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Josh Perdue
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Fletching Weight ?
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January 04, 2014, 05:30:00 PM »
Does anyone have a rough idea of how much three 5 inch shield cut feathers weigh? Just wanting to get an accurate estimate of how many gpp I shoot.
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Re: Fletching Weight ?
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January 04, 2014, 05:43:00 PM »
I just weighed 3 trueflight 5" shields. Came up with 9 grains on my scale. Just one of those cheap $10 digitals.
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January 04, 2014, 05:46:00 PM »
Plus the weight of the glue and the nock.
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Thanks alot
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January 05, 2014, 06:53:00 AM »
I use three 5 inch shielded wild turkey feathers. Total weight is 10 grains including glue.
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February 02, 2014, 06:54:00 PM »
I shoot 3-4 inch and come out about 8grs
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Petros
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Re: Fletching Weight ?
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February 03, 2014, 01:42:00 AM »
I use 3 5" trueflight shield cut feathers. Weighed on a Dillon precision grain scale with glue is 17 to 19 grains depending on how I squeeze the tube.
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I use a lot of glue....... Bwahahahahaha
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Re: Fletching Weight ?
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10 gr fletch 10 gr nock
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