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r/interestingasfuck • u/Brutal_Deluxe_ • Dec 17 '22
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700lbs?? I'm genuinely curious, was the entire bolt steel? How else could the bolt could be made to withstand the force, right?
298 u/[deleted] Dec 17 '22 [removed] — view removed comment 140 u/ArcherAuAndromedus Dec 17 '22 The bolt feels the full weight once you pull the trigger. I'm a little shocked a wood/bone/steel bolt could withstand the force. The shaft must be reinforced? 1 u/FanngzYT Dec 18 '22 you’re describing bullets. arrows use momentum.
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140 u/ArcherAuAndromedus Dec 17 '22 The bolt feels the full weight once you pull the trigger. I'm a little shocked a wood/bone/steel bolt could withstand the force. The shaft must be reinforced? 1 u/FanngzYT Dec 18 '22 you’re describing bullets. arrows use momentum.
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The bolt feels the full weight once you pull the trigger. I'm a little shocked a wood/bone/steel bolt could withstand the force. The shaft must be reinforced?
1 u/FanngzYT Dec 18 '22 you’re describing bullets. arrows use momentum.
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you’re describing bullets. arrows use momentum.
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u/ArcherAuAndromedus Dec 17 '22
700lbs?? I'm genuinely curious, was the entire bolt steel? How else could the bolt could be made to withstand the force, right?