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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I absolutely agree. If they "have to be", then we
must do so. However; there are other things that can be done to increase
the safety of the game we play that will be _far_ more effective than any
useable change we could make to Ansteorran crossbows.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Checking one's equipment for serviceability and compliance
with regulations is a very good thing and should be done often. However,
I'm not aware of any Ansteorran bows or crossbows, and I personnally checked
many of them at the war, that were not in compliance with current regs.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>There are many ways to peel an onion. Most folks
want to do it in such a way so they do get the oinon juice in there eyes.
That limits those many way down to those that keeps their eyes safe.
There's only four I know of. 1) Have some one else do, 2) Peel it under water,
3) Peel it with a shop vac right there to get the onion juice, and 4) Wear
protective eye wear.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Much the same is true we our current situation. But
the real question doesn't lie in what can be done to make it safer. The
real question is how safe is safer? As long as there is a chance the back
end of the arrow can get inside the helm there will be, however remote, a chance
it will make it to the eye. What chance out of a million, a billion, a
trillion is exceptable to you and the SEM? Because as long as there is a
chance, it can happen. There are only 3 thing I know of that will reduce
the chance to ZERO: 1) Don't have combat archery, 2) Make the back end bigger,
in a noncollaspeable manner, than the openings of the helm, 3) Personnel eye
protection that will not allow contact with the eye by a foreign
object.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>So what is level of safety we are looking for? Once
we know that, then, possibly an answer to that question can be
found.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Gilli</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:stasya@msn.com" title=stasya@msn.com>Stasya mihal</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:gilli@seacove.net"
title=gilli@seacove.net>Bob Dewart</A> ; <A
href="mailto:ansteorra-archery@ansteorra.org"
title=ansteorra-archery@ansteorra.org>ansteorra-archery@ansteorra.org</A> ; <A
href="mailto:Ansteorra-Announce@ansteorra.org"
title=Ansteorra-Announce@ansteorra.org>Ansteorra-Announce</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 12, 2001 9:02
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> ARCH - Re: ANST-Announce -
History repeat itself</DIV>
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<DIV>HL Gilbert</DIV>
<DIV>If the crossbows and bolts have to be changed to increase the safety of
the game we are playing. Then it will be done. We are currently
testing for standards to better check crossbows and standard ammunition.
The technology being used has gotten past the standards that have been used in
the past. Without data to support a conclusion either way. If a
marshall requests your cooperation in the testing, please help them.</DIV>
<DIV>The quicker we have data and standards. The better able we will be
to set the standards rather than have them imposed on us. </DIV>
<DIV> Sincerely, a favorite archery target Sir Wilhelm EARL
MARSHALL<BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; FONT-COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> Bob
Dewart</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 10, 2001
10:40 PM</DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> ansteorra-archery@ansteorra.org;
Ansteorra-Announce</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> ANST-Announce - History
repeat itself</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Attention combat archers!!!<BR><BR>There is a move a foot to
require you to have some sort of bulbous nock or<BR>other ABD on your arrow
or bolt. If this happens every combat arrow and<BR>bolt in this
Kingdom will have to be redone. And many crossbows will at
a<BR>minimum have to be reworked.<BR><BR>I am for eye safety. Current
SCA rules allow the participant to use one of<BR>several forms personnel eye
protection. Personnal eye protection is the<BR>answer, not making the
arrows harder to use.<BR><BR>I ask you to join with me and express your
displeasure at this movement to<BR>your Regional Archery Marshal, Kingdom
Archery Marshal, Kingdom Earl<BR>Marshal, Crown, the Board of Directors and
Society Officers. Consult your<BR>Black Star for current
address.<BR><BR>We may not be able to stop this railroad, but at least we
can make it known<BR>that _we_are_not_happy.<BR><BR>HL Gilbert Ost
Westley<BR>============================================================================<BR>Go
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