[Archers] Fwd: I need your help

[Jay Nardone]

We are using PVC/rebar in Brighthills to support targets and most arrows
will either stick into the PVC or deflect off of it. We haven't seen any
cases yet where arrows are exploding because of the support bars of rebar.
This is a great system and using a post driver you can get at any TSC, you
can darn near drive rebar into asphalt.

Janyn

-----Original Message-----
From: archers-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
[mailto:archers-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf Of Siegfried
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 1:24 PM
To: John Atkins
Cc: archers at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
Subject: Re: [Archers] Fwd: I need your help

> I used to use rebar but then attended an Atlantian Champion shoot where
> the "person" who designed the shoot had us shooting through a rebar
> grid.  That cost lots of arrows, so now days I use the fiberglass fence
> rods.

Hey, there was a chicken out target ;)   (I still to this day am amazed
at how SOME bow/arrow combinations would just deflect off the rebar and
into the target.   And others would just barely nick the rebar and the
arrow would explode.   With no discernible difference between the
ammo/bow combination)

But anyway, I'd assume that the rebar being sheathed by PVC, would
actually protect the arrow fairly well.   The arrow would probably
deflect or slightly stick into the pvc ...

I'm guessing.   Perhaps I need to head out back and do some tests.

Siegfried


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