Talk:Crossbow

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Costs from crossbows compared to longbows
While nowadays the construction and material costs of crossbows seem to be as neglectable as those of longbows, it should definiteley be mentioned that the components of crossbows in medieval times were by order of magnitude higher in costs than those of (long-)bows. Even a simple trigger mechanism with only a handfull of metall parts could only be produced by specialists. Not to mention the later introduced steel bow, which not only demanded for specialists to produce but as well highly sophisticated skills in metallurgy. ciao --Pentaclebreaker (talk) 08:21, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

"Pitching" a bowstring?
In the lead, it says,


 * ...an archer must maintain a bow's draw by pitching the bowstring with fingers, pulling it back with arm and back muscles...

Is this a legitimate technical term that this particular reader is not familiar with, or is it a typo? Should this be "pinching" or "grasping"? NapoliRoma (talk) 19:40, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

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Information desert
I was looking for information about the performance envelope of crossbows compared to bows. Seems to me you got straight, reflex, and recurve bows, crossbows, and compound bows. How about a table comparing weight, (draw length), pull (force), range, energy, projectile speed, and rate of fire? Maybe even by date, since the technology of all of these weapons has improved compared to the bows and arrows of prehistoric times.98.17.181.251 (talk) 07:50, 11 June 2024 (UTC)