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Frosty
Location: Palmerston North
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 Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 1:34 pm Combat archery in the new century |
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right i propose we stop the rules we have and go unathentic for a while and have some fun...wit these!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHW_z8tjBgM
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Carl
Location: Just beyond the firelight
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| Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 1:59 pm |
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No don't..., they are nothing but a gimmick and not as good as the video suggests
You would be better off taping a paintball to a bird blunt and using a authentic bow
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Frosty
Location: Palmerston North
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| Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 2:22 pm |
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now theres an idea! i wonder if they would actually pop.
any one up for a game of Ye Olde Paintball?
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pmel018
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Location: Wokingham, near Reading, UK
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| Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 5:24 am |
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That was a bit odd. I do remember a few years ago a similar device was marketed that allowed steel slingshot ammo to be fired from a bow. Supposed to be useful against small game and in heavy cover where arrows could be lost.
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Carl
Location: Just beyond the firelight
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| Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 10:00 am |
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at Naama 07 nigel was playing paintball archery in the grove of pine saplings next to the camp, how was that played nigel?
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NigelT
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Location: Wellington
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| Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:57 pm |
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| Carl wrote: | | at Naama 07 nigel was playing paintball archery in the grove of pine saplings next to the camp, how was that played nigel? |
We weren't using paintballs, but it was the same thing with combat arrows. Awesome! The most fun I'd had in ages. There were three of us hunting each other in a small maze with combat blunts and armour. Really cool.
If someone wants to set up a maze or other obstacles at a camp sometime, I'd definitely recommend this as a lot of fun - but you'll definitely need archery mesh for it.
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Leuscreuntos
Location: palmerston north
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| Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 2:41 pm |
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the idea of wearing armour and going around with combat blunts sound far more fun then a gun made to look like a bow, and using paint balls
if it happens anywhere near me im totally in  |
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NigelT
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Location: Wellington
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| Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 3:17 pm |
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There was discussion at one point of strapping red paintballs to the ends of the blunts and using them in public displays, but we weren't sure if that would be pushing the limits of gore too far - you never know who's going to complain about the graphic violence at these things.
If someone can organise some large obstacles at bigish camp sometime, I'd be happy to coordinate a few games of 'paintball' archery.
There's nothing like trying to take a corridor without a shield and feeling somewhat exposed when someone pops around the corner and lets fly with those arrows - there's nowhere to hide!
All we need is a couple of dozen really long waratahs (or someone with a post-hole borer and some long poles) and a large roll of cheap fabric.
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Fungus
Location: Taranaki
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| Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2010 12:08 am er |
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Nigel give Tatum a ring and see if the maze is still standing we could redo the walls
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Carl
Location: Just beyond the firelight
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| Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:17 am |
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| NigelT wrote: | There was discussion at one point of strapping red paintballs to the ends of the blunts and using them in public displays, but we weren't sure if that would be pushing the limits of gore too far - you never know who's going to complain about the graphic violence at these things.
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Ahhh Nigel..... Hello 
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Freebooter
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Location: Hamilton
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| Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 1:57 pm |
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| Carl wrote: | | NigelT wrote: | There was discussion at one point of strapping red paintballs to the ends of the blunts and using them in public displays, but we weren't sure if that would be pushing the limits of gore too far - you never know who's going to complain about the graphic violence at these things.
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Ahhh Nigel..... Hello |
LMAO! |
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NigelT
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Location: Wellington
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| Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:26 pm Re: er |
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| Fungus wrote: | | Nigel give Tatum a ring and see if the maze is still standing we could redo the walls |
Good plan. Are they still friendly to us? Same ownership? Etc? I don't think I've ever even met the owners.
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Fungus
Location: Taranaki
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| Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:56 am er |
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Kind of but since I no longer live down there I dont know what state its in and if the new owners would mind us using it
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Frosty
Location: Palmerston North
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| Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:23 pm |
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where was naama 07?
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Bogue
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Location: Palmy
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| Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 9:17 pm |
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Frosty did ask:- | Quote: | | where was naama 07? |
Tatum Park
South of Levin
cheers
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