Wiskers and feathers?
#3
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Milesburg Pa
Posts: 67
RE: Wiskers and feathers?
Do you think it will or have you tried it. Like I said I know of one guy who switched and his feathers are holding up fine. I'm looking for others who have tried it and what they thought.
#4
RE: Wiskers and feathers?
Have I tried it with one of the new Biscuit models? No. But I, and a couple fellow shooters down at the shop tried using feathers with the Biscuit when it was first introduced. It did damage them fairly quickly.
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Eastern PA USA
Posts: 1,398
RE: Wiskers and feathers?
When I first tried the Biscuit, I was shooting an untrimmed original Biscuit. It did wrinkle vanes and was tough on feathers too.[:@]
The second time I tried the rests, I did follow the trimming instructions on the CAP web site. The trimming made a significant difference, IMO. I was typically getting a little "fuzzing" of the outer edge of the feather, and that was about it. The feathers should last a long time, and present no serious problems with a trimmed Biscuit, or perhaps one of the new models, which I have not yet tried. Of course, we seem to get a lot of wet weather during hunting season, so waterproofing your feathers is important. I had been using feathers two seasons ago, and got a cloud of waterproofing powder in my face when I shot my doe. Not fun!
If you fletch your own arrows, then you may want to try either Bohning or AAE Speedflyte vanes. Both work well, are very damage/wrinkle resistant, even with the older Biscuits. I am currently shooting full right helical with those vanes and they are shooting and holding up very well. The Speed Flytes are pricey, and a little more difficult to fletch due to the "tiny" base on them, but they are much lighter than the Bohnings.
The second time I tried the rests, I did follow the trimming instructions on the CAP web site. The trimming made a significant difference, IMO. I was typically getting a little "fuzzing" of the outer edge of the feather, and that was about it. The feathers should last a long time, and present no serious problems with a trimmed Biscuit, or perhaps one of the new models, which I have not yet tried. Of course, we seem to get a lot of wet weather during hunting season, so waterproofing your feathers is important. I had been using feathers two seasons ago, and got a cloud of waterproofing powder in my face when I shot my doe. Not fun!
If you fletch your own arrows, then you may want to try either Bohning or AAE Speedflyte vanes. Both work well, are very damage/wrinkle resistant, even with the older Biscuits. I am currently shooting full right helical with those vanes and they are shooting and holding up very well. The Speed Flytes are pricey, and a little more difficult to fletch due to the "tiny" base on them, but they are much lighter than the Bohnings.
#6
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: SC USA
Posts: 1,434
RE: Wiskers and feathers?
I shot tru flight feathers through an untrimmed biscuit all last year and could hardly tell a difference between them and new ones !
BUT......I switched to an offset fletch and I fletched my own arrows and made sure they were glued good & added a dab of glue to the front and back of each fletch ! It worked extremely well !
Currently I'm shooting Bohnings with a very mild helical and a new '04 biscuit and they are holding up great !!
BUT......I switched to an offset fletch and I fletched my own arrows and made sure they were glued good & added a dab of glue to the front and back of each fletch ! It worked extremely well !
Currently I'm shooting Bohnings with a very mild helical and a new '04 biscuit and they are holding up great !!
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Central Illinois
Posts: 1,672
RE: Wiskers and feathers?
i made a post in the bowhunting gear review forum. it is whisker biscuit ?'s. near the end 5 shot gave a link 2 the whole review of the wisker biscuit rests. at the end of his review there is an updated part about the new ones with softer bristles.
#10
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Troutman. N.C.
Posts: 189
RE: Wiskers and feathers?
I use feathers with mine and I have been shooting them for about a year now and have only had to refletch because of damage done by other arrows. I shoot alot and when I was using vains I had to refletch often.