<font color='black' size='2' face='arial'><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="2">My mistake Lord Mungo. I read your message too quickly, I apologize. </font>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="2"> I know the points you are talking about and they do indeed damage the targets. This might be one of those, "at the </font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial">discretion</font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="2"> of the MiC", since it is more than likely the MiC's targets which are being shot up. While I agree that they are nice for the period look, I wouldn't encourage their use, just because they can potentially cause so much damage. Now if we had some nice period targets to shoot at.....</font></div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial" size="2">Anyone else have thoughts on this?</font></div>
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From: Garth G. Groff <ggg9y@virginia.edu><br>
To: Archers <Archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org><br>
Sent: Tue, Mar 15, 2011 8:15 am<br>
Subject: Re: [Archers] Legality of 3Rivers large bodkins<br>
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Lady Lorelei and friends,<br>
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But these are not broadheads, just big bodkins, actually weighing
about 180 grains and about 3/8" across. Some archers might think
they are legal because they AREN'T broadheads. If somebody shows up
with these on our range, I am going to take a literal interpretation
of the Society rule: "No broadheads or tips that cause excessive
damage to the targets shall be used ...." 3Rivers also sells a
smaller version at about 140 grains which I haven't measured. I
think the damage potential would be similar.<br>
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If anyone just has to shoot traditional arrows, they can still use
the 125-grain Ace faux medieval points or the equivalent that
3Rivers and some English vendors offer (so-called "mod-bods"). These
have always been legal in Atlantia, AFAIK. I can't see why anybody
would want to shoot such heavy points with our light target bows
anyway. Their arrows would drop like a stone.<br>
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Too bad in a way, because those big bodkins are really cool points.
I have them on my 3/8" living history arrows, but those shafts are
only for display and looking cool in my quiver at demonstrations.<br>
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Kind regards,<br>
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Lord Mungo, Shire of Isenfir TA Marshal<br>
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On 3/15/2011 11:48 AM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:loreleielkins@aol.com">loreleielkins@aol.com</a> wrote:
<blockquote type="cite"><font color="black" face="arial" size="2"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial">Greetings! Yes, you
nailed it. Target points should be used on archery targets.
Target backs can be expensive. Broadheads are meant to
penetrate flesh, not foam. :-)</font>
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<pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">Noble friends of the bow,</font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Lorelei</font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif">
The question was raised in my recent TA Marshal class about the legality
of the 3Rivers large bodkins. These are very large, and look like they
might do a lot of damage to a target. Does anyone have any views on
these, vis-vis the Society rule against broadheads because of their
potential to rip up a target?
Kind regards,
Lord Mungo Napier, Shire of Isenfir Target Archery Marshal
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