What's The GNAS Ruling On Arrow Points?

[steve58]

There may be an old boss in the shed too shot out for recurves/compounds that could be designated as a longbow boss, modbods no prob?

[not dead yet]

Originally Posted by FlourPower

You shot carbon out of a longbow?

borrowed my bro's longbow about 10yrs ago for a longbow shoot on the wirral but had to borrow arrows off someone else. the arrows were well out of spine.


trust me when i say 29" 520 ace's go well and group from a 58lb longbow.

pete

[Eaglearcher]

Anything other than a broadhead (illegal anyway) that is no greater in diameter than the shaft, will do no more damage than any other pile. Whats the problem!
Anyway. as the Range officer for my club, whos job it is to keep the bosses up to scratch. All I can say is that any number of longbow arrows will do no more harm than a tightly grouped bunch of carbons burning their way through and punching a neat hole in the boss.

[FlourPower]

1. Carbon arrows shot off hand? Please tell me you wore a glove!

2. Your poor bow! It likes it's arrows round and big! Not skinny cosmo arrows!

[John (OSF)]

Originally Posted by Eaglearcher

Anything other than a broadhead (illegal anyway) that is no greater in diameter than the shaft, will do no more damage than any other pile. Whats the problem!
Anyway. as the Range officer for my club, whos job it is to keep the bosses up to scratch. All I can say is that any number of longbow arrows will do no more harm than a tightly grouped bunch of carbons burning their way through and punching a neat hole in the boss.

Sounds like LG's equipment officer would benefit from a chat with you, as sometimes if people lack the experience they err on the side of caution.

[Longbow_Gold]

Hey guys

FP, yes I shotcarbon arrows from a flatbow/longbow, as it was the only spare arrows the the club has, and the fletching on them were as much use as trying to cut up a 8oz steak with a spoon., and yes I did shoot them off the knuckle and my hands were perfectly fine, but as mentioned the carbons were no use for my bow, I knew this even before I shot with the buggers.

I was then handed 2 (Not 3) easton Jazz arrows which did fly alot better, which were also shot off the knuckle and they flew alot better, but again the accuracy wasn't there because they too weren't properly suited to my bow.

I'm beginning to consider just breaking my current bow and getting a new laminate longbow, before my current bow snaps anyways lol

As reguards the damage level to bosses, I think that it may be a case that the club instructor would rather be 'safe, than sorry' and be sure that the club equipment lasts as long as they can make it last, but I don't see how modbods are any different than bullet points or larger arrows like 11/32, or arrows that are being shot out of a faster bow, I would imagine that the taget damage for a low poundage bow with modbods, would be just the same as an aluminium arrow being shot from a heavier draw weight bow.

Either way, it's a case of wait and see

Thank you once again everyone for your replies, I really apprecxiate it alot

Willie

[archer_thom]

Coming back to that issue for recurve of arrows "not doing too much damage" - do you have the "viking points" in the UK? They were a problem when they came out in France a few years back because they tended to cause (not so) little piles of straw under the targets...

[gwynn]

what's a viking point, pray tell?

[Longbow_Gold]

I've been wondering the same thing as well, Gwynn lol

Willie

[gwynn]

Originally Posted by TimGriff6

A lot of people I know would have been writing:
'eventually to keep him quiet I shot him'

Believe me, the thought crossed my mind, came back and lingered [in glorious technicolour and with surround sound] but what can you do? You could kick off big time but that would spoil the rest of the group's day, so you bite the bullet [or in this case pile ---- mmm nasty image there] and change arrows.

Mind you, now having had it confirmed that they are ok [NFAS anyway] I'd just tell him to go find a marshall [and shoot him in the back as he walked off]