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Evidence OTHER than MR Bows of 120+ bows?

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Del the cat:
Yes I'll agree Warbow accuracy doesn't have to be less than ordinary longbow accuracy.
The other weekend I was demonstarting my bows to a visitor, he was having a go too. at the end of the session I was nicely warmed up so I couldn't resist having a go with the 100# bow. One shot only 10 ten yards drawn to the shoulder/chest rather than jaw. Twack straight in the centre of my 2x3" block of white foam which I have pinned to the target. A warboe anchor/draw jus tfeel sweird to start with, mind and body soon zone in to it.
Del

WillS:
Good stuff!  Nothing quite compares to getting a good clean shot on target with a mighty big bow!  What arrows are you using for the 100#er?

I think a lot of people hit a plateau at about 70lbs which makes them stop, giving them the impression that 100lbs (for example) would be just impossible to control.  I think as long as the dedication and commitment to push into warbow weight is there then there's no reason for it to stop being accurate and start being silly.

Del the cat:
The arrows were 70-75#spined Maple, self nocked,  Modkin points.
Pics n details here:-
http://bowyersdiary.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/tudorfication-of-stuff.html
Someone told me that the Nidderday archery guy is no longer trading due to ill health... I haven't checked, but he had some great shafts.
Del

outcaste:
Don't think anyone on this forum dressed in jeans and a t-shirt would like to be on the end of an arrow shot from a 36 pound bow at 200 yards or 20!

I'd like to think that I can keep an open mind on the draw weights of the bows found on the MR, but you do have to factor other aspects of the 'delivery system'. Warbow Wales have been testing the relative strength of natural strings at their flight shoots for some time and it is apparent that they can survive bow weights of 130,40, even 170lbs. Though one must look at the length of the MR arrows (two peaks 28in and just over 30ins), drawing to 32 will add at least 10-15lbs at the higher bow weights. Also in terms of addressing an 'average', do we think that those shorter bows of 72ins and below were shooting 200lb @ 32?

I totally agree that practice is the key to accuracy at the higher draw weights as it is at the lower and if you have a look at the link you'll see what WW are trying to achieve at their archery events.

http://warbowwales.com/

WillS:
Well I do know that a lot of Steve's bows that he made as exact replicas of the MR bows were actually made 2-3 inches longer so they could withstand constant shooting without breaking, and most of his (using the same wood with the same ring count and dimensions of course) came out around 160-190lbs.  Factor in the poundage gained by shortening and 200lbs doesn't seem far fetched!

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