Hi guys just ordered a set of zwickey deltas for my 42 lb bow. How do you think they will shoot. Im starting to think i should have ordered the no mercy heads because the deltas are so wide
Get them sharp and you will be just fine!!
You're gonna love em!
They've been killin critters for a long time...
There is only a quarter inch difference. As Ron said get them sharp and put them in the right spot.
Best made as far as I am concerned
Terry
You picked some good ones. Gettem sharp and they will drop anything if put in the right spot. I sharpen mine with a mill bastard file.
Are you actually pulling 42 lbs? What kind of bow is it? What are you hunting? How heavy are your arrows? If hunting whitetail deer size game, are you using tree stands or ground blinds? Delta's are great broadheads, and I love 'em; but a No Mercy or Eskimo would give you a greater chance of a total pass-thru if you are hunting from the trees. Just my experience....
Great head! Killed all kinds of stuff with them.
Wonderful broadhead can't go no better.
I shoot the 4 blade deltas out of bows in the upper 40s to 50 lb range. Really like them.
You asked, I think, how they will shoot. So I'm assuming that maybe you are concerned with planing because of the width? Or out of low poundage bows?
I've shot Zwickey Deltas a lot, a well as the big Magnus head, which is essentially the same thing. I shoot either 5 1/2" shield 3 fletch or 4" 4-fletch with helical twist and those big heads hit right where the field points do. Have shot in bows from 45# to over 70# with no issues. Great hunting head.
thanks for the replies guys. soory im pulling 45lb not 42lb. the bow is marked 50lb but at my draw of 27" i pull 45lb. i will be shooting warthogs,impala, blesbok and maybe just maybe kudu cows or a nyala. but dont think i wil go that way. if i want to shoot kudu or nyala I can just use my 60lb recurve
No need for doubt in a head as proven as that zwickey in combo with your setup!
STOS heads another good option. I haven't used zwickey but used the STOS a bit, they made animals dead.
Great Heads, they will shoot good as long as your arrow is properly tuned.
Love my Deltas tree or ground.
Any of the Zwickey's.... They work great!
My favorite are the Eskimo, used them for about 45 years now.
I know of no bad Zwickeys! I have taken several deer with the Deltas. I can't imagine anything going wrong with the head itself. I pretty much shoot the " no mercy " heads for everything now though. I dropped down about 5# in draw weight last year and switched to a slightly narrower head. You can stump shoot all summer with a Zwickey, and sharpen it for hunting in the fall!
I've killed a lot of stuff with the Zwickeys and they seem to put critters down quickly but I generally have a lousy blood trail. And this is with a complete pass through. The last deer I shot with a delta, the arrow went 30 yards further than the deer did, but not a drop of ground blood until the deer dropped.
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The last deer I shot with a delta, the arrow went 30 yards further than the deer did, but not a drop of ground blood until the deer dropped.
So what was the problem??????...Kills them so fast they don't have time to bleed? I've found the same results ;)
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I sure ain't shot as many critters as Terry Green has using Delta broadheads, but the ones that I have shot gave GREAT bloodtrails, even with less than perfect hits! (2 blade) That is the main reason that I use them! My only concern with Deltas is penetration from tree stands, since I'm now only shooting 42-43 lbs.
Terry thats allot of critters. My heads needs some sharpening. Will do that first thing tomorrow
I'm not sure why folks are worried from tree stands...not being a smart alleck....but deer are nothing but a paper grocery bag full of shaving cream and some tinker toys and ONE ball joint...just lean to shoot and stay away from the ball joint as NO head is guaranteed to go through the ball joint.
A friend of mine hurt his shoulder and dropped down to a 44 at 27" recurve I gave him. He wondered what would happen if his Delta would hit the scapula, he tended to shoot about 3 inches to the right at 20 yards. Wouldn't just know, he did. He found out that there is a heart behind that scapula, the deer went down at full speed in about 75 yards.
I have shot through deer scapulas twice with Zwickey Eskimo 4 blades. Not intentional of course.
Great heads for sure, the only reason I don't use them is the weight...too light for me on a wood shaft. If they would make a 160-175 Delta 4 blade I'd sell everything else and use them. I'm not a FOC nut by any stretch, but I do like the front of the arrow more heavy than light.
Sharpened my deltas today. When i put the edge on a paper it cuts it with ease. But still not shaving hair. I only have a whet stone with a coarse and fine side on it. Shoyld i buy a file? I have no problem sharpening a knife on the stone to a hair shaving edge. But with the zwickey its another story
Westbrook, look at Tim of Braveheart Tusker Delta. Pretty much a 160 grain version of the same.
Yes, I am, they are currently OoS...but definitely on my list.
Johandre,
It's more work with a whetstone only. Also strop them on a leather - even better if you can use some sort of mild abrasive. I use 2000 grit silica rubbing compound spread on the belt before hand.
Stick with it and it shall happen.
Tusker Delta's just came in, they are in stock now and website will be updated shortly.
The Delta's are my favorite Tusker. For some reason they always fly beautifully despite being a larger 2 blade.
I remember the guy that shot a polar bear with a Z once...didn't realize a second bear had walked in behind the 1st....killed them both.
Interesting...this was in the 70 when we all didn't know SQUAT about FOC UFOC, UFOS or the ACLU.
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Interesting...this was in the 70 when we all didn't know SQUAT about FOC UFOC, UFOS or the ACLU.
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Was a lot easier to kill an animal before you needed a degree eh Terry.
Yeah...and if memory serves me correct...they were FOUR blades.
Oh the HORROR of multi blades!!!!!!!!!
I also remember Denny taking those two buffs with the newly released No Mercys.
QuoteOriginally posted by johandre:
Sharpened my deltas today. When i put the edge on a paper it cuts it with ease. But still not shaving hair. I only have a whet stone with a coarse and fine side on it. Shoyld i buy a file? I have no problem sharpening a knife on the stone to a hair shaving edge. But with the zwickey its another story
Are these 2 or four blade heads?
2 blade deltas
Check my videos on the how to Forum
Great head, 'nuff said.