You should get into ancient crossbows, they were much more efficient than medieval steel crossbows. The Greeks, Romans, and Chinese used longer powerstrokes. My 95 lb Ancient Chinese crossbow with a 31" draw length shoots the same bolt energy and momentum as tod’s 960lb steel crossbow.

@andkonblack

3 жыл бұрын

Are you making a historical 6 stone Chinese crossbow? around 390lbs

@HistoricalWeapons

3 жыл бұрын

@@andkonblack yes, I am working on this project with incremental bows. the first one was 60lb@32, then 95lb@31, now Im getting a 190@34, which I will only use @30 so around 160lbs. but getting a 390lb long draw bow today is extremely difficult. im working on it

@samegame7647

3 жыл бұрын

Wow

@InnuendoXP

3 жыл бұрын

Would you say the medieval crossbow design was more to accommodate its use in the context of short-range defense in fortifications & urban environments rather than being designed as a better shooter outright? or is it a question of production too?

@phawang37

3 жыл бұрын

@@InnuendoXP Western Europeans don’t have the same amount of horn bow makers as Eastern people

I just love the aesthetic of older weapons. I know anything they can do, their modern equivalent can do better, but they just look great.

@TheHUEZOX

3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@12SickOne34

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, good Sir.

@ChadKakashi

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

"My favorite might surprise you" Me: well its probably not one of the ones you are selling.

Something also to mention about crossbows is that you can shoot them from more positions (Kneeling, Prone, etc.) than a bow where you have more limited options

@Intranetusa

3 жыл бұрын

You can shoot a bow from a kneeling position too if you use a bow that isn't huge and/or you cant your bow diagonally.

@Magikarp-zk7io

3 жыл бұрын

@@Intranetusa ...can you really tho? Dont think you can engage your back muscles while kneeling, or in any weird position

@Intranetusa

3 жыл бұрын

@@Magikarp-zk7io You certainly can't engage your back muscles while prone or in a weird position. I speculate kneeling won't be an issue for many bows if kneeling is anything similar to horse back riding where it mainly affects the thigh & leg muscles. Horse archers regularly used heavy draw weight recurve bows. For example, heavier Mongol bows were around 160 lbs, and the Song Dynasty required class 1 cavalry archers to use a 120lb bow at the minimum (in contrast to 160lbs minimum for class 1 infantry archers). There are of course, physically large bows such as Welsh-English longbows, larger recurve bows (eg. Manchu recurves), and Japanese Yumi longbows that are as tall as or taller than a person. In these situations, it might still be possible to shoot while kneeling with specific designs (eg. the asymmetric design of the Yumi) or canting the bow diagonally more. (eg. KZread has a video called the Koshiya Kumiyumi, Battlefield Archery Demonstration where Japanese archers in armor are seen shooting while kneeling)

To expand on your points about the advantages of the crossbow in medieval warfare, it's an excellent weapon for sieges and naval battles, where the superior accuracy and better ability to use cover (and shoot just when your opponent pops out) really shine.

@MandalorV7

3 жыл бұрын

Plus crossbows could be loaded in advance. So, at least in theory, you could have several crossbows pre loaded and give the defenders added rate of fire.

@b.h.abbott-motley2427

3 жыл бұрын

The better sort of historical crossbows were also much more powerful than the reproductions featured in this video.

@InSanic13

3 жыл бұрын

@@b.h.abbott-motley2427 I wouldn't say much more. Tod's done videos on how powerful you can get with difference spanning devices; his estimate for the maximum practical goat's foot-spanned crossbow is 550 lbs, and 1500 lbs for the windlass. You'd have to be very strong to work with those maximums, so a typical soldier wouldn't be using crossbows that powerful. In fact, according to Mike Loades, the most common medieval crossbows were simple wooden-lathed, belt hook-spanned crossbows (which Tod estimates to have a maximum draw weight of 320 lbs; Mike Loades contends that they would typically be closer to 200 lbs).

