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As a frenchman subscribed to your channel Andy i must say i took the Battle of Crecy reference the very wrong way 😂 The french troops basically got massacree by the rate of fire and the reach of the english longbows. Some of the british soldiers skeletons were found to have deformations caused by the force required to even use them. On top of which came the church prohibition of crossbows which required far less training and was often carried by young unprepared « soldiers ». Farmboys essentially. To us french ppl. Bows and english people are pretty hard to tell apart. We would cut fingers to any archer captured, this is where ✌️ comes from. I liked you guys better with sub 12s. Greetings from an old enemy ✌️

Crossbows look scary but would love to see more on these in a separate programme thanks Andy.

Thank you so much for bringing the world of archery here, have shot a recurve for 35 yrs and loved your intro into the sport!

More ftlbs energy than a .22lr rifle and you can just buy one over the internet. I own two and they are absolutely not back garden safe in anyway and also very loud.

Hi Andy ,well that was refreshing,some what different review but very interesting and informative I am somewhat surprised at the power of these things and yet no license required certainly would not what to be on the receiving end of one of those 😮..

I disagree...archery is the most traditional thing for Brits 😂

Hi Andy, great video I highly enjoyed it. I was actually into archery and crossbow target shooting before I discovered air rifles, so I have a lot of love for this kind of thing. I find it bizarre that I can buy a 400+ FPS crossbow no problem up here in Scotland, but require an AWC to own a sub 12 ft/lb air rifle, which are significantly less dangerous than a big crossbow. I've even bought my daughter a 10lb junior bow and she really enjoys shooting targets in the back garden. Big fan of the channel, cheers!

My sister used to shoot a recurve bow in the 80’s, and I used to take her to the club and watch. They used to shoot between 50 and 100 yards and were really accurate considering wind effects. No wonder the English longbow was a feared weapon.

Wow, what a totally amazing video! This just adds another string to your bow! 😂 but seriously, those crossbows look amazing! Would love to see more about these! 👍🏻

Hi, I bought a sub 12ft/lb air rifle this week for garden plinking, and I’m having great fun. I’m ever cautious of any stray or deflected pellets, of which I’ve had none. I dread to think what could happen if a carbon arrow left the garden no matter how big!

Great review Andy and very informative and I would love to see more content around these bows & crossbows. As usual nice surprise with this week’s review totally a different aspect to the sport of shooting and greatly appreciated. Best regards Rob

Hay Andy great video. Can I offer a suggestion. When using a compound bow a trigger release there is a lot more control on the aim and release. Also aluminium bolts for forbthe crossbows. Don't shatter like carbon arrows

You should try my English longbow and horsebows! Barnett have a terrible customer service and not many archers use Barnett gear. Give us a shout if you need any help!

Hi Andy , whot a very interesting look into this sport ... it`s a very appealing sport .. You worked very hard Andy , to bring this to us ... Many thanks ..

Very interesting. Would like to see more on the subject. Either bow or crossbow would be fine. I have the Adder with magazine. Super fun but taming the power is not easy and using it indoors is much more dangerous compared to our low powered air tools. I put a 90lbs limb (comes with 130lbs) on mine but I still need two thick archery back stops to catch the bolt reliably. I also have a 190lbs limb here but have not been able to test it. I will not try that inside of my apartment.

I would love to see some more videos on archery. It’s something I’m considering getting into

I've got a Barnett Recruit Terrain compound crossbow, such a dangerous piece of kit I've never used it. Amazing they are unrestricted in terms of power, unlike airguns and capable of doing so much damage.

Best fun you've had with your clothes on 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. I spat my tea out 😂

Thanks Andy, great episode. I love all forms of shooting and my own particular interest is the longbow. I had my own made for me back in the day. It had a draw-weight of 67lbs which when compared to the old war bows was feeble. Those boys would have been 140lbs and more. They had to be to throw the massive arrows they used against enemy forces. They’re also a different discipline altogether, with no sighting system at all aim is intuitive which is why it was law to practice at the butts every Sunday. A great sport to get into.

