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Archaic Arms Funditor Offline Testing and inventing "Archaic" weapons. Posts: 766	Optimising the Plumbata Mar 20^th, 2025 at 6:22am https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lScCnPKBkWk
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Re: Optimising the Plumbata
Reply #1 - Mar 20^th, 2025 at 9:54pm

Wonderful execution, as always. Love this concept. I think that some penetration/damage tests at 20m or something along those lines is in order. With comparison to a sling with a similar weight of projectile and a comparison to a bow of similar energy (if you can manage the draw weight). It would prove the concept that you get the advantage of the sling range with more penetrating power than a bow.

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joe_meadmaker Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Ice is Cool! Posts: 3382 PA, USA	Re: Optimising the Plumbata Reply #2 - Mar 20^th, 2025 at 10:48pm Excellent video! You put things together in a combination of information, entertainment, and level of production that I think only Morningstar's videos are on par with. Wonder when that guy's going to make another one.
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louisdebonald Novicius Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3	Re: Optimising the Plumbata Reply #3 - Mar 20^th, 2025 at 11:59pm Very nice video, I was re watching some of your older ones wondering when you would post again, lucky me.
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xud9a - call me zud 👍 Funditor Offline Ringing Slocks ! Posts: 906 Nottinghamshire, England Gender:	Re: Optimising the Plumbata Reply #4 - Mar 21^st, 2025 at 6:11am I really appreciate your content Lewis, thanks. 😁👍
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Re: Optimising the Plumbata
Reply #5 - Mar 21^st, 2025 at 6:02pm

IronGoober wrote on Mar 20^th, 2025 at 9:54pm:

Wonderful execution, as always. Love this concept. I think that some penetration/damage tests at 20m or something along those lines is in order. With comparison to a sling with a similar weight of projectile and a comparison to a bow of similar energy (if you can manage the draw weight). It would prove the concept that you get the advantage of the sling range with more penetrating power than a bow.

Thanks! really appreciate it.
Definitely will be doing something along these lines. I myself am very curious how the two will compare.

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Archaic Arms Funditor Offline Testing and inventing "Archaic" weapons. Posts: 766	Re: Optimising the Plumbata Reply #6 - Mar 21^st, 2025 at 6:03pm joe_meadmaker wrote on Mar 20^th, 2025 at 10:48pm: Excellent video! You put things together in a combination of information, entertainment, and level of production that I think only Morningstar's videos are on par with. Wonder when that guy's going to make another one. Thank you Joe! it means a lot.
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Archaic Arms Funditor Offline Testing and inventing "Archaic" weapons. Posts: 766	Re: Optimising the Plumbata Reply #7 - Mar 21^st, 2025 at 6:04pm xud9a - call me zud 👍 wrote on Mar 21^st, 2025 at 6:11am: I really appreciate your content Lewis, thanks. 😁👍 Always glad to hear it's not just me that finds these things interesting! Thanks!
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Archaic Arms Funditor Offline Testing and inventing "Archaic" weapons. Posts: 766	Re: Optimising the Plumbata Reply #8 - Mar 21^st, 2025 at 6:08pm louisdebonald wrote on Mar 20^th, 2025 at 11:59pm: Very nice video, I was re watching some of your older ones wondering when you would post again, lucky me. Glad you liked it! Aiming for lots this year.
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Re: Optimising the Plumbata
Reply #9 - Mar 23^rd, 2025 at 3:51pm

This has prob'ly been asked and answered a bunch of times, but a lot of the pictures and recreations of plumbata use a gland-shaped weight. If it's gland-shaped, could it be slung? I know the kestros is a thing, so the goal of slinging an arrow/dart already has a solution, I'm just thinking along the lines of, "this shape is like this shape, so by association, this action must be possible."

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Re: Optimising the Plumbata
Reply #10 - Apr 1^st, 2025 at 4:03pm

ScantPalaver wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2025 at 3:51pm:

This has prob'ly been asked and answered a bunch of times, but a lot of the pictures and recreations of plumbata use a gland-shaped weight. If it's gland-shaped, could it be slung? I know the kestros is a thing, so the goal of slinging an arrow/dart already has a solution, I'm just thinking along the lines of, "this shape is like this shape, so by association, this action must be possible."

It wouldn't really be possible to balance it in a sling pouch. I think the shape is just because it's aerodynamic, or more likely it's just easiest and most efficient to have a somewhat rounded shape.

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joe_meadmaker Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Ice is Cool! Posts: 3382 PA, USA	Re: Optimising the Plumbata Reply #11 - Apr 1^st, 2025 at 7:55pm Kick wrote on Apr 1^st, 2025 at 4:03pm: more likely it's just easiest and most efficient to have a somewhat rounded shape. Ha! Yep! This isn't a plumbata. But it is a sling projectile with an arrow shaft sticking out of it. And the arrow shaft does straighten out in flight. https://youtu.be/gYE7Rm_7kuM
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Rat Man Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 13971 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: Optimising the Plumbata Reply #12 - Apr 7^th, 2025 at 9:43am Excellent video. Thank you.
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