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DeCalmont

looks should not outweigh safety. We know that Tube and Tennis ball ammo is the safest yet functional ammo so to not use it is just senseless. A tube arrow looks no more or less offensive than rubber shield edging or the craptastic armor that many (not all but many) combat archers wear. And then of...

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Johno wrote:
I beg to differ. Siloflex tubing did not and has not penetrated grills. Squishy foam did because they were not tennis ball tips, and headless fiberglass shafts have.

myth and urban legends give me a break.

The "foam" on the "siloflex" arrows/bolts penetrated...

DeCalmont

Trimaris does not allow tubed arrows or bolts. If a visitor uses them we will make exceptions (kind of like hocky gloves) but you cannot live in Trimaris and shoot them. really? What is the reasoning behind that? I would think that a siloflex arrow would be safer than a shafted one. Guess you misse...

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No

Probably the widest use bolt/arrow is the UHMW cored blunt or Baldar Classic blunt on fiberglass shafts. I might be wrong, Duchess Tessa may be able to provide a more complete view though.

DeCalmont

Ronan,

Have you looked at the 14th C. Scot thread yet? There is a lot of good information there. If that doesn't help you let us know.

14th C. Scot

DeCalmont

I'm not sure I understand... but... no... no sympathy what so ever. I worked tech support in a call center for far too long. My sympathy gland has done been squeezed dry. We mere tinkerers have no chance of stepping up to this... It's truly beautiful work. If there's only one thing about the AA it'...

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Damn you man, have you no sympathy for us common folk?

Looks awesome!

DeCalmont

Okay, so maybe the "hate them" part was too much, changed the title. My main purpose was to let both parties recognize each other and maybe we can sit down face to face at an event and talk this over like civilized people, i.e. over a pour of scotch.

DeCalmont

D. Sebastian wrote:I like CA, and I like people who do CA.
I just do not like how we currently have chosen to apply it.

I don't believe I've ever whined about it.
YMMV.

D,

I believe I can speak for others in this matter, you are not even on a list of whiners, no matter the subject.

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The only incident I recall coming from An Tir was the Paul Chen helm with excessive gaposis (i.e. non-legal spacing between the bars) allowing a legal arrow in. I don't recall anything else though.

DeCalmont

You had me at Bacon...

course chocolate chips go a long way too.

DeCalmont

Okay, show us those kits. This way we can look for each other on and off the field and swap stories...

See ya out there!

DeCalmont

LOL No. Since you never stop posting will you go outside and get some sun. Balin Actually, I'm outside most of the day. I'm in and out of my work truck all day and my laptop is online all the time. Funny thing, I've been on the Archive since '04 and you've been here since '08 and I've only got 3 ti...

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We were told it never happens then it did. We were told it was a 1 in a 1000000 chance then it happened 6 times in a year 3 times in 1 battle. The *SHAFT* of a fiberglass arrow did not penetrate 3 times in one battle. It in fact penetrated 0 times. The *foam* of the HEAD (again, this new Baldar des...

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So, basically, I asked for evidence, and you say "I don't want to find it". Very persuasive... We were told it never happens then it did. We were told it was a 1 in a 1000000 chance then it happened 6 times in a year 3 times in 1 battle. Now we are being told don't worry it can't happen a...

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And who's living in the magic realm?

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So because they do one particular thing that works well, allows for combat archery to be used, and prevents injury I can't use Calontir as an example? That is some very poor logic. Except the logical fallacy is in how you perceive their decision making. They simply never changed anything expect tha...

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Fair enough. I had also listed some other options in my original posting in this thread as well. Her Grace Tessa listed some other items that I am curious about trying out too.

DeCalmont

Then it is not a "false" compromise, it simply isn't enough for you. I was asked what compromises I thought were acceptable and I stated them. I have compromised the rules in lessening the agreed upon legal target area to those areas, hence the compromise. In your mind what is enough?

DeCalmont

So, to use your numbers of %10-20, although this would be a compromise of the allowed target areas it's false because its not enough? What is enough then? %30, %50, %90? I mean really, wasn't it stated that a compromise is when both sides give up something? Just because you don't like the number doe...

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Then by that logic we should stop heavy fighting, no more injuries there either...

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I think it might be Thrust and Throw javelins...ymmv

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Piers Brent wrote:
DeCalmont wrote:The target area limitation would take some work on the Society level since it's been ruled on before.

But in your opinion what should it be?

Personally I could live with torso and head shots only.

DeCalmont

Well, it seems the current SEM disagrees with you then.

DeCalmont

Matt, thanks for keeping everyone up to date. Although I personally don't have an outstanding order with you I do have friends who do, it's comforting to see you following up with them, it is appreciated.

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Here you go;

Hospitaller

Coincidentally a subject I was just getting ready to start myself...

DeCalmont

It is basically a UHMW core with a Baldar styled dome attached to it.

DeCalmont

aren't those arrows on your avatar, DeCalmont? If someone in black approaches you during Pennsic, pay them no mind...they're not really there... PLEASE figure out a way to get someone to approach me at Pennsic this year. I do not care what color they are wearing. I want to go and cannot. My most hu...

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Baron Conal wrote:aren't those arrows on your avatar, DeCalmont?

If someone in black approaches you during Pennsic, pay them no mind...they're not really there...

and yes those are arrows in my avatar! I'll gladly give them over to people, one at a time.

DeCalmont

The box seems a pretty good size, mainly just the same thing is what I'm looking for and if she found any improvements to her methods she should feel free to go with those

DeCalmont

psst, they already issue those at the time of the CA auth being signed. If you see someone with one it's because they are a combat archer.

(listens for the sounds of madu's being dropped society wide)

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PM sent.

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That's why we don't have a section in the Marshals handbook on how to marshal Wars vs. Tournament...oh wait, we do have that section.

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Schweet!

DeCalmont

As a long time Combat Archer I honestly believe that the rules will always need tweaking. As time passes and events unfold new data and new materials pop up and require a good looking at. That being said I would challenge everyone to take a look at the safety record of Combat Archery over it's 30 + ...

CA'ers and those who like to club 'em - show us your kits!