Bows have seen active service in armies for thousands of years prior to the introduction of gunpowder. When Blackpowder weapons became prevalent, they quickly superseded and eventually replaced the bow as the missile infantry weapon. How did this occur and why? Were there any battles in which the bow and musket competed against each other? Bowvsmusket.com is specifically dedicated to this topic, detailing the unnamed blogger’s views on why the bow was completely inadequate compared to the musket. He cites battles, opinions by gunpowder era figures and uses these to form his conclusions on the matter. The two myths that he declares busted are: · That bows outranged muskets significantly · That muskets replaced bows because they were easier to train with The first has reasonable credibility, within a certain context, while the second has no rational basis. Range of Muskets ...