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They both propel a projectile to hit a target, and their projectiles are specially designed to fly through the air with the least amount of air resistance possible. The differences begin that a firearm mainly uses the explosive force of gunpowder as opposed to using the potential energy of the string on the bow, and ending that modern firearms are rapid-fire devices (with the exception of bolt-action rifles). Also, the effective distance.

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