01-04-2007, 07:43 PM
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| Epee weapon
What's a really good type of epee that i could buy for under $150 with a pistol grip included? Or, what is the best metal type for an epee? | 
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01-04-2007, 08:02 PM
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#2 | | Have Blazer, Will Travel
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| maraging steel.
I'm not entirely clear what you mean by "type of epee". Do you perhaps mean "brand or vendor"? | |
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01-04-2007, 11:27 PM
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#3 | | Scrub
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01-05-2007, 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Eavaheb  What's a really good type of epee that i could buy for under $150 with a pistol grip included? Or, what is the best metal type for an epee? | $150? Get a BF White.
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01-05-2007, 02:05 PM
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#5 | | Senior Member
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| You have to determine what is best for you. This is really user specific. For instance Leon Paul epees definitely last longer in my experience. Yet I've heard some people complain that they won't use them because they ping/ring when struck. Also I've found they tend to whip when moved violently. Yet they're my choice for practice. In tournament play I usualy have FIE STM simply because they are stiffer (I lost a few touches with Leon Paul's whipping down and going flat against my opponent's torso).
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01-08-2007, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by jjefferies You have to determine what is best for you. This is really user specific. For instance Leon Paul epees definitely last longer in my experience. Yet I've heard some people complain that they won't use them because they ping/ring when struck. Also I've found they tend to whip when moved violently. Yet they're my choice for practice. In tournament play I usualy have FIE STM simply because they are stiffer (I lost a few touches with Leon Paul's whipping down and going flat against my opponent's torso). | Definitely user specific. I do own a Leon Paul epee that is indeed very whip-like. If I'm in a mood for flicking or wrist-picking, I would go with that blade. However, if I plan on fleching or straigh-lunging more, I would prefer a different blade. I have vinitis, maraging blades, all for different styles of fencing.
So do som research, figure out what is more appealing for you. | |
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01-13-2007, 08:10 PM
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| I am a very big fan of the Leon Paul, as are many of my friends, but I am also very pleased with a weapon that i bought off a local vendor with a Preiur(sp?) blade... | |
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01-15-2007, 03:55 PM
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#8 | | Member
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| You cannot go wrong with a maraging LM blade. It will last you an incredibly long time, and has a really cool gold coloring. One of the downsides is that it may on occasion ring when it recieves a hard beat. It is an incredible fleching weapon.
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01-17-2007, 12:14 AM
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#9 | | Senior Member
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| What, pray tell, makes an 'incredible fleching weapon?' Other than, perhaps, a pair of legs and feet, incredible timing and sense of distance, and explosiveness?
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01-17-2007, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by keropie What, pray tell, makes an 'incredible fleching weapon?' Other than, perhaps, a pair of legs and feet, incredible timing and sense of distance, and explosiveness? | I double Keropie.
Hardly think the blade is what makes you flêche.......
If indeed it was the weapon, I'm sure it would be one of the easier moves in fencing. 
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01-19-2007, 02:16 AM
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| For the most part i agree the the last two. Though, i personally like a strait stiff blade for flesheing. An "iron rod" if you will. | |
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01-19-2007, 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Sboard1019 For the most part i agree the the last two. Though, i personally like a strait stiff blade for flesheing. An "iron rod" if you will. | Yeah, and that is what I meant. A fleche with a whip-like LP is not as effective.
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01-21-2007, 11:33 AM
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| I can't really imagine why. After all, all you're trying to do is carry the point of the weapon to the target. Now, if you wanted to claim that some bladework is more difficult with a whippy blade (due to angular momentum causing a larger deflection of the point or something) I might be about to buy that, but I'm sure you can fleche just as well with either.
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01-22-2007, 04:29 PM
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| I fleche with a small flick to the upper arm all the time.  | |
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