primary vs secondary turkey feathers

[fountain]

i just had my firs batch of wild turkey feathers chopped and cut by stringstreatcher..great job btw...
now the question is..what are the major differences in the primaries and secondaries?  any performance diffs.?

[Ragnarok Forge]

Durability is the main difference.  Secondaries will wear out faster.

[vtmtnman]

I've found they both fly well if the bow is tuned.I think the secondaries are a little quieter.

[stringstretcher]

I like a good primary on my hunting shafts, but I will use secondary on some target and stumping arrows. Primary last longer, and are stiffer.  In some cases though like going through brush and under limbs in an open top quiver or bow quiver, they can make more noise than a secondary, because the secondaries will lay down easier.

[Rob DiStefano]

don't much care whether primary or secondary as long as the feather has the proper length and barb stiffness.  so for me, they all work out well - particular feathers of the canada goose flavor.  

[fountain]

im mainly gonna use them for cock feathers only along with neon orange or neon green for the other 2.
i think they will all be the same for me.  will find out soon!

[AkDan]

turkey tail makes one puuuuuurdy fletching!

[Don Stokes]

The weaker feathers can be noisy in flight.

[LBR]

My experience is the same as Don's.  Secondary feathers are too soft/noisy for me--same reason I don't use Canada goose feathers.

[Footed Shaft]

Secondary feathers are a little noisy, and they don't have the oil lines that primary feathers do so they won't take the wet weather as well. They  are good for target/3-d feathers but thats all i use them for. Bill