COMPOUND CROSSBOW VS RECURVE SERIES

There are essentially two different designs of crossbow, the recurve crossbow design, detailed above, and compound crossbows which use a series of cams to allow for more power compared to recurve bows, with shorter and sturdier limbs. The most up to date version of this law, the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 did nothing to change this and crossbow hunting looks to remain illegal for the foreseeable future. Crossbows are also used for hunting in several parts of the world, but not in the UK where bow hunting has been illegal since 1965. Today, crossbows are used mainly for target shooting and archery competitions where their power and accuracy allows for longer effective ranges when competing. The advantages of this design were that because the crossbow could be drawn with both hands it could be much more powerful than a standard bow allowing them to punch through conventional armour. These crossbows used a recurve design, essentially a hunting bow laid sidewards and mounted onto a stock. The Crossbow did not see widespread use until the battle of Hastings (1066) where crossbows were used by the French to successfully invade Britain. Sun Tzu’s influential book “The Art of War”, which is dated around 500 BC, mentions the crossbow specifically in several chapters. Crossbows have been weapons of choice since their invention in rural China around the 6 th century BC. So you’ve been watching The Walking Dead, have you? Daryl Dixon’s nifty crossbow skills may be new to you, but they have a very long provenance, going back thousands of years. from different types such as compound and recurve, to bolts and other accessories, and more. Our resident weapons enthusiast Steph Brooks gives us the lowdown on everything you need to know about crossbows.

Compound crossbow vs recurve