Wonder what kind?
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Crossbow killings:
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c6p284ng14yt
For those that don't keep up with this kind of stuff, 250fps was considered a pretty fast crossbow twenty-five years ago. Now, you can buy a crossbow that shoots 500fps.
For reference, some .38 spl 158g loads in a short barrel only clock in the high sixes and low seven hundreds.
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I wonder...With a bow, you depend on your broadhead to cut a large wound. That's why you like broadheads that are razor sharp. A really fast bow helps in range estimation, as the arrow drops less.
With a handgun round, you depend upon weight and expansion. Handguns do deliver some hydrostatic shock, but not like a rifle. I suspect a good mushroom for a .38 would be about 0.5 inches. The higher the velocity, the more hydrostatic shock and the bigger the mushroom, which is why a .357 magnum is a better deer killer than a .38spl.
Back to effective range...I suspect a .38 and a good crossbow have about the same effective range in the hands of the average person, which I'm guessing is about 70 yards.
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Wow. Sad
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I was watching this unfold this morning. I got the impression that he'd got inside the house and killed them, so presumably he wasn't shooting them at a distance as they'd have been able to get away. They also said other weapons might have been involved.
The poor father losing his wife and 2 daughters like this, what a horrendous nightmare.
