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

[Garth G. Groff]

Sir Cian, Greetings.

Thank you for your explanation. The non-compressible core answers my 
question. Bunny Busters and other blunts would only make a core about 
3/4". The old combat arrow(s) I retired here did not have a core at all. 
Fortunately there are none left. I removed the blunt heads so I could 
use them as line markers on the range. ;-)

We do not currently have any combat archers here in Isenfir, though one 
member is interested. In fact, when My Lady Sarah and I joined two years 
ago, the Shire's target archery program was being kept on life support 
by a borrowed marshal from Caer Gelynniog. I'm pleased to report we now 
usually have a dozen adults on the line, plus six enthusiastic 
shirelings at most practices.

Kind regards,


Mungo Napier, Archer of Mallard Lodge
(mka Garth G. Groff)

Cian Conor MacQuaid wrote:
> 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