Anybody Chrono'd a 2" blazer against a 4" or 5" feather?
02-05-2007, 10:47 AM
#11
Boone & Crockett
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RE: Anybody Chrono'd a 2" blazer against a 4" or 5" feather?
ORIGINAL: Snood Slapper
I did this last summer - each arrow had 3 fletched of feathers and blazers. The feathers were 4 inches. My average given to me with my chrono, with my set up, with 5 shots each, showed the feathers 3 fps faster at 2 yards and about 1 fps slower at 40 yards.
I did this last summer - each arrow had 3 fletched of feathers and blazers. The feathers were 4 inches. My average given to me with my chrono, with my set up, with 5 shots each, showed the feathers 3 fps faster at 2 yards and about 1 fps slower at 40 yards.
02-05-2007, 11:10 AM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: Anybody Chrono'd a 2" blazer against a 4" or 5" feather?
I may be confused, here......but were these tests conducted with broadheads?
If not....I don't see the relevance. "I" thought the selling point for blazers is how they handled broadhead flight. Am I wrong? Ill-informed?
If not....I don't see the relevance. "I" thought the selling point for blazers is how they handled broadhead flight. Am I wrong? Ill-informed?
02-05-2007, 11:22 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: Anybody Chrono'd a 2" blazer against a 4" or 5" feather?
I may be confused, here......but were these tests conducted with broadheads?
Plus I wanted to compare fletchings of the same size to try and keep it as close to apples to apples as possible.
02-05-2007, 11:29 AM
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RE: Anybody Chrono'd a 2" blazer against a 4" or 5" feather?
My understanding of feathers is that they are lighter, but cause slightly more wind resistance (which is why they stabilize arrows so well). Ibelieve that a 2" Blazer would have less wind resistance and would eventually overcome the lighter feather's speed advantage somewhere further down range. (Don't ask me how far.)
02-05-2007, 12:21 PM
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Typical Buck
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RE: Anybody Chrono'd a 2" blazer against a 4" or 5" feather?
Actually, I think the relevance is this: the inventors of Blazers attempt to give us the stabilization of broadheads only a feather can offer with the benefits of a vane; ie. the effects precipitation have on feathers. I think they do this pretty well and give archers another good option. In more instances of hunting, except small game hunting, I still prefer feathers because feathers are more forgiving if they come into contact with something. For small game hunting, I like Blazers for their durability.
And, yes, I shot them with broadheads; Simmons RazorSharks to be exact at about 288 fps. Both were very accurate at under 4 inch groups at 40 yards, but I still found the feathers to have a very slight edge in that department.
And, yes, I shot them with broadheads; Simmons RazorSharks to be exact at about 288 fps. Both were very accurate at under 4 inch groups at 40 yards, but I still found the feathers to have a very slight edge in that department.
02-05-2007, 12:29 PM
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RE: Anybody Chrono'd a 2" blazer against a 4" or 5" feather?
ORIGINAL: marcusjb
My understanding of feathers is that they are lighter, but cause slightly more wind resistance (which is why they stabilize arrows so well). Ibelieve that a 2" Blazer would have less wind resistance and would eventually overcome the lighter feather's speed advantage somewhere further down range. (Don't ask me how far.)
My understanding of feathers is that they are lighter, but cause slightly more wind resistance (which is why they stabilize arrows so well). Ibelieve that a 2" Blazer would have less wind resistance and would eventually overcome the lighter feather's speed advantage somewhere further down range. (Don't ask me how far.)
02-05-2007, 12:33 PM
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RE: Anybody Chrono'd a 2" blazer against a 4" or 5" feather?
Also, Blazers are very stiff, which aids in their ability to steer broadheads.
02-05-2007, 12:34 PM
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RE: Anybody Chrono'd a 2" blazer against a 4" or 5" feather?
ORIGINAL: GMMAT
Thanks. When I mentioned relevance....I was only referring to the reason Blazers are so highly touted. They advertise them as broadhead vanes. So...if the tests HADN'T been conducted with broadheads.....I didn't understand the relevance of the tests.
Also, Blazers are very stiff, which aids in their ability to steer broadheads.
