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Title: Feathers: Trueflight or Gateway?
Post by: Red Dwarf on January 26, 2009, 12:17:00 PM
I am in need of some fletchings: Is there any difference in the quality from these two suppliers?

Red Dwarf
Title: Re: Feathers: Trueflight or Gateway?
Post by: hunt it on January 26, 2009, 12:19:00 PM
I have always found the True flight feathers to hold up and last longer. Cannot tell you why, just what I have found.
Title: Re: Feathers: Trueflight or Gateway?
Post by: DuffyRP on January 26, 2009, 12:31:00 PM
I find that Gateway feathers break at the spine a lot and if you like barred feathers the dye only shows up on one side most of the time.  I say True Flight.  I never had a problem with them.
Title: Re: Feathers: Trueflight or Gateway?
Post by: Red Dwarf on January 26, 2009, 12:34:00 PM
Does anyone know of a Trueflight supplier in Western Canada?

Red Dwarf
Title: Re: Feathers: Trueflight or Gateway?
Post by: Bear on January 26, 2009, 12:51:00 PM
Just get them from 3Rivers or Kustom King.

And yes, huge difference. Go to whatever trouble it requires. True Flight is better.
Title: Re: Feathers: Trueflight or Gateway?
Post by: maxwell on January 26, 2009, 12:57:00 PM
Trueflight are just plain better- easier to work with, looks.
Title: Re: Feathers: Trueflight or Gateway?
Post by: Smallwood on January 26, 2009, 01:04:00 PM
trueflight
Title: Re: Feathers: Trueflight or Gateway?
Post by: Paul Mattson on January 26, 2009, 01:16:00 PM
I was about to start a thread like this.  Here is my .02 worth.

Pro's Trueflight: Great Quality, quills ground nice a smooth.  Barred feathers fantastic.

Con's Trueflight: High Priced, Could use a few more brighter colors.

Pro's Gateway:  Great Price, Many bright colors,
Tre Camo Colors and Fantastic.

Cons' Gateway:  Quills are thick and not smooth, Barred look not so great, may find a bad feather or two out of a hundred.

I have not found if one will out last another longer or not.  You can not mix Gateway and Trueflight.  

I will be adding Gateway feathers to my website shortly, I will have LW Shield cut.
Title: Re: Feathers: Trueflight or Gateway?
Post by: sswv on January 26, 2009, 01:18:00 PM
TrueFlight for me!
Title: Re: Feathers: Trueflight or Gateway?
Post by: Pops on January 26, 2009, 01:19:00 PM
Never had any trouble with True flight