The guns of Medieval Times

Way back in those times what they had for long range weaponry was bows and crossbows. Now we still use these weapons today but ours are much more advanced as silly as that sounds. For bows back then they had short bows and long bows. We will start with the short bows which had at least a 45 pound draw weight ( the amount of pull force needed to get the bowstring back ) all the way to 75 pound draw weights yet were only about 4 feet in height. The long bows were the sniper rifle of the day with their maximum effective range being 300 yards and the draw weight being 100-150 pounds these were powerful and stood at right around 6 feet tall. Sadly it took a lot of skill to be a good marksman with a bow so there weren't many bowman which is why the crossbow was invented. The crossbow was easier to use for the fact that all you had to do was pull the string back to lock it in place and then put the bolt in the firing groove and you were ready for action. The crossbows typically had a 100-120 pound draw weight and a 60 yard range with a stirrup on the end to make it easier to pull the bowstring back. The most common arrowhead used would have been the basic one but there were variations like some had barbs so that once they went in their target they couldn't be pulled out and others were poison tipped so the enemy would die of poisoning if the weren't killed by the arrow. One of the most deadly arrowhead variations is the bodkin arrowhead which was used for penetrating armor now I don't know what made it so special but is was definitely effective.