asian bows

[costicaldad]

lookin on the internet the other day and read asian bow mongol etc could have a poundage of 180 #plus and shoot over 500 yds is this plausible spesily for a horse bow
i have a istar toth 58# mongol and it shoots 18 f.p.s slower than my 53 # long bow plus how big would you have to be to pull it back the size of your horse?

[Justin Snyder]

The Mongol armies owed their success to their bows. It is quite plausible, they could ride in and shoot and ride out without getting in range of the enemy.  I know a guy that is about 5'8" and 120# and can pull 130#.  The Mongol archers were full time archers who developed the muscle and skill over years, so why not believe they could pull 180#. Justin