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<DIV><SPAN class=187500801-15092012><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>I
might suggest we could be getting off topic here. As far as bow failure, I
have had perfectly period'ish bows fail. But I think the point Eirik made
about looking more period is perhaps the more valid point. Now don't get
me wrong. I'm not in the group thinking everyone should be shooting only
period bows. Not everyone can afford them, thus recurves and slightly more
modern bows are still acceptable on the range, i.e. Tomahawks from 3Rivers,
Kasai horse bows, Bear Kodiak Magnums or Martin Hunters. All good
traditional bows acceptable, but all plastic white bows? Seems there might
be issues with the "looking period" there. Now the point of how they are
made becomes a larger issue. Having worked to a great extent with PVC
piping I can tell you that one year in the sun and it becomes very
brittle. However when a bow breaks during full draw arrows do NOT fly off
at 90 degrees or do any of the stupid things stupid marshals think they
will. They simply fall at your feet as the bow now has no power to deliver
to the shaft. It becomes a product of physics and mechanics. But we
come back to an archer wearing Nike tennies, a cheap cotton tunic over
camoflauged jeans and sun glasses shooting a PVC bow. Period?
Which? Sorry having more issues with the entire kit than just the
bow. I think marshal's decretion is the best. We do that with atlatl
on an archery range, why not with PVC bows or any bow a marshal may
question?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=187500801-15092012><FONT color=#0000ff size=2
face=Arial>cog</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
[mailto:archers-bounces@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Fen
& Michelle<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 14, 2012 8:30
PM<BR><B>Cc:</B> archers@seahorse.atlantia.sca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[Archers] PVC Pipe Bows<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">What are the
legal/insurance ramifications if we inspect and pass a non-standard bow type
and it fails on the range and injures someone? Does merely exercisin<VAR
id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR>g "due diligence" protect us?</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">Cheers</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">Fen</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#4040ff>Atlantian Archery. Nothing exists within 100 yards
without our permission.</FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>