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i'm sure scott has an opinion on this and i admit i'm curious ,
when i have time to bowhunt i use a pearson recurve that i've had almost forever ,some knock my choice but i love seein the look on a guys face who shoots only compounds when he notes that it doesnt let off and only gets harder ,i've even had some who cant fully pull my bow ( plz note i'm no pro ) but anyways i chose the recurve because i can shoot wood,aluminum and carbon arrows( altho back when i bought it carbons wernt out ) when i was a kid i had an old guy teach me how to make traditional arrows and bows,when i bought the bow i bought alum with plastic fletches ,when they would tear i'd replace them ,in truth i was never very happy with the plastic and soon converted them all to feather ,i'd love to hear opinions on fletches pro's cons etc
in this thread plz ignore my sig (lolz)
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| Posted: Thu Apr 2nd, 2009 12:55 AM |
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Here's my 'long and short' answer.
Fletching:
#1: Blazer vanes-best used with capture type rests to reduce the amount of wear to the vane will experience during the shot. It also doesn't have as much drag, and will give you some of the speed you lose by using these rests.
#2: Four and five inch vanes-tried and true.
#3: Feathers-best used on recurves and longbows to keep the deflection down to a minimum. I prefer these in a heavy helical to stabilize heavier broad heads for longer distances.
#4: The FOB-haven't used these yet....heard good and more good.
I've also shot arrows inside at 20yards(w/field tips) without fletching at all.... My score on the target was 285(possible 300). Fletched the same arrows with 5" helical(right wing) feather, used the same field points and shot a 294! Long story short....
Scott (I like feathers) B
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| Posted: Thu Apr 2nd, 2009 01:57 AM |
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I prefer plastic because of the durability. For me the short 3 or 4 inch one gave me the best accuracy. Not just on my crossbow either, my dad's bow shot best with 4 inch. I don't know why. I've always heard the bigger ones are more accurate.
Everything I've read says feathers stabilize faster and are more accurate. But they don't handle moister well. I've wanted to try them on my crossbow. But I have to oil the track that the arrow sits in, and figured the oil would mess up the feathers.
Traditional bow will kill a deer or whatever just as quickly as a compound bow.
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| Posted: Fri Apr 3rd, 2009 05:59 AM |
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good answers guys !
yes i like feathers too umm prefer the precut ones :P and as always long and lean
i've pulled a few compounds they do have pro's and cons they accelerate the arrow faster so i'm going to have to say that tho a good arrow shot will kill pretty quick the crossbow ( umm a serious crossbow ) and then a compound would arrive at the target the quickest but i digress...
like ur long story short amigo !thaz sum good stickin'!
there is a lil oil naturally in the feathers,i dont believe i'd use them for fishing tho ,i'd think from the dawn of crossbows they used feathers  ,if ur lubing the track w b for the arrow would a dri lube work ? say umm hornady's one shot or even the imperial sizing lube/wax ? ( <--- shameless plug for reloading  )
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| Posted: Fri Apr 3rd, 2009 03:00 PM |
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It is a dry lube I guess. It's Microlon. The lube is to lessen the friction and wear on the string sliding down the track during the shot. It also speeds up the crossbow a bit. I think I will give feather a try this summer and see how they work for me.
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