Vanes

[Jotis]

What vanes for western hunting. Shooting either mechanical or smaller fixed broadheads. Thinking either the Dca super Sabre or tac 2.25 or the arc hp

 

[Ashy Larry]

I’ve really been liking the super sabres and the minis. Ran minis on my 3d arrows I’ve been shooting all spring and I’m going to run the supers on both my hunting setups.

 

[elkhunter505]

Honestly, I had hell with the drivers and getting them fletched. Don’t know anything about the DCAs. When the AAE AirRZRs came out, tried them and will likely keep shooting them for the foreseeable future. Super stiff and easy to get to stick to an arrow. Don’t think I’ve seen a single fletching come off the arrow to this point (2 years of shooting) using the AAE maxbond. Have only used the 26 but I hear the 23 4-fletched or even 5-fletched is a hell of a combo. Just to add to your analysis paralysis!

 

[camelcluch]

Out of the 3 listed, the 2.25s. The easy button is the AAE max stealth. However, the DCA minis will do everything you want. The Super Saber is great but very big and clearance could be an issue. The new Alpha vanes are worth a look too.

 

[Back_country_blacktail]

Another vote for the mini sabre very quiet and durable. I run a 4 fletch and position the fletchings correctly and you can almost run your sight all the way down to your arrow shaft allowing for great clearance and allows you to shoot out to 120+ with a slider. Groups my g5 megameats and slicktrick magnums great beyond 80 yards.

 

[MichiganMan25]

I have been shooting the DCA Super Sabres for a few years and I love them. They steer my Iron Will broadheads perfectly. I run them in a 3 Fletch. I have no reason to switch Vanes yet. I'd like to try to Minis for 3d arrows. I would bet they would fly great with a mechanical.

 

[MO-CHSPKE]

Unless you're shooting big fixed blades, the mini sabres will be more than enough.

 

[wyohayes]

I voted Super Sabres. But, I've been testing a bunch of AAE vanes and Super and Mini sabres this year. I'm sticking with the Mini Sabres, 3 degrees helical (OMP jig).

I've tested the Mini Sabres with VPA 3 blade, QAD Exodus, Montec, Iron Will SLR, Single Bevel Wide Vented and a couple mechanicals so far. Works well for all of them. Testing ranges have been 20-60 thus far and then arrow flight test to 80 (haven't done group tests at 80 yet). The Super Sabres are too high profile for my liking and touch my face at full draw.

 

[RickDalton]

Another vote for the Mini Sabres. Super durable.

 

[Healthy Scratch]

Small world. Right now I've narrowed down my vane search between the DCA and the 2.75 TAC Driver. I'm shooting both field points and 1.75 Sevr Hybrids. They both seem to be working very well and are both fairly quiet. The TAC driver seems to do a little better when I torque (intentionally) the bow and the DCA seems to handle high wind a little better. I haven't made up my mind but I am leaning toward the DCAs. And, to confuse things a little more, I've ordered some DCA minis.

 

[rarmitage915]

No experience with any TAC vanes, but this year I switched from Blazers to Super Sabres and I could tell a difference in noise. The sabres were definitely quieter. They steer my fixed heads fine.

 

[wyohayes]

Just a follow up as I continue testing broadheads and setups this summer.

Been testing (all 125gr): VPA 3 blade vented, IW single bevel left, IW SLR, IW Wide Vented, Day Six Evo, Evolution Hyde, Grim Reaper Fatal Steel.

Did a little more testing this morning before the wind picked up. Noticed at 40 that I was having slight nock left broadhead impacts (all of which were identical across broadheads). So, tuned that ever so slightly. Once done, SLRs, Hyde and Fatal Steel were all basically at field point at 40 and 70 (was getting fatigued so at 70 is ~best guess and close). Single bevel and Evo are both right maybe 2" or so at 40 and 4ish" at 70. The wides are just larger group sizes but to be fair i'm shooting pretty long range to be trying to get wides to group. VPAs are actually around field points but just decently larger group size.

All with mini sabres, 3 degrees left. I have a detailed broadhead testing protocol that I wasn't actually following this morning but thought it might be another datapoint just having some actual POI information!

EDIT: the broadheads being a slight bit right this morning could have just been fatigue after tuning as I wasn't shooting for groups. The fact i'm somewhat close at 70 fatigued would suggest it is probably close (since i didn't shoot extensively and was at the end of my shooting).

 

[Jotis]

Just a follow up as I continue testing broadheads and setups this summer.

Been testing (all 125gr): VPA 3 blade vented, IW single bevel left, IW SLR, IW Wide Vented, Day Six Evo, Evolution Hyde, Grim Reaper Fatal Steel.

Did a little more testing this morning before the wind picked up. Noticed at 40 that I was having slight nock left broadhead impacts (all of which were identical across broadheads). So, tuned that ever so slightly. Once done, SLRs, Hyde and Fatal Steel were all basically at field point at 40 and 70 (was getting fatigued so at 70 is ~best guess and close). Single bevel and Evo are both right maybe 2" or so at 40 and 4ish" at 70. The wides are just larger group sizes but to be fair i'm shooting pretty long range to be trying to get wides to group. VPAs are actually around field points but just decently larger group size.

All with mini sabres, 3 degrees left. I have a detailed broadhead testing protocol that I wasn't actually following this morning but thought it might be another datapoint just having some actual POI information!

EDIT: the broadheads being a slight bit right this morning could have just been fatigue after tuning as I wasn't shooting for groups. The fact i'm somewhat close at 70 fatigued would suggest it is probably close (since i didn't shoot extensively and was at the end of my shooting).

Thanks for the info