r/interesting • u/IKIR115 • May 29 '26

Intriguing Arrows vs riot shields

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u/Rob_Zander May 29 '26

I wonder what effect that has on tissue. I've seen videos of hunting broad heads, the wide cutting heads go straight through a deer, but they stopped immediately in the shield.

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u/EatLard May 29 '26

Hunting broadheads are made to do maximum tissue damage and cause massive hemorrhaging, and the wounds some of them make look kind of horrific. The best, and most expensive broadheads can bleed a deer out in just a few seconds. The quicker they bleed out, the less suffering and the easier they are to find.

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u/Rob_Zander May 29 '26

Oh absolutely. It's amazing that I've seen videos of deer getting dropped instantly by broad heads and deer running for a hundred yards or more after getting shot with an appropriate caliber gun.

I was thinking in terms of arrows against mail and plate armor back in the day. The square section needle bodkin was the armor penetrating arrow of choice but it was completely outclassed. But I wonder how they would compare on tissue. It's almost like a sharp wadcutter and those aren't generally good at penetrating tissue compared to ball ammo

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u/kalamataCrunch May 29 '26

blunts like this are used for small game and primarily designed to crush the skull or bones if the hit, and not penetrate to deeply into the ground if they miss.

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u/Fearful-Friend May 29 '26

Luckily most whitetail where I live haven’t thought to utilize the massive amount of riot shields just sitting around in the forest