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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Derren" data-source="post: 7151008" data-attributes="member: 2518"><p>No, not really. Sling bullets lose force quite fast. Unless the guy you shoot at is standing only a few meters away from you sling bullets would do nothing against metal armor (which wasn't that rare in the later areas and you would see entire companies with field plate). Slings were phased out not because of aesthetic reasons or because they are "peasant weapons" (a lot of peasant weapons got adapted when they proved effective) but because they simply couldn't keep up the arms race. Bows were made stronger (medieval bows are a lot different and stronger than what the ancient greeks and romans used) and the arrows could be adapted to deal with armor. For slings such advancements were impossible. Slings hit the end of the line once iron armor became common while other weapons still could be improved.</p></blockquote><p></p>