As a youngster I built a crossbow from a kit sent through the post. Propped a hay bale against the garden shed. Bolt went straight through bale and both sides of the shed! History of the Medieval Longbow is a fascinating study on its own.

My pal from school had a crossbow back in 1976. We shot it at a target on the fence. One bolt went through the target, through the fence and into the front wing of his Dad's Rover P5. One of the many occasions we got into a lot of trouble! These things demand a lot of respect.....

I'd love to see more reviews of crossbows

Brilliant review Andy, I have a compound bow that fires ball bearings and a crossbow stile sling shot that fires 8mm ball bearings and holds up to 40 in its mag, tons of fun 🤘😀🤘

Thanks Andy, another interesting and well thought out video. I would love to see more on these, another enjoyable outdoor shooting sport can only be a good thing.

Finger tabs would be a good idea when shooting bows too👍

A change is as good as a rest 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Wonderful video, great to see the alternatives.

An entertaining video BUT please be careful what you say and how you present any future videos. People are so frightened of any shooting sport, adverse publicity will shut the sport down very quickly. Some people after watching your video will buy a powerful bow and use it just to see what it is like in very inappropriate settings. I love shooting these things please plan any future videos carefully as I want to continue doing so. I had all my pistols taken from me after Dunblane.

Big frown when I saw this come up but found it very interesting Hell they look frightening So much more dangerous than an air gun It's left me feeling quite qweezy at the thought of these in the wrong hands I'll stick with the cowboys on this one Thanks Andy 👍

Morning Andy, Great review. Today's video is a brilliant change and very informative.

crossbows are, especially because they aren't regulated when it comes to their power, far more interesting to me than air rifles. 🙂Especially pistol crossbows 🙂

Great video, would love to see more, maybe pistol crossbows which have become really popular and are a "little" more garden friendly. The main issue with crossbows is they are really easy to get hold of, cheap and no rfd requirements...but no where to shoot them, other than in your garden, if its big enough. Archery GB clubs can't / wont touch them them as rules and insurance won't permit it. No pest control reason for landowners to allow use on their land and virtually no specific crossbow clubs. I'll still keep buying them though as they are great fun! An enterprising land owner could make a fortune opening a crossbow range.

I would love to see more on my personal favourite Field Target archery

Nice alternate video. An eye opener to us that know literally nothing about it.

I've fired a crossbow three times. Why? Because bolts are irretrievable. They disappear. And the fact someone will be killed by accident eventually. These are NOT for back yard "plinking".

Great video Andy but I honestly think you need another channel for other forms of sport and keep this one just for guns! have a great weekend and stay well.

Can’t tell you how back garden unfriendly crossbows are, absolutely deadly and unless you own serious land then it’s club only unless you are mentally retarded… good on Andy for emphasising safety so much but after a neighbour managed to shoot through his backstop with a Barnett Rhino a few years ago and put a bolt through both sides of my car I am a bit wary of these.. Good fun in the right place but god it’s got to be the right place.. 😮 I am always amazed these are still certificate free to be honest..

Just a point of order here Andy. You mentioned being ready to "fire" the bow. Fire is not a term used in Archery, unless you are talking about burning your bow!! In archery you "shoot" or "loose" the arrow. 😀👌

And these things are licence free.😱 Makes a mockery of our sub 12ft air rifle law. If I was going to get shot by one, I'd take a slug all day long

Hi andy please please do all types of shooting sir so we can learn from you and all of the your family and team sir to teach us in everything you can do in a safe way and fun for all the family sir

I would love to see some more of this content in any form on the channel. Because of you I got Into the shooting sport, and still am. Looking forward to the new video every week. Keep it up, Thnx

I can't believe that there wasn't any reference to our local hero, call yourself a Notts man Andy 😂

Please stick to what you know. Shooting tins is not a good idea and emphasis on poundage can attract the wrong type of shooter and usual comments of why they are more powerful than airguns and not licensed.They should be used at clubs and not in back gardens.

