[Ansteorra-archery] Combat Archery - New Society Marshallate Ruling

Eadric Anstapa eadric at scabrewer.com
Wed Aug 13 14:18:54 PDT 2008


No, not ALL ammo. 

    Not needed for Silotube with Tennis Balls.
    Not needed for Baldar Blunts.

Yes needed for
    All UHMW cored blunt.
    Silotuve with Rubber Stopper blunts (called Omarad Blunts)

Regards,

-EA

Ken Theriot wrote:
>
> OK, just so I know for certain....does this ruling tell us we need to 
> add the wrap of padding to ALL combat arrows, including the ones with 
> UHWM
>
> Blunts?
>
>  
>
> Kenneth
>
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> *From:* Marlin and Amanda Stout [mailto:ldcharles at sbcglobal.net]
> *Sent:* Monday, August 11, 2008 9:12 AM
> *To:* Archery within the Kingdom of Ansteorra
> *Subject:* Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Combat Archery - New Society 
> Marshallate Ruling
>
>  
>
> Eadric Anstapa wrote:
>
> Marlin and Amanda Stout wrote:
>
> Eadric Anstapa wrote:
>
>  
>
> No, I'm not confusing anything. I asked for a clarification so I'm 
> /not/ confused, since the wording wasn't, IMO, clearly written.
>
>
> Charles,  I read it over again  and I get your point and I think I 
> understand where the confusion came in.
>
> Down in the explanation section it says:
>
> "/At Pennsic in the Town Battle on Wednesday, there were 4 incidents 
> of foam/tape penetrating helms that were reported.  Yes, 4 in one 
> battle.  Two of them resulted in minor injury.  One was a busted blood 
> vessel in an eye, the other resulted in a bruise (black eye).  All of 
> these penetrations happened to be _UHMW/RubberStopper style ammo_.  In 
> one case, the rubber stopper itself had penetrated a bit./"
>
>
> What exactly is  "UHMW/RubberStopper style ammo"?
>
> There is no such thing.  That statement could certainly cause some 
> confusion.  It is _not _legal for rubber stoppers to be used as the 
> padding on the front of UHMW cored blunts.  That paragraph does indeed 
> read as if some sort of experimental or illegal ammo was being used  
> and that the whole combat archery  populace is paying for that mistake.
>
> I have spoken with the Society CA Marshal and he has confirmed for me 
> that was a typo on his part.  That should have read        /All of 
> these penetrations happened to be *_Siloflex/RubberStopper_*_ style 
> ammo_./  Or in other words normal Omarad style blunts.
>
> Regards,
>
> -EA
>
>
> Exactly what I was concerned about. Very unclear as originally 
> written. So, my next question is, why are we changing all ammo when 
> only one type has the problem? Is this a proactive change, just in 
> case UHMW ammo develops the same problem?
>
> I can easily understand making an 'all ammo' change at the War, to 
> make sure the problem is addressed on the spot, when there's no time 
> for detailed examination. But, if what we're seeing is a problem with 
> siloflex/rubber ammo, why are we changing the types that /don't/ have 
> the problem?
>
> Again, rules is rules and I'll deal with whatever they are. I'm just 
> curious what the Marshalate's thinking is on the issue.
>
> Charles
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