Trad Gang

What do yall think about them 125gr

Joe,I am going to try them this year but I don't know anyone that uses them right now.

Depending on the method of construction, there could be sharpening issues.

Broadheads made with the powdered metal technology are difficult to get as sharp as "regular" steel heads.

They were hard for me to sharpen like Charlie said, and I found them to be brittle because their cast made. If you want three blade I would go with a WW or Snuffer.

Charlie is right..... I sharpened my brother's G5's before he went to Kansas and ultimately killed a 150" buck with the 125gr G5. Not a perfect shot, not a great bloodtrail.

I have no problem sharpening Snuffers, WW's and others with my files. I had to work VERY HARD to get these G5's sharp and even then they were no where near as sharp as my Snuffers and WW's. What was really sad was how dull they were out of the pack ! As Charlie said above it is the combo of powdered metal and the short steep profile of this head that makes it hard to get sharp. I will stick with my Snuffers, WW's and now we even have the 1 piece WW's too ! Much better steel and good long 3:1 ratio. JMHO

I've used them for 2 years now but only on my wheelie bow. They do sharpen well if you spend the time, BUT due to the angle of the bevel will probably never shave. They are extremely tough though! I've NEVER lost one to damage. I have lost (as in really lost) one or two, but apart from that they survive anything. I've got one that has been through 4-5 impalas and about 3 warthogs and is still perfect.
For my longbow I'm still using zwikeys though!

I own and have killed deer with the G5.
It is better suited to the higher speed of wheeled bows. One nice thing, the practice heads eliminate the need to resharpen after every practice session.

Like said, they are hard to sharpen but, I did get mine scary sharp with the tutorial in the 'how-to' section here; on file sharpening.

I don't use the G5's for anythng any more. I could be talked into a swap or sell if you'd like to try yourself.

I use the for my compound and get great results but I don't know about trad bows. You will have to work to get them scary sharp. I think they make a replacement blade version you might look into that.

Dave

I used them in combination with an aluminum carbon shaft out of the black locust longbow I made last year since I couldnt get the hickory shafts I ordered in time for hunting season.  I was unimpressed by both to be honest.  At the price of the shafts I would have expected so much more from them and the heads were not sharp out of the box nor were they easy to sharpen.  All of this aside I was very unimpressed with the penetration and blood trail produced.

I would not recommend them but as always your mileage may vary.

If looking for that type of 3 blade, I'd go with the NAP Hellrazor instead.

http://www.newarchery.com/products/1-5/broadheads/hellrazor.html

Just say no.....to powdered heads....