What a fantastic video. Thank you for taking the time to share with us. Have a great day 😊😊

Hi Andy I loved this and my god the power and range is scary….on a different note after getting into watching your channel I was re-bitten by the shooting bug and I’m looking to by a PCP rifle join a good club and after the customary period apply for my FAC certificate at the moment I’m a few weeks from purchasing a S/H BSA r10 mk 2 it’s part of a deal the gun is in .22 comes with an optisan scope and silencer it priced at £900 but also there is a BSA r12 CLX pro in .22 with no scope at £1050 I know your love and knowledge on BSA guns so could you steer me right as much as you feel you can so I can make an informed choice many thanks from Pete in the shires.

Good morning all . Archery is not a fortae of mine however I do have a pistol cross bow and many many Catapults ...or sling shots if you will . Nice Reveiw today Andy it keeps the interest up..... different strokes .

Thanks for making this video Andy. Ive been considering getting one of these!

My bow was of Nottingham a recurve and I did and will shoot no other god save the king 🤴

I have a feeling it won’t be to long before the government step in and license them, or I guess what they would prefer ban them altogether?

This was a great “first impressions” review of a sport that I came to love over a decade ago.. thank you! Quick note about string releases though if I may…. A leather finger release tab for recurve bows and a simple wrist strap mounted trigger release for compound bows will help greatly in getting a clean release, these help by not “plucking” the bow string which gives a cleaner flight of the arrow. If a future video does come, I really hope it will contain some of my all time favourite bow shooting “Clout” (as seen in many medieval movies, all the archers lined up, arrows aimed high at a target some 200m away!) all the arrows loosed at the same time resulting in a hail of arrows falling out of the sky. Honestly of all the tournaments I’ve ever shot (more than I can count) this sight always makes me smile!

If England had these back in the day I'd still be colonized 😂

Afchery is definitely enjoyable. Some might even say Zen.

Excellent intro to archery. It is something I have considered for many years but never got to it. Rethink time 🤔

Great review. A real pity that you cannot hunt in the UK with them. They are as accurate as any firearm when used correctly. And it takes real skill to close to within the recommended distance for an ethical shot.

I own a couple of lower power crossbows but have never shot them because of concerns over back stops etc I'll hang on to them in the hope I can get somewhere safe to shoot them. Really enjoyed your informative video.

Hi Andy, glad your branching out into archery video if you do, I have the Barnett XP380 compound crossbow, I haven’t really been able to shoot it yet I need to find a range for compound crossbows, I am very jealous of your range :) but a great video as always and it would be nice to see more types of shooting

Thank you 👍 i used to do reenactments years ago and i loved using my welsh yew longbow and i would always say to people it's a lot of fun for little money and for all ages i would love to see more videos with indepth looks in to both bows and crossbows , keep up the good work 🙌 👍

Made me laugh watching that guy trying to string the recurve bow

Looks like you’re going to have to add another A to the channel name 👍👍

Love watching every program and don't care whether you cover PCP springer c02 bows or crossbows but must say I was impressed with your program about the spowpeak M16 and at 64 year of age I come to this a little late but thanks for all your knowledge and advice keep them coming as I find each program fascinating although the wife has started looking at me as if I'm from the planet ZOG lol👍

Yes mix it up bud , archery , bows , crossbows and air arms.

More bows - yes please More crossbows - also yes please 👍👍👍

As an Australian it's nice to see something on AAR that I can actually buy without a gun license. Fortunately archery gear, excluding crossbows, are readily available to the masses & we can even hunt with them. For the pellet fanatics in your audience, there have been a number of products released over the years that attach to bows to enable you to fire pellets instead of arrows. The most recent of which was the Airow Gun, which was available in .50 & .68 caliber for paintball &.22 caliber for pellets.

Can we buy these from vector air?

Started shooting recurve bows when I was around 12 as my dad didn’t want me to shoot guns, years later I got into air rifles. If I hadn’t had the training of the pitch and drop of bows then I wouldn’t be nearly as good with a .22 resulting in being able to take out magpies at a farm I pest control from up to 175 feet away with one shot. Great video as always 👍

Really enjoyed that. I used to enjoy archery many years ago. Would advise anyone who's thinking about it to have a look for a club close by. You'll be able to try out some bows and see if you like it before spending a good chunk of money.

The cross bow should have a certificate if over 12 ft lbs as it is as dangerous as a air rifle but enjoyable video and looks fun if your garden is huge 😊

Thanks Andy, love the channel. I'd certainly enjoy a more detailed kind of review on these. Keep up the great work

I have been toying with the idea of taking up archery for a while and I think you may have convinced me to look into it further. I'd love to see a more detailed review for both the bows and crossbows. This would be a great addition to the rifle shooting I currently do.

An excellent video showing another branch of shooting. It's great to see what's out there. And yes please to more content showing crossbows and bows. Keeping it varied is what keeps it interesting

I absolutely love Archery. Traditional and compound alike. "Nothing soothes a troubled mind quite like shooting a bow." Fred Bear

Even slingshots (or catapults as I call them) are brilliant. Cheap, fun and they teach you some brilliant fundamentals about aiming, distance judgement, trajectory and most importantly repetition and control.

Good one ... Crossbows especially. You should make contact with a certain German gentleman. A must .

Andy try an FX Chronograph on your bows

The biggest issue I have where I live near Coventry is finding a club that will let you use a crossbow .It seems that most Archery clubs Won't. I know that you couldn't cover everything here but it is important to lubricate both the rail and string of a crossbow with the correct lubricant. Nice video.

Please keep your kit on Andy.

Great video andy love my archery to all the people saying there dangerous yes they are dangerous in the same way as anything missused is dangerous always take care and respect the power.

Next week slingshots? The week after hurling insults😋

Yea. These are pretty effective. Even cheap crossbows (as one that I own). I once shot a bolt towards a roll of cardboard paper - and it stuck into it over at 10-15cm or so. Could not get the bolt out without cutting the roll of cardboard paper into pieces. Was like shooting into a big tree...so, yea, not doing that again..😂

Excellent video as a compound archery. I loved the archery section, and thank you for helping me spend my well-earned cash on my new Walther 😊

It would be something special if you did a video on "The Adder" crossbow, with its 7 shot auto-feed magazine and easy underlever cocking - an absolute dream of a piece, and one that I fully intend to buy! 😀

Andy, love your channel on airguns. This was a great intro to bows etc. I had a recurve for years. But channel 101, dont let anything mess with your brand. You built it. Protect it. Another, separate channel on Alternative shooting sounds ace. 🎉 😊

A friend of mine who was into air rifle and crossbow also archery let a few of us try his kit and wow crossbows frightened the life out of all our group who shoot 177 and the bows were amazing too ,thanks for the review it was great but I'll stick to my rifles On another note why don't you do a review on older rifles eg webley raider quantum 177 like mine or any other type that would be good 😊thanks Andy

Great video, have been using crossbows for some years and yes they are powerful. As you point out please use caution and care when using so all can continue to enjoy the sport. With thanks for all you and your team do for the sport.

Hi Andy, after watching this, I bought a Barnett STR. I fired it once and it scared the pants off me. I would very much appreciate...if it's something you're interested in...in further exploring archery. There's thousands of archery videos available, but 99% of them I find are US based hunting videos, of course not allowed in the UK. Many thanks, Daniel

More on these please

Do you remember not that long ago when a bloke killed that old boy who was adjusting his areal? I've got no idea why and what was going through his head and I'm pretty she was using it for hunting if my memory serves me correctly 🤔 Did you ever see a picture of him? I'm not going to say what he looks like and the type of face he's got as I've been honest in the past and because of that I ended up getting a strike. It's a shame you can't have an opinion anymore about the past, what different countries have done and what people's faces look like to me. Were definitely turning into a communist state where you can't even say anything incase you might upset a snowflake 😪

Love Archery So fun. not Done for a Very Long time.

