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Author Topic: What size feathers does everyone use?  (Read 1124 times)

Offline 2bird

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Re: What size feathers does everyone use?
« Reply #40 on: June 10, 2014, 11:37:00 AM »
Been shooting 2 1/2 - 3" but am going to switch to 4"
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Re: What size feathers does everyone use?
« Reply #41 on: June 10, 2014, 10:02:00 PM »
5" shield.

Offline thump

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Re: What size feathers does everyone use?
« Reply #42 on: June 10, 2014, 10:07:00 PM »
5 1/2" shield cuts on my wooden arrows also.

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Re: What size feathers does everyone use?
« Reply #43 on: June 11, 2014, 12:17:00 PM »
4" parabolic for carbon, 5" parabolic for wood

Offline DaveT1963

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Re: What size feathers does everyone use?
« Reply #44 on: June 11, 2014, 12:35:00 PM »
three 5 inch LW shield cut
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Re: What size feathers does everyone use?
« Reply #45 on: June 11, 2014, 05:13:00 PM »
Three 3" Magnus Shields.

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Re: What size feathers does everyone use?
« Reply #46 on: June 12, 2014, 07:19:00 PM »
3 4" shield cuts. With properly spined/tuned arrows, it doesn't take much. They are quiet, and fast
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Offline Mud_Slide_Slim

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Re: What size feathers does everyone use?
« Reply #47 on: June 12, 2014, 07:28:00 PM »
4x4" and sometimes 4x3"...all parabolic on carbons.
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Re: What size feathers does everyone use?
« Reply #48 on: June 13, 2014, 01:33:00 PM »
I use 5" parabolic.  Have used shield and banana cuts in the past, but always gravitate back to parabolic.
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Re: What size feathers does everyone use?
« Reply #49 on: June 13, 2014, 01:38:00 PM »
4X4" para usually, like the look of shield a little better.
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Re: What size feathers does everyone use?
« Reply #50 on: June 13, 2014, 01:48:00 PM »
3x5" parabolic.

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Re: What size feathers does everyone use?
« Reply #51 on: June 13, 2014, 03:09:00 PM »
3 5" shields that I chop a little lower than a production feather.

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Re: What size feathers does everyone use?
« Reply #52 on: June 13, 2014, 06:45:00 PM »
5 mostly...sometimes 5.5
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Re: What size feathers does everyone use?
« Reply #53 on: June 13, 2014, 06:47:00 PM »
3-5" shields.
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Re: What size feathers does everyone use?
« Reply #54 on: June 13, 2014, 09:00:00 PM »
3 x 4" or 4 x 4" for me.
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Re: What size feathers does everyone use?
« Reply #55 on: June 13, 2014, 11:39:00 PM »
I say put as much feather on as you can.  I use 5" Parabolic
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Re: What size feathers does everyone use?
« Reply #56 on: June 14, 2014, 01:41:00 AM »
I use 5 inch feathers on my woodies.
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Offline Jerry Jeffer

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Re: What size feathers does everyone use?
« Reply #57 on: June 14, 2014, 10:09:00 PM »
4x3" low profile naners, or 4x2" high profile naners.
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Offline sunshine

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Re: What size feathers does everyone use?
« Reply #58 on: June 15, 2014, 07:39:00 AM »
for summer fun and smaller broadheads (stingers, regular silver flames, helix) I like 4x3". bigger heads 4x4" for sure. this spring I started playing with a 3D setup and found that with a well tuned 2016 a 2x3" fell very well and did not drop off after 25 yds as bad as other fletches. but that is only for target fun. I like trying different things.
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Offline Stickbow

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Re: What size feathers does everyone use?
« Reply #59 on: June 15, 2014, 11:17:00 AM »
Always been 5 inch para or shield. Recently I bought a low banana chopper. 30" 340's w/220 upfront are driving so nice bareshat I am going to try and lessen my profile................we will see.

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