Looking at a new feather cut.  Either the 3R Swift or the banana.  3 Rivers has the choppers.  In the past I found the Naner to make a bit of noise. Does any body use these types of choppers?  any input on these would help greatly
Mark

I LOVE nanners! Yup, they seem a bit noisy---but by the time the critter hears it, it's WAY too late. I like the way nanners fly. Plus I like them for stumping.

Jeff

I just modified my bannana chopper to chop a 5" feather. It's a little over a 1/2" high. Havn't had time to shoot any yet but they look good. Hap

A friend here has modified his banana cut feathers to cutting an inverted moon out of the center creating a wave look. I know it has been around before but it was new to me. I now have a wire set up for my feather burner, and hunted last year with 3 5"ers but and experimenting with 4 4"ers this year. So far it looks good.

I like bannanas too.  I also modified my chopper to make 4.25" nanners.  I also like shields.  Not a big fan of the asthetics of parabolics, didn't like them when I shot wheel bows, still don't.  Other shapes are take it or leave it for me.

I use the 3R swift. Arrows fly good and can't seem to hear them. Also like the looks of it.

Thank you for your inputs...........Mark

Mark, I will loan you my bannana choppers and you can try them. Will bring Sunday. My chops the standard size but there is a low profile also made. Big feathers slow down the arrow which may be ok out to 20 yds, fine for hunting but iffy for 3-D shoots. I can also bring some arrows I fletched using the "classic" chop.
See you, Tom M

how are you guys modifying the bananna choppers to get under 5"?

I really like the T-hawk, but never had a chance to us the swifts. I us bananas for my rabbit smackers.  

I like sheild cuts myself, but parabolic is usually the quietest.

If you are going to cut your own, do yourself a favor and look at the Vario feather clippers.  They cost more, but are well worth it IMO.

Chad

I modified mine by removing the plate that you hold the feather aginst and using a rattail file to lengthen the slot that the screw goes through, and then slide the plate up to shorten the cut. You may need a pair of tin snips to trim the plate if the blade contacts it. You can move it back and forth for whatever size fletch you want. Hap

I glued a piece of balsa onto it to make a new stopping point for the shaft side of the freather.

I have come to like the T-Hawk cut clipped at the back end.
clipped T-Hawk

Full T-hawk