Heavy crossbows can shoot heavy bolts; but how heavy? I have a variety of replica bolts of historic weights going from 65g up to 159g (1000grains to 2450grains) and I shoot them for distance from a 850lbs draw weight crossbow and then compare the results with a 1250lbs crossbow I shot years ago.
The results were entirely perhaps not so much.....
I refer to a couple of previous films I have made and these are they......
Heavy crossbow light bolt
1250lbs crossbow distance trial
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