warboss5Jul 15, 2023
First day of shooting with a proper target. I'm kind of all over the place, but I DID get my first bullseye!
#archery
Show threadTexan_ReverendJul 16, 2023

Hey @8bitarcher & @ldottxt we've got another one here!

Don't worry @warboss5, they're just both also into archery and can really appreciate the satisfaction of that first bullseye.

Show thread8-bit ArcherJul 16, 2023
@Texan_Reverend @ldottxt @warboss5 soon we'll be able to rally a proper kind.social archers militia :D
Show threadBassiosJul 16, 2023
@8bitarcher @Texan_Reverend @ldottxt @warboss5 I do archery in my re-enactment group! :D
Show thread8-bit ArcherJul 16, 2023

@bassios @Texan_Reverend @ldottxt @warboss5 nice! Boffer arrow heads? I believe there's also significant poundage rules to keep the speed low?

or is it more just for demonstrative purposes against targets? :)

Show threadBassiosJul 17, 2023
@8bitarcher @Texan_Reverend @ldottxt @warboss5 Yeah, we've got a poundage limit of 35lbs, and all our arrows are tipped with rubber bungs, which aren't allowed to go over actual sharp points for obvious reasons. Blunts are blunts and sharps are sharps and never the two shall be in the same damn quiver :P
Show thread8-bit Archer
@bassios @Texan_Reverend @ldottxt @warboss5 nice! Might I ask what specific kind of reenactment your group covers? I might have a historical bow which matches up.
Jul 17, 2023 at 9:03amWeb
Show threadBassiosJul 17, 2023
@8bitarcher @Texan_Reverend @ldottxt @warboss5 Dark ages, specifically Vikings but we also portray Saxons and Welsh as events call for it. The society is called The Vikings and we're a UK based society
Show thread8-bit ArcherJul 17, 2023
@bassios jaha! In which case I do indeed have a relevant bow in my collection! Busy at work ATM but I'll fish it out later for a picture. A Viking era styled selfbow!