I've been shooting the 4" feathers for as long as I can remember. I can't rememberthe specific model thatI used all the way back in the beginning, but ever since I started buying the feathers and doing my crestings myself, I've used Gateway exclusively.

As Greg said - anyone who makes the "weather" argument is missing the boat. There was even a guy on here last year(Littlechief, I think) who went so far as to soak his feathers in a bucket of water and play a little bit of wet feather mythbusters. Myth busted.

I killed the biggest buck of my life in a soaking downpour, and my feathers were so wet that they were actually slicked down against the shaft. No worries. It will hit where you aim it. The thing is, the arrow "snaps" so hard out of the chute that almost all the water retained in the feathers will be blown off before your arrow even gets past the riser.

This year, I might switch to the Rayzr's, b/c I know Goherd1111 used them last year and really had great results. Besides, they look pretty badass.

It totally boggles my mind as to why more people don't shoot feathers. They stabilize the arrow every bit as good (possibly better) than their plastic brethren, with none of the clearance/warping/tearing issues.