Didnt that ban kind of get overlooked by almost any military at that time for reasons of common sense
@zerg53910 жыл бұрын
Yes much in the same way many of the restrictions on modern warfare are ignored when it actually comes time to do the killing.
@TanitAkavirius10 жыл бұрын
***** Yes, nukes are banned by those that possess them. How convenient.
@soul1d10 жыл бұрын
Every few years they get graduate students a test from the nsa they are to build a nuke using household items but dont put any actual uranium in it. Besides that one component they always get like two dozen functional atomic devices. Its a tool. The people who use and make em are those who should be scrutinized not the hardware.
@bill01275 жыл бұрын
It was not overlooked. It was brought back to fight in the crusades by king Richard who would later be killed by one and then after that everyone started using them
@kevinlobos55198 жыл бұрын
Hey Lyndibeige, i've been watching your videos and they are quite informative, so i want to ask you if ou could do video/s about the "stone bows" or "bullet shooting bows", internet is lacking of information about these (i have found som but i would like to found some more). Thanks and keep the good work! Im from english, sorry for my Argentina.
@Mionikoi10 жыл бұрын
I'm still waiting for the video on 'A point about War Scythes.' Since he did one already on scythes.
@fringis19 жыл бұрын
Dr. or Mr. Tetard maybe right, and those limbs can very well sustain that force, the sting on the other hand... that energy is going to find the weak link some where either in the sting or the binding riser
@gaurdians18 жыл бұрын
Earned a thumbs up with that last bit XD
@bobmilaplace381610 жыл бұрын
Did crossbows have pistol grips? And can you fire one gangster style?
@lancerd493410 жыл бұрын
Modern crossbows do, and no, you can't fire them "gangsta style" because the bolt would fall out and all your friends would laugh at you. They still laugh at you with modern guns too, but at least the thing stays loaded while you humiliate yourself.
@shannonlove43288 жыл бұрын
Actually, I think they've determined that the whole papal ban on them is apocryphal, if I recall correctly, it happened because historians confused two different subjects in two different Papal councils held some 20 years apart. Probably the strongest case against the existence of the papal ban is that crossbows continued to be used extensively all throughout the period with in Christendom. The vast majority of bow archers, in absolute numbers, were in the British isles and in far Eastern Europe where the steppes start. In between, the crossbow was the dominate individual missile weapon and in some places the dominate weapon period e.g. Switzerland with William Tell. It takes a dedicated social class, which pretty much has to be either horse riding nomad or yeoman farmer out in the stick, who has the time and area to train for years to become a skilled archer. The most elite have to start training when their about five if the distortions of the archer's skeletons on the Mary Rose are anything to go by. The French king Charles the Umptempth who finally ran the english out France, did so in part by creating almost a new social class for archers and giving them high pay, and social status with sumptuary laws in order to encourage them to practice constantly for over a decade before they could even hope to hold the field against the English. By contrast, a crossbow has a training time only slightly longer than the first firearms. More suited for the part-time urban infantry militia in Italy, Switzerland and the Germanys where the crossbow saw so much use. That argues against the existence of any papal ban. We'd see records of someone, somewhere at the very least shaking the crossbowmen down judicially for violating the ban and those records don't exist. There was a papal ban on the wheellock because it was perceived as being a tool of assassination with little utility as an honorable battle field weapon.
@folsomforge62324 жыл бұрын
God I opened this video up last night and since then I made a whole fucking functional crossbow
@XacinoDuck8 жыл бұрын
love the channel helps me understand tactics and helm me improve as a game artist
@Thomachi10 жыл бұрын
Would love to shoot a crossbow some time, but as is with many countries today, they are banned where i live. Only non-firing replicas are allowed. A shame, considering that much more powerful firearms are allowed
@lindybeige10 жыл бұрын
I know that hunting with them is banned here (Great Britain), but they are not banned completely.