@Intranetusa

3 жыл бұрын

@@InSanic13 ​I wouldn't adhere to Todd's estimates too much as they are estimates base on limited information that are contradicted by other sources. Mike Loades in his various books about crossbows book admits that there are a huge range of possibilities. Mike Loades cites Stephen Selby and states that ancient "elite" Chinese crossbowmen were said to have drawn crossbows of around ~700 lbs with muscle power (likely by using the laying down leg press maneuver). Iolo's Book of Crossbows states that "Modern experiments suggest that one-foot bows might draw up to 150 kilograms [330lbs] and two foot-bows as much as 200 kg [441 lbs]" - so a reasonably fit/good conditioned person can draw as much as 441 lbs in an upright position with muscle power alone (probably using a deadlift like maneuver). It is believed that Han Dynasty crossbowmen were required to draw a "minimum" of ~150 lbs to qualify as an entry level crossbowman, while the most common/median crossbowmen were drawing ~387 lb crossbows.

@b.h.abbott-motley2427

3 жыл бұрын

@@InSanic13 I suspect Tod's somewhat underestimating belt-spanning methods & the goat's-foot lever. Crossbowers trained extensively, just like & alongside archers, so I believe the good ones were every bit as strong as good archers. See the 15th-century text *El Victorial*. Spanning a heavy crossbow from the belt was a feat of strength. People competed to span heavy crossbows. Tod seems to be able to shoot maybe a 90-100lb bow comfortably. While quite impressive by contemporary standards & much more than what I could manage, many historical English archers shot 150-160lb bows. I suspect a similar 1.5x (or so) multiplier applies to crossbow spanning methods. While I'm sure some historical crossbows were quite weak, 350lb steel crossbow spanned by lever & 200lb wood crossbows spanned by the belt don't seem like credible military weapons. The archaeological evidence for 250-500lb steel lever crossbows is clear from 16th-century naval finds as I recall, but such crossbow weren't necessarily serious weapons & could have been more for hunting. The best European military crossbow saw use by high-status cavalry, threatened a fully equipped man-at-arms (according to Pietro Monte), could hold their own against the arquebus in the early 16th century (according to Raimond de Fourquevaux), & had a chance to wound or kill against soldiers in lower-quality harness (Fourquevaux).

I had my younger sibling shoot my xbow yesterday. They'd never shot a real weapon, yet at 100 feet, they got a 2-3 inch group first shots. I've been shooting (Traditional French) longbow since I was two, and I would be quite happy to get a 2-3 inch group at 100 feet. Crossbow is 100% easier to get shots on target.

@sim.frischh9781

3 жыл бұрын

Every advantage comes at a trade-off somewhere else. Xbows are easy to aim and shoot, but complexer in their handling and take more time to prepare the next shot. Sometimes even tools are necessary for that.

@Sam-iw6te

3 жыл бұрын

@@sim.frischh9781 I just use a repeating rifle lol

@sim.frischh9781

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sam-iw6te Good example: downside would be noise, rifles are loud and require hearing protection. Or a good silencer combined with sub-sonic ammo... And they need inside cleaning, xbows don´t. Plus depending on the caliber, rifles have more or less amounts of recoil.

@Sam-iw6te

3 жыл бұрын

@@sim.frischh9781 All true. My go to rifle is currently my Henry Repeating Arms X model, in 45 lc. Its suppressor ready, scope ready. and already shoots subsonic. But yeah that suppressor really does get the gun dirty, fast.

@sim.frischh9781

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sam-iw6te Because it slows the speed of the gasses coming out of the muzzle, which lets more of the burned powder get back in and dirties the mechanics of the weapon. On the other hand, a modern rifle like your lever action can unleash a hell of bollets in rapid succession, so the downsides are certainly worth it.

Hey Skall, Jeorg created a new RX Crossbow that has a magazine and I think he's working on a Clip loader as well

@Arthion

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, I just went and looked it up. His prototype magazine and clip loader look amazing. The crossbow already looks ridiculously practical, now with even easier steps to keep firing rapidly.

