I certainly don't mean to take away from Laochlin's amazing feat, but isn't an archer's rank based on the average of his/her three best rounds, not simply the...
17872
James Koch
bigjimkoch
May 1, 2005 4:04 pm
With an average of 139 and this being the beginning of the season, we are assuming he will submit another score high enough to make it. The name Ludicrous was...
17873
Ice Tiger
dalton_arundel4
May 1, 2005 5:38 pm
Sorry for the bandwidth but I thought this might be of some interest, especially to the archers of An Tir and Artemisia. I wanted to post it early so that...
17874
James Koch
bigjimkoch
May 1, 2005 8:48 pm
This afternoon I conducted another experiment. I cut down the cardboard tube quiver to a shorter length to hold crossbow bolts. I strapped it to my hand and...
17875
James Koch
bigjimkoch
May 1, 2005 9:04 pm
Ooops! This is why proof reading is a good idea. I meant to say "In this way I could grab the bolts several inches down from the points, pull them, and...
17876
James W. Pratt, Jr.
cunning@...
May 2, 2005 12:27 am
He has three rounds over 140... his three round average is 142+ He shoots with the SCA Archery Marshal Gwilym who knows more than he should about shootin'...
17877
James W. Pratt, Jr.
cunning@...
May 2, 2005 12:38 am
Oops!! I'm may be wrong.... 139 average with one score of 142! I stand corrected!! The rest is still true. James Cunningham who should read his old mail...
17878
David Thompson-Hall
dgthall
May 2, 2005 3:17 am
So I know that I have seen and at some point participated in a perhaps-period archery contest called a "flanders shoot" or something of the sort. My...
17879
jameswolfden
May 2, 2005 6:22 am
There is a book on historical targets that contains a grid similiar to the one you describe but I recall it being referred to as a lucky shoot target. The book...
17880
Kinjal of Moravia
gusari_kinjal
May 2, 2005 10:35 am
I stumbled accross this ... an English Reenactment Site Each year, Colchester stages 'The Archer of the Fayre' as part of the Oyster Fayre, where archers from...
17881
Kinjal of Moravia
gusari_kinjal
May 2, 2005 11:18 am
For those interested in such things, here is a URL for an supported article on the discovery of Western (Scythian) bows in a Chinese tomb. A study compares...
17882
Siegfried
HyPeR__aCtIvE
May 2, 2005 12:29 pm
... That's in interesting twist on the common SCA Speed round. Sorta the opposite of the Winter Challenge speed (where you get bonus for shooting less). So...
17883
Bruce R. Gordon
caeranor
May 2, 2005 12:46 pm
Greetings Just a quick note on the logic of Winter Challenge speed shoots, since Siegfried's description is likely to sound fairly odd to anyone not familiar...
17884
J. Hughes
jphughessr
May 2, 2005 1:34 pm
I always thought the Flanders Shoot was where a group of townsmen guilds members armed with crossbows and pole arms took on the best the French could throw at ...
17885
Ragi of House brokenaxe
ragiwarmbear
May 2, 2005 2:22 pm
Heya I have been mucking about with barrel tapered shafts now for a while, I have a nice jig to make em chucked in a drill and they are fast and accurate to...
17886
Siegfried
HyPeR__aCtIvE
May 2, 2005 3:37 pm
Wouldn't it be easier to make the point end heavier? Via higher grain tips, or putting a little lead in the tips, or heck ... doing a footing? Siegfried ... ...
17887
Kinjal of Moravia
gusari_kinjal
May 2, 2005 4:01 pm
... on how many arrows you release at a target, with added points for ... That's in interesting twist on the common SCA Speed round. ...
17888
Dawn Perez
dagperez
May 2, 2005 4:10 pm
Hello, I am Albina Gherardi of the Canton of Crois Brigte in the barony of Sacred Stone, kingdon of Atlantia. I am a fairly new crossbow archer, having used...
17889
Ragi of House brokenaxe
ragiwarmbear
May 2, 2005 4:13 pm
making the point end heavier will reduce the effective spine of the arrows so ya have to avoid doing that if you can. barrel tapering is a balance of forces as...
17890
Ragi of House brokenaxe
ragiwarmbear
May 2, 2005 4:17 pm
sigfreid is the man ya wants to talk to. and he is in atlantia. he will be on momentarily I am sure Ragi...
17891
jameswolfden
May 2, 2005 4:32 pm
Bobtailing might also work. I have heard about three different(two opposite) definitions of bobtailing so I will describe what I mean. This is where only the...
17892
Siegfried
HyPeR__aCtIvE
May 2, 2005 5:53 pm
... Ahhh, me crossbowman, me no care spine. Me only care weight, and tip HEAVY. Ugg Siegfried - Dealing with a few too many people at work today. -- ...
17893
Siegfried
HyPeR__aCtIvE
May 2, 2005 6:00 pm
Welcome fellow Atlantian ... Well, if I wasn't your Kingdom Marshal (and therefore a bit inappropriate), and especially if I wasn't taking a moratorium on ...
17894
Nest verch Tangwistel
eastarch
May 2, 2005 6:50 pm
Does anyone know if Kingslayer armory is still in business? their website seems to have disappeared. I know the owner used to be on this list. Is he still...
17895
Scott B. Jaqua
sjaqua
May 2, 2005 6:53 pm
... I would like to know as well. In part because of another entity in the cartel. I get some blacksmiths tools from Ironmonger and I was about to send someone...
17896
Bruce R. Gordon
caeranor
May 2, 2005 6:56 pm
Greetings Yeah, you'd better watch yourself, Siegfried - you wouldn't want to run afoul of the List owner... Nigel ... -- Three things never heard from the...
17897
Siegfried
HyPeR__aCtIvE
May 2, 2005 7:05 pm
... Siegfried -- ___________________________________________________________________________ THL Siegfried Sebastian Faust...
17898
capnmac@...
cetach_fitzg...
May 2, 2005 7:38 pm
Kingslayer is still in business and last I heard he was trying to get a new website up. I have his email address somewhere at home. Send me a message if you...
17899
bryan
ingvarr_halv...
May 2, 2005 7:54 pm
Greetings, I have an old powermaster crossbow that I am looking to sell for 50.00 plus shipping (about 10.00). It is has an 80lb draw and other ladies I know...
17900
Samuel "TOSH&quo...
teiuriz
May 2, 2005 8:05 pm
I would be interested but live in Ealdomere (Canada). How do you want to work this, if you are planning to ship via a courier like ups or something could you...
