[Ansteorra-archery] Fat head blunts

[William Black Dragon]

Thanks for the info...fyi the water soaked in between the taped 
layers of foam while standing in the water filled storage buckets.  
When they were used they would splat with a spray of water like 
those re-usable water bombs kids play with, got some real funny 
reactions (and looks) from fighters whom were hit in the grill with 
them.  "Cozys" are short for "beer cozys", local name for the 1.5" 
uhmw headed combat missiles, some one claimed they looked 
like a beer cozy on a stick and after much laughter the name 
stuck.
 
Ironwyrm

--- On Tue, 12/8/09, Eadric Anstapa <eadric at scabrewer.com> wrote:


From: Eadric Anstapa <eadric at scabrewer.com>
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Fat head blunts
To: "Archery within the Kingdom of Ansteorra" <ansteorra-archery at lists.ansteorra.org>
Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 1:12 AM


Not sure what you are referring to has a "cozy" blunt  our new 1.5" diameter blunts wont absorb any more water that our older 1.25" diameter ones.  After all, a CLOSED cell foam shouldn't absorb water.

Fatheads cant absorb water.  How are the made?  It is a tapered UHMW blunt core just like I might use to make a foam padded blunt but instead of foam taped over it it has Santoprene rubber injected around it.  The Santoprene is the same material  that has been used to cast the body of Baldar blunts for some time.

The way our rules are currently written as a marshal I have no reason not to allow them.  We reference the society rules and do not prohibit the use of any of the society approved blunts for fiberglass shafts.  So until the Ansteorran rules are changed to specifically disallow them, the current rules allow them.

They are stout and hit harder than a classic Baldar Blunt.  But of course don't hit harder than the tip of a rattan sword.

-EA



William Black Dragon wrote: 





It would be worth pursuing if you have the time, some of the archers 
I've talked to (including two of our own) have said they were not 
taking the field again until they could replace the "cozy" heads 
with baldars or something equivalent.  
 
I have to admit I'm not fond of using the "cozy's" anymore myself.  
Experienced some unusual problems with them at BAM after being 
soaked in standing water from the rain.  Been trying to dry them 
out ever since and suspect they will all have to be repaired.  
 
First I'd heard of them being ready but took a look at the "Fat 
Head's" on Northstar's site and they look like they won't take 
any water.  Going to have to order some and cut one open to 
see how they are made.  If we can get them approved I'll order 
fifty and let ya know how well they survive.
 
Ironwyrm  

--- On Mon, 12/7/09, Mike Gideon <mg1m at swbell.net> wrote:


From: Mike Gideon <mg1m at swbell.net>
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Fat head blunts
To: "Archery within the Kingdom of Ansteorra" <ansteorra-archery at lists.ansteorra.org>
Date: Monday, December 7, 2009, 4:40 PM






I have recommended that we approve them to our Earl Marshal. The core of the blunt is a legal UHMW blunt. And the rubber surrounding it is the same as with all Baldar Blunts.
Unless our Earl Marshal specifically denies their use, I see them as legal for use in Ansteorra. Having said that, I don't know that all the Gulf War kingdoms have approved them or their use at Gulf War.

Michel mac Donnchaid
Kingdom Missile Marshal





From: debbnglenn <debbnglenn at centurytel.net>
To: ansteorra-archery at lists.ansteorra.org
Sent: Mon, December 7, 2009 4:24:36 PM
Subject: [Ansteorra-archery] Fat head blunts




Have the new fathead blunts from Northstar been approved in Ansteorra yet?
I know they are approved in several kingdoms.
Anyone know?
 
Reinhardt Stahlhelm
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