@treemover7259

3 жыл бұрын

yeah the adder is an amazing design principle

@onthefasttracktoheaven

3 жыл бұрын

Why does everyone think Jörg was the creator of this crossbow? It was the magazine that he made prototypes for before being mass produced, right? And that's no small feat, he changed the crossbow community forever in such a positive way! My hat is off to him.

@tubeTreasurer

3 жыл бұрын

@@Arthion not a prototype anymore, you can buy the new upgraded 7 shot magazine with reloading clips.

@prodigalson6166

3 жыл бұрын

@@onthefasttracktoheaven you're right, the Chinese invented it about a thousand years ago I think

Crossbows, unlike bows can be prepared someone else. So someone that couldn't hit a barn from the inside could perhaps help winding up crossbows for others.

@himbrine6668

2 ай бұрын

Thats what the genoese did

What I'm hearing here is that the perfect set of weapons for maintenance, versatility, and reliablity is a 12g Double Barrel and a Cheap Shot

@samnottheotherone4363

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget a mace/hammer, no sharpening needed.

Another benefit of crossbows over bows is that you can have them pre-loaded. For example, if you need to maintain a consistent rate of fire upon an enemy, you can have a line of shooters with a line of reloaders behind them. The reloaders can reload the empty crossbows and hand them to the shooters, which allows the shooters to be basically always shooting and never cranking, especially if you have 2 extra crossbows and loaders per shooter. Basically the medieval equivalent of a line of turrets, or the European version of a carousel. NOTE: For those of you thinking "Well, if you have more crossbows and more people, why not just have people crank their own crossbows?" and the reason is that the people rapid-firing the crossbows will be acting as protection for the people loading, while when you load your own crossbow, you're just sitting there in the open vulnerable to attack. There's also the benefit of a mechanical-action mindset, where a person can repeat the same task over and over again better if they aren't distracted by swapping between tasks.

@tuluppampam

5 ай бұрын

And if you're defending a castle you cannot have that many people shooting, so moving crossbows is better than people Though I'd say that in open combat it'd be better to use the line tactic that I don't know the name of (the swedish army used it with its muskets)

I like how in the art at 5:25 that guy is just chilling with an arrow in his thigh.

@fhitzcostales4838

3 жыл бұрын

There is another

@Cervando

3 жыл бұрын

Luckily it missed his knee

@onthefasttracktoheaven

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cervando I was waiting for a Skyrim reference lol 😂

skalls hair is majestic

@eliaskline5649

3 жыл бұрын

You have spoke my mind

@vballwise

3 жыл бұрын

Probably pisses off a lot of girls who struggle with split ends

@ifyourebored7952

3 жыл бұрын

The only guy looking not gay with long hair

@eliaskline5649

3 жыл бұрын

@@ifyourebored7952 ouch

@tokiwartooth4584

3 жыл бұрын

@@eliaskline5649 indeed 😞

Sorry to hear about your injury. I was hit by a truck on a motorcycle .. ripped my damn leg off. They reattached it and I'm alive but I hear ya about having injuries it changes the way you think and do things ..love the channel I've been hooked lately

Me : Huh that crossbow Skall has kinda looks like Tod's work Skall : This is actually from Tod's Workshop Me : *I knew it*

@treemover7259

3 жыл бұрын

the large one tom tested the other month was skalls actual crossbow

6:27 I can feel your pain bro. I got a similar injury, got similar problems with the bowstring and other things. At one point I could not even dress normally, going down the stairs was just torture. It took 7 years, and eventually it healed. It still hurts in wet weather and for some reason after I wash my car with a pressure washer, but it still heals over the years. And yours will heal, you'll see.

Good choice, I own a Cheap Shot and from my experience, it has enough power. I once got a bullseye on a hay bail target at the archery range. The bolt was buried deep in the hay bail, to the point it took much strength to pull it out.

I have both the 5 bolt mag and 7 bolt mag versions of the Adder, only mine look much different now.... Great bits of kit.

Cool video! You should try the magazine version of the under lever crossbow, the "EK Archery RX Adder". My recent update with the 7-shot magazine and speed loaders are a lot of fun, at least to me. To make it very clear: I did not invent the Cheap Shot (aka Cobra RX) and I also did not invent repeating crossbows. All I did was inventing a magazine for the "Cobra" under lever crossbows, plus of course I also did this to bows and pistol crossbows.

