I have seen a lot of these on hunting shows recently. Anybody use then and what is the advantage of them?

Perry

They work well from a whisker biscuit rest.

They fly quite well. They are taller from the shaft than regular vanes like duravanes and they are very stiff.

The only thing I don't like about Blazers is they will sometimes stop the arrow on deer. Meaning the head and shaft fully penetrate but, when the vanes get to the entrance hole it will just stop them sometimes. I even witnessed it on a very small yearling a friend shot. It was late season and we were hunting about 60 yards from each other when two yearlings came feeding by. He picked out one that probably went 75lbs and the hit was right behind the shoulder through the ribs/lungs. The arrow just stopped when the blazers made it to the entrance hole and the small deer ran off with the broahead and shaft hanging out the other side. That arrow stayed in the little deer until it went down and luckily didn't break the shaft(Maxima 350). That may not bother some, but I prefer my arrows to fully penetrate and they do that well with 3" Duravanes.

You can take an old arrow with duravanes, drill about a 1/2" hole in a block of wood, and the shaft and DVs will slide right through. Try the same with blazers and your going to be pulling pretty hard.

Blazers are great for target shooting.

Good Luck

Reloader

I use them exclusively now after dropping quickspins.

They recover very fast and seem to stabilize a broadhead better than traditional vanes.

Hugh

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Originally posted by Reloader:

The only thing I don't like about Blazers is they will sometimes stop the arrow on deer. Meaning the head and shaft fully penetrate but, when the vanes get to the entrance hole it will just stop them sometimes.
Reloader

There is no way that a Blazer vane will stop an arrow from penetrating !! That's the most comical thing that I've heard in a long time. It is stiffer than some other vanes, but will still bend under slight pressure. I think possibly poor shot placement or the use of mechanical broadheads is what's stopping the arrow.

I've been using them exclusively for several years, as have many, many others, and have never heard of this complaint. They are, at least IMHO, the most accurate, toughest vane, that a hunter can use on his arrows.

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There is no way that a Blazer vane will stop an arrow from penetrating !! That's the most comical thing that I've heard in a long time. It is stiffer than some other vanes, but will still bend under slight pressure. I think possibly poor shot placement or the use of mechanical broadheads is what's stopping the arrow.

Just telling what I've witnessed, They will not keep the arrow from penetrating and doing its job, but they WILL sometimes keep the entire arrow from passing through. I prefer complete pass-thrus.

If you don't believe that, Do the hole test with duravanes vs blazers, you'll see quickly which takes more force. Regardless of broadhead or shot placement, I've never had an arrow get stopped because of Duravanes and like vanes.

Reloader

Blazers are the only vanes I shoot now. I don't think they work any better than regular 4" vanes but they work as good and are lighter thus give you more speed and a greater FOC on your arrow.

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Originally posted by Reloader:
Just telling what I've witnessed, They will not keep the arrow from penetrating and doing its job, but they WILL sometimes keep the entire arrow from passing through. I prefer complete pass-thrus.

If you don't believe that, Do the hole test with duravanes vs blazers, you'll see quickly which takes more force. Regardless of broadhead or shot placement, I've never had an arrow get stopped because of Duravanes and like vanes.

Reloader

Reloader, that bow must not have much energy at all. Like I said before, I attribute it to the broadhead penetrating poorly rather than the Blazers . They bend over with barely 1 ounce of pressure. How could that stop an arrow from penetrating. I bet the broadheads were mechanicals......