Good that you remind me CA.

I am gonna do that soon. Maybe as the next release.
Read up on them a bit and will focus on the most older types. Like those powered by handpumps and built-in-pumps.


Also, the re-release of my previous charts will follow the same formula as my bow/crossbow chart as:

Sling weapons

• sling
• staff sling
• shotgun sling
• kestrosphendone

Spear and related

• spear
• amentum

Modern weapons

• arquebus
• airgun
• slingshot

Other weapons

• blowgun
• atlatl
• bola
• Morphy's semisling

I wanted to place the atlatl in the Spear and Related category until I realized that atlatls don't actually throw spears.
Might grade some kind of flintlock gun but it is a more complex term than I knew.

AncientCraftwork wrote on Jul 1^st, 2021 at 4:43pm:

Here in czechia you can have max 16J airgun before you need a licence, but you still have to be 18+
I find it funny how I always exceed that by far with just string and stones

A serving of modern weapon gradings

Time for the first full release 

Now here is a throwback.
When I first had the idea of making these charts, my first thought was making such little diagrams

I agree that grading weapons against each other is difficult.  But I think it can be done as long as you're looking at a specific metric and how they all compare for that metric.  Looking at "overall" grades that take multiple factors into account will be less helpful when comparing different weapons against each other.

Regarding accuracy, I think when most people are talking about the accuracy of a weapon, what they're really taking about is effective range.  And the effective range of different weapons can absolutely be different, with some being better than others.

I think your definitions are perfectly fine.  But if someone talks about the accuracy of a weapon, obviously we want to remove the human element from the equation as much as possible.

Here's an extreme example (just to make things simple).  Let's say that we're going to put a sling up against a modern hunting rifle with a scope.  To make sure both weapons are being used at a level as equal as possible, we'll categorize the user of each weapon as an expert with it.  The person with the rifle will likely be able to hit a target that's several hundred yards away with regularity (if not every time).  Even with an expert slinger, the number of hits on target at that distance will be significantly lower, because of the nature of the weapon.

When comparing the accuracy of two weapons, I think it's fair to assume that the users of each weapon are at an equivalent proficiency level.  Then the other aspects of the weapon can be examined.  Such as how much human error (even for an expert user) comes into play for a weapon (example: a sling vs. a firearm), how much error does the weapon inherently introduce that will affect accuracy (example: a muzzleloader vs. a bolt-action rifle).

I promise I'm not trying to redefine any terms. 
I just think my description above is what people are usually referring to when they talk about the accuracy of a weapon, as opposed to how accurate a person is with it.
Maybe a better phrasing for 'weapon accuracy' would be 'how much do the inherent characteristics of the weapon help the user not miss'. 

I would just like to clarify the definition of the meaning of precision.
Accuracy isn't a value in itself. It depends on the situation. A sling is as accurate as a riffle when it comes to shooting at a group of assailants. The target isn't a particular person but anyone in front of you.
In my opinion, it might be better to investigate in what situation such a weapon can be used and why to.
In anycase, Slyngorm did a very big job.