@arekpetrosian4965

3 жыл бұрын

Joerg!! Love that Adder crossbow! The magazine idea was BRILLIANT! (By the way, love your channel, as well!!)

@LordOfBagels117

3 жыл бұрын

Out of sheer curiousity, is it possible to make a sort of "pump action" repeating crossbow where the "pump" pulls back the string and loads the bolt? I imagine it'd be difficult to build, of course, and maybe even impractical, but is it plausible?

@micekvg1

3 жыл бұрын

I was just ready to write that xD

@Origami84

3 жыл бұрын

@@LordOfBagels117 Not that hard to build i think, the movement direction of the pump action and of the string after all match. The problem involved, i think, is of strenght: without any mechanical kind of lever 100% of the draw strenght is required in the pump movement, and as the position is awkward you can forget using it like a pump action shotgun unless you are mr olympia.

@LordOfBagels117

3 жыл бұрын

@@Origami84 hmm, what if it were like a compound crossbow? Easier to pull back, plenty of power?

OH MY GOD! KZread actually gave me a notification about this upload! The winds are changing!

The last crossbow looks great from the ease of cocking and disassembly, but on the other hand it doesn’t look as durable as the Barnett ghost.

Hi Skallagrim, as others have mentioned below EK Archery has a very similar model, probably from the same manufacturer just with different branding and a cooler name, the COBRA! I recently bought one with the Jörg Sprave branded ADDER magazine, it has the same power at 130lb and the magazine is obviously great for fast repeat shooting. I doubt it's much good for hunting though, not really powerful enough tbh, but if you're just leisure shooting at targets it's great.

@Origami84

2 жыл бұрын

They are about to release a new version, the Siege, that is more powerful and with a magazine in design already. I think you can find some videos of it in russian and german on youtube.

This does make me wonder: were the crossbow makers of medieval times aware of the importance of the power stroke distance, or think that heavier draw weight was always better?

@AzureBeatPony

3 жыл бұрын

Materials problems. Most crossbows were wood prods, and simple wood bows have a fundamental limitation: you cannot have a draw stroke more than about 1/3rd to 1/4th it's length. From memory that's about the ratio, and the thicker the bow, the worse the ratio. So a 6" draw stroke mandates as much as a 24" bow. To get an 12" draw, now you need minimum 36", and more like 40" bow. If you want a good draw length and big draw weight without a cam system, you need a long bow. No one want's a 60"+ bow mounted on their crossbow, so you need to compromise usability with effectiveness.

Not to mention that modern hunting bolt tips are absolutely devastating

@queef3057

2 жыл бұрын

Against unarmored targets yes, not against armored targets. Mechanical broadheads wouldnt have been much use in medieval battle. If you where shooting against armor you would want the heavier projectile with a bodkin tip, which the medieval bows fire as standard and most modern bows cant handle well. If you shot the same weight of bolt/arrow out of the modern bow, the projectile speed would take a huge dive. Its more a case of intended use. The medieval crossbows do have a place, just its place is set in history/fun not modern day hunting. Skall touches on this in the vid and tod workshop covers it in excess.

I love the EK Archery Adder. It's the same system as the Cheap Shot but with a 5 bolt magazine.

@il_narratore

3 жыл бұрын

joerg sprave sell a model with 7 bolts adder now, and soon it will be available with 150 lbs limbs

Anything with Jörg's brain behind it will always win in my book

@onthefasttracktoheaven

3 жыл бұрын

Correct me if I'm wrong (and I LOVE Jörg Sprave believe me), but he was not the inventor of this style crossbow. Repeating crossbows has been around for a long time, and even before him the pistol crossbows have a repeating actions the same as this. I think he was mainly the person who first came up with the idea of a magazine for the xbow (what now is called the Adder and other knockoffs). But yeah I don't think he was the inventor behind either Cold Steel or EK Archery's xbows

@Origami84

2 жыл бұрын

@@onthefasttracktoheaven You are correct. Although, while repeater crossbows have already existed, the new "lever" mechanism we find in the adder is, afaik, new. Joerg came up with the magazine - not simply the idea, but the real design of it.

