[Ansteorra] Chivalric Experimental Rules Deputy

[Doug Copley via Ansteorra]

The VAL Blunt does not use a low rebound rubber, as such it is more
compressible and does not hit as hard. I have made a dozen of these bolts
and shot them many times at targets and at armored volunteers, including
myself. In talking with everyone that has shot them and been shot by them,
we all had the same conclusion: They were very much the same as a Baldar
Blunt, only much cheaper to make. Another difference is that in the latest
testing we used a slightly larger rubber ball so that it completely covers
the front facing of the UHMW. Testing is not complete yet. More bolts have
to be made, testing grills built, weight measurements made, and more
detailed written data needs to be captured.

YIS,
Vincenti

On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 6:59 PM, Harry via Ansteorra <
ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org> wrote:

>
> I am not sure what the VAL Blunt is, but when we were working on anti
> bounce / APD I tested a low rebound rubber on UHMW and found that it hit
> like a brick no real give, this was a 1 inch ball cut in half to give 1.2"
> of compressible depth.
> Plachoya Sobaka
> harry billings
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> Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 3:29 PM
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> Subject: [Ansteorra] Chivalric Experimental Rules Deputy
>
> Hello everyone from your local friendly Chivalric Experimental Rules
> Deputy ...
> There are a few open and ongoing experiments in Ansteorra and it is time
> again for feedback on them.
> 1. Knee Walking 2. Single layer thrusting tips on one handed weapons3. VAL
> Blunts - 1/2 Rubber Ball (32mm) on UHMW core for Combat Archery - Static
> testing only at the moment, no live melee testing yet.
> Anyone with thoughts, concerns, or data on these please forward it to me
> and/or the KEM.
> If there are any other experiments you would like to try please write them
> up and submit them to me and the KEM.
> brandonsmcd at yahoo.com kingdom at marshal.ansteorra.org
> YIS,
> Lochlan
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