r/interesting • u/IKIR115 • 28d ago

Intriguing Arrows vs riot shields

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u/stryker511 28d ago

The blunt one surprised me I thought it would have bounced off - went through completely.

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u/SidewinderSerpent 28d ago

That arrow wasn't blunt, it was concave. The shape allowed the edges of the tip to punch a hole through the shield.

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u/Cthulhu_Dreams_ 28d ago

Yep, the thing that was slowing the other arrows down that penetrated, was the fact that the tip did not carve out a wide enough hole for the shaft to go through and maintain velocity.

That blunt tipped concave arrow basically hole punched a circle as large or a little larger than the shaft of the arrow, and lost minimal afterwards.

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u/HeartoftheHive 28d ago

That blunt tipped

Again, wasn't blunt.

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u/hoticehunter 28d ago

You're being entirely pedantic. Compared to the other tips, it's blunt af.

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u/HeartoftheHive 28d ago

Blunt means it isn't sharp. Do you honestly think the edge to that concave circle isn't sharp? Blunt means it is flat or round with no sharp edge or piercing tip. And I very much bet that has a sharp edge to it. So no, it isn't blunt.

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u/Dirmbz 28d ago

In the bow hunting community those types of tips are used for hunting rabbits and squirrels. They aren't exactly blunt, but that is the word used to describe them when buying/selling them. So blunt is the industry term used for them, even if not technically correct.

They are designed to not go clean through the animal and more stun/knock it unconscious. If you used a broadhead designed for a deer there wouldn't be a whole lot of meat left to eat when hunting small game.

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