What's your experience with STOS heads?i have half a dozen, I found them easy to sharpen, just haven't hunted with them yet.
Great head I use them and they are easy to sharpen. I recently bought some 160's haven't tested them on arrows yet though.
I have some....but never killed anything with them as I'm a die hard multiblade shooter....but they are bomb proof let me tell ya....
They are an awful good head. I have killed several deer, turkey and bears with them.
Very good head. Easy to get very sharp with tru angle hones. Not the only head I use; killed an elk and one deer with160 grain STOS.
Thanks guys, that's what I was hoping to hear. Won a pack at the BS banquet. I want to use them this season and hopefully use them on a blacktail on Kodiak Island in October.
I have used them for one bear, one deer.
I thought they performed well. Complete pass through on the bear with a 53 lb. Blacktail recurve. Complete pass through on the buck with a 50 lb Liberty Chief.
I used a file to sharpen them, no problem at all.
160 grn in both instances.
My favorite head. Tough as nails.
I've shot a lot of deer with them. They are easy to sharpen and easy to tune.
Great, my confidence is building!!
Good head. I've killed with them.
One of my favorites. I have taken five whitetail with STOS heads and have no complaints. One head accounted for two deer.
Easy to sharpen and very rugged. I switched to STOS when RibTek became unobtainable.
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Curled the tip on a rib with a young Bull Moose. Got another shot and hit shoulder blade. It curled too. He tipped over soon after. Just glad it wash't a big one. Both were bevel tanto style tip I shaped.
Hey Sean. I only shot one deer with them. It was my first and only deer with a bow. I hit the spine with a 45 lb bow and it penetrated completely. As others said, very easy to sharpen.
I wish I was going with you to Kodak. That trip looks to be a good one.
Easy to sharpen,a tad soft. Doesnt think with whitetails it matters though.
S.T.O.S. I was told it means Slicker Than Owl SH#@.
I started with STOS and accidentally missed my target once...the arrow went past the target and shot thru my burn barrel....my metal burn barrel.
It went thru the first side and was sticking out the back of the back side....
No tip damage.
Shot four elk, a bear, 3 deer and two turkeys with them. Sliced ribs going in and coming out on last bull. Only carry STOS and VPA 3-blade. No complaints.
I have killed several elk, hogs and deer with STOS heads. I liked them enough I bought a few dozen of them, probably a lifetime supply for me. Don't plan to change anytime soon.
QuoteOriginally posted by MnFn:
I have used them for one bear, one deer.
I thought they performed well. Complete pass through on the bear with a 53 lb. Blacktail recurve. Complete pass through on the buck with a 50 lb Liberty Chief.
I used a file to sharpen them, no problem at all.
160 grn in both instances.
funny, you have two of the same bows I do. Blacktail and Liberty.
That's a good flying head. I had heard they are not in production anymore?
The STOS were a very good head. I still have some I am using on a very low poundage bow set up.
Always flew great and had an exceptional grind, one of the few "traditional" style heads that were pretty much at the touch up stage out of the pack.
The 130's had a reputation for curling on a hard hit. Application of a tanto helped tremendously but when we carried them the 160 was by far the favorite.
Closest thing to a STOS now is the Zwickey No Mercy. They cost less but don't have as good of grind out of the pack, and of course are only available at 130 grains, but unlike STOS single bevel and a four blade option are available.
Great, from the feed back I'm feeling pretty comfortable taking them into the woods. I've shot Woodsmans since they came out and killed a bunch with them, including 2 bears and 3 whitetail with the same head. But as I've decreased my weight to 55# I figured I'd play around with some 2 blades.
No worries slinging WWs with 55?
QuoteOriginally posted by J-dog:
No worries slinging WWs with 55?
No, not at all, but I figured I'd play around with the two blades. Especially if my draw weight will keep getting lighter.
I have taken several whitetails and at least one hog with them. Good head, easy to sharpen and I have found them to be pretty durable. I usually prefer a wider head like the Magnus Classic but in 3:1 ration heads I have two favorites. Grizzly and STOS.
Here is a video of a whitetail from 2016 I shot with a STOS. Sorry for the quality but POV cameras suck in low light. Recovery was around 40 yards.
https://vimeo.com/186432369
QuoteOriginally posted by BowHunterGA:
I have taken several whitetails and at least one hog with them. Good head, easy to sharpen and I have found them to be pretty durable. I usually prefer a wider head like the Magnus Classic but in 3:1 ration heads I have two favorites. Grizzly and STOS.
Here is a video of a whitetail from 2017 I shot with a STOS. Sorry for the quality but POV cameras suck in low light. Recovery was around 40 yards.
https://vimeo.com/186432369
Cool video!! Thanks. I'm feeling pretty comfortable about using them.
Its weird that everyone says they're easy to sharpen. I bought a pack a couple of years ago and I dont use them much since I can't get them as sharp as I like. They are incredibly tough, even with a file. I was thinking on getting a cheap belt sander just for this.
I really like the shape and the size for the 160's. They have excellent flight.
I just cant get them sharp enough.
MEsquivel, I find myself a bit sharpening challenged. But on the STOS I was able to use a wheel or washer sharpening tool I think made by rada. After about 15 strokes on each blade putting a little less pressure on each stroke, then stropping the head, I was able to get an edge that impressed me.
Too bad STOS isn't in production anymore. And I like to say they stand for Slice Thru the Other Side.