Hunting Washington Forum
Equipment & Gear => Archery Gear => Topic started by: DoubleJ on September 03, 2010, 10:21:57 AM
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I've been reading and it seems that 4" regular vanes are supposed to offer better flight for a 100gn Muzzy fixed broadhead than a 2" blazer style vane. Any real world truth to this?
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I have great flight with the 2" blazer and 100gr thunderhead. Haven't tried muzzy, but shouldn't be much different. I would say better flight than with 4" IMO
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I've only had the blazers so I can't be much help. They fly great with my broadheads though.
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Weathergirl shoots blazers with a 100 gr Muzzy, they work well. I tried Blazers with my setup, same broadhead, and went back to the 4" because they didn't pattern decently for me. I think it all depends on your bow and how it is set up.
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I've shot everything from 5" 4 fletch arrows to 4" 3 fletch with extreme helical and offset, and blazers as well, with Thuderheads, satellites, hoyt broadheads, rocky's and now shoot Sonic broadheads. I am currently shooting the Goldtip fletched Duravanes and get great flight. If your bow is tuned correctly and your form is great, your fletch won't make much difference.
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I have about half a dozen that need refleched. They have 4" vanes on them now and I'm happy with my groups but, I wanted to try the heat shrink vanes and I can only seem to find them in a 2" blazer style.
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i have shot both i prefer the 2" over four inch. as far as the heat shrink fletching i have a buddy at work that tried them he did not like them at all. :twocents: but like others have said if it works for you then stick with it good luck.and if you try the shrink to fit let us know how you like them.
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I'm shooting 2" Blazers with 100gr 3-blade Muzzys right now with great flight. Have also used Montecs and had great flight too. From what I've seen, no truth to it.
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I have shot 100 gr 4 blade muzzy's, 100 gr 3 blade muzzy's, 100 gr interlocks, 100 gr montecs, and now 85 gr montecs all with blazer vanes on shafts from Axis, A/C superslims, and now FMJ's.. I had great flight with every broadhead / arrow combination.. So I don't think that there is any real truth to the better flight thing with 4" vanes and muzzy broadheads.. I will take a usually a dozen and a half of my arrows and 12 broadheads and start with one broadhead and screw it in to an arrow and spin it to see if it's straight.. If not, I will take the same broadhead and try the next arrow and tighten it down and spin it and see if it's perfectly straight.. No wobbling.. I will continue the process until every broadhead and arrow is straight with no wobbling.. You can make any arrow / broadhead combination fly.. You just have to make sure the arrows are straight, fletched correctly, and most importantly that your bow is tuned! In my arrow tests I found that I had no real problem no matter what arrow / fletching combination I was using, as I spent numerous hours making sure my bow was tuned correctly before hand..
Does anyone else feel the same way?
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I have shot 100 gr 4 blade muzzy's, 100 gr 3 blade muzzy's, 100 gr interlocks, 100 gr montecs, and now 85 gr montecs all with blazer vanes on shafts from Axis, A/C superslims, and now FMJ's.. I had great flight with every broadhead / arrow combination.. So I don't think that there is any real truth to the better flight thing with 4" vanes and muzzy broadheads.. I will take a usually a dozen and a half of my arrows and 12 broadheads and start with one broadhead and screw it in to an arrow and spin it to see if it's straight.. If not, I will take the same broadhead and try the next arrow and tighten it down and spin it and see if it's perfectly straight.. No wobbling.. I will continue the process until every broadhead and arrow is straight with no wobbling.. You can make any arrow / broadhead combination fly.. You just have to make sure the arrows are straight, fletched correctly, and most importantly that your bow is tuned! In my arrow tests I found that I had no real problem no matter what arrow / fletching combination I was using, as I spent numerous hours making sure my bow was tuned correctly before hand..
Does anyone else feel the same way?
Agreed!
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yep i have shot a ton of vanes and the blazer style vanes. flat a$$ work. i have shot 75 grain heads up to 180 grain heads they work well with all of them. i prefer the vanetec hp, because the base on the blazer vanes is flat and the hp's have a cup shaped base. they really bond nice to the shaft of the arrow. the glue is also more even i have found as well.
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I've shot blazers for years and love them. Blazers where made for broadhead flight. This year and last year I've shot vantechs. I have not shot Muzzy broadheads with them but I've shot wac'ems, slick tricks, rockets and have had no problems with blazer type vanes
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I've been reading and it seems that 4" regular vanes are supposed to offer better flight for a 100gn Muzzy fixed broadhead than a 2" blazer style vane. Any real world truth to this?
I grew up in WI and used fletchings instead of veins. When I switched I had a good time trying to get those 4"veins to fly with my muzzy's that I have used for years. I tried the blazers and it helped but still pissed me off. I switched to the slick tricks and blazers and have been very happy
