Which risk was historically increased when manufacturing repeating crossbows using insufficiently tempered bronze?

💡 Explanation

Rapid firing cycles could induce cyclic stress on the bronze trigger sear, and insufficient tempering lowers its yield strength. Therefore, fatigue failure risk increased significantly, because stress concentrations led to crack formation, rather than warping or string degradation.

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