Trueflight feathers vs Gateways - 5"

[Possum2]

Gateway really are a pain in the a.. going to Truflight!!!

[Jim Curlee]

Trueflight feathers, are by far the best feather out there. Been using Trueflight feathers for better than 25 years. Nobody grinds the quill like Trueflight. Ready to go right out of the box.
The base on Gateways, are too wide, and too thick. Hard to get the quill to lay flat, on the shaft.
Jim

[wingnut]

I made that switch a long time ago.  But am now looking at the AMGs.  Everything I can find puts them very close to TF but the price is very good.

Mike

[LongBow'erman]

I didn't care for the base on the Gateway feather either, Truflight is what I like and use now.

[chad graham]

i bought some feathers from a local archery shop i did notice that the bases seemed off sounds like they may be gateway? i should ask them but it doesnt matter because i didnt like them.i will stick with trueflight.would like to hear more about amg?

[jcar315]

TruFlight is ALWAYS my choice too!

I helped a friend in his archery store making arrows and it is a noticable difference between the two.

Biggest difference was the consistency in the width of the bases.

[Squint]

30yrs,have tried them all,Trueflight by far,the best out there
              John

[trad_bowhunter1965]

I used Gateway but Bjorn turn me on to Truflight and you can clearly see a difference between the two Truflight looks to be a better feather.

[Kenneth]

I'll echo what most are saying.  The first feathers I ever bought were Gateway and the bases were horrible.  I ordered some TrueFlights and haven't looked back.  I do like the looks of the AMG feathers though and might give them a try soon.

[George D. Stout]

I've been using AMG feathers and they are very nice indeed.  That said, I saw an improvement in the Gateways in the early 90's.  Did they go south again?

[Jon Stewart]

No-one has tried Sagittarius Archery feathers?

[davesonic444]

I won't buy Gateway.I've some really poor quality products from them.Weak thin feathers with poor grind.
True flight or AMG dress my arrows.

[cacciatore]

True Flight here since long time or I grind my owns.

[J.Williams]

Never tried Gateway,have always used True Flight and wild turkey feathers that I chop myself.From what I'm reading here I suppose I'll stick with what works.

[varmint101]

I've also had bad luck with Gateways.  The ones I got were not the quality of Trueflights.

After that, I've never used anything but TF.

[Larry Yien]

I've had good luck with Gateway feathers, and the last few batches have been more consistent and a thinner grind.  I wonder if that was due to the comments about the bases being too thick.

A long time ago I started with trueflights but switched to Gateway and never looked back.  Performance is first in my mind but as a secondary comment I like the camo colors in the Gateway line.

[donnyjack]

Gateway has improved there base grind in the last few years and is doing a much better product today than 4 or 5 years ago IMO.  I have both gateway and trueflight.  I like TF's naturals color better than GW and I like their traditional cut better also. But GW's traditional has more surface area so you can go to a shorter feather and have about the same control.
Just don't mix them but IMO eather one will work well for you.

DJ

[Grey Taylor]

Jon, I use Sagittarius' feathers and like them. But, then again, with the exception of two posters, I seem to be outvoted on Gateway feathers so my judgement may be suspect.
I will say that Sagittarius has the coolest red you'll ever see. It's a beautiful blood red that no one else has.  

Guy

[Earthdog]

True flight for me too.
I do also shoot AMG from 3R but they seem a little lighter than trueflights.
I was told that Trueflight an Gateway both sourse their feathers from the same place,but I do find Trueflight to be finshed better and they hold up better in the rain if you buy the stronger colors like Red,bright yellow or orange.
I guess it must be in the way they are dyed or something,because they shouldn't really be any different if they do come from the same sourse.

[Earthdog]

I'd just like to point out that it's been 5-6 years since I shot Gateways and if peple say they have improved,then so be it.
I did like their natural barred feathers at the time.