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two-fletch test
Traxx:
Yup,
Same Gordy Mickens from Montana
Hillbilly:
Pat, that last one looks like those couple I made a few years ago. Remember the ones I was shooting at Cedar Rock? They worked really well and I've been meaning to make some more-I wound up sacrificing both of them to the treetop squirrel gods. ;D. I used the "off side" of primary wing feathers and laid the helical to them since they were so low profile.
Pat B:
Steve I remember those arrows. I am impressed how well these fly. I need to tweak them a bit but they fly well. Yea, them skirl gods have got plenty of mine too. ;D
Marius, I did the test today shooting only #1 and #2 but only about 4 or 5 shots of each. At 15 yards they both shot where I looked. ;D
#1, slightly offset 2 fletch with 5 1/2"x3/4" feathers, 630gr sourwood shaft(total arrow weight), 29" long with 125gr field point.
#2, helical 2 fletch(about 90deg) with 5 1/2"x7/8" feathers, 599gr, sourwood shaft(total arrow weight), 29" long with 128gr "Little John" point.
Bow, 60" osage static recurve, 56#@26"
Number 1 seemed to shoot faster(visual only) and both made about the same amount of noise. I wonder if parabolic or banana cut fletch would be quieter but still preform as well as a 2 fletch. Pat
Dustybaer:
thanks pat.
i guess the banana cut would be quiet, but so would be yours if you cut them flatter. i noticed you didn't wrap yours thru the feather (just front and back) right? i wonder if that contributes to the noise. or did you glue them down?
i sanded my shafts down last night (i had lacquered them after the wrapping for protection thereof), so i had to remove the wrinkles. i guess artificial sinew doesn't need extra protection, so i'm going to lacquer them before the fletching this time. i'm still debating if i should shorten the feathers, cut them flatter yet (under 3/8") and/or reduce the helical.
all arrows in the test were 31" long, had 100gr. field points and weighed 490 to 500gr.:
4 each POC, 3-fletch straight 4.5" x 5/8"
12 each Northern Pine, 2 fletch helical 5.5" x 5/8"
bow was the signature bow, 52#@25"
Pat B:
Marius, I just bound the forward and rear of the feathers, no glue. Wrapping the full length might reduce noise.
I'll play around some more today and see what I come up with. I have some store bought 5" shield cut feathers I may try for 2 fletch. I may take my extra feather burner ribbon and try a new style cut also...maybe a banana cut. Pat
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