I just purchased some 160 grain STOS broadheads at the Kalamazoo show. I read alot about adding a tanto point to broadheads. Is this something that I need to do to these, or are the tips sturdy enough as is?
They do sharpen up nice with the KME broadhead sharpener!
Thanks,
Ray
Not necessary but I put it on mine. Just takes a couple strokes with a file.
I tanto mine, but you don't need to tanto them. However, you should knock off the needle point. Can go with a rounded tip, or chisel tip, anything but a needle point, which will tend to turn over and retard penetration on a bone hit. That's true of all needle points, by the way.
I put just the tiniest bevel on each edge of my Stos ("tanto" is Japanese, and I don't speak Japanese) at the tip to eliminate the fine point that might potentially curl. I have had them pass through rib bones coming and going. GREAT heads and my current favorite.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/Stumpkiller/Bowhunting/HPIM2209.jpg)
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I recommend putting a tanto tip on any 2 blade broadhead that doesn't already come with one It doesn't have to be a major tip reduction just knock a little pit of that super pointy tip off and make it more triangular.
I also like the "tanto" type point over the needle. It doesn't need to be much but can make a big difference. Here's a tanto point on a Zwickey Delta. One of these days I'm gonna have to do a video of this.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/Fletcher610/Arrows/P9080242.jpg)
Regular STOS has tanto tip last time I checked.
I usually shoot delta's but tried some STOS this year and they sharpen up really nice on the KME. I didn't mess with the tip and my head had no issues zipping through the ribs and burying in the ground. I was really impressed with them and they are easier to sharpen than my deltas!
I dont mess with the tip. Awesome broad heads.
My stos came with the tanto style tip. They work.
Yep. The newer heads are tantoed. Great minds think alike. :bigsmyl: