Question re Brush-type arrow rest...

[Dick in Seattle]

Hi, all...     When I decided to try some recurves and some vaned arrows, I knew I'd have to also try a raised rest.  I've tried a few, mostly of the magnetic flipper type, but one of those broke on me and I wanted something simpler for reliablility.  I recalled the popularity years ago of the little brush rests and went looking for one... no luck... not made, or at least unknown to the two local shops i have.   I did manage to score three old unused ones on "that place" and they arrived a few minutes ago.    I find the bristles on them kind of stiff, but really don't have enough experience to judge.    In the experience of some of you guys who have perhaps used them in the past, would somewhat stiff bristles be suitable for shooting both feathers and vanes, or should I pass on installing one of these and stick to the flippers?

[wtpops]

Have you tried a feather cut down and glued to the riser (use a dab or rubber cement) fase the feather so it will collapse if the fletch makes contact. I have never tried it but have seen it and the concept sounds like it will work

[D.Sheppard]

Great feather rest reproductions.
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[mahantango]

3-Rivers sells a brush rest- cat. #3199. $3.29. I have one on a BP Palomino target bow and it works great.

[Shawn Leonard]

Dick, I would use an eleveated rest for vanes, the cavelier is very durable, it is metal with a platic guard. Shawn

[Blackhawk7204]

Black Widow sells the brush rest also.

[red44]

I have a couple I got from that site, E.., 10 years ago or more. They do seem stiff, but what do you have to lose by trying what you have? They do have to hold the arrow up after all, perhaps you could trim away some?

[koger]

Just thought I'd chime in. 3 rivers has the rest you are looking for, also the new version of the Hoyt Pro rest,now metal spring steel instead of plastic, works great for vanes or feathers. I have these and the, I believe, Cavalier which is a dual flipper rest with a v spring plunger in front. I have one of these on a #60 T/D recurvea and a #50 dream catcher, that I hunt with and use vanes almost exclusively. Yeah I know feathers are sweet shooting and nostalgic, but they are high maintenance,expensive and noisy in flight. Another plus for me in shooting off an elevated rest is that my bows seem to shoot flatter, nearly dead on to 25 yards! Hope this helps. Sam