2017 footage looks like a completely different human being

Completely forgot about your accident. Glad, that you recovered so well. Makes me happy to see you alright. My best buddy and I were run over by an elderly guy, about 10 years ago, who took his daughters car keys, because he thought he had to go to work on a sunday morning and hit us in a 30 kilometers per hour (18,6 mph) zone with a speed of 45 kilometers per hour (28 mph) while we were passing a street with a green traffic light for pedestrians. We both sit together every year on that day to drink on our luck that we are still here.

@SophiaihpoS

3 жыл бұрын

Well its good you and your buddy have some banging luck

could you do a video on maintenance for these different crossbows? I'm looking to get into crossbows and bows and have no idea how to take care of them so it would be a huge help to people like me to have a reliable source of info on this

Checkout the Cobra Adder. Gives that crossbow a repeating magazine.

In love with this crossbows 🤤🤩

i like the heavy medieval crossbow because i can think about life while reloading

@FrostyFyre

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds depressing.

@aquarius5264

3 жыл бұрын

@@FrostyFyre plenty of time to reflect on all the good times before getting head chopped off by incoming knight

Hi there! I saw that you like the cheapshot and thought you would be interested that there will be a 190lbs Bow out soon for it. But not direct from EK Archery. Best regards

You should try the cobra adder

8:28 for just a second, I thought cara was shooting the crossbow :D

The best thing about the crossbow is you can store nine of them in your hotbar, and with multishot enchantments thats 27 shots in under a second. Basically an SMG.

If you remove the annoying front sight from the cheapshot it makes it easier/faster to load a bolt. You don't even need it for aiming without a sight.

Not a problem, barely an inconvenience

I love crossbows, i own seven of them ranging in pull from 50 to 250 pounds and I love hunting with them. My favorite one is a Barnett Wildcat with a sawed off stock, it pull 150 pounds, it's lightweight, portable and can take anything from doves to deer. Where I come from you need a hunter's license, firearms carry license, game tag and an up to date hunting club membership to be able to hunt with a rifle, handgun or shotgun, it can become very expensive very quick., If you want to hunt with a bow or crossbow all you need is a hunter's licence and the game tag, it's way easier and less expensive and it's one of the reasons why I like crossbows so much, that and the fact that they are accurate and powerful man powered weapons while also being relatively simple.

Have you ever tried out a modern Airbow? Just wondering how you would place that compared to these

have you tried the cobra rx adder? the new model has an 7 bolts hadder and 150 lbs. It's a beast!

Get some 60 or 80 grit sandpaper and sand the wedges across... Opposite direction you would do a sword. Doing that really helps keep wedges tight by increasing the friction. Any metal wedges used for anything should have scratches like that in them, if they are smooth or worn in the direction the wedges are inserted give them a sandpaper treatment.

@2bingtim

3 жыл бұрын

Good tip.

@JETWTF

3 жыл бұрын

@@2bingtim I was surprised I had to give the tip. It really does help. As you drive the wedges in it pushes over the scratch marks into sawblade teeth shapes in opposite directions and adds allot of grip as they lock together.

I haven't watched a video of yours in a while, the algorithm was doing you dirty. I'm glad that you're doing okay, and I love the content. Keep it up!

Skall I haven't watched in a bit but you need to play Chivalry 2. They even got the murder stroke

Crossbow is like the TF2 pyro class. The best way to turn an untrained liability of a combatant into a moderately deadly asset to the team

Steambow Stinger is another magazine modern crossbow :) alas, though I think you said in Canada pistol crossbows like that are banned? jeesh :( it's smaller, easier to use than the Adder (latest Adder with Joerg's MKII magazine is VERY nice) with "tuning bow" and a longer c-cking lever added (like 25mm aluminium pipe), the Stinger is great fun :)

The next thing we'll see when Skall starts to complement how he appreciates some modern composite swords.

