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Equipment & Gear => Archery Gear => Topic started by: soccerftw123 on December 19, 2014, 05:43:13 PM

Title: Hunting in the rain
Post by: soccerftw123 on December 19, 2014, 05:43:13 PM: So I was hunting all day yesterday in the rain, in the last 20 minutes of hunting light I got a broadside 35 yard shot at a deer. Right after the arrow left my bow a vane flew off and I shot about two feet over the deer. My vanes have always had trouble staying on while I shoot in the rain but this is the first time it has happened on a deer, never had a problem in dry weather. What kind of glue do you guys use for your vanes?
thanks
Title: Re: Hunting in the rain
Post by: RadSav on December 19, 2014, 05:50:22 PM: That is why I do not use Cyanoacrylate glues on my hunting arrows. They seem more susceptible to that when fletched in hot weather and used in cold or vice-versa as compared to Saunders NPV. After speaking with one of our fellow H-W members last year I have been playing around with the AAE MaxBond and do see an improvement over some of the others I have tried. But I have had too many similar failures to be confident enough to replace my NPV. It has been the best for 30 years now. No real reason to change unless I just need a quick fletch to test something new.
Title: Re: Hunting in the rain
Post by: Band on December 19, 2014, 07:42:53 PM: Rad, there seems to be more than one type of Saunders NPV. Which one do you like? Or are they all the same stuff?
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Saunders+npv (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Saunders+npv)
Title: Re: Hunting in the rain
Post by: RadSav on December 19, 2014, 08:07:32 PM: Unless something changed just recently they are all the same.
Title: Re: Hunting in the rain
Post by: Band on December 19, 2014, 08:10:02 PM: Cool, thanks. I'm looking into doing my own vanes so I'm figuring out my components. :tup:
Title: Re: Hunting in the rain
Post by: RadSav on December 19, 2014, 08:14:55 PM: You will never buy a fletched arrow again :tup: With the right cleaner, the right glue and the right jig no store bought arrow will compare!
Title: Re: Hunting in the rain
Post by: wrongway on December 19, 2014, 08:18:25 PM: Max bond never have had a problem with it,
just make sure your shafts are clean
Title: Re: Hunting in the rain
Post by: soccerftw123 on December 19, 2014, 08:57:23 PM: Thanks for the advise on glue! I just use rubbing alcohol for the cleaner, is there something better I should try?
Title: Re: Hunting in the rain
Post by: RadSav on December 19, 2014, 09:48:28 PM: Quote from: soccerftw123 on December 19, 2014, 08:57:23 PM
Thanks for the advise on glue! I just use rubbing alcohol for the cleaner, is there something better I should try?

Absolute minimum proof for rubbing alcohol should be 90%. Over 95% even better. If it is too low there are a lot of contaminants right in the alcohol. Best thing I have found over the years has been Extremely high quality lacquer thinner from automotive paint shops. Expensive, but a can will usually last you five years or more if you are religious about keeping the lid on. I think I've got 10 years on the can I am using right now!

I use the blue disposable shop towels for application. Be sure not to use towels that have gone through the washing machine. Soap and softeners will mess up a fletching faster than anything!!