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futurebird@sauropods.win
I do *not* need a portable metal folding bow.
However, I will still show it to you because it's kind of cool and I wonder just how compact and effective such a weapon could be.
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@futurebird metal limbs are too heavy unless you also use a heavy ass arrow. You could get decent penetration but slow arrows are hard to shoot any reasonable distance
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@futurebird you could prob make a fiberglass takedown bow that gets about as compact as this
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@futurebird or carbon if you like spending money for marginal gains
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@futurebird apparently it's made from a decently light alloy, but think this thing is gonna wear out since only a few steel and titanium alloys are actually all that usable for springs (while still being way heavier than regular limbs)
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black and gray ䷔
mer@yourwalls.today
@futurebird you can get about the same deal without breakable swivel joints by just having the pieces assemble like tenon and mortises
it's trivial to get a friction fit and when strung there is shear force keeping it way tight anyway
I have a longbow that's only two parts not 3 so it's a tiny bit longer but I imagine it's gotta be feasible as a 3 parter
it's trivial to get a friction fit and when strung there is shear force keeping it way tight anyway
I have a longbow that's only two parts not 3 so it's a tiny bit longer but I imagine it's gotta be feasible as a 3 parter
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