10-15-2004, 09:27 PM
> How thick is the timber in the palisade? For the Archers out there how thick would it have to be to protect against 50 pound plus bows at 45/50 meters? I am wanting to start the palisade on the fort at Lafe, Arkansas but want to make it thick enough to defend against archers and slingers.<br>
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Ave Marcellous,<br>
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I have a bit of emperical data for you. I was shooting my 80# crossbow last week at 40yds and undershot the target, hitting the piece of wooden fence that my friend uses as a backstop. My bolt buried itself in about 3/8's of an inch. I could easily remove it. I expect it might have gone further in if I was using an authentic style head rather than a modern target head. As it was, the swell of the head where it formed the tube that slipped over the end of the bolt I think kept it from penetrating further.<br>
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I hope this is a help,<br>
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Gaius Septimus Lucianus <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=gaiusseptimuslucianus>Gaius Septimus Lucianus</A> at: 10/16/04 12:02 am<br></i>
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Ave Marcellous,<br>
<br>
I have a bit of emperical data for you. I was shooting my 80# crossbow last week at 40yds and undershot the target, hitting the piece of wooden fence that my friend uses as a backstop. My bolt buried itself in about 3/8's of an inch. I could easily remove it. I expect it might have gone further in if I was using an authentic style head rather than a modern target head. As it was, the swell of the head where it formed the tube that slipped over the end of the bolt I think kept it from penetrating further.<br>
<br>
I hope this is a help,<br>
<br>
Gaius Septimus Lucianus <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=gaiusseptimuslucianus>Gaius Septimus Lucianus</A> at: 10/16/04 12:02 am<br></i>
