MicMac & Questions?
Is a MicMac design legal if there are no glued joints?What class would such a bow be in and where do I find the official rules for that classification?I was primarily interested in the 10 or 11 grains...
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It's perfectly legal, but it would probably put you into a class called "complex-composite-primitive". This is a wide-open class that allows any combination of natural materials. Elevated rests and a...
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Thanks Alan,... but where do I find the Official Rules and Regulations?The only thing on the web (I found) was a "US Flight Archery Regulations" .pdf file that was out dated and deleted.canopy -...
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Here are the flight rules. Give it a try!-AlanPrimitive Flight Rules
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Thanks again, just what I had been looking for.So some kind of glue is allowed in the "Complex", must it be "hide glue" ?canopy
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Canopy, how much draw weight are you looking at for these bows? You would be looking at about a 170# bow to hope for speeds like that with 650 grains. It would probably travel about 400 yards I would...
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Yep, got to put 83ft/lbs into the arrow. Figuring and SE/PDF of 1.0 and an efficiency of 80% would require a minimum of 105-110lbs. Both of those numbers are as high or higher then the best recurves....
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Steve,The design is intended to capture high early draw wgt and peeks at 65-lbs dropping off to 45-lbs. O.L.Yep, I had figured 110.8-ft./lbs with 82 % . Some prototypes have done better than 80% (but...
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Canopy, COOL! I tried to find info on the Micmac and couldn't find anything. Got any links??...O.L.
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I think you would be classed in the complex composite primitive class if you dont have any rollers on the bow. I have seen quite a few mic macs but sounds like you have something very unique going on....
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Complex composite is the right class even if you have cams and pulleys as long as they are made from natural materials. I look forward to see what you have come up with. I am familiar with the MicMac...
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