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#6 ·
Better performance all around with skinny shafts, I use nothing bigger than .204 diameter. Can be a pain in the rectum fletching skinny's but it's worth it.
I use Easton FMJ's and Axis and my new Favorites Black Eagle Rampage with 50grn Brass HITS. I have never shot groups so tight as with I'm shooting now with the loaded Rampages.
 
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#7 ·
As far as fletching the skinny guys, the AZ EZ mini works great-- you just have to use the shorter vanes-- Its 2.25" max - It fletches blazers with an awesome helical.
 
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I just switched to skinny. I like them better, I like the outsert (+FOC), they fly great, but are more difficult to fletch asw said. I use a right helical with a Bitz and basically set it up for the best vane contact. Due to having shorter vanes and a smaller diameter shaft its basically a small offset more than a helical because of the small surface you cant bend the vane around the shaft as much.

Im using AAE pro max, AAE EP-26 and AAE EP-23.
 
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They penetrate better in your foam target but that's about it. I have shot smaller arrows and I have shot larger diameter arrows up to 24/64 and in the field it's more about weight than diameter. The broad head ferrule and the blades take most of the load when it comes to penetration. On rib shots etc you will never see any difference at all. If you hit a large bone you might see signs of better penetration. But that said most people shooting skinny arrows are also shooting light arrows so a 500 grain 2315 will out penetrate a 400 grain skinny arrow ever time because the extra energy it will absorb.

Now if you shoot a small diameter HEAVY arrow you could get the best of both worlds but again I think it would be such small gains you would never be able to tell in the field....only in a lab where the same exact conditions could be repeated.

But they WILL certainly bury up in the target with a field tip much deeper and give the impression they will work better on game..........but it's just smoke & mirrors because the target works on friction grabbing the entire shaft......so of course a smaller diameter faster moving object will sink in deeper.

If you REALLY want penetration gains look at the arrow weight and don't waste time with diameter ONLY.
 
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deadquiet said:
They penetrate better in your foam target but that's about it. I have shot smaller arrows and I have shot larger diameter arrows up to 24/64 and in the field it's more about weight than diameter. The broad head ferrule and the blades take most of the load when it comes to penetration. On rib shots etc you will never see any difference at all. If you hit a large bone you might see signs of better penetration. But that said most people shooting skinny arrows are also shooting light arrows so a 500 grain 2315 will out penetrate a 400 grain skinny arrow ever time because the extra energy it will absorb.

Now if you shoot a small diameter HEAVY arrow you could get the best of both worlds but again I think it would be such small gains you would never be able to tell in the field....only in a lab where the same exact conditions could be repeated.

But they WILL certainly bury up in the target with a field tip much deeper and give the impression they will work better on game..........but it's just smoke & mirrors because the target works on friction grabbing the entire shaft......so of course a smaller diameter faster moving object will sink in deeper.

If you REALLY want penetration gains look at the arrow weight and don't waste time with diameter ONLY.
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Nice post
 
#14 ·
deadquiet said:
They penetrate better in your foam target but that's about it. I have shot smaller arrows and I have shot larger diameter arrows up to 24/64 and in the field it's more about weight than diameter. The broad head ferrule and the blades take most of the load when it comes to penetration. On rib shots etc you will never see any difference at all. If you hit a large bone you might see signs of better penetration. But that said most people shooting skinny arrows are also shooting light arrows so a 500 grain 2315 will out penetrate a 400 grain skinny arrow ever time because the extra energy it will absorb.

Now if you shoot a small diameter HEAVY arrow you could get the best of both worlds but again I think it would be such small gains you would never be able to tell in the field....only in a lab where the same exact conditions could be repeated.

But they WILL certainly bury up in the target with a field tip much deeper and give the impression they will work better on game..........but it's just smoke & mirrors because the target works on friction grabbing the entire shaft......so of course a smaller diameter faster moving object will sink in deeper.

If you REALLY want penetration gains look at the arrow weight and don't waste time with diameter ONLY.
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I agree
 
#16 ·
In reality, it makes no difference. Shoot what you like.
 
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TAIL~~CHASER said:
What's your vane specific and fixed or mechanical?
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Funny you asked, I shoot Easton AXIS shafts w/ 75gr brass insert and was using Fusion 2" vanes and Now going to try Bohning 3" HEAT vanes, just fletched up three arrows w/3 vanes and another three w/4 vanes

The broadheads that I'm using are G5 Montecs, Grim Reapers mech's with 3 vanes and SlickTrick Standard with 4 vanes
 
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