Broadheads / Fletching
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Disadvantages: 1. Creates more drag and slows the arrow slightly. 2. More costly to fletch arrows, may require a separate jig depending on your rig.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I will add one more disadvatage that I have experienced with four vanes and that was increased vane clearance problems. As soon as I went to three vanes the clearance problems went away and I had much better arrow flight. I shoot three blade 125 muzzys and they fly and performe awsome. Mark Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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> I shoot three blade 125 muzzys and they fly and performe awsome.
I picked up a 3 pack of the new 100gr 4 blade muzzys the other day.They have a 1 in.wide cut I use 300gr carbons 3 vane fletching. I have not done any paper tuning just playing but they fly just like my practice points. NRA Life Member Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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Hi; There was an article in the RMEF’s (Rky Mtn Elk Foundation) mag about bowhunting elk. The author recommended one-piece ‘heads for large game like elk. His opinion, but he’s got more experience than I. > David > Why are you considering the switch? IMO Muzzy are the best fixed blade > broadhead on the market. My opinion was solidified from a video by their
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Thanks all, I think I’ll stick with my current setup. > Not sure why you would want to step down in quality on the most important > part of the setup, but the idea of aligning the fletching with the broadhead
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>Howdy; >I’m thinking of switching from Muzzy 3-blade broadheads to 2-blade Magnus >(or similar) heads. With the Muzzy’s, I have 3 feathers per arrow. If I >change to the 2-blade heads, do I also need to go with 4 feathers on the >arrow (in order to get some alignment between the blades and feathers)?
I’ve never taken any type of physics class, but since the arrow spins in flight any type of aerodynamic alignment would vary upon the speed of flight, the speed of rotation, and the length of the shaft, right? So unless you know the speed of rotation and the speed of the arrow, it would be impossible to know how the blades align with the feathers. Plus, if you use screw-on tips, you would have to figure out how to torque the point into the proper position and keep it there while shooting. But to sum it up, it won’t make any difference going to a 4 fletch arrow while switching to a 2 blade broadhead. I can think of some good reasons to go to 4 fletch arrows: 1. The arrows look really cool. 2. Increase arrow spin and stabilization. This can improve accuracy in a slightly underspined arrow. 3. You don’t have to worry which way you nock the arrow because the arrow is now symmetrical. This helps you shoot a little faster, and theoretically, if you were trying to nock and arrow and shoot a moving target, this would improve your response time. Disadvantages: 1. Creates more drag and slows the arrow slightly. 2. More costly to fletch arrows, may require a separate jig depending on your rig. Personally, I wouldn’t shoot a 2 blade broadhead. I’d much rather have a 3,4, or 5 blade model for the extra cutting surfaces. But then again, I like Chevy and Dodge trucks, I don’t care much for Fords. If this arrow/blade alignment thing really starts to bother you, my neighbor gave me a free spinning low profile 5 blade broadhead a couple of years ago. The theory was that if you allow the arrow to spin in flight and the blades don’t spin in flight, the broadhead will have less affect on accuracy. Don’t ask me, check your archery catalog and see if they still make them. -Jonathan Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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Not sure why you would want to step down in quality on the most important part of the setup, but the idea of aligning the fletching with the broadhead is to reduce wind drag. So, four fletch is supposed to do this with a two or four blade head, as long as the fletching is set the same as the blades. I have never seen any video confirming that there is any difference in three four or six fletch with varying bladed broadheads. I think I would try getting four arrows with exact weights+ 2 two blade & 2 three blade (exact grains for each pair) and fletch two with three vanes and two with four vanes. Put a two blade on one each of the 3 & 4 fletch arrows, do the same with the 3 blades. Shoot all through a chrony and see if it makes a difference. One more point, the two blade broadheads were dropped from a lot of companies because the wound tends to close up much faster & more easily. — Mark Endowment NRA, Life NAHC Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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Howdy; I’m thinking of switching from Muzzy 3-blade broadheads to 2-blade Magnus (or similar) heads. With the Muzzy’s, I have 3 feathers per arrow. If I change to the 2-blade heads, do I also need to go with 4 feathers on the arrow (in order to get some alignment between the blades and feathers)? Thanks, .. David Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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> Howdy; > I’m thinking of switching from Muzzy 3-blade broadheads to 2-blade Magnus > (or similar) heads. With the Muzzy’s, I have 3 feathers per arrow. If I > change to the 2-blade heads, do I also need to go with 4 feathers on the > arrow (in order to get some alignment between the blades and feathers)? > Thanks, > .. David
David Why are you considering the switch? IMO Muzzy are the best fixed blade broadhead on the market. My opinion was solidified from a video by their competitor, Rocket, which are the best mechanicals currently made. Watch the Rocket video sometime and you will see what I am talking about. As far as the question you had if you change broadheads, I have never heard of such a thing and wouldn’t think you would need to change. There are 4 bladed broadheads in abundance also and never have I seen a recommendation on any type to use a certain number of feathers. If it were important, I would think it would be on the packages. Ed Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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