I was wondering what is the modified grizzly that Dr.Ashby talks about? Is it a 190 grain el grande thats been filed down? or am I off the mark. :confused:
Yeah I'd like to see a photo of one too. Those in the TBM artical were Tuskers.
Yep, he starts with an El Grande 190 and modifies it somewhat.
My hunt partner shoots the 190's with a bleeder insert. They look MEAN, and make a vicious hole, entry and exist! mr.chuck
there's a bleeder insert for grizzlies?
You can shoot the 150 El Grande's and still get put the tanto tip and the 25 degree grind on it. I didn't change the shape, just the angle of the bevel.
Deadsmple,
No, but I've seen fella's take a dremel tool to the Grizzly El Grande ferrule's and super glue a Bear or Magnus bleeder in place...
anyone got any pics? :bigsmyl:
The basics of Ashby's mods to the 190 El Grande are: 25-degree edge angle, Tanto tip, and narrowing the blade taper angle front to back slightly so it's 1" wide at the back. Ed has written a basic how-to about this, with photos, and if you want to see it you can write T.J. at TBM and insist he publish it asap.
As for me -- I'm frankly growing frustrated with a broadhead manufacturer who the world's expert on arrow lethality says has almost got it right ... yet who refuses to make the minor modifications (including most importantly providing an out-of-box product that the average hunter can sharpen without a Ph.D. in engineering). They won't even answer my emails and phone calls on the subject, and all I'm trying to do is help them provide the best broadhead in the world. Go figure ...
As I've said before, if I were a hungry bowhunting entrepreneur, or a broadhead manufacturer already in business, I'd study what Ashby has to say, study what we have to say is right and wrong with the Grizzly (including really uneven weights out of the package, which, in my limited experience, have never once been as heavy as advertised), and offer the perfect killing machine in a broadhead, get rich quick from grateful customers, retire and go hunting! Geeze, it ain't rocket science (although, according to my personal moral code, killing fast and clean is a far superior moral concern than going to Mars and back). If I were younger, smarter, and richer, I'd do it myself. Sure wish one of you would ... dave
Ed has pics in his report "Why single bevel broadheads. (Photo #7, page 11).
Just go to "The Ashby Reports" on the main forum and follow the links.
-Ron
I did a google search for Grizzly Broadheads.An it came back with Grizzly Broadheads-and the Tanto Point By Aussie Hunter.It had a great workshop/pictorial on how to sharpen & modifie
GB's.Make sure when you go to google to type in
Grizzly Broadheads-and the Tanto Point.Check it out.
Here ya go, straight from the good Doctor's mouth (keyboard):
http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=049958