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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Steve Jr on September 01, 2015, 09:20:00 PM
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Which feather do you prefer and why?
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Trueflight, more finely processed and consistent.
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While the Trueflights are more consistent, I use Gateway because I got a bunch of them for $10/100!
Bisch
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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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They last real well for me. I shoot groups a lot, so I do tear some up from arrows slapping together in the target.
Bisch
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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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Trueflight feathers and real turkey
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Trueflight. I don't like the looks of Gateways barred feathers.
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True flight. Better quality. My opinion.
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Gateways work fine.But trueflights are a little better
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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.
Guy
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Bearpaw for me although I have used both Gateway and Trueflight...the Gateway Rayzr is one of my favourites
DDave
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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
DDave
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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.
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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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Trueflight or AMG, after sanding the base.
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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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I use which ever ones I can get the cheapest.
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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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Gateway.
Best fluorescent yellow in my opinion. Can see them blindfolded, with my eyes closed, on a dark night in the piney woods.
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Between the two, just based on quality,truflight imo. but ive used alot of gateway and they work fine too.
Truflight's price has gotten a tad high,but gateways are processed in mexico,so cheap labor.
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I picked up some gateways on sale, well, they are cheap... they are falling apart on the arrows i fletched up after about 1 month. I will use up what i have and most likely wont buy gateways again.
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Trueflight
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True flight all the way just simply a better product.apply very nicely.an hold up well
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I have used both, and never had a problem with either one. Makes me no difference. As they say, 6 of one, half dozen of the other. I wouldn't mix them though.
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Would like to try the AMG but they need some barred colors. I use lots of barred.
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What about Bullseye? I saw them recently on a dealer's E*** page where I've gotten good prices on Gateway before. Haven't tried Tru Flight yet.
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I have used both over the year, full length and pre cut. Love Gateways magnum cuts!
Prices have seemed to got crazy, though!
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I like True-Flite from the Footed Shaft
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TrueFlight for me, too. TF are the only fletch grown and processed in the US and their quality shows it.