Arrow straightness

[oldfarmsblueman]

For hunting and the average shooter is there a distance
where a straightness factor + - .001",to = - .006"makes
a difference?Is .003"-.005"the average for hunting?
I was stump shooting in the rain with my one arrow.It
is a very worn 26"Beman 500 with 4"feather's have never
seen wet feathers before!They looked like a drowned rat.
But they sure seemed to fly OK to me.At what distance do
fletchings become most effective?When I have an arrow
that needs new fletchings I think I'll strip it and play around
and see what it can do!

[BT]

Huh?....I remember answering this but oh well....

I wont shoot anything over .003
The reason being is that it is Dependant on what arrow and how slotting for those arrows are done.
@.003 you can find that there will be up to a .006 spine range within any given dozen.
Thats the reason you pay more for a select count and grade.
In a select grade selection .003 means .003 whereas a slot arrangement based on .003 with a .003 grade allowance will have the potential for a margin of error of .006
I haven't found an instance where I am getting 12 good shafts in such a random bunch.

However....it depends on speed and distance as well.
You can have a variable that wont hurt you at all at 260fps and you may lose only a couple arrows for every dozen or none at all.

As to the feathers....dry them and hit them 2 times with hair spray....aquanet works great
Wait till the first coat dries and then give them another shot.....even a third wont hurt.