I just found this channel because the KZread algorithm decided I was interested in Crossbows I won't argue, I've wondered how they work before

@1IGG

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you like Swords, fantasy analyzing and fun :)

I agree with the other comments. Get this man one of Jeorg's crossbows.

Hi buddy, Im from Czech and I trained with bare bow professionally. And I have to say that is possilbe to hold a bow with full draw for a long time. It needs practise but it can be done. I have seen some Archer doing it, he was holding it really, really long time, still....he was one of the best an pretty acurate. No hating...just sharing my experience. Love youre videos.

@Origami84

2 жыл бұрын

Ok, sure, but.... can he aim with that? Can he move along a wall? Can he do it again, and again, and again, instead of a single 30secs run?

Parkerized finish do recommend oiling yor fav crossbow

5:33 gotta love how chill these guys look considering they both got arrows stuck in thier legs...

@PerXX82

3 жыл бұрын

Ars Moriemendi (The Art of Dying) was a HUGE part of medieval paintings. Basically it means that "If you were a good person, you'd go to heaven when you die." Therefore, when you depict someone getting injured or killed in a painting or a mural, you make sure they don't appear very bothered, because to otherwise would mean that you believe they wouldn't go to heaven, and that's slander to the point that it could cost your life.

@marhen4497

3 жыл бұрын

@@PerXX82 interesting. Probably also doesn't boost moral should soldiers happen to see this kinda art with them screaming in pain

when you're almost at the 5 mark but just barely

Tod actually measured the kinetic energy, momentum, etc. for the same heavy crossbow in his "960lbs crossbow vs 150lbs crossbow - TESTED!" video.

@InSanic13

3 жыл бұрын

Link: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mZyjuM-cYZXcddY.html

If you're looking to muck around with a bow, look up the draw-loc. Turns a regular bow into a crossbow with about two bolts, and allows you to draw with two arms and a boot (courtesy of the stirrup) rather than doing the traditional bow draw.

This is rather random but I was looking at your videos and your thumbnails are really great, I can clearly look at each of them quickly and get an idea of what to expect and so I'm drawn to the specific one I might want to watch at that time. Anyway I hope you are having a nice day, that you and the people in your life are happy and I hope your channel continues to grow.

@Skallagrim

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

This entire video sounded like a father son talk. U know the 1.

Skall any ribeted mail hauberk you recomend?

For me, I honestly care more about the spanning method than the ballistics. (I don't have a collection, but I've tried my hand at making them.) Because I shoot them for fun, it's more of a plinker, I'm definitely not intending to shoot a charging knight through his shield. So, for a fun target bow, I want to spend more time shooting, less time fiddling with a windlass. What Tod calls a "Latchet Crossbow" kzread.info/dash/bejne/potozruhaLzNY5s.html That's about the most practical one, because you don't have to carry a separate device, pick it up, use it, set it down, set a bolt, then aim, and shoot. It's self contained, that's what I like about it. About as fun to use as a spring piston air-rifle. (Mine is scaled up. IDGAF if it's period accurate, but about as close a copy as I could make, scaled up for a longer draw.)

@Psiberzerker

3 жыл бұрын

I know, you want to role play as, whatever your character's name is. So, you want to minmax the most powerful thing you can possibly handle, then brag about it being at least half again as powerful, but if I'm out hunting, I have a Shotgun. Somebody breaks into my house, I'm probably not reaching for the arbalest. The arquebus, and the musketoon aren't even loaded. I might pick up one of my warhammers because I have a few (Therefore one might be handy) and I don't have to worry about swinging through the wall into the next room. If it's for fun, then my primary concern is that it's fun, and not a PITA to play with. If a dragon attacks, or zombies, I'm sure I'll figure something out.

Hello from all the way in Halifax! :)

@Pooknottin

3 жыл бұрын

Which Halifax?

What is the one he likes the most... the most fun I suppose ^^

I would buy a Cheap Shot but my locality will only allow crossbows longer than 25 inches

@robertfaucher3750

3 жыл бұрын

Just looked it up, it's actually 29 inches... Can't wait to buy one

Damn i can totally understand where you are coming from. I have a few medievel Weapons too but the "quality of Life" Changes modern Versions of These Weapons provide can be a REAL changer!

