Explore "longbow" with insightful episodes like "The Adventures of Too Short and Too Tall, Ep 130", "Q&A: Bears, Cartridges, Backcountry Books & More", "The Mona Lisa Heist, "Mad Jack" Churchill, and the Ten O'Clock Line Treaty", "31. What was the most dangerous medieval weapon?" and "EPISODE 066: Do You Even Bare Shaft Bro?" from podcasts like ""the stickboys podcast", "Backcountry Hunting Podcast", "The History Buffet", "Dad and Me Love History" and "Tradgeeks Podcast - Traditional Archery Podcast and Bowhunting"" and more!
Traditional Bowhunters form some of the strongest bonds and best friendships of any outdoor pursuit. This week we dive into one of those bonds with Paul Brunner (Too Short) and Tom Storm (Too Tall). This is a great conversation filled with epic pranks, fond memories, and grand adventures!
Backcountry Q&A
This fun episode responds to a dozen fascinating questions from listeners, including: • Bear deterrent • 6.8 Western vs. .280 Ackley vs. .30-06 cartridge comparison • Rifling twist rates • Traditional bows & muzzleloaders • Wild Bison success • Precision scopes for .22s • Upcoming live Podcast Q&A on Zoom • Troubling memories of unrecovered game • One-shot drops & escapes • Backcountry hunter's "essential book list" • More DIY Alaska tips & tricks • "Popper" loads for .35 Whelen •
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On this week's episode learn all about the details of the famed Mona Lisa theft. We also uncover a unique Indiana (Fountain Co.) connection to the Mona Lisa! Also this week find out about the amazing adventurous life of "Mad Jack" Churchill. Churchill has the only confirmed longbow kill of WWII and would often carry a Scottish broadsword and bagpipes into battle! For this week's dessert Stock sheds light on a famous Native American treaty. Listen and enjoy!
(This is NOT a gory episode!)
We visit an enormous medieval weapons store in some bloke’s back garden.
We hang with “The Company of the Dagger” and talk to knights and weapons-builders as they make the largest medieval weapon of them all.
You’ll find out where the word “freelancer” comes from and you’ll hear our latest knight and Fort-nite jokes!
You’ll find images of all the weapons we discuss on this Medieval Warfare web-page.
Read industry reviews of Dad’s new World War II Asia-Pacific novel, The Slightest Chance, at paulletters.com. It’s now out on Kindle for US$6.99, as well as in paperback. So is Dad’s first wartime novel, A Chance Kill, a love-story/thriller based on real events in Poland, Paris, London and Prague.
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