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What vanes are you shooting?

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I shot AAE Stealth for a while but had a batch made with TAC Vanes and loved them. I need to reflect a bunch of arrow and considering making a change. What are you shooting.
 
This is timely as I’m having new arrows built. I too used to run stealths. What do you like about the TACs? What’s your arrow length? I’m looking at longer vanes for better/quicker stability.
 
I bought a pack of the AAE stealths a few years back to try to get to a quieter setup and just couldn't get them to stick. Did some reading that it needs a special glue/treatment and canned that and went back to blazers.
 
Vanetec 2” HP vanes. I just like em cause they’re light pretty tall and been durable so far.


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I just started using zingers for about a month now. I truly enjoy building and fletching arrows but I was curious about them for a while and decided to try ‘em. I’m impressed so far. The Iron Will SB is flying great out to 30 which is as far as I’ve shot it yet. Haven’t tested the IW wides yet but I bet they will be fine. Even got my first Robin Hood and it was at 30.
 
The tac vane are extremely durable and quiet. I ended up picking up another pack of them. I’m considering running them without a wrap and move down to 3 vanes from 4. Putting in some lumenok nicks.

I’m pretty OCD about my FOC and like to keep it over 20%.

Sirius Gemini + 75g insert + 200g point + 4 vanes and a wrap = just over 21% FOC

Same setup with 3 vanes + lumenok + no wrap = just over 21%.


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First season with the q2i. I’m pretty happy with them. They are more quiet than the blasers like I had hoped. They might stabilize better too.
 
elk yinzer said:
I bought a pack of the AAE stealths a few years back to try to get to a quieter setup and just couldn't get them to stick. Did some reading that it needs a special glue/treatment and canned that and went back to blazers.
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Primer pen
 
Zingers gen 1 and 2. No glue, infinite adjustability to your rest orientation and carbon shaft spine. They come in different helical options depending on broadhead size and style or type. Z4 flour fletch with 6 degree helical or offset compared to a z3 with 3 degree offset. Your gonna want the former for zwikee eskimos and the latter for annihilators as an example.
 
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Zingers gen 1 and 2. No glue, infinite adjustability to your rest orientation and carbon shaft spine. They come in different helical options depending on broadhead size and style or type. Z4 flour fletch with 6 degree helical or offset compared to a z3 with 3 degree offset. Your gonna want the former for zwikee eskimos and the latter for annihilators as an example.
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I'm shooting zinger 2.0 four fletch. One buck I had a pass through and never found the fletch. Thought maybe it was in the body cavity. Never found the dang thing. They shoot well for me
 
I’m a max stealth guy. The TAC is really nice too.
For guys using blazers, look at the Easton bully vane. Same vane but stiffer material and quieter.
 
woodsdog2 said:
Zingers gen 1 and 2. No glue, infinite adjustability to your rest orientation and carbon shaft spine. They come in different helical options depending on broadhead size and style or type. Z4 flour fletch with 6 degree helical or offset compared to a z3 with 3 degree offset. Your gonna want the former for zwikee eskimos and the latter for annihilators as an example.
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The zingers are intriguing. I’m shooting the 200g tuffhead 3 blade.


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AAE Hybrid 2.3 in a right 3 degree helical four fletch.
 
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I may be a bit biased but Zingers for me!


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Anybody ever use Aerovanes? Interesting design ideas but don't hear many people using them
 
AAE Max Stealth.....the pen, wipes, and glue are a pain though, especially for repairing a few arrows because your stuff might have dried out after a year or so. It's not a big deal to have that stuff on hand to do a full dozen because you just time it and budget that stuff into your arrow build.

Bought some Q2i griff-x 3 inchers that are a little smaller than the max stealth and take regular glue. Just couldn't switch yet because the max stealth put on by an arizona ez fletch minimax helical jig spin my arrows better than anything I've tried.

Those with QAD Exodus swept together make broadhead tuning tough because slightly untuned bow still shoots well out to 40 yards. So, if I'm barshaft tuned to 25 yards, I don't have to touch anything usually.
 
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