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Title: Grey-Barred 4in RW Feathers ?
Post by: Greybark on July 21, 2017, 05:06:00 PM
Unable to find white feathers with grey or black bars that angle back towards the nock . Got gateways from 3-Rivers but the bars angle forward and don`t look right to me . Lookin for RW 4in Shield cut'
Title: Re: Grey-Barred 4in RW Feathers ?
Post by: Orion on July 21, 2017, 05:25:00 PM
Looks like you want natural barred feathers.  Check out Josh Eckterling in the sponsor classifieds.  He probably has some.
Title: Re: Grey-Barred 4in RW Feathers ?
Post by: the rifleman on July 21, 2017, 07:27:00 PM
I believe the gateway feathers have the look you're after.
Title: Re: Grey-Barred 4in RW Feathers ?
Post by: Greybark on July 22, 2017, 04:51:00 PM
The Gateways from 3-Rivers are no way similar to cat pics .
Title: Re: Grey-Barred 4in RW Feathers ?
Post by: J-dog on July 24, 2017, 06:59:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Orion:
Looks like you want natural barred feathers.  Check out Josh Eckterling in the sponsor classifieds.  He probably has some.
X2 - Check a Josh out, he has some good natural feathers.
Title: Re: Grey-Barred 4in RW Feathers ?
Post by: katman on July 24, 2017, 07:02:00 AM
Josh is the man for turkey feathers    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Grey-Barred 4in RW Feathers ?
Post by: Greybark on July 25, 2017, 01:18:00 AM
Thanks to all that responded . Just said to heck with it and am using those 4in shield cut trad feathers with the bars running in the wrong direction . Natural turkey feathers were a bit too dark but maybe in the future and if so will contact Hitman or Josh .
  Cheers from the Country that has everything except the Stanley Cup !!!
Title: Re: Grey-Barred 4in RW Feathers ?
Post by: J. Cook on July 25, 2017, 07:16:00 AM
I use a lot of natural turkey feathers that I process from start to finish.  On real turkey feathers you get a mix of lines going toward the back of the feather and bars going forward, some with bars going straight up.  They vary a lot.  

The gateways are the ones where the bars run back toward the nock end of the arrow, but look NOTHING like a real barred turkey feather.  The Trueflight ones are closer to the real thing in terms of appearance.
Title: Re: Grey-Barred 4in RW Feathers ?
Post by: Paul/KS on July 25, 2017, 07:22:00 AM
Buy the white feathers, and a felt marker in the colour you like, and bar your own.
Title: Re: Grey-Barred 4in RW Feathers ?
Post by: woodchucker on July 25, 2017, 09:27:00 AM
I have to 2nd the TrueFlight natural barred feathers!!!
I buy them by the hundred from 3Rivers. They're all my son Tyler will use, and being as he's doing the fletching, well...