[MR] [SCA-MissileCombat] CUBB/Fathead Blunts!

[Cian Conor MacQuaid]

Mungo,

There are several mechanisms for building CA arrows/bolts. The primary
thing they share is having a non-compressible core that is at least
1.25" in diameter. That is what regular blunts are missing, as far as I
know (AFAIK). Also AFAIK there have been no penetrations of a shaft
through the head, there were penetrations of head/foam into a grill.

The Baldar blunts have integral give, other types require additional
padding. This isn't a technical treatise, so let me know if you want
more details. I recently extracted the relevant bits from Society and
Kingdom policy.

Sir Cian

Garth G. Groff wrote:
> Morien and friends,
> 
> I am not a combat archer (strictly targets here), but mildly curious
> about all uses of the bow. Can someone explain to me how combat arrows
> are constructed? The old ones which were kicking around Isenfir when I
> became the archery marshal had a padding surrounding the shaft, which
> was then wrapped in duct tape. Seemed like it could be a recipe for the
> shaft penetrating the head (a la Pennsic 37). How are Duke Baldar's
> arrows different? Has anyone ever experimented with rubber blunts (like
> Barta Bunny Busters) wrapped in padding and tape for impact safety?
> Seems like this might lessen the possibility of penetration, since those
> blunts just don't want to move on the shaft once you have them on.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> 
> Mungo Napier, Archer of Mallard Lodge
                         Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe