[Ansteorra-archery] Since we are talking combat archery

[Mike Catron]

When did a fiberglass shaft break? The only one that I am aware of is
the one that was used for demo purposes at Gulf Wars in between battles.
This demo involved attempting to bend the shaft into a 90 degree angle
and expected it re-bound to the original shape.

Michael of the Fray
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Timothy Rayburn wrote:
>
> >> Where might I get a steady supply of shafts to make crossbow bolts for war?
> >> I have seen fiberglass shafted arrows at stores and assume that those can be
> >> cut and made into war bolts but is there another source that I can buy from?
>
> Generally commercial fiberglass arrows are hollow shafts, which are not legal.  Ours must be solid fiberglass.
>
> >A much more economical source for fiberglass rod is Gene Bolton Sales.
> >They are actually a sign and flag company, but they these use fairly
> >large quantities of 1/4" fiberglass rod and will sell it for a decent price.
>
> Gene Bolton has changed their suppliers recently, and the new fiberglass they are selling is truly INFERIOR stuff.  I would strongly suggest speaking with Eadric Anstapa about a different supplier.  Eadric is on this list, and has been doing research of late for the Society Marshall for Combat Archery on fiberglass shafts.
>
> Bolton's previous fiberglass used to be quite good, but in short they have a new supplier which is using more filler and less resin and because of this their shafts have been breaking in combat sometimes.  They certainly are still a legal source, but I wouldn't suggest them as a good investment.
>
> Timothy of Glastinbury
> Graduate of Eadric's 'Combat Arrow Materials' class at AoB
>
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