Replace crossbows with rifles and he pretty much made the argument of why AR's and to a lesser extent a case are so popular

That cocking mechanism looks really awesome and like a great innovation compared to the rest and made me think how awesome would it be to keep that kind of pump cocking mechanism but use it to pressurize a system like a BB gun so the more pumps you do the more powerful your crossbow show. That would be really cool.

@El_Chompo

3 жыл бұрын

@SoliDeoGloria 07 True at that point you would be getting rid of the string and bow and take some of the fun away. Maybe you could keep it for posterity, it could cock the string with the first pump, and then still let you keep pumping for more power too if you wanted.

"It's large, it's long and it's pretty wide too" - My girlfriend, 2021

@Ranstone

3 жыл бұрын

"It's actually only got a 5 inch powerstroke". -Your girlfriend talking behind your back, 2021

@philllllllll

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ranstone accurate. I'm blessed but have no stamina to use it. And by stamina I mean cardio. I am NOT in shape.

@johnwickinyt3017

3 жыл бұрын

dude she's a microbiologist

@philllllllll

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnwickinyt3017 cryptozoologist. She's heard rumours of it's existence but has yet to find it.

@johnwickinyt3017

3 жыл бұрын

@@philllllllll i... don't know what to say anymore

so the little cold steel one grew on you. I am not suprised, easy to keep well and a lot of fun in that small package

Only scholagladitoria is allowed to use "fully cocked" in HEMA context

Oh wow, the youtube algorithm actually picked up one of your videos and put it in my recommended. Its only the first time in literally months.

@finnpeterson4335

3 жыл бұрын

Why don't you turn on notifications for all videos? You just have to click on the little bell besides the subscribe button, and switch it to all. Then you'll get notified of all Skall's videos.

@1IGG

3 жыл бұрын

Subscribe and only look at the subscribed channels. :)

@sergeantbigmac

3 жыл бұрын

Ya sorry about that I shouldve been more clear... I am subscribed to Skallagrim and yes I know I can go to the subscriber page. The thing is I go to my recommended homepage first because thats the way YT is designed, the algorithm SHOULD IN THEORY be picking a curated list from my subscribed channels newest videos as well as related content from channels im not subscribed to. The problem is YT RARELY puts a video from a weapons channel in there so I have to remember to seek out that content or else it can get lost in the crowd.

"you make sure you don't dryfire it" You haven't even seen Joerg adder man

The best is prob whatever Joerg is up to

Witch one, YES.

I personally don't like the look and feel of modern xbows, but when convenience, lack of maintenance, and ease of use is what you need, it's fully understandable. Your reason to want to downsize is also very honorable. Instead of hoarding and letting beautiful weapons deteriorate, you give them a good home.

@Skallagrim

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I prefer the look of historical ones too. Can't beat the aesthetic style.

@thomaslehmann5981

2 жыл бұрын

I have hickory creek vertical crossbow. Perfectly balanced. I love the thing. Jorge Sprave did a review a few years ago.

Is that logo a beaver? I always thought it was a bear wearing a viking helm.

Someone get this man a fenris from Slingshot Channel.

You like the crossbow thats most like a firearm. Its not surprising.

Have you tried the ancient chinese crossbows? Not the shitty repeating crossbows, I mean the ones that were basically sideways bows with the mechanism.(Han era crossbows I believe)

If you wanted to could you use a medieval era crossbow for hunting?

@notforsaletoday1895

3 жыл бұрын

Of course you could, that’s what they used to do at times. The question is whether or not you should. The power, accuracy and how proficient you are with it. Assuming it is suitably powerful for whatever game you hunt, is accurate enough, and you are able to shoot accurate reliably and consistently, then yeah, go ahead.

@oldsnake7848

3 жыл бұрын

@@notforsaletoday1895 so what would be powerful enough for a deer or small animal. Like could I use a 100 pound dark ages crossbow or would I need one where I have to use the lever thing to pull it back? I’m just asking because I can’t find much info online about it.

