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Turkey feathers fletching

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I just order some 2219 bare shafts.I'll be fletching them with natural turkey feathers.My ? is what feather cut style do you like?I was thinking about using the low banana cut. I'm thinking this will give me clearance in the channel.
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I like Trueflight 2" shield back cut feathers. You might use that as a pattern. They will send you free samples if you ask.

http://www.trueflightfeathers.com/products.htm
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With banana cut feathers you won't be able to have very much offset/helical because of the with of the arrow channel. A shield cut you'd give you maxumim guidance and look cool!
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nchunterkw wrote:I like Trueflight 2" shield back cut feathers. You might use that as a pattern. They will send you free samples if you ask.

http://www.trueflightfeathers.com/products.htm
Keith? Will a 2" feather stablize a broadhead well?
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Boo,I do have a four inch shield feather chopper.
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WELSHMAN wrote:Boo,I do have a four inch shield feather chopper.
AWWWWW you ought to burn 'em! :lol: Man, does that smell stay with you or what? :shock:
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You autta talk to Outback about saving the wing feathers off all the geese he's been busy helping to manage. :mrgreen: ....personally feathers would never be an option for me with the amount of rain we have here.

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Them tru flight immatation barred turkey feathers of any size are very tough i us em on the sticks for years never had any luck with others
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WELSHMAN wrote:Boo,I do have a four inch shield feather chopper.
I have 3, 4 and 5 inch choppers and the 4" do just fine.
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Boo wrote:
nchunterkw wrote:I like Trueflight 2" shield back cut feathers. You might use that as a pattern. They will send you free samples if you ask.

http://www.trueflightfeathers.com/products.htm
Keith? Will a 2" feather stablize a broadhead well?
My experience is that they work as well as a Blazer when fletched with an Arizona EZ Fletch Bolt. I'm shooting ~~ 1" groups with Ramcats and Slick Tricks with them on 16" Zombies. Trueflights are much more consistent than the Gateway Rayzrs - but both control a BH.
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Thanks everyone for the help.Will fletch some in different length and shapes.Can see what works or not.
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Just a suggestion. Try fletching tape during experimentation. Removing that is easier than removing glue.
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I always use tape,Thanks Boo
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Boo and WELSHMAN
I have a rookie question. I have always fetched with glue and never get to the end of a tube before it sets up and can't use it later. I've never known someone to use fetching tape. When using tape does the fetching handle many shots through practice sessions? Where do you purchase it?
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I get mine from Three Rivers online. The adhesion is not as durable as glue.
If you are having trouble with those mini tubes I'm not surprised. At the shop we stopped ordering them because 90% of the time the glue as set up enough in the tube that it could not be used. Just old stuff I guess. I've had several bottles of the blue top Gorilla glue in the large squeeze bottles used over a period of several months with no issues. I dont store them in the freezer.
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