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Title: What Simmons you prefer??
Post by: Bullfrog 1 on January 09, 2013, 10:00:00 AM
Which one and why?   Thanks. Bill
Title: Re: What Simmons you prefer??
Post by: Will Cocke 2 on January 09, 2013, 10:07:00 AM
I prefer 2 of them   The Original interceptor and the Treeshark.  The original interceptor is easy to sharpen and I really like shooting it 4 bladed. They are also nonvented to help with noise the quietest simmons model I have shot. I shoot it with a 50gr insert to get 250 up front.  It is also  one of the best shooting heads however being barbed it is not legal in all states.  The Treeshark is a devestating head flys great I prefer the screw in I have bent the tips on some of the glue ons.  I shoot them with either a 50 or a 100 gr insert for 250-300 up front.  Any model of the simmons will get the job done just really depends on the weight up front you are trying to obtain.
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Post by: Caughtandhobble on January 09, 2013, 10:08:00 AM
I like the tree sharks because they are way quieter than the others that I've tried.
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Post by: olddogrib on January 09, 2013, 10:19:00 AM
I need 175 gr. so I shoot Tigers.
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Post by: Bama Recurve on January 09, 2013, 10:32:00 AM
the tiger shark screw on
part# sb-60

look awesome and do a lot of damage.
Bought a new Black Widow. (very fast)
They don't plane & fly very straight.
Title: Re: What Simmons you prefer??
Post by: buckster on January 09, 2013, 10:45:00 AM
Ditto for tiger sharks and what Tyler said.
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Post by: Longbowlogan on January 09, 2013, 10:52:00 AM
I like the non vented interceptors, I killed 2 deer with them this year and the bloodtrails and the entry-exit holes were great! I had the glue on interceptors that I mounted on a aluminum adaptor which gave me a 200gr head plus I had 50gr weights on the back of the inserets. I had a steep shot on a doe this year, broke 2 ribs up by the spine going in broke a rib going out and still had enough to give me a exit hole. The hole was only big enough to fit 1 finger in because only the tip of the broadhead poked through but the lungs were mush inside and the bloodtrail was awesome for such a small exit hole. These heads were by far the sharpest I've hunted with after using a jewl stik on them! Here's the buck I shot this year with a Interceptor, he only made it 30 yards from the tree!

(http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h413/Longbowlogan/100MEDIA_IMAG0584.jpg)
Title: Re: What Simmons you prefer??
Post by: SlowBowinMO on January 09, 2013, 11:12:00 AM
Nice buck longbowlogan!  :thumbsup:  

