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Title: Traps feather rest
Post by: ranger 3 on December 04, 2015, 01:46:00 PM
Does anyone shoot a Traps feather rest on a longbow?
Title: Re: Traps feather rest
Post by: Blackhawk on December 04, 2015, 02:34:00 PM
I don't always use a feather rest on my longbows, but if I did, I would choose Trap's.     :thumbsup:    

Shoot straight my friend.    :archer2:
Title: Re: Traps feather rest
Post by: ranger 3 on December 04, 2015, 06:39:00 PM
Anybody else?
Title: Re: Traps feather rest
Post by: mangonboat on December 04, 2015, 09:14:00 PM
I got one for my 1959 recurve that is 68" long...sort of a R/D longbow. Love the look and the arrow flight.
Title: Re: Traps feather rest
Post by: mt-tom on December 04, 2015, 11:47:00 PM
I have one on my bear montana longbow. I love it. Keep a spare in my tackle box. Seemed to improve my shooting, but I'm still a newby to traditional so I might just be getting better. Still I noticed some instant improvement in my consistency right away.  Hope this helps you.

Tom
Title: Re: Traps feather rest
Post by: macbow on December 05, 2015, 08:59:00 AM
I use one on my longbows.
One is a R/d bamboo backed osage that I made. The rest seems to make my bamboo arrows shoot better.

They are more durable than you might expect.
Title: Re: Traps feather rest
Post by: damascusdave on December 05, 2015, 03:14:00 PM
Here is my take on the durability issue...I am shooting original featherrests on all four of my 1960 Bear bows

DDave
Title: Re: Traps feather rest
Post by: Blackhawk on December 05, 2015, 05:36:00 PM
Dave has a point here.  I have purchased a few old timers from the late 50's with original feather rests.  Trap's rests will most likely still be on bows 50 years down the road.