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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Gene Roberts on December 22, 2007, 01:57:00 PM
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What kind of broadhead would be best for a beginner.My bow is 50@28,I shoot 145 grain field points.Easton Excel 500's that are 31" long.
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I was thinking Magnus 2-blades.
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Same weight as your field pts. Lots of opinions after that,but for sharpening ease,I'd go with 2 blades..... JMO
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Ok,What is the best 2-blade that is cheap?
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For cheap and easy to sharpen - Ribtek 145
Nothing wrong with Magnus 145 for a couple buck more.
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stinger 2 blade they are awesome or ribtek :thumbsup:
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Gene,
You are going to get many varied responses to this question.
It does not have a correct answer. It will be my guess that over the next few years you will try many. Some will be more difficult to sharpen than others and that may enter your decision process.The usual answer to your question is the broadhead you can get or buy the sharpest.
Take a look at a 3 Rivers or Kustom King catalog.They will have them there to ponder.
Good luck.
Paul
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You also need to make sure that the broadhead will fly right out of your bow. Skyler
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Yep
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Well???
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see if you can't buy a couple of used one's in differant brands and try them and see what you like best.
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The broadhead is the most important part of your equipment.I would get the best broadhead for the purpose and save money on something else. My 2 cents. :campfire:
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Yeah,but which broadhead??? :banghead:
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simmons!!! cost a little more but are awesome! just my input
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Gene,
There is no one broadhead that we can recomend with any certainty to be perfect for you. You will have to try a few different ones and see for yourself which brand/style/weight flys true, sharpens easilly and YOU develop confidence in.
For me, 2 blade heads always group tighter and depending on the brand/style, they can be easy or difficult to sharpen.
Try as many different ones as you can get your hands on. You can probably get a few used ones of several different kinds from shooting buddys or even in the TG classifieds.
If there was a "one size fits all" broadhead, everyone would be shooting it.
-Ron
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Magnus II, Ace. I'm still using my Magnus broadheads. They were 100gr plus the adapter which puts them around 145. I won some Ace broadheads that are a little heavier. They both sharpen fairly easy, fly just about the same, kill deer when put through the lungs (like just about anything you could drive through a pair of lungs) give me pass thoughs with low 40# bows, seem quiet enough, look mean enough, don't cost too much, don't really make me look too hard for something else..although I have played with some 3 blades and notice some have noticable different impact points . So Magnus and Ace would work just fine. So would alot of other heads. Settle on one and make sure they all fly true on each shaft you put one on.
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I think good flight is the most important characteristic you should be seeking. Clean kills are the result of well placed shots, not broadhead design. Experiment with different heads and choose the one that gives you consistant accuracy. The Montec g5 flies like field points for me. also easy to sharpen.
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I have three 125gr Razorcaps to trade for Screw-In Zephyr. I would like to try the Scirocco or the Sasquatch but willing to trade for the Tempest.
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if you are a beginner, there's no right answer on the net, get out there and experiment, learn some lessons hands on !!
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Im in the same boat as Gene kind of. Im not big on sharpening broadheads and have found most of the trad heads to be lacking in sharpness to say the least. Just my 2 cents, but if I was in the broadhead business I wouldnt sell anything that wasnt scary sharp right out of the box. Ive always used replaceable blades like Muzzys or Thunderheads. I shoot a light poundage bow 46@26 3555 GT. Im a little leary of shooting a three or four blade head knowing what might happen if I get alittle forward w/ the shot. Sounds like a good excuse to try the Silver Flames to me.
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I have some simmons.. nice!! But, have a hard time sharpening them.. So I usually use the magnus II... affordable and easy to sharpen.. can even send them back if the bend...
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125 grain Snuffer with a 25 grain short aluminum adapter. After ya sharpen them they will be 145grains. Buy a Snuffer tamer sharpening kit, very easy to get scary sharp heads and I really like a 3 Blade head for awesome blood trails. Shawn
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Snuffers are my head of choice. No problem getting them razor sharp and I don't have one of those fancy kits either. I'd also shoot the Woodsman with no hesitation. I agree that 3-blade heads create awesome blood trails. Do yourself and the game you hunt a favor...shoot multi-blade heads.
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Thanks.
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My favorite broadhead is the 150gr. Wensel Woodsman. I have never found a bow that it won't fly out of. Maybe that's because I spend alot of time tuning to make sure I am getting great arrow flight. A close second would be the 150gr. Magnus Stinger.
Bill
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Zwickey or Magnus... Pretty easy !!
Eskimos sure fly well.. And bring down game as well.
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Lots of choices.
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Gene, I'd suggest either an Ace Standard for a 2-blade or the Wensel Woodsman for a 3-blade. Either will work very well from your setup and both sharpen very well.
rg, there is a reason that most trad heads aren't sold sharpened. Broadheads need to be shot before hunted with to make sure thay are flying well. Once shot, they have to be sharpened. No reason to pay for factory sharpening when we're just gonna have to sharpen them again anyway. Besides, for many of us it's a basic part of the hunt. Sharpening is a skill that has to be learned, just like anything else. It isn't difficult or rocket science tho. Like most of us here, I shoot my broadheads a lot, mostly into foam, but when I hit the woods the heads in my quiver are as sharp as any factory honed edge.
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Thanks alot
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Choosing a broadhead is part of the fun of this whole gig. Learning to get then "scary sharp" is part of the fun too.
Personally, I think if you have never sharpened your own arrowheads, that you should stick to a two edge until you get the process down. Then move on to a three edge if you wish. Alot of people say that it is easy to get a three edge "scary sharp", and while that may be true, it is much easier to get a two edge ready to hunt.
Especially to someone new at it.
I have used most of the common names you see, and would use any of them again. My favorite is Zwickey`s. I like the name and the steel.
Enjoy your journey as you learn, because thats what its all about.
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There isn't an easy answer to that question. Any broadhead will kill a deer if it is place in the right spot. Expanables are a different story. IMO these should be left to compound shooters. I settled on Wenzel Woodsmans after trying a lot of different head, head weight, shaft brand, shaft spine, shaft length combinations. I shoot a 52# recurve @ 27". I settled on 28 1/2" gold tip 3555's with a 145gr. field tip but a 170gr. broadhead. A lot of people will disagree with changing weight from target to broadhesd arrows. What I found out during my experimentation was that I could shoot "point on" at 20 yards with the heavier heads. Since I shoot 3D at longer ranges, I needed a little more speed/cast. But hunting I keep my shooting at 25 yards and under. Point on works very well for hunting. There isn't any shortcut.
Dick
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Thanks
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zwickeys they are awsome and easy to sharpen
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Cool,Thanks everyone and Merry CHRISTmas
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