@Compl33tR4nd0mZ9 жыл бұрын
***** Bought one when I was 16 so I don't see how that can be so :-3
@Compl33tR4nd0mZ9 жыл бұрын
Not quite, I did tell them I was 16 at the time *****
@Bigslam19939 жыл бұрын
+Thomachi I know, In germany they are regarded as normal firearms. Its just that you are allowed to buy, own, produce and sell them without any license. Where is the point in that, you ask? I dont know, myself...
@GoblinKnightLeo9 жыл бұрын
+Thomachi Most countries that have very strict weapons laws, I find, are actually concerned about anti-government groups, not crime. One reason why the US has such lax gun laws (by comparison) is that the 2nd Amendment is specifically intended to allow anti-government groups to become armed, the result being that handguns (which are heavily favored by our criminals) are much, much more regulated than rifles are.
@TheBadbro1210 жыл бұрын
is... dry firing bad for these bows?
@KironVB10 жыл бұрын
Yes, since energy has nowhere to go.
@11Sparky11110 жыл бұрын
I imagine since he only did it once it wouldn't be too bad.
@Melohalo10 жыл бұрын
Dry firing is bad in all kind of contexts.
@11Sparky11110 жыл бұрын
I didn't say it was good. I said it wouldn't be too bad.
@MrTintin85010 жыл бұрын
Probably but did you read the description?
@Flotyx_proto9 жыл бұрын
Was I the only one whincing when he dry fired it?
@deathhamster_22139 жыл бұрын
+Gerald Eder Me too
@mattblanchflower23298 жыл бұрын
And me
@ss44568 жыл бұрын
Dont he know its dangerous for the crossbow to dry fire.....
@zackwall22678 жыл бұрын
I noticed that too
@michaelkaminski11665 жыл бұрын
I guess dry firing it would be better than having it loaded, given the circumstance.
@Nozomu5649 жыл бұрын
There's a little trick how to easily draw a crossbow. Attach a hook to your belt, squat and hook the string on. Then put your hand on the end of crossbow and stand up. Also you should not release the string like that. If you don't want to shoot it, use goat's foot lever to slowly release the string's energy.
@yetanother91278 жыл бұрын
Read the description. The dry-firing is deliberate.
@kerrymcmanus91888 жыл бұрын
+Jonathan Hughes Deliberate yes, but stupid also.No one can guarantee how steel will react under strain.
@yetanother91278 жыл бұрын
kerry mcmanus What he means is that the prod is under warranty, and will be replaced (presumably for free) if it breaks.
@kerrymcmanus91888 жыл бұрын
Yeah ,but what if it fails & takes half his face off!
@Nozomu5648 жыл бұрын
+Jonathan Hughes Although yes, I haven't read description, I won't withdraw what I've said. It seems like Lloyd was mistaken the crossbow's limbs would have a problem with dry shooting. +kerry mcmanus It's not about steel limbs, they wouldn't care if you shoot with ammunition or without. The problem is the string. It takes the most of stress during dry shooting and is also the weakest point. However I would doubt it would cut his face, it's not steel and look at the ends - it (I have no idea how it's called) is supposed to break first and safely unwind itself without the whole whip to the eye effect.
@alexanderblaylock510 жыл бұрын
Is dry-firing a problem with crossbows? I'd be surprised if it weren't. If you shoot a bow without an arrow, the energy goes into the limbs and not the arrow, so the limbs are now under a lot of stress that they shouldn't be under, and that can damage your bow, and I see no reason why that shouldn't apply to crossbows.
@Tempusverum8 жыл бұрын
Ahhhh! That made me wince. I've always heard dry-firing crossbows is very bad for them
@handlesarecringe9578 жыл бұрын
Only if it's a heavy crossbow or if the limbs are wood or fiberglass
@SilenRazvan10 жыл бұрын
Nice video and funny ending.
@Rauzwel10 жыл бұрын
Copy/pasted from the description because nobody will read it otherwise: "On the topic of shooting a bow without ammunition in it: I did ask (three times) about this before doing it. These steel-limbed crossbows are guaranteed for life not to shatter. By and large, though, it is best to shoot bows, especially powerful wooden ones, with ammunition in them."
