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Author Topic: What type fletchings?  (Read 231 times)

Offline JamesKerr

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What type fletchings?
« on: October 31, 2011, 10:52:00 PM »
Thought this might be an interesting thread. What style of feathers do you guys use for hunting. I use parabolic.
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Re: What type fletchings?
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2011, 08:05:00 AM »
I've been using a burned 4" medium high profile banana shape.  Seems to be best for me.  They are quiet and plenty of stabilization.
 

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Re: What type fletchings?
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2011, 11:09:00 AM »
I use 4-4" parabolics in a 60x120 set up for all my arrows, target and hunting. Although I sometimes cut a 1/4" off the back of the parabolics to give them a slightly different look. Works for me just fine and nock alignment is not an issue because feathers line up the same regardless of how the arow is nocked on the string.
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Re: What type fletchings?
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2011, 11:18:00 AM »
I have grown to like the 4 4" shield fletchings
very quite  and flies great.
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Re: What type fletchings?
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2011, 11:28:00 AM »
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Re: What type fletchings?
« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2011, 01:10:00 PM »
I use high profile banana cut 5.5" feathers-loud but they work!!
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Re: What type fletchings?
« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2011, 02:32:00 PM »
5" shield.
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Re: What type fletchings?
« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2011, 02:37:00 PM »
I use 3 5" shield cut.  I can hear them sometimes.  It has never seemed to bother the deer, well, they never mentioned it.

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Re: What type fletchings?
« Reply #8 on: November 01, 2011, 03:09:00 PM »
4 - 3 inch shield cuts. Very quiet and I can get 3 fletching from one full length feather.
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Re: What type fletchings?
« Reply #9 on: November 01, 2011, 05:39:00 PM »
3 feathers 5 1/2 shield cut  ,natural barrs but carry Canadian  goose fletch in wet weather
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Re: What type fletchings?
« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2011, 03:56:00 PM »
3  5" shield
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Re: What type fletchings?
« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2011, 08:11:00 AM »
4inch nanners

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Re: What type fletchings?
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2011, 08:15:00 AM »
My hunting arrows have three 5.5 inch Swift chopped fletch.

 
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Re: What type fletchings?
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2011, 08:16:00 AM »
i vacillate 'tween a 4" chopped nanner 4-fletch with offset and 5.25" burnt shield 3-fletch with hefty helical.    

but hey, it's all good for the most part, use what ya like.

 

 
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Re: What type fletchings?
« Reply #14 on: November 07, 2011, 09:39:00 AM »
Since I started bowhunting with trad bows, I've always used 3, 5" right wing parabolic feathers with lots of right helical twist.
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Re: What type fletchings?
« Reply #15 on: November 07, 2011, 09:57:00 AM »
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Originally posted by Ragnarok Forge:
4 - 3 inch shield cuts. Very quiet and I can get 3 fletching from one full length feather.
Can you post a photo? Sounds interesting.

I myself use what I have on hand. 4" parabolics on some, 5" Shield on others. A few 4" shield.
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Re: What type fletchings?
« Reply #16 on: November 07, 2011, 09:59:00 AM »
I usually use 4" parabolics. Parabolic shape always seems to be the quietest for me.

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