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My philosophy regarding larp arrows and bolts;
Safety is(of course) always the first priority. I believe that the most dangerous part of a boffer arrow is the cost.
If an arrow is expensive then a player is less likely to throw it away(or break off the tip and use the bolt as a wound prop
The people i know who has bought expensive larp arrows ($43 apiece, carbon fibre shaft and perfect aerodynamical head) has a much better range and accuracy than mine($3,5 apiece, industrially homemade), but they shoot very rarely due to not wanting to loose them. They have about 6 arrows each which further reduces their want to fire at uncertain targets. I carry about twenty bolts or arrows at my hip, and sometimes twenty more on my back(Backup, haha.
I can both risk firing arrows that may be lost, fire uncertain shots at openings in armour , and either way shoot twelwe times more than them.
In short: Expensive arrows are lost as often as normal ones. They are not broken by stepping, while wooden shafts are.
The cost of high durability can be well overcome in quantity at a lower price, allowing for a certain loss per battle.
As long as safety is not lessened, I believe in cheap but many.
I assume it is because fear of splinters? Or does it have any other reason?
What are people using besides gaphite? I cannot spontaneously find very many alternatives besides thin PVC-pipes.
How does they have to be modified? It is always good to know what rules other people have to build by.