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  2. English longbow - Wikipedia

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    The English longbow was a powerful medieval type of bow, about 6 ft (1.8 m) long. While it is debated whether it originated in England or in Wales from the Welsh bow , by the 14th century the longbow was being used by both the English and the Welsh as a weapon of war and for hunting.

  3. Longbow - Wikipedia

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    Picture of a longbow made with wood, 2013. A longbow is a type of tall bow that makes a fairly long draw possible. Longbows for hunting and warfare have been made from many different woods in many cultures; in Europe they date from the Paleolithic era and, since the Bronze Age, were made mainly from yew, or from wych elm if yew was unavailable.

  4. Target archery - Wikipedia

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    For a 1440 round, known until 2014 as 'FITA Round', outdoor distances range from 30 to 90 m (33 to 98 yards) for senior Gentlemen archers, and 30 to 70 m (33 to 77 yards) for Ladies. The juniors have shorter targets to shoot at. In Olympic archery, 70 m (77 yards) is the standard range. Indoor distances are either 18 or 25 m (20 or 27 yards).

  5. Archery - Wikipedia

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    The longbow had a range of up to 270 m (890 ft). However its lack of accuracy at long ranges made it a mass weapon rather than an individual one.

  6. Longbow hunter describes his encounter with massive black ...

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    A Bedford County hunter used a primitive longbow to harvest a 681-pound black bear ... The encounter spanned 10 to 15 minutes as he watched the massive bear walk into his effective shooting range ...

  7. Yumi - Wikipedia

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    The shigetō yumi (重籐) style yumi in particular was the strongest weapon of the Kamakura period, with a maximum range of 400 metres (1,300 ft) and an effective range of 80 metres (260 ft) that could inflict fatal wounds on targets. There are more than 20 varieties of shigetō yumi, depending on how and where on the bow the rattan is wound.

  8. Boeing AH-64 Apache - Wikipedia

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    The advanced AH-64D Apache Longbow was delivered to the Army in March 1997. ... Range: 257 nmi (296 mi, 476 km) with Longbow radar mast; Combat range: 260 nmi (300 mi ...

  9. Legendary Longbow course sold to Gilbert group for $8.9M

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    Oct. 12—Mesa's legendary Longbow Golf Club has been sold to a Gilbert owner-operator of three other daily-fee golf courses. Daedalus Real Estate Advisors sold the 18-hole golf course at McDowell ...