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My vote is YES

And this is why.

The NAAMA combat rules are supposed to be a guide, not an inflexible doctrine.
They should be capable of being revised according to need.

Battle re-enactment ...

How will a longer string on a Hungarian recurve damage it ?
I have been long stringing recurves for 30 years. Never had a problem with any of them.

I wish it was that simple... I have one of Kassai`s bows @ 30 lbs and it does not range as well as my 30 lb longbow.
I believe the shorter limb gives a different "throw" with blunts.
We found this ...

Nop. That does not work on horseback. Keep the longer arrows, but just use a longer string. That gives a natural draw, but keeps the power down.

While larger English re-enactment battles got big numbers of infantry, on average we got about 40-60 archers per show.
Yes, the standard was high, but no group would ever think of allowing a new arch ...

It has to be flus. Speed blunts have three times the ballestic energy of normal flus, and you can`t see them coming. We had injuries with them in the UK, and banned the bloody things 25 years ago.
I ...

Yep, me too. Did sieges at Bodium Castle, Leeds, and isle of Man.

I can only speak for what was used in the UK.
Bow poundage varied according to the range involved. If you were shooting blunts across a long battlefield ( like Bosworth Field ) then you made sure you ...

Nick Harrison wrote:
"What shot at Hamilton, Stuart? I assume that was one of my events"

- you assume wrongly.

So you advocate no change, and you wait around until the next accident ?
-is that really a responsible strategy ?
Ban the head-shots and the problem goes away. How simple is that ?

It worked at t ...

Metal mesh over helms tends to deform, and break up unexpectedly. During a combat it gets hit by shield and sword blows and cracks. An arrow strike will fail it and metal fragments get pushed into the ...

Hello Massey Archer,

If you have time, can you post those old fire-arrow recipies into this list.

I am always interested in the various ways they used to make these.

Cheers.

Hi Merlin,

Those arrows will suceeed in burning on the shafts, but tend to extinguish when shot. You might get lucky with a low poundage bow i( under 25# ) and remember that the fire arrow is very ...

Frosty: Can you call me ?

In the meantime, obtain some fine jute rope , or cotton sash cord from a hardware store. Obtain potassium nitrate (try to find one of the rocket groups on Trade Me ..)
Mi ...

Gentleman,

What are you intending to set fire to and at what range ?
- I mention this because the design of the fire-arrow is related to it`s purpose.

If it`s a display, or film arrow, then a ...