Bohning, Duravanes or other?

Pydpiper · Post by **Pydpiper** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:07 pm

What vanes do you use if you do your own fletching? I have been using Duravanes for a while, but as I run low I have been considering others.
I ordered a bunch of Realtree Hardwoods vanes, they turned out to be Bohning Killer vanes, so I had to order a brighter color to fletch them with so I can find them, or at least make my chances a bit better.

So what do you guys use for vanes?
I find the Duravanes get pretty crisp in the deep colds but other than that they fly well.
I have not tried the Bohning Killer vanes I just got..

Beaver · Post by **Beaver** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:29 pm

Unless they have recently changed, Bohning is the heaviest vanes made.
When I use vanes, I use the AAE Plastifletch elite. They weigh 8 grains each for the 4 inch vanes and 9 grains each for the 5 inch vanes. If you get them all bent out of shape, you can take a hair drier and bring them back again.

Because of the very agressive accelleration and high speeds of the crossbow, I use feathers for my arrows.

Farmer · Post by **Farmer** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 6:06 am

I have tried the new Vanes from Bohning called Blazers they have worked well for me. I have arrows fletched with them for my vertical bow and my Exocet 200. Gold Tip 55 /75 for my vertical and 2216 / Thunderbolts for the Exocet.

xbowking · Post by **xbowking** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 6:41 am

I use Quick Spins -4 inch in my Exocet on Gold Tip bolts w/ brass inserts i get awsome performance and super accuracy , they fly really nice , they dont go hard in the cold and they realy stand up to alot of punishment.

wabi · Post by **wabi** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 7:01 am

2" Bohning Blazer vanes. Tried them along the course of experimenting with vanes, and haven't used anything else since!