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Originally posted by Dragonheart View PostMarco vanes that are no longer made are a softer vane. You can find them on ebay. Flex Fletch vanes are also softer vanes, but I believe they have changed the formula with new ones. They seem a little stiffer. They are quieter and durable in my experience, x2 agree with Rick.
That's the vanes I use.
Rick
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Originally posted by RickBarbee View PostNo.
It'll just make them flutter, and won't benefit you at all.
I've even tried the Bi-Delta "Rain Vanes", and some others created to try to be more like feathers. I didn't like them at all. My standard medium soft vanes work 1000 times better.
Rick
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After listening to the testing the trad lab did on those vanes I think I will try some. It also pushed me to trim my feathers down from 5” to 3”. Im very happy with the results so far. I was told by a mentor over a decade ago that bigger feathers would stabilize the arrow better in all conditions so I never even played around with anything less than 5”. Goes to show how you can get stuck in one way of thinking if you never try anything new.
I dont think the purpose of the vanes is specifically to be quieter. Waterproofness is the main thing.Last edited by Felix40; 06-05-2019, 05:55 PM.
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My primary reasons for shooting vanes is their durability, and ease of cleanup after shooting them through an animal, especially a stink nasty pig.
Keeping my fletching dry has never been a concern. My arrows with feathers fly just as good wet as they do dry.
The quietness in light of the vanes was a nice plus.
Rick
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