@TheSparda8110 жыл бұрын
Lloyd, is it possible to re-position that querell hold so it doesn't make that thwang noise? I'd imagine that'd be horrible for an ambush situation.
@goblinrat611910 жыл бұрын
Would you say that the recoil of shooting a bolt is strong enough to need precaution? I haven't tried it myself, but watching people shoot crossbows, it doesn't look like there's any noticeable kick that would actually effect the aim or require bracing for it.
@yoco93cro10 жыл бұрын
so, technically, crossbow was overpowered :D
@Usammityduzntafraidofanythin10 жыл бұрын
Crossbow OP, devs should nerf because chainmail takes too much grinding to make. Why does crossbow win? Omg, devs plz nerf.
@Poodleinacan9 жыл бұрын
* Puts moss safety-tip on bolts *
@ndelpellegrino19 жыл бұрын
1:00 "In fact I'll shoot it in a moment, and let you listen to it", I actually feel 12 years old again
@edi989210 жыл бұрын
I am not so sure, if dry firing is so good to the crossbow.
@edi989210 жыл бұрын
***** I don't know if it is damaging to the bow. I heared that some modern bows crack after the first time you fire them dry. I did not mean it as a complaint, but rather as a question. PS: Christians gave more than enough possibilities to such verbal attacks. I could list them, but I don't have enough space...
@BenzetTube10 жыл бұрын
Bows were also under the same ban (Second Lateran Council, canon 29).
@gurkfisk8910 жыл бұрын
Oh, I didn't know that, thanks. That makes some of the nonsence arguments about bow vs crossbow seems aven more ridiculus. =)
@Tananjoh10 жыл бұрын
gurkfisk89 I made a comment about this, it's a bit further up on the page when newest first is selected. I think you will find it interesting.
@SyntheticFuture10 жыл бұрын
That last bit was hilarious. Shame it was true :\
@comical95878 жыл бұрын
"Ugly and brutish", really? I love crossbows so much, I've acquired sort of a fetish for them over the years. And that's an especially sexy one you got there.
@martinan2210 жыл бұрын
The crossbow is a thing of beuty. That allowed a peasent to inflict damage on a man that had trained in violence all his life and that was wearing very expensive armor and riding a very expensive horse. Suddenly a peasent could pose a threat to these beasts with an affordable weapon and with little training.
@Shrapnel8210 жыл бұрын
I heard tell that you are not supposed to "dry loose", shoot a crossbow (or any bow) without a bolt or arrow in it, to prevent damage to the bow. Is this only for modern bows?
@BewareTheCarpenter7 жыл бұрын
Lindy: If you were going into battle with 3,000 crossbowmen with reload times of 30 seconds; would you rather have them shoot all at once, or have 100 fire each second?
@mejust47428 жыл бұрын
were there small crossbows kinda like hand guns in medieval ages ?
@tummywubs50719 жыл бұрын
err... most of the ones made with metal bows to them (I dunno what to call them but blagh) they were so powerful that they can put the shooter in as much danger as the person he is about to shoot...
@kiekert200710 жыл бұрын
oooh Lindy you fibber !.. you had trouble cocking the xbow with your atrophied muscles..you weren't being slow and careful.. hahaha.
@acciaiomorti8 жыл бұрын
so where IS that goatsfoot lever video? i mean, i have already seen it and how it works, but still
@nunya95557 жыл бұрын
There wouldn't be any recoil if no projectile was launched... Did the owner of the crossbow object to it's being dry fired?
@nathanexplosion74310 жыл бұрын
haha loved the bit at the end
@capnclawhammer302410 жыл бұрын
What if they were the right kind of Saracens?
@MsOkayAwesome10 жыл бұрын
Where is the video of the loading lever? I think you called it a goat's foot lever?
@CubanWriter8 жыл бұрын
I wonder, is it possible to use a metal cable for a crossbow string?
@LiamAcerbus10 жыл бұрын
Have any recommendation where a Murican like me could get a crossbow like that?