I've been shooting Treesharks for about 2 years and once we decided to carry the Simmons I added some Tigersharks to my arsenal.  I'm still amazed at how well such a large 2 blade can fly.
Title: Re: What Simmons you prefer??
Post by: Nathan Killen on January 09, 2013, 11:51:00 AM
I use the 205 grain Interceptor myself, great head !
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Post by: bruinman on January 09, 2013, 12:12:00 PM
Love the interceptor. Best broadhead I have ever shot in my life. Awesome flight, blood trails are incredible and short. I will probably give the Tree Sharks a try at some point just to play with them, but I could not be happier with the interceptors.
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Post by: Trumpkin the Dwarf on January 09, 2013, 12:13:00 PM
Whichever one is widest... land shark or tree shark I think, maybe?
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Post by: RC on January 09, 2013, 02:02:00 PM
Tree shark is the wide one. I like the Tiger sharks and the screw in interceptors fine heads.RC
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Post by: Alexander Traditional on January 09, 2013, 02:23:00 PM
I'm hunting with the Tiger Sharks,for the 175 up front.
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Post by: Butternutz on January 09, 2013, 02:36:00 PM
I like any of them if I can get them sharp!! Lol
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Post by: 3Feathers on January 09, 2013, 03:44:00 PM
Anybody use the glue-on tigersharks?
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Post by: JamesKerr on January 09, 2013, 03:51:00 PM
Any of them work great. If I had to pick just one it would probably either be the interceptor or tigershark. Both are a little wider than the land shark but a little narrower than that massive tree shark( which would be my first choice for turkeys or other light boned animals.
Title: Re: What Simmons you prefer??
Post by: Alexander Traditional on January 09, 2013, 03:58:00 PM
The Tiger Shark,Interceptor or Safari and the 165 Land Shark are all 1 and nine sixteenths cut just varying lengths. The 125 grain is an inch and three sixteenths.
Title: Re: What Simmons you prefer??
Post by: 3Feathers on January 09, 2013, 05:27:00 PM
What one do you use for turkeys??
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Post by: longrifle on January 09, 2013, 07:01:00 PM
Interceptors and Safaris for me, and boy can I get them sharp.
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Post by: bolong on January 09, 2013, 07:50:00 PM
I have been using the glue on Tigersharks this season and really like them. Have taken a deer and a hog so far with them. Deer went 50 yards and hog 30 yards, good bloodtrails on both of them.
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Post by: BWD on January 09, 2013, 07:57:00 PM
Tiger sharks due to the lighter poundage I shoot.
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Post by: Hoyt on January 09, 2013, 08:01:00 PM
Just started shooting Simmons last season and used the non vented Interceptors and Tigersharks killed deer with both and both preformed perfect. Upped my bow poundage a little this yr and am shooting the Tree Sharks. Killed a buck with those and my broadhead switching days are over.
Title: Re: What Simmons you prefer??
Post by: joekeith on January 09, 2013, 08:10:00 PM
Tree Sharks for me.  Anytime I can get a broadhead that big, to fly that good I'll take it.
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Post by: Green on January 09, 2013, 08:54:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by joekeith:
Tree Sharks for me.  Anytime I can get a broadhead that big, to fly that good I'll take it.
X2 for my carbons.  Like the 135 gr. Tiger Shark for my woods.
Title: Re: What Simmons you prefer??
Post by: Otto on January 09, 2013, 09:10:00 PM
I actually prefer the per simmons.
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Post by: m midd on January 09, 2013, 10:41:00 PM
Per simmons are good but i like the glue on solid interceptors.
Perfect weight , quiet and hold a good edge.
Title: Re: What Simmons you prefer??
Post by: jonsimoneau on January 10, 2013, 01:32:00 AM
I like the big tree sharks. When I first got them I kinda laughed thinking there was no way they would fly good. Wrong. I have only tested them on a turkey so far so I don't have a lot of real world experience with them yet.
Title: Re: What Simmons you prefer??
Post by: wapitirod on January 10, 2013, 01:51:00 AM
I haven't used them hunting yet but after seeing the pics on the post on broadhead wounds I ordered some Tree Sharks.  I was also skeptical about the flight characteristics but had heard good things so I figured I'd give them a try.  I have only shot them on a few occasions since I live in the nw rainforrest but they do fly excellent as long as the bow is tuned properly.  When I shot them out of my 66# Stealth they flew like darts but my Brack which I just started to tune when the weather turned didn't do so well. They will definitely magnify any problems with the tuning of your bow.
Title: Re: What Simmons you prefer??
Post by: Will Cocke 2 on January 10, 2013, 09:56:00 AM
For the Turks TREESHARK all the way.
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Post by: Landshark160 on January 10, 2013, 05:45:00 PM
Treesharks.
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Post by: JAG on January 10, 2013, 06:03:00 PM
Inceptors ion the front of some straight River Cane!
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Post by: 3Feathers on January 10, 2013, 06:32:00 PM
Do the vents on the blades of the tigersharks create problems?Would solid blades be better?
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Post by: Alexander Traditional on January 10, 2013, 06:44:00 PM
Some people say they do,but any time mine have whistled it has been a bad release on my part any other time they are very quiet.
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Post by: Stump73 on January 10, 2013, 06:48:00 PM
Right now I'm shooting 190gr interceptors but I'm leaning on trying the tree sharks next.
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Post by: 52Mag on January 12, 2013, 05:59:00 PM
I have only used the land shark because they work so good I hate to switch . They cut about a 1 1/2 inch hole on the entrance , and  two and a half inch hole on the way out. None of the five big game animals that I have shot with the LandShark have made it to the 50 yard line.Three of the five I have watched fall after traveling less than 30 yards.I have also shot the longer Simmions and it fly"s just like a field point.
Title: Re: What Simmons you prefer??
Post by: Dirtybird on January 12, 2013, 08:51:00 PM
Safari glue on for me.
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Post by: TURKEYFOOTGIRL on January 12, 2013, 08:52:00 PM
I'm not sure?  I've had great success with the interceptor, original interceptor,   safari  head, tree shark, and tiger shark not sure which I prefer best yet.   Guess I will try the land shark this year and make my final pick. Lol.  All good heads -i often times have 2 or 3 different models in my quiver and einie menie minei  mo it.
Title: Re: What Simmons you prefer??
Post by: mesquite on January 13, 2013, 12:27:00 AM
A Tree Shark worked perfectly yesterday, on this dirty pig in S. Texas!
(http://i913.photobucket.com/albums/ac336/rguerra7678/A396D5BB-D466-407C-AABF-429EA0633AD2-16937-000011C046D1A803.jpg)
Title: Re: What Simmons you prefer??
Post by: southpawshooter on January 13, 2013, 08:09:00 AM
I'm liking the Safari model. I've taken 2 deer this year with it and have been impressed.  I haven't tried other models and really don't see the need. Good penetration and short highly visible bloodtrails. And man that BH slices them open!

