ORIGINAL: MOhunter46
I know i made this thread a long time ago but i have another question. I read on another thread that i will lose down range KE if i switch to feathers. So wouldn't this be bad since im using the rage 2 blade? And im only pulling 60lbs so that dosent help either. How much will i lose say at 30yrds? 40yrds? Or am i over thinking this too much?
Thanks again, Wayne
Those damn Rage's really throw me curve balls. I've had guys shoot deer at 80 yards with them at 63#'s and just eat them up.... then guys shoot them at 23 yards with 72#s and couldn't by a pass through. These are my "believeable" customers... the regulars... the hardcore's. I can put stock in their results. They are just so night and day though.
The amount of energy you lose out to 40 yards with feathers vs vanes is academic really. It is beyond 40 yards that feathers and vanes start to have some pretty stark differences. Vanes will be faster out of the gate... but they have a lot more drag, which is part of the reason they stabilize so well. But more drag will mean they slow down faster.
With all the issues folks have been having with Rages', I am hesititant to recommend them to anyone who isn't shooting a ridiculous amount of KE... over 75 ft/#s.