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product_id: 6636816
title: "The Practical Guide to Man-Powered Weapons and Ammunition: Experiments with Catapults, Musketballs, Stonebows, Blowpipes, Big Airguns, and Bullet Bows Paperback – October 17, 2007"
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# The Practical Guide to Man-Powered Weapons and Ammunition: Experiments with Catapults, Musketballs, Stonebows, Blowpipes, Big Airguns, and Bullet Bows Paperback – October 17, 2007

**Brand:** richard middleton
**Price:** € 667.82
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- **What is this?** The Practical Guide to Man-Powered Weapons and Ammunition: Experiments with Catapults, Musketballs, Stonebows, Blowpipes, Big Airguns, and Bullet Bows Paperback – October 17, 2007 by richard middleton
- **How much does it cost?** € 667.82 with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

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    Good Information!
  

*by H***H on Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2013*

This is a great resource for understanding how human powered weapons work. While much of the information is dated it is still useful and entertaining reading. One example is the author's statement that rubber powered slingshots are limited to ~270 fps. The current documented record stands in excess of 500 fps.

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    On target...
  

*by A***S on Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2013*

Very well-written - if the author does descend deep into the depths of basic physics at times. This is balanced by a light-hearted writing style which is simultaneously entertaining and educational. Richard Middleton is obviously one of those people who you wished you'd had as a teacher at school - many, many years ago...! This is one of those books that will be read once, not completely understood at the time, but put away in one's library until required for direct reference - i.e., when building one of the devices described within. When this occurs, a swift re-read will make everything crystal clear and the book will then become a permanent part of your reference resources. My only (minor), complaint is that it doesn't appear to be available in hardback format - though if dear Richard cares to contact me and contradict that opinion, I'd be more than happy to buy a more substantial version...!

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    Great Book
  

*by J***L on Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2012*

This is a very good book on the science and a little history of man-powered weaponry. This is not a "how-to" book, it is a "why-to" book. I think it would be a great companion book to any of William Gurstelle's "how-to" books.

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