ORIGINAL: MeanV2
I have a 27" CX Maxima Hunter 250 with a 5" wrap and 3-Blazer vanes. With a 100 grain tip on it the FOC is only 10% That's one reason I use 125 grain broadheads and feather fletch, greatly improves my FOC. Most people do not shoot enough FOC for the best broadhead flight possible
I fletched and built some FMJ's before I hunted NE in Dec with a FOC of over 20%. Results were pretty awesome
I like to keep a minimum of 12% but prefer 15% or better although it's not always feasible.
Dan
Thanks for your input Dan. One question on the FMJ's, did you use heavy-wieght HIT inserts in addition to fletching with feathers, or did you just use a heavier BH?
I've been playing with Archers Advantage to set up different arrow builds, different feathers and such. My concern is whether or not AA models the build int FOC on the Maxima hunters correctly, or if the FOC increase is fairly insignificant to begin with.
In the past I have steered clear of feathers since I spend a fair amount of time wandering the elk woods when it is raining out. To me, not matter what I did to prep the fletching, with two days of solid drizzle, they always seemed eventually get soaked down. Maybe I didn't do my homework well enough and pick the right waterproofing agent (cant remember off the top of my head what I used, it has been years).
Now, thats not to say that I'm completely opposed to using feathers. Playing with AA, it seems like using feathers with a 125g BH will be about the only way to achieve > 14% FOC on my hunting arrows (without going to weighted inserts, etc), no matter WHAT brand I choose. So, looks like I'll have to look into the waterproofing agents a bit more that I have in the past.