RE: Feathers vs. vanes, pro's and con's??
 

Duravane makes many different vanes and one is identical to the blazer except for weight. Blazers together will weigh around 18, 5" feathers wont top 7, a 4" is 6.4" duravanes are 25; even their 4" savage vane made for the wb is only 28.I use those for their durability and lower profile. Bohning vanes in a 4" are pushing 40. They are supposed to be 11 a piece.

I tried both the blazer and duravane equivalent. High and stiff with contact issue for me. I didn't care from them in a strong cross wind, but then again none I've tested did enough to be called good, some better.


I think the 3D duravane is almost as pretty as a feather and they come in many sizes.

RE: Feathers vs. vanes, pro's and con's??
 

I've got Dan from MeanV sending me some barred feathers and a right helical clamp for my Bitzenburger , i love the look of feathers and just gotta try them .

RE: Feathers vs. vanes, pro's and con's??
 

Should be sweet with that Merlin. A real Robin Hood.:D

RE: Feathers vs. vanes, pro's and con's??
 

Feathers:

1. Increased air distruption = more stable arrow flight at short yardages + slower arrow + increased arrow flight noise.

2. Rain + feathers = disaster. Yes you can treat the feather but you can't sit out all day in the rain like you could with vanes. There is nothing on the market that can make a feather 100% impervious. (other than dipping them in plastic!)

RE: Feathers vs. vanes, pro's and con's??
 

If you're a big enough idiot to sit out in the rain all day, then you're probably too much of an idiot to take a plastic bag with you to cover up your feathers. [8D]

RE: Feathers vs. vanes, pro's and con's??
 

I have shot my biggest deer in the rain. I'll sit out all day no problem. Rain in my neck of the woods gets deer moving while wimpy hunters head for the inside.

A plastic bag makes way, way too much noise in the rain. Tried it and wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

RE: Feathers vs. vanes, pro's and con's??
 

I hope you don't gut shoot your animal or hit it other places then the vitals. I don't care who you/we are, our arrows don't always go where there suppose to! Good luck with tracking that in the rain.

RE: Feathers vs. vanes, pro's and con's??
 

I don't have a problem with my feathers not doing the job of steering an arrow when wet.Most I have talked to that actually tested them in the rain or wet have said the same.;)

RE: Feathers vs. vanes, pro's and con's??
 

That is just not true. I suppose it could be true if your bow and arrow were not tuned correctly but if your setup is tuned then shooting wet feathers is not a problem.

A member here actually did a test to disprove this myth. It makes for interesting reading.

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2262756