From what I've seen, saber combat groups / competitions often require round tips because yeah, they're not going to hurt/injure you like a bullet/pointed tip.
From what I've seen, saber combat groups / competitions often require round tips because yeah, they're not going to hurt/injure you like a bullet/pointed tip.
To answer the question that got a little overrun, in my opinion bullet tips look more screen accurate, which is why I prefer them
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Though bullet tips are more screen accurate, IMO they certainly don't attribute to the look of the saber once it is turned on. When the blade is illuminated, the bullet tip just looks like a large, white piece of plastic at the end of your saber. I like the rounded tips more due to they smaller amount of plastic at the end. It is a little less obvious that the tip doesn't light up when you have the smaller tip :P> I also have slight reason to believe that when you fight with a bullet tip, due to the taller shape and larger mass, it is easier to pop off of a blade than a rounded tip is.
There are ways to make both style of tip light up very well.
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Sorry for the late reply. I prefer them because they look more accurate to me, and in my experience light up nicely. While the round tip is safer, I like the bullet tip for asthetical purposes. It just looks way cooler than a round tip IMHO.
I find that neither round or bullet tips light up if they are the opaque white plastic type. But the clear frosted ones light up quite well if you remove the outer edge of the mirror before installing the tip.
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I've found that to make the white tips light up, you need to remove the mirror and drill them out a bit, then re-install a smaller diameter mirror/reflective material that fits in the pocket you've drilled.
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Or what I was planning on doing was getting a pointed tip then sanding the very tip some so its kinda both worlds in a way when I do my build. Just thought it might be a cool idea to try =]
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