Do you lose AC bonus from buckler when shooting a bow / x-bow?


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PRD states:

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Buckler: This small metal shield is worn strapped to your forearm. You can use a bow or crossbow without penalty while carrying it. You can also use your shield arm to wield a weapon (whether you are using an off-hand weapon or using your off hand to help wield a two-handed weapon), but you take a –1 penalty on attack rolls while doing so. This penalty stacks with those that may apply for fighting with your off hand and for fighting with two weapons. In any case, if you use a weapon in your off hand, you lose the buckler's AC bonus until your next turn. You can cast a spell with somatic components using your shield arm, but you lose the buckler's AC bonus until your next turn. You can't make a shield bash with a buckler.

Does a creature using a bow and a buckler lose the bonus to AC during the round in which it fires the bow, or is the bow/crossbow the only two-handed weapon which does not lose the AC bonus?


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Does a creature using a bow and a buckler lose the bonus to AC during the round in which it fires the bow?

Yes.

"You can use a bow or crossbow without penalty while carrying it." is referring to a potential penalty to fire the bow, not that you get to keep your AC bonus.

Sczarni

You lose its AC. Same for when you're using a 2-H firearm, too.

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