> 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.