Shrink wrap fletchings experiences?

[canyonhunter47]

I recently refleched a few arrows in prep for season and saw the shrink wrap style arrow fletchings. They seem like they would be great for field repairs in a pinch-just fire up the stove to get some hot water going and it would be back in business. Does anyone have thoughts on accuracy, heat resistance, ease of use, etc.?

For example, I usually keep my bow case in my truck and shoot after work. Would that be enough to soften them up and ruin them?

 

[Gumbo]

I recently refleched a few arrows in prep for season and saw the shrink wrap style arrow fletchings. They seem like they would be great for field repairs in a pinch-just fire up the stove to get some hot water going and it would be back in business. Does anyone have thoughts on accuracy, heat resistance, ease of use, etc.?

For example, I usually keep my bow case in my truck and shoot after work. Would that be enough to soften them up and ruin them?

I'd be more worried about my limbs exploding than my fletching softening! But in all seriousness, how difficult is it to use a standard jig? And how many times have had to replace fletching in the field? Maybe I'm completely wrong (I have no experience with them whatsoever) but it seems like a lazy way to go about doing something that isn't that difficult or time-consuming in the first place. I can't believe they would be more consistent than a standard jig, and probably less so.

 

[canyonhunter47]

I'd be more worried about my limbs exploding than my fletching softening! But in all seriousness, how difficult is it to use a standard jig? And how many times have had to replace fletching in the field? Maybe I'm completely wrong (I have no experience with them whatsoever) but it seems like a lazy way to go about doing something that isn't that difficult or time-consuming in the first place. I can't believe they would be more consistent than a standard jig, and probably less so.

It’s not overly difficult to use a jig but throwing a few fletching sets is easy insurance on a multi-day hunt for a relatively low weight

 

[Goatie]

I hated the boil wrap fletchings. It seemed like they broke easily after a few shots the first time I tried them a few years ago. Recently I needed my arrows refletched and no one in the area had a decent jig to buy, let alone the glue and fletchings. I gave in and tried these boil wraps again and I really liked them. Did a dozen in 5 minutes with no glue drying time.

people may say it’s “lazy” but I have enough time sucking hobbies. I’d rather shoot arrows than watch my glue dry.

To answer the “in field” question, I can totally see a person doing this while backcountry hunting. They would fit Perfectly in my windburner canister. It also seems as though they stay very consistent arrow to arrow. 20 yards to 70 they all grouped well all summer. The only problem I had was when I left some water in the shaft on 2 of the arrows. Couldn’t figure out what happened. I number my arrows and the same two kept being bad groupers. I pulled my nock and some water dribbled out. They were right on from there on out.

 

[DerkPerk]

I think they are great. This is the first year I haven’t shot them in the last 6-7 seasons. They hold on great through targets and whitetail. Like mentioned, shoot really nicely. I do throw a few in my pack when back packing for just in case. I can see how people look down on them but I have nothing bad to say.


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[bignocks]

I tried the nock on ones thinking they would be a good option before I started fletching my own arrows. For whatever reason I had one arrow that had a bit of cork screw in arrow flight. Drove me nuts trying try to figure it out as its not always easy to watch arrow flight. Well it was one of the shrink wraps was the problem. With that said its nice to shoot them all with lighted nocks at sunset to make sure you have good flight.

 

[GotDraw?]

If you store your bow in your truck in the summer and it gets so hot that you're worried about the effect of that heat on shrink/wrap fletchings... well, I would actually be far more concerned about the effect of heat on your bow string and limbs.

My understanding is that the pressure of the bow against the string in a hot environment can stretch the string. Strings these days are basically high tech plastic and plastic is, well..., plastic in very hot environments.

You might be well served to ask you string manufacturer's opinion on this.

JL

I recently refleched a few arrows in prep for season and saw the shrink wrap style arrow fletchings. They seem like they would be great for field repairs in a pinch-just fire up the stove to get some hot water going and it would be back in business. Does anyone have thoughts on accuracy, heat resistance, ease of use, etc.?

For example, I usually keep my bow case in my truck and shoot after work. Would that be enough to soften them up and ruin them?

 

[bojangles808]

firs tthing is dont keep your bow in your truck during work your limbs will delaminate

i ran the nap twister quikfletches for a couple years. i think those match up best with typically feltched arrows with blazers. after shooting the twisters i switched to the arizona ez fletch with q2i fusion vanes and a reflective wrap to help with finding arrows in the dark. I thought it would tighten up my groups but i didnt really notice a difference. maybe the fusions are a little quieter but that was it. super easy to install and i didnt really have any extraordinary issues with durability. I will say that once i did get a bad batch of the quikfletches that had the fletchings fall off way quicker than usual and nap sent me a couple packs free no questions asked. also dont buy the quikspins they drop too much.

 

[Pigdog]

They work fine. I used to use them during 3D season when I could only afford to buy six arrows at a time.