Hole in a Blazer
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Alvo Nebraska USA
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Hole in a Blazer
Shot a 3D today and got a hole poked in one of my Blazer vanes. Wow did it shoot funny after thatIt did a LOT of cork screwin' on the way to the 50 yard target butt afterwards and I'm glad I put it away during the 3D shoot!
#3
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RE: Hole in a Blazer
The 4 inch vanes I have been shooting, one vane can be 1/2 gone and it shoots way better than that Blazer[&:] It still hit the bull at 50 yards but it was seriously funny watching it fly
#4
RE: Hole in a Blazer
You guys should take a look at the low profile X-vanes if you need 4" for your local 3D's hunter class or for IBO, I got a box 2 days ago and already have my pro 22's fletched up with them and they fly great, and after several VERY tight groups I managed to split 2 pin nocks, but no fletching damage. They seem to be the same material as the blazer vanes so they have almost no memory. I also like the vanetec's but the low profile cut on these is awesome, and should outperform others in the wind.
#5
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Blissfield MI USA
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RE: Hole in a Blazer
That's why I shoot feathers, they can take a lot of abuse and still fly well. Vanes are nice until you mess one up. Then they can effect flight and are just as loud or louder than feathers.
Paul
Paul
#6
RE: Hole in a Blazer
Hm, I'm surprised it affected the flight. I have one arrow w/ pieces of Blazer missing from 2 different vanes and it still flies great.....That's the way it goes I guess, different for everybody.
Rick, I tried the Vanetek's and OH.............MY...........GOD...........those things flew AWEFUL! They sent me some samples, I fletched one arrow and threw the rest in the trash......horrible I tell ya, horrible. This is the first I've seen of the ones you refer to.
Rick, I tried the Vanetek's and OH.............MY...........GOD...........those things flew AWEFUL! They sent me some samples, I fletched one arrow and threw the rest in the trash......horrible I tell ya, horrible. This is the first I've seen of the ones you refer to.
#7
RE: Hole in a Blazer
I got a free sample of the Vanetecs and thought they flew just fine. I took them off yesterday and refletched with blazers. The only reason I took them off is b/c I wanted to have all my arrows with the same vanes. I also think they wouldn't do well with BH's attached.
#8
RE: Hole in a Blazer
ORIGINAL: mobowhuntr
Hm, I'm surprised it affected the flight. I have one arrow w/ pieces of Blazer missing from 2 different vanes and it still flies great.....That's the way it goes I guess, different for everybody.
Rick, I tried the Vanetek's and OH.............MY...........GOD...........those things flew AWEFUL! They sent me some samples, I fletched one arrow and threw the rest in the trash......horrible I tell ya, horrible. This is the first I've seen of the ones you refer to.
Hm, I'm surprised it affected the flight. I have one arrow w/ pieces of Blazer missing from 2 different vanes and it still flies great.....That's the way it goes I guess, different for everybody.
Rick, I tried the Vanetek's and OH.............MY...........GOD...........those things flew AWEFUL! They sent me some samples, I fletched one arrow and threw the rest in the trash......horrible I tell ya, horrible. This is the first I've seen of the ones you refer to.
#9
RE: Hole in a Blazer
I'm with Mobow on this one. Yesterday I finally got a chance to set the 40 & 50yd pins on my new Dusk Devil II. At 50yds I punched a hole in a Blazer. ( I was pretty surprised at the groups I was shooting). Just for the heck of it after reading this thread I decided to try shooting it. I don't know why, I'll never use an arrow like that in the field, oh well. Anyway, I shot it from 30 and it flew just fine. No noticable noise or fishtailing. It just flew fine and hit the edge of the spray paint 4" circle on my target. I guess the type and location of the damage matters. Now it goes in the refletch pile. This was just an experiment and I'm done shooting this one until its repaired.