@notforsaletoday1895

3 жыл бұрын

@@oldsnake7848 Maybe you could? Honestly you’ll need to ask someone else, I’m not knowledgable enough to answer that. Have a look on google, there’s bound to be hunters with advice on there somewhere.

@oldsnake7848

3 жыл бұрын

@@notforsaletoday1895 appreciate the info bro

In a apocalypse scenario the modern bows are always better because old crossbows have hard maintenance but modern ones can work reliably for years even if you neglect them , i bought a 80lb pistol bow and just for kicks decided to never maintain it , close to a 1000 shots later the string was splitting but that's it , meanwhile my 150lbs man kung bow highly maintained has never failed even after years

Bro I wish I could show u this Hog my Brother in law shot down in Tennesee with his cross bow a couple years ago, at first I taught it was Sasquash. It's not just dat it was big but it was white and creepy

The Han crossbow has almost the same draw length as a normal bow. The trigger assembly is located at the back of the crossbow like modern ones. Also the bow part of the crossbow is in fact just a composite bow and can be used as such.

I know basic physics, but I don't understand what the difference between momentum and kinetic energy is supposed to be ? As I remember it, they're both velocity times mass

@marz6770

3 жыл бұрын

Google says they're both related to mass and velocity, but kinetic energy scales with the squared velocity. So it seems to me that they're just two different ways of expressing the same thing.

@Skallagrim

3 жыл бұрын

This explains it pretty well: www.lancasterarchery.com/blog/whats-the-difference-between-momentum-and-kinetic-energy/

@marz6770

3 жыл бұрын

@@Skallagrim Thanks for taking the time. I appreciate :) When talking about a specific projectile (with a specific mass), the only thing you can change is its speed. Momentum and KE will thus give the same information. (That's why I was confused) But it's useful is when you're choosing the projectile. To sum it up, KE gives "more importance" to the speed. If you choose a bolt twice lighter but that would go twice faster, its momentum stays the same, where KE has increased by a lot.

@Skallagrim

3 жыл бұрын

@@marz6770 Yes, that's right. I was talking about it in the context of the medieval crossbows with heavier bolts vs. modern crossbows with light bolts.

of all the things...a cold steel product is your favorite. yep, surprised but it makes sense here.

It's funny how much force goes into making so little energy. Medieval crossbows seem extremely inefficient.

@suntiger745

3 жыл бұрын

They are, but the advantages they give were enough to offset the downsides. :)

all the technical stuff Skall talks about sounds like my uncle. that's a good thing.

What about gas/air crossbow????

The goatsfoot mechanism is pretty cool.

Now I want to see you try the "Instant Legolas" (retail version is called "Fenris" ), which is a magazine for compound bows,by Joerg Sprave. Easier to draw and easy to hold the arrow, all while firing with the power of a compound bow. Unfortunately quite pricy rn.

@vendettagrazie5653

3 жыл бұрын

Oh god, I want to sound rude and do you think thats some new information for anyone?

What happened to your old house? WHy was it a disaster? Didnt you look into these things before moving a cross country and buying it?

Mighty pew pew

you should join the dark side and become left handed to be able to draw again

I too own a cheapshot 130, and I have to say that I love it.

My video start prediction is "the one that's easiest and fastest to draw for it's weight?"

I THOUGHT I wanted a medieval crossbow. Maybe I'll just carve a non-working replica for my wall. Thanks for the honest appraisal.

That's what she said, that's what she said, that's what she said...

Why aren’t you in Curse of Silverthorn?

so in humid environment oiling up is pointless?

So you must review my home made Crossbow. It's more powerful

Hey I had a similar situation with a lebral tears in my shoulder. What got me back to normal was micro dosing testosterone in half a cc every three days in conjunction with electric muscular stimulation and resistance band work. I almost positive you'll be fine in three months

Gotta a question, do you think it would be possible to make a crossbow that the Dawnguard from Skyrim use and would it be practical to use?

do u need License to have a sword or Crossbow or any weapon's?

@Skallagrim

3 жыл бұрын

Nope.