Which two-blade broadhead sharpens the easiest in your experience?
Thanks, Skychief.
Grizzlies!
+1 on Grizzlies.
Zwickey for me...Stos, Magnus a close second.
A tie between the old standard Bear and the Eskimo.
STOS and a KME sharpener for me.
STOS and Zwickeys
Magnus and STOS for me.
The easiest ones to sharpen would have the lowest Rockwell hardness
That's a problem because retaining the edge can be a critical issue as it passes through the wound channel if it hits bone it can lose its edge.
I would make my choice of head based on toughness quality of construction etc. then learn how to sharpen it efficiently
Having just a little experience in this area, I'd have to disagree with all the above.
Skychief, If you're asking because you consider yourself somewhat sharpening impaired, it's far easier to re-sharpen or touch up BHDs like Magnus Stingers, Steelforce or other heads that come sharp out of the pack than it is to set the bevels and complete the intial sharpening of each BHD. (which needs to be done with any of the laminated tip, glue on BHDs). After the intial sharpening though, laminated tip BHDs are no harder to sharpen than the ones that come sharp out of the pack.
Ron
Ray we posted at the same time buddy! I agree with what you said but, taking the question literally... "What is the easiest 2 blade head to sharpen"?... The answer is one that's already been sharp before.
Ron
Skychief - I find a BH with a straight edge easier to sharpen than one with a concave or convex edge.
Try a straight edged 2 blade Ace, Magnus or Zwickey with a file and then a steel.
Well that's a question only a guy that has sharpened every one of them would know, but I do know my 13 year old daughter could sharpen a Grizzly with little effort.
Tom, will your 13 year old daughter sharpen my Grizzlies? I sure can't. But, I just bought a nice new sharpener from Ron, so I should be able to get them sharp. If not, I will need lessons!
What Ray said. Following up on what Sharpster said a blade, once sharp, is easier to touch up and keep sharp than one that has poor grinding and/or has been shot a lot for practice. For me the easiest heads to sharpen are 3 blade heads. They come with a built in jig.
single bevel for me. no matter the rockwell.
Grizzlies? Huh!?lol!
Magnus with the Allsharp tool, by far the easiest to sharpen of any head I've tried.
Like Bill said, the 3 blades are easy,too.
I'm with Tarponnut...Magnus and an Accusharp. It don't get any easier than that.
hunor africas have been the easiest for me as well as magnus buzzcuts.
Eclipses or ACE
QuoteOriginally posted by Ray Hammond:
The easiest ones to sharpen would have the lowest Rockwell hardness
That's a problem because retaining the edge can be a critical issue as it passes through the wound channel if it hits bone it can lose its edge.
I would make my choice of head based on toughness quality of construction etc. then learn how to sharpen it efficiently
Me too!! I shoot Zwickys. I dont thing they are soft, might be the design that makes folks think they are easy to sharpen. I can sharpen up a magnus in half the time or maybe even less than it takes to sharpen a Zwicky Delta.
God Bless,
Nathan
Get a KME sharpener system and they are all easy. Some just take a bit longer than others because the steel is harder.
The KME got my Grizzleys to a polished edge that made my eyes bleed just looking at them! That's not just sharp...that's KME sharp!
-Scarne
I have to work my zwickeys with the extreme course diamon file for quite awhile to get the bevels set on the eskimo's. Once the bevel's are set they are pretty easy to bring back sharp. I tinkered with some magnus and they were by far much harder imho. I sharpen all mine with a lansky set to 25 degrees. anything steeper is too much to hold a durable edge for my tastes.
Zwickey's with a file or an Accusharp. Old Bear greenies with a file.
Grizzlies have me stumped in the sharpening category.... Magnus stingers are no problem.
My current head is STOS I can get them pretty sharp with a file but Accusharp really makes them shaving sharp. Works on Magnus IIs. Nugent Blade was a good one too!
I also have a KME. I thought all bow hunters had one by now.
magnus stingers are pretty easy to sharpen
KME or Real good stone/technique with ABS Ashby's a deadly combo :archer2:
QuoteOriginally posted by tarponnut:
Grizzlies? Huh!?lol!
Magnus with the Allsharp tool, by far the easiest to sharpen of any head I've tried.
Like Bill said, the 3 blades are easy,too.
I am referring to the new Bill Dunn Grizzlies. Never tried to sharpen an old one. If you are having trouble sharpening the new ones you are doing something wrong.
I have to give the new Grizzlies a try. They'd be near perfect out of my set-up(48#@28).
The old ones get super sharp and hold an edge but (for me) they took forever to sharpen.
I'll give them a try.Where can I get them?
Thanks.
Sharpening is one thing holding the edge is another. Always keep the hardness of the metal in mind, a week metal will sharpen easy but will not stay sharp.
Simmons TigerSharks and a Steelmaster sharpening system for me..