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Kittigate

Have you ever practiced with using ancient weapons like shooting arrows with a bow or casting stones with a sling shot?

Or trying out with any other kinds of ancient weapons...?

Posted - January 10, 2022
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  • 6023
    Yep.

    In junior high, a bunch of kids made swords in woodshop.
    I had to "go big" and make a double-headed, two-handed battle axe.

    When I was in high school, a few weeks of PE was spent on archery.

    I tried to use a boomerang, but could never get it to do more than a 90-degree turn.

    I have a two-headed flail, a staff, and a warhammer.

    I've had numerous sling-shots over the decades.
      January 10, 2022 11:06 AM MST
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  • 13395
    Enough weaponry to start a war ..eh?
      January 10, 2022 11:15 AM MST
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  • 6023
    I started looking around for alternatives, when states started passing laws about keeping firearms locked up separately from ammunition.


      January 10, 2022 11:37 AM MST
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  • 13277
    I took part in archery and riflery (not ancient) at summer camp.
      January 10, 2022 11:21 AM MST
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  • 19937
    Back when there were only four planets and I went to sleep-away camp, archery was one of our activities.
      January 10, 2022 12:13 PM MST
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  • 13395
    Uh.. that sounds kind of funny to me. Four planets?
      January 10, 2022 12:40 PM MST
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  • 19937
    Made you laugh. :)
      January 10, 2022 8:40 PM MST
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  • 13395
    :) :) :) This post was edited by Kittigate at January 11, 2022 6:24 AM MST
      January 10, 2022 9:16 PM MST
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  • 11151
    Yep for a Canadian with no gun I am a pretty dangerous fellow. I make some of my ancient weapons like bows, Bo staffs and short and long range sling shots. Sometimes I incorporate a bit of modern technology into my ancient weapons - like my long range sling shot that will propel a D cell battery pretty far. Once I made a catapult it could launch a sandbag about 20 feet. Cheers!
      January 10, 2022 1:02 PM MST
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  • 6023
    I enjoy watching that pumpkin tossing contest, where they use trebuchets and air cannons.

      January 10, 2022 2:10 PM MST
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  • 3719
    I've had a go at archery (longbow) but never taken it up as a hobby.
      September 11, 2022 3:44 PM MDT
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