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Author Topic: gateway or true flight?  (Read 638 times)

Offline Steve Jr

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gateway or true flight?
« on: September 01, 2015, 09:20:00 PM »
Which feather do you prefer and why?
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Offline Robert Armstrong

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Re: gateway or true flight?
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2015, 09:30:00 PM »
Trueflight, more finely processed and consistent.

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Re: gateway or true flight?
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2015, 09:38:00 PM »
While the Trueflights are more consistent, I use Gateway because I got a bunch of them for $10/100!

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Offline Steve Jr

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Re: gateway or true flight?
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2015, 10:21:00 PM »
Ya, I got 50 for $25 @Cabelas they fly great but I have used true flights for as long as I can remember. I have tried the bear paw feathers and they definitely do not hold up as well as true flights.
Just wondering how long they will last?
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Re: gateway or true flight?
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2015, 10:31:00 PM »
They last real well for me. I shoot groups a lot, so I do tear some up from arrows slapping together in the target.

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Re: gateway or true flight?
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2015, 10:36:00 PM »
AMG...all I use now. Always used Trueflight but the increasing costs of their feathers turned me off. I love the AMG colors, especially the florescents, good bases and much cheaper.
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Offline Yewbender

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Re: gateway or true flight?
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2015, 10:44:00 PM »
Trueflight feathers and real turkey

Offline 1kwikstik

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Re: gateway or true flight?
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2015, 10:48:00 PM »
Trueflight. I don't like the looks of Gateways barred feathers.
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Offline RedShaft

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Re: gateway or true flight?
« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2015, 10:55:00 PM »
True flight. Better quality. My opinion.
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Offline Steelhead

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Re: gateway or true flight?
« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2015, 11:14:00 PM »
Gateways work fine.But trueflights are a little better

Offline Grey Taylor

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Re: gateway or true flight?
« Reply #10 on: September 01, 2015, 11:34:00 PM »
I use both and see high and low points for each brand.
Trueflight: thinner base but it's too wide, good art. barr.
Gateway: narrower base but it is too thick, good camo pattern, poor art. barr., full length is typically very long.

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Offline damascusdave

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Re: gateway or true flight?
« Reply #11 on: September 01, 2015, 11:42:00 PM »
Bearpaw for me although I have used both Gateway and Trueflight...the Gateway Rayzr is one of my favourites

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Re: gateway or true flight?
« Reply #12 on: September 01, 2015, 11:45:00 PM »
My standard for anything to do with arrows is whether I can shoot the difference in accuracy...in general my differences in accuracy are far more attributable to differences in form than to differences in equipment...I suppose if I was shooting 9 and 10's on a 70 metre FITA target I might see things a bit differently

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Re: gateway or true flight?
« Reply #13 on: September 02, 2015, 12:05:00 AM »
I can make any of the above brands work for me. With the prices for feathers always going up I shop around a lot. IMO it may not be the brand of feathers but how well the fletching jig can accommodate quills not perfect ground.

Offline m midd

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Re: gateway or true flight?
« Reply #14 on: September 02, 2015, 02:04:00 AM »
My own processed turkey feathers is my first choice. If i have to buy them its tru flight. The quill base is usually a little more consistent. Ive used AMG and they were pretty good, i sanded the base down a little
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Offline BWD

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Re: gateway or true flight?
« Reply #15 on: September 02, 2015, 08:04:00 AM »
Trueflight or AMG, after sanding the base.
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Re: gateway or true flight?
« Reply #16 on: September 02, 2015, 08:11:00 AM »
My first choice is Tru-flight,but have used AMG,Gateway and Bear Paw.I just don't like to mix them on the same arrow.

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Re: gateway or true flight?
« Reply #17 on: September 02, 2015, 08:38:00 AM »
I use which ever ones I can get the cheapest.

Offline Steve Jr

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Re: gateway or true flight?
« Reply #18 on: September 02, 2015, 08:46:00 PM »
Well after fletching some up I prefer tru flight feathers over the gate ways. I don't really like the quill on them. I will use them up but I'm sticking with tru flight from now on.
Thanks for all of your responces.    :thumbsup:  
Steve
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Offline Babbling Bob

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Re: gateway or true flight?
« Reply #19 on: September 03, 2015, 06:44:00 AM »
Gateway.

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