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Title: Who still shoots snuffers??
Post by: Bullfrog 1 on April 19, 2013, 10:20:00 AM
I've killed a lot of game with the.  Just got away from them last few years. Resurrected a couple for groundhogs. Forgot how good they flew and how easy they were to sharpen. They still being made?  Saw they are 41 bucks now!!  Wow
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Post by: NBK on April 19, 2013, 10:22:00 AM
160's have been in my quiver for the last ten years.  Great head.
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Post by: SERGIO VENNERI on April 19, 2013, 10:23:00 AM
Been using them none stop since 1976 , if it ain't broke............
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Post by: Kelly on April 19, 2013, 10:55:00 AM
Been using them since the very first ones that were made from Ben Peason Deadheads!

Thanks Roger for inventing a GREAT broadhead!
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Post by: awbowman on April 19, 2013, 11:03:00 AM
Lots of people do
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Post by: Yolla Bolly on April 19, 2013, 11:06:00 AM
160's on 100 gr. adaptors for my turkey/coyote arrows.
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Post by: Bullfrog 1 on April 19, 2013, 11:13:00 AM
So...if you were looking for around a 200 grain combo would you go with the 160 and an aluminum adapter or a 125 with a steel?? Deer size game.
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Post by: Avid Archer on April 19, 2013, 11:32:00 AM
160 Snuffer + 42 grain long aluminum adapter is my choice for a 3 blade head.
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Post by: NBK on April 19, 2013, 12:10:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Avid Archer:
160 Snuffer + 42 grain long aluminum adapter is my choice for a 3 blade head.
That's what I use.  The 160 and 125 gr. are two completely different animals with the 160 being preferred.  I've bent up some 125's pretty good.  Any bend of a 160 is usually just at