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I like shooting, and I enjoy archery, but bullet beats arrow.

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Arrows penetrate kevlar armor.

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Rifle rounds go through soft body armour, too.

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This calls for an experiment.

We will meet at a soon to be disclosed "battle ground" where I will find a Jewish archer and you with your rifle will battle to find out which is better.

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Ok musket vs samurai, 1vs1.

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But not ceramic plates.

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Depends on the plate and the round. And how many shots are placed.

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When I'm clumsy, Ceramic plates break on my kitchen floor.

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Arrows will also go completely through sand bags whereas bullets will not.

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Are you sure about that? I'd be interested in seeing how bullet vs arrow penetration compares at various ranges with sandbags.

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Range, penitration and ease of use are why guns prevail. If arrows where better than bullets, then we wouldn't have seen guns prevail over arrows. Yes, you can reuse an arrow, but a small air rifle can take down small game far easier than an arrow. And as the caliber, and firepower of powder goes up, so does the efficiency.

This is like asking why we don't talk about horses over motor vehicles. Sure, a horse can live off easily renewable resource, but a car can do tons of things that a horse can't.

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I would like to have a dirt bike over a horse any day.

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You never hear anyone talk about melee weapons either. No ammo required.

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Your automatic weapons are no match for a tight line of spearmen. Spears penetrate kevlar.

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Bullets penetrate a line of spearmen from a half-mile away.

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That's why the superior general positions his line of spearmen half a spear's length away from the enemy, so they are already affixed to the spears at the start of the battle!

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Yep and rifle resistant shields are getting cheaper every day

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Because how far do you think archery is gonna get you in a Minnesota BLM/AntiFa looting/riot situation when not if, but when they decide to pull another stunt, and think about if next time they don't stop with businesses they come for your home and everything you own. Don't think it can happen, stand by.

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Agreed, reality always win

Archery may have a role in hunting (being quiet) but you dont have the same range of a rifle, so....

It really depends if you are "having fun" ar doing serious business...

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Don't get me wrong, Archery has it's place in society, i think its a great hobby and way to sharpen you dexterity skills and is quiet calming in a way also, i remember learning that in high school back when we actually learned things worth going to school for.

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but you dont have the same range of a rifle, so...

Also no stopping power. There are accounts throughout history of men being "feathered" with arrows, literally shot so many times that they look like they have feathers... but they continue to fight for quite some time before succumbing to the wounds.

People usually die from arrow wounds after a battle. They have them removed, tearing out their insides and causing immense bleeding- or breaking bones (like ribs) which leads to marrow seeping into the blood, often leading to a deadly fever.

I'd also question the "shock" factor of being shot at by arrows. It's probably not likely that an arrow will knock a grown man on his ass. A rifle round to the belly does. It's also quite frightening even if you miss- the target will hear the whip-crack sound of bullets zipping by.

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Also no stopping power. There are accounts throughout history of men being "feathered" with arrows, literally shot so many times that they look like they have feathers... but they continue to fight for quite some time before succumbing to the wounds.

While I'm not arguing that even a 120 pound bow would have the stopping power of most bullets I think armor may also have played a part in that. Almost everything except an iron plate will be penetrated by an arrow, but the depth of penetration will be far less on someone wearing mail and gambeson than it would be on unarmored flesh.

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There are broadheads that do more damage then a twelve guage.

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Or ability to reload, really it is the quality of the person over anything the person is using. Rittenhouse cleared a jam in his rifle sitting prone.

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Even hunting though, serious business is trapping and snaring. I like archery and it’s a fun hobby but archery is done by men with already full stomachs. Even back in the medival days the knights would go on hunts as part of a ceremonial duty, it wasn’t a constant day to day job for sustenance, that’s what serfs and farming was for. I’m not a history buff and I’m just speaking generally but that’s my understanding

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That depends,can I pick my spot on top of a building?

Think of it; a sniper,with a bow&arrow! Zero sound & a little accuracy,could devastate some motherfuckers!

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Not gonna lie the thought of an asshole getting zonked with an arrow with that "wtf just hit me" look on their face does kinda excite me.

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It's viable for hunting. Get a nice crossbow to hunt with, an AR-15 for nigger hordes.

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Ask the Native Americans what they think about the arrow vs gunpowder debate.

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Even when guns were shitty hundreds of years ago injuns knew they were an advantage and adopted firearms quickly. A bow vs an ar? Get the fuck out of here. I think op is a hunger games fan or some zhit

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lol they even had shit guns to

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Archery requires stealth, and in general, already having the upper hand on the target. A gun can be concealed, and drawn quickly enough for it to be useful against an ambush. In general, rifles can shoot more accurately from farther away, pistols can be used more quickly in short range combat. Automatic weapons can be fired multiple times consecutively. Switching a 30- round magazine takes less time than reloading, drawing and releasing a single arrow.

Arrows are beneficial sometimes but if I had to choose only have one thing, unless i was out specifically looking for food or looking for trouble, it would be some sort of pistol.

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Eh Bow hunting is so much more challenging. A box of 100 rounds will net you a lot of game for a small package, a quiver of arrows might be reusable but anyone who bowhunts knows:

A. It's harder, much easier to score game with a rifle B. You loose a lot of arrows and or break tips or fletchings C. You can't make good arrows yourself, especially for a modern setup D. A bow is not a good weapon for self defense

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Because nobody is coming to take our bows yet

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Because nobody is trying to take away our bows and arrows.

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...yet.

Realize, there are some places in the world today that require ID to purchase plastic cutlery.

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Sounds like a good idea until you've got more than one person attacking you. Trading too many advantages to fix one or two disadvantages.

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Or a single person at less than 50 yards... maybe make that 500 yards if it's unstrung.

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atlatl

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Because you can't walk into enemy territory to retreive your ammo + ammo is too expensive + leaving good arrows in enemy territory means you are arming your enemy + realistically if it were practical everyone would be using it.

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That's just because the situation you're describing doesn't suit a bow. Now let's say instead you're fighting on your own lawn, you're using the cheapest arrows money can buy, and because you're fighting rabbits they don't have opposable thumbs to be able to use the arrows you've fired.

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Hehehe! Well, you got a point there!

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