960lbs crossbow vs 150lbs crossbow - TESTED!

In medieval times crossbows with 1000lbs draw weights were pretty normal; but how powerful were they compared with modern crossbows? Here I test a 960lbs medieval windlass crossbow and a 150lbs modern compound crossbow, side by side and compare the two and why they perform so differently. If you would like to help support the channel please visit my sites Medieval bow 67g bolt Draw weight Bolt weight Speed Energy Momentum 435kg. 67g 56m/s. 104J 3.7 Kg.m/s 960lbs. 1034 grains 182fps. 77 ft.lbs. 26.8 lbs.ft/s Medieval bow 90g bolt Draw weight Bolt weight Speed Energy Momentum 435kg. 90g 51m/s. 117J 4.6 Kg.m/s 960lbs. 1389 grains 167fps. 86 ft.lbs. 33.3 lbs.ft/s Modern bow 23g bolt Draw weight Bolt weight Speed Energy Momentum 68kg. 23g 110m/s. 139J 2.5 Kg.m/s 150lbs. 355 grains 361fps. 103 ft.lbs. 18.1 lbs.ft/s TYPE SPEED MASS MOMENTUM ENERGY 7 54m/s 94g 5.1 kgm/s 137J 9 55 m/s 85g 4.7 kgm/s 129J M2 59 m/s 73g 4.3 kgm/s 127J 16 63 m/s 68g...