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Title: Feather Weight
Post by: Scattergun2570 on December 23, 2011, 08:10:00 PM

I know some of you guys must have weighed feathers before..so I ask... how many grains does a trio of 4" feathers weigh?

Title: Re: Feather Weight
Post by: Friend on December 23, 2011, 08:21:00 PM

~10 grains

Title: Re: Feather Weight
Post by: Orion on December 23, 2011, 08:46:00 PM

10 grains sounds pretty close.  Three of my five-inch shield cuts weight 15 grains.

Title: Re: Feather Weight
Post by: Cherokee Scout on December 24, 2011, 08:46:00 AM

I will weigh one later and post the weight, but I think a 4" feather will weigh only about 3-4 gr. I remember weighing shafts with and without 3 5" feathers, as I recall the feathers added only about 12-14 gr.

Title: Re: Feather Weight
Post by: magnus on December 24, 2011, 09:35:00 AM

Tell us the shape and I'll go weigh some. That and quill thickness will determine weight also if it's a primary or secondary feather. Not by much though.

Title: Re: Feather Weight
Post by: on December 24, 2011, 10:10:00 AM

5"  trueflight shield cut weighs 3 grns. -barred and solid are the same. thats by my scale.

Title: Re: Feather Weight
Post by: Ragnarok Forge on December 24, 2011, 11:28:00 AM

Mine weigh 12 grains in a shield cut.

Title: Re: Feather Weight
Post by: Scattergun2570 on December 24, 2011, 04:21:00 PM

Quote

Originally posted by magnus:
Tell us the shape and I'll go weigh some. That and quill thickness will determine weight also if it's a primary or secondary feather. Not by much though.

4" Shield cut.