What glue are you using with those AAE's? I just bought some Max Stealths and have never used them before
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Long Distance Archery or TAC Practice
- Thread starter woodsdog2
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I have always used the AAE Max glue however the important part of the process is the primer pen which helps the cyanoacrylate bond to the vane material. I have used the Max Stealths for the last few years and if you use the primer pen they stick very well. It is like having to use the purple primer on a pvc joint, just different materials.
Sigh…. Fine….ill get the dumb pen
I know...it's a pain in the lower back
Have you tried fletch tape with them? I've only used it on feathers but it works really well with them.
This guy compares the pen to acetone to nothing side by side
Anectdotal as its only one arrow per test but interesting results
Yes with AAE and TAC. The pen works but drives me nuts when it leaks all over. I actually use an old pen and dip it into acetone. Less is better with the pen or acetone. You can actually burn the material with too much. But follow the steps completely. Clean, prep glue.
The X-Wings (60X120 4 fletch) gained me 5+ yards clearance under my sight. In the past I could only get to 95 yds before the site housing would interfere with the fletching. Today I was able to get to 100 and no interference. I believe I could get at least another 5 yds out of it before the vanes would hit the housing. I had been shooting a bunch before this round getting my sight right and you can see from my grouping I was getting tired. Next time I will see if I can get to 110 without interfering. The x-wing 4 fletch Max 2.0 sheilds hit right with the 3 fletch max stealth's and are 6 gn lighter even though I added a wrap.
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This should make more archers comfortable and more confident going to TAC events.
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TAC is fun and should be taken as fun. Shoot what you’re comfortable with distance and equipment.
I haven’t done much long range but hopefully the weather gets better before my bear hunt so I can stretch out a bit.
I haven’t done much long range but hopefully the weather gets better before my bear hunt so I can stretch out a bit.
Circling back around on AAE vanes, primer pen etc... This pen with the AAE vanes and loctite ultra control gel superglue is far and away the best adhesion I have ever achieved on a vane. Extremely impressed with the durability
Shot a few at 102. It’s been a while and I struggled to shoot a decent group. A little self assessment and I was not pulling all the way through. Was able to finish with three good shots. Also noticed my windage was a little off and my 60 fixed pin was a tad low. Sorry, no pictures. Just a good day figuring stuff out.