I have a Newfoundland moose hunt booked for the 2014 rut.  Has anyone experience shooting them at larger critters? I'm shooting 55#.
Title: Re: What Simmons you prefer??
Post by: kibok&ko on January 13, 2013, 08:12:00 AM
hello the gang wich one i can use to get a 150 / 170 final weight ?
Title: Re: What Simmons you prefer??
Post by: Alexander Traditional on January 13, 2013, 09:29:00 AM
165 grain landshark 175 gr tiger shark
Title: Re: What Simmons you prefer??
Post by: 30coupe on January 14, 2013, 11:57:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by olddogrib:
I need 175 gr. so I shoot Tigers.
Me too. Haven't had them in the woods yet, but I like the way they fly and they seem to take a very nice edge.
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Post by: doowop on January 14, 2013, 12:06:00 PM
Killed a 8 pointer and 2 hogs last year with the interseptors. Fly super and great blood trails.
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Post by: 3Feathers on January 14, 2013, 05:31:00 PM
Anybody use the treesharks for turkeys??
Title: Re: What Simmons you prefer??
Post by: charles m on January 19, 2013, 09:19:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by JamesKerr:
Any of them work great. If I had to pick just one it would probably either be the interceptor or tigershark. Both are a little wider than the land shark but a little narrower than that massive tree shark( which would be my first choice for turkeys or other light boned animals.
James, how many animals have you killed with them?

How many animals have you killed with a bow?

Just curious, you have a lot of answers for everything for a 19 year old.
Title: Re: What Simmons you prefer??
Post by: NBK on January 19, 2013, 05:12:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by charles m:
 
QuoteOriginally posted by JamesKerr:
Any of them work great. If I had to pick just one it would probably either be the interceptor or tigershark. Both are a little wider than the land shark but a little narrower than that massive tree shark( which would be my first choice for turkeys or other light boned animals.
James, how many animals have you killed with them?

How many animals have you killed with a bow?

Just curious, you have a lot of answers for everything for a 19 year old. [/b]
Easy now.  Age doesn't always denote experience and I've always found James's posts to be sound regardless of personal experience.  I've never killed anything with a Simmons yet would have responded the same based upon what I've read and inferred.  I mean no disrespect, just don't like seeing guys called out.