If you've the land AND access get yourself a local farmer who can deliever a BIG BALE OF STRAW... 1/3rd ton and mega compressed... NO arrow will go thru and cost ??? About 50 quid delivered

❗️Hey, Andy, Any chance you'd be able to review the Crosman ST1 - 4.5mm BB CO2 Air Rifle please. It looks interesting, especially its colour.

3…… I am all about power and decisivenes. I am sadly a convicted pile of shiz….. my life has been amounted to the liberty of most English/European individuals. Our lives are all important and shouldn’t be influenced by politics

Don't! have a look at the X-BOW REV 🤐 A 420fps pistol would definitely be the last nail, 120lb limbs as standard and the USA have 150lb limbs available 😭... "We're all doomed"

Hey Andy, maybe as a good crossover you should look at Airbows? They're essentially a PCP rifle where the shaft fits over the barrel? (Yes, I know, insert smart Alec comments below) Think pulling the end off (Steeeeady on) of a McDonald's straw and twizzling the sealed end to a point and blowing hard in the open end.. (I fear this comment has gone rogue by now) Scale it up but with a PCP chamber, trigger, rifle type stock and pic rails... There you have your Airbow effectively. The guys at Vector should love them! I'm guessing you were just using field tips on them? You should have loaded the bolts (quarrels) with broadheads and tried those. Those are properly eye opening! Especially if you blatt one into a block of ballistic gel. BTW crossbows are where we get the phrase "picking a quarrel" from.

Thanks Andy, luved this, and yes please a more in depth review on the cross bows Cheers Kerry. 👌👌👌👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Andy, you have to have a look at the X-Bow - FMA Supersonic Pistol Crossbow · Draw weight: 120 lbs · Velocity: 270fps to 330fps. For a pistol crossbow, it has unbelievable power, I have one and it is great fun to shoot. I own a few crossbows and another favourite of mine is the EK Archery Adder multi-shot crossbow (The world’s first tactical repeating crossbow) which holds up to seven bolts and can be fired at a rate of seven bolts in about 20 seconds with the quick reloading lever. Have a look and see what you think.

Great intro to the world of archery 🏹 I am primarily an archer shooting all types of bows but have a couple of air rifles that I like to pling with in the back garden. Like you I have a long garden (about 80 metres) where I shoot my Barnett TS390 crossbow - which is a serious bit of kit and even as an experienced archer I find the power and performance a little scary and definitely demands respect. Love your reviews as so many do - keep doing what you do 👍🏼🙏🏼

Great overview. Thank you. I love my archery. It's great fun. Two very welcoming clubs I can recommend (in the Scottish central belt) for great fun and excellent tuition are Beecraigs Archers near Linlithgow and West Lothian Archers.

As someone who use to shoot till I injured my shoulder, there are two more important personal safety items for bows. If your going to do a whole days shooting you need a finger tab or for a compound a trigger you dont want red raw fingers at the end uf the day. The other is a chest guard, a bow string catching on a part of the anatomy especially when it is cold is VERY painful. Other than that it is a great sport and if you join a club which is the best way to go very enjoyable.

Useful for when the Zombie Apocalypse arrives 🤣🤣Only joking great review Andy 👍

Hi Andy, there are 2 more developments to the bows and crossbows recently... A guy in RU-vid called Joerg Sprave invented a magazine system for both crossbows and bows... These are available commercially from several gun shops and outdoor shops. There is one crossbow that cocks like an under lever Springer and has a capacity of up to 7 shots, and even speed loader clips to help reload quickly, this is the EK Archery Adder and with the strongest bow limb attached can generate close to 50fpe! After the crossbow versions he then turned to development of a system for bows.. again EK Archery took his design and went forward with a compound bow system that has a 6 arrow magazine. The compound bow magazine system allows about 1 shot per second, more than twice as fast as the crossbow version. Finally, as you probably can guess, the Chinese have copied the system and produce add on versions of the compound bow system and the overall price dropped by about £100, for bow and magazine... There is even a ball bearing shooter available that uses 15mm steel balls, even at 2 at a time when using a bow with over 40lbs pull!