[Ansteorra-archery] Combat arrows & bolts for Gulf War:

Thu Feb 28 12:49:32 PST 2002

You are correct Wilim.

Fearghus

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Wilim Penbras [SMTP:wilim.penbras at pandora.org]
	Sent:	Thursday, February 28, 2002 12:53 PM
	To:	ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org
	Subject:	Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Combat arrows & bolts for
Gulf War:

	I'm just going to be a pain here but someone please correct me.
Only the Ansteorran GT APD requires the APD to be completely covered in
Strapping tape.  There is at least on other design with Heat rolled edges on
the APD that doesn't require the entire thing be covered in strapping tape.
The Heat rolled edges take significantly more work to make but they are
perfectly legal.  I won't debate which is a better design as they both have
advantages and disadvantages.

	Wilim

	---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
	From: ironwyrm at juno.com
	Reply-To: ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org
	Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 12:08:08 -0600

	>Greetings into the Combat Archers of Ansteorra,
	>
	>At Lindenwood's Border War HL Fearghus & I found many of the combat
	>arrows & bolts brought to that event to use at the war practice did
not
	>comply with the standards set for the approved combat arrow/bolts
for
	>Gulf War.
	>
	>If your combat arrows/bolts do not meet these standards you will
not be
	>allowed to use them at Gulf.  Save yourself the grief of arriving
on site
	>only to be told your combat arrows/bolts cannot be used and having
to
	>spend hours redoing them to get onto the field.
	>
	>Please recheck your combat arrow/bolts now to make sure they all
comply
	>to the APD designs listed below.  If you are still unsure contact
your
	>local archery marshal, if you can't reach them contact your central
	>regional archery marshal, if still unsuccessful please contact HL
	>Fearghus, HL Gilli, or myself directly or via the
	>ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org for assistance.
	>
	>CHECK THESE AREAS:
	>
	>Please pay particular attention to the nock area, the nock or shaft
	>cannot stick out more than one-half inch beyond the back of the
APD.
	>This is where we found the most problems.
	>
	>Next tapeing the GT APD's, all GT APD combat arrow/bolt's GT APD
must be
	>completely covered by strapping tape.
	>
	>Tapeing shafts, All wood shafts must be taped the length of the
shaft
	>with strapping tape.  All fiberglass shafts must be taped the
length of
	>the shaft with electrical tape.
	>
	>All combat arrow/bolt heads must be additional secured to the shaft
by at
	>least one length of strapping tape around the head to the shaft,
and the
	>ends taped around the shaft itself to secure the strap tape.
	>
	>All combat arrows/bolts at Gulf must be labeled with the owner's
name and
	>kingdom.  Anyone caught using unlabeled combat arrows/bolts will be
sent
	>to the Marshal's Court.
	>
	>And last, double check the diameter of the head of the combat
	>arrow/bolts.  Marklands, modified marklands, & UHMW's, all can be
no less
	>than one and one quarter inch across.
	>
	>
	>Commanders please take heed and have your unit's combat archers
double
	>check all their combat missiles now so any problems may be found
and
	>corrected here and not at Gulf!
	>
	>Let's make sure all our combat archers attending Gulf get on the
field
	>and no one is left sitting on the sidelines over an equipment
problem.
	>
	>In Service to the Kingdom,
	>
	>Ironwyrm
	>
	>
	>
	>
	>----- Original Message -----
	>From: "TLW" <tessathehuntress at earthlink.net>
	>To: <SCA-MissileCombat at yahoogroups.com>
	>Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 12:11 AM
	>Subject: [SCA-MissileCombat] New APD approvals
	>
	>
	>> Greetings,
	>>
	>> Here is the list of new APD's that have been approved for Society
use:
	>>
	>> I.  75 psi (minimum OD must be larger than 1.25") Siloflex APD
approved
	>for
	>> arrows and bolts, wood and fiberglass
	>>
	>> II. 80 psi (minimum OD 1 3/16"  ID 1 1/16") Siloflex APD approved
for
	>arrows
	>> and bolts, wood and fiberglass
	>>
	>> The minimum length for the top of the APD is 5/8".  The APD must
be cut
	>at
	>> an angle for the front edge (not the edge near the nock), a
maximum
	>angle
	>of
	>> 45% from the plane of the arrow. The edges of the Siloflex must
be
	>rounded
	>> or sanded, so there are no sharp edges to cut skin. You must use
	>strapping
	>> tape to attach these APD's.
	>>
	>> III. 200 Psi Siloflex APD approved for use on fiberglass (only)
arrows
	>or
	>> bolts.
	>>
	>> You must use either an external tab or internal tab and/or routed
	>channel.
	>> The minimum length for the top of the APD is 5/8".  The APD must
be cut
	>at
	>> an angle for the front edge (not the edge near the nock), a
maximum
	>angle
	>of
	>> 45% from the plane of the arrow. The edges of the Siloflex must
be
	>rounded
	>> or sanded, so there are no sharp edges to cut skin. Minimum ID of
the
	>> Siloflex is 1", Minimum outer diameter is 1.25"
	>>
	>> IV. "The Ansteorran" golf tube APD approved for arrows and bolts,
wood
	>and
	>> fiberglass
	>>
	>> Minimum length of 1.25" for the top of the APD. The APD must be
cut at
	>an
	>> angle for the front edge (not the edge near the nock), a maximum
angle
	>of
	>> 45% from the plane of the arrow. Trim up front and rear portions
of the
	>APD,
	>> so they are no sharp edges. * The front and rear edges must be
	>completely
	>> covered in strapping tape(no other tape allowed). The APD is
attached
	>using
	>> strapping tape.
	>> Refer to this website for construction tips:
	>> http://Middleford.ansteorra.org/APD_Construction.htm
	>>
	>> V. The Meridian golf tube APD approved for arrows and bolts, wood
and
	>> fiberglass.
	>>
	>> The golf tube must be a minimum of 1.25" inches long.  The top
and the
	>> bottom of this APD are the same length. * The front and rear
edges must
	>be
	>> completely covered in strapping tape(no other tape allowed). The
APD is
	>> attached using strapping tape.
	>>
	>> Refer to this website for construction tips, *please note this
	>difference,
	>> caulk is not part of the passed design.  So do not put caulk
around the
	>> APD.*
	>>
	>> http://www.hawkshaven.com/sca/archery/apd/gtapd.html
	>>
	>> If anyone has any questions or would like more details, please
let me
	>know.
	>> If anything is confusing, please contact me ASAP, so I can fix
the
	>wording.
	>>
	>> I would like to thank all of the people who have worked so hard
on
	>creating
	>> and testing new APD designs.  Especially the people responsible
for the
	>> APD's above, Jaime Tiampo, Sir Jon, Master Thorvald, THL Gilbert
Ost
	>> Westley, THL Seamus Corrigan, their helpers and everyone else
involved
	>in
	>> this ongoing project.
	>>
	>> THL Tessa the Huntress, Society Combat Archer Marshal
	>> tessathehuntress at earthlink.net
	>>
	>
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