@jlasud10 жыл бұрын
Didn't expect him to dry fire a crossbow..
@alien3119mobile6 жыл бұрын
"Don't worry. He wont dare to dry-fire it" ... "It looks like he's going to, but don't you worry !" ... "Oh, don't touch that lever... you don't want to ...." CLANG !! :'(
@CountArtha9 жыл бұрын
Is that pair of lashings the only thing holding the bow to the frame?
@nialberkowitz52322 жыл бұрын
Still couldn’t Pierce competently made plate armor tho. Chain mail sometimes.
@kyletowers96629 жыл бұрын
so weapon bans have been a thing since medieval times
@pi78308 жыл бұрын
As far as I know the oldest weapon ban was Roman.
@oz_jones8 жыл бұрын
Since forever I'd wager. It's all about power. Can't let the people have means of defending themselves or worse - means of revolution.
@MoaxLycan10 жыл бұрын
:'( dry firing :'(
@flamezombie19 жыл бұрын
:( description :(
@SepticFuddy8 жыл бұрын
As someone with a background in competitive marksmanship, that stock is quite terrible for resting your face on to aim. You're not supposed to drop your head to reach the weapon stock, you're supposed to raise the weapon stock to your face, or else you get serious neck fatigue and have a bad visual angle at the target area (especially with proper sights). Since the end of this crossbow has only a small square bit that is in line with the top edge of the weapon, there's no way to avoid this trouble. Unless, of course, you fabricate a simple piece at the back end to allow you to raise the weapon further. But then, you'll probably have a harder time gripping the back end and squeezing the trigger mechanism, since it is angled completely parallel to the direction of fire. All in all, an atrociously non-ergonomic design in the most basic ways...
@pauliusvidugiris51528 жыл бұрын
Actually, when shooting medieval straight-stock crossbow, you don't have to rest back of the stock (that small square bit) against your shoulder (opposite to as Lloyd shows us in this video), as this weapon has little recoil. Normally crossbow stock goes behind and above your shoulder and touches your cheek only. To aim the weapon you have to tilt your head, so that the eye would be in line with bolt, but you don't have to drop your head down in an uncomfortable hunchback position. It isn't ergonomic design by all means, but it's not that bad either, when you use it as it is supposed to.
@kevinsullivan34488 жыл бұрын
Good thing you don't have to use a medieval crossbow then, because you would obviously suck. Oh wait, you are one of those elitist competitive nimrods, not a professional combat shooter who kills people for a living. Good thing, you would probably suck at reality to.
@derstoffausdemderjoghurtis6 жыл бұрын
That Ending..
@Purin102310 жыл бұрын
Why is dry firing a bow supposed to be bad for it? Does it put some kind of pressure on it that firing with ammo doesn't? Just curious.
@Surtak10 жыл бұрын
Well you see, the point of a bow is to impart a high speed on the projectile right? A lot of energy gets stuffed into the arrow/quarrel. So if that projectile...just isn't THERE to take all of the energy, it has to go someplace else. This being back into the bow itself, which with a wooden bow is liable to shatter it after some time. The steel crossbow should be alright since it's a lot sturdier., but you can still tell all the energy that usually pushes the bolt (causing the recoil pushing you backwards) went straight back into the bow instead.
@Purin102310 жыл бұрын
Surtak Oh that makes sense. Thanks for the explanation.
@Surtak10 жыл бұрын
Purin1023 Getting smarter one fact at a time o3o
@privacy207410 жыл бұрын
so, did the owner build that crossbow himself or did he buy it somewhere?
@OhanCockett10 жыл бұрын
Lindybeige Hi, Iv always been told never to cold shoot a bow (recurve or longbow or flat bow) in this video you cold shoot the crossbow, does this not have the same damaging effects as it does to bows? I mean grated the actual bow bit of the crossbow is metal, but I still would have thought it was in some way bad for the crossbow, is this right?
@Usammityduzntafraidofanythin10 жыл бұрын
I dunno duuuuuuude.... also, flat bow is a lame name.
@OhanCockett10 жыл бұрын
Usammity well flatbow is a correct term, the only other name for a flat bow is an american longbow, unless of course we were to talk about specific flat bow designs such as the holmegard style
@OhanCockett10 жыл бұрын
Usammity I agree that flat bow is not the most exciting name but it explains what it is, the names of most bows are like this, recurve bow, compound bow, long bow, war etc.
@fringis19 жыл бұрын
You are sooooo not wrong. The average cross bow has about 150lb behind that sting and by the way he strained I'd say his was around that. When you dry fire, cold shoot is a new term for me, the entirety of that energy goes right back into the bow. The bow can break free of the riser, and worst case scenario is the string breaks near as it can to the limb, whips out move 3-400 feet per second pass through your eye on a visit. All most forgot the limb can brake and swing back at you like a flail and give your brain a breath of fresh air.
@noahcockett67949 жыл бұрын
+fringis1 I would have supposed I was correct although I don't understand the part about your eye? However the limbs breaking was primarily what I was thinking about
@Vccine10 жыл бұрын
What poundage is that bow? I'm guessing around a hundred maybe?
@maximebv10 жыл бұрын
The cylender is called a "Noix".
@justaweeb9086 Жыл бұрын
Isnt it bad dry firing a bow, let alone a crossbow?
@gaurdians18 жыл бұрын
Yeah, generally shooting your bow without ammunition (dry firing) is a wonderful way of breaking your bow and possibly injuring yourself in the process. But on a crossbow with steel limbs and a lifetime warranty? That's probably alright. :P
@karmazynowydrwal114810 жыл бұрын
you are so funny i love your character and accent and everything else : )
@nirvanabugz10 жыл бұрын
hey lindybeige do you have any videos about siege engines?
@junoguten8 жыл бұрын
What sort of steel should get if I'm gonna machine the bow part of the crossbow? (I'm not picky about whether it's authentic as long as it works really well). And what's a good way to test its strength at various amounts of bend regularly so I know it's not somehow losing strength so I know I did it right?
@unintelligentscientist52808 жыл бұрын
Spring steel is best and cheap.
@junoguten8 жыл бұрын
unintelligent scientist Thanks :-)
@unintelligentscientist52808 жыл бұрын
junoguten no problem, spring steel is cheap and can be bought on hardware or u can get it on the old car suspensions. Just hammer it at ur desired shape and make urself a stirrup and weld it and ur good to go!
@junoguten8 жыл бұрын
unintelligent scientist Neat. I imagine I'll probably find some of that at a local scrapper. Thanks.
@MrXd45c10 жыл бұрын
Did the person you borrowed the crossbow from know that you were going to try fire it?
@MrHendrix1710 жыл бұрын
When he asked him a few times whether he was allowed to fire it or not kinda suggested to me yes he did.
@haijyvelho10 жыл бұрын
Could you make a video of you actually shooting a crossbow?
@2bingtim8 жыл бұрын
"Nasty weapon"- are there any "nice" ones?
@peterknutsen30707 жыл бұрын
Where is the video showing a crossbow firing a bolt?
@jimboeth10 жыл бұрын
Thanks Reddit!
@bashdzy4 жыл бұрын
Hey look it's the crossbows in Skyrim
@BucketOfNuggets10 жыл бұрын
Have you thought about starting up over at patreon?
@sir_slimestone37974 жыл бұрын
You dry fired a crossbow... Do you have any idea how damaging that can be for the crossbow...
@jayytee80623 жыл бұрын
Not really, that bad with a metal bow. Worst case probably stress the string...meh..?
@altalena91397 жыл бұрын
Wait, so are you allowed to dry fire a crossbow?
@guillaumem835810 жыл бұрын
Aside from your moderate anti-clericalism/religionism (is that a word ?), I'm really enjoying those videos. Glad I found you Mr Lindybeige.
@SpeedMasterDash10 жыл бұрын
I once tried to make one out K'NEX and of course it broke into a million pieces .