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  • Blaster229

    God loves you, I don't.
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    Sep 14, 2010
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    Glen Burnie
    I have a friend who has an old Darton bow. She says she needs feathered arrows for this bow but doesn't know where to get them? I dunno anything. I'm just posting for some basic info to relay to her.
    This is her older bow
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    Alea Jacta Est

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    I have a friend who has an old Darton bow. She says she needs feathered arrows for this bow but doesn't know where to get them? I dunno anything. I'm just posting for some basic info to relay to her.
    This is her older bow
    5bfe05fba36ae6e0878cd31e8c847b9f.jpg
    There used to be an exceptional archery place just over the Brooklyn line up Rte 2. On the LHS side headed N.

    They fletched arrows to order. Vanes, feathers, foreskins...you name it.
     

    lawrencewendall

    Been There, Done That
    Oct 10, 2009
    1,744
    She may prefer feathered arrows but I doubt she NEEDS them. I have a vintage Outers compound bow that I bought almost 40 years ago and it shoots plastic vanes fine. Maybe feathered are easier on the rest.
     

    Qbeam

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    Apr 16, 2008
    6,074
    Georgia
    Bass Pro should have them, but they are a little pricey (they should be able to cut them to size as well). I've got a recurve that uses feathered arrows rather than plastic vanes.

    Q
     

    Inigoes

    Head'n for the hills
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    Dec 21, 2008
    49,366
    SoMD / West PA
    She should go to a reputable archery shop.

    It looks like her nocking point is setup to use the bench, instead of an arrow rest. Which is probably why she wants feathered arrows instead of plastic veins. The feathered arrows are more forgiving.

    Do not allow her to purchase wooden shafts! That is an accident waiting to happen with a compound bow, even though its an older one. Nothing like shoving a broken wooden dowel into your forearm, if you want to imagine what a wooden shaft failure would be like.
     

    welder516

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    Jun 8, 2013
    27,310
    Underground Bunker
    There used to be an exceptional archery place just over the Brooklyn line up Rte 2. On the LHS side headed N.

    They fletched arrows to order. Vanes, feathers, foreskins...you name it.

    Next to Cedar Hill Florist in between the beltway and Hammonds Lane . Mom Ward's and the carwash .
     

    Gordon

    Ultimate Member
    Feb 20, 2011
    1,120
    Baltimore City
    I don't understand your reason of not using wooden shafts with compound bow? Properly spine arrows will work just fine. In fact when I"m making my own I test through a compound. I noticed you have those limb bolts backed way off,if for storage ok not to be shot as setup. Feathers work fine on older equipment. Purchase a jig and make your own,not a hard thing to do.
     

    Pale Ryder

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    Jan 12, 2009
    6,234
    Millersville
    I've heard you shouldn't use wood shafts on a compound too before. Not real sure why, kinda over my pay grade. Seems if you could shoot wood arrows from a 100 lb English bow you could do so with a 60 pound compound.

    Op are you getting the arrows or is she? She will probably do well at Macrotech, Blaster will probably want to choke out Len.
     

    6Den

    Active Member
    Feb 10, 2013
    835
    Howard County
    If she gets a cable guard to push them away from the path of the string, she would get more clearance for her fletching. Some sort of elevated arrow rest will allow vanes to clear also.
     

    Inigoes

    Head'n for the hills
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    Dec 21, 2008
    49,366
    SoMD / West PA
    I don't understand your reason of not using wooden shafts with compound bow? Properly spine arrows will work just fine. In fact when I"m making my own I test through a compound. I noticed you have those limb bolts backed way off,if for storage ok not to be shot as setup. Feathers work fine on older equipment. Purchase a jig and make your own,not a hard thing to do.

    The grain of wooden shafts do not run straight down the shaft, usually they run diagonally across the shaft. Once the shaft has worn down, it can snap when released, possibly into the shooters forearm.

    The shaft will wear down in usage from the compressive force of a compound. The compound bow hold weight is lower than the draw weight. That is why someone should not use wood shafts with a compound bow.

    Traditional recurve or long bows do not transfer the compressive force, as they apply constant force.
     
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    outrider58

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    Jul 29, 2014
    49,818
    I didn't know you could loosen the limbs like that while it was strung.

    Those limbs appear dangerously loose(maybe to accommodate a weaker shooter?) . That is a very old bow. Wonder how many times it's been dry-fired? Once is two times too many. Hold-off's got to be a paltry 30%? I wouldn't shoot that thing on a dare. Make sure that bow has been professionally inspected if it's new to her.

    My 2 cents
     

    Blaster229

    God loves you, I don't.
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    Sep 14, 2010
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    Glen Burnie
    I've heard you shouldn't use wood shafts on a compound too before. Not real sure why, kinda over my pay grade. Seems if you could shoot wood arrows from a 100 lb English bow you could do so with a 60 pound compound.

    Op are you getting the arrows or is she? She will probably do well at Macrotech, Blaster will probably want to choke out Len.

    She. I know nothing about this stuff.
     

    54rndball

    take to the hills
    Mar 16, 2013
    1,486
    Catonsville
    I have a friend who has an old Darton bow. She says she needs feathered arrows for this bow but doesn't know where to get them? I dunno anything. I'm just posting for some basic info to relay to her.
    This is her older bow
    5bfe05fba36ae6e0878cd31e8c847b9f.jpg



    Compounds require a lot of maintenance. It may need a new bowstring and other mechanical work. Do you have the technical info for the bow? That is needed for proper setup. I had a compound years ago, but switched to longbows. Much more fun and easier to work on. I also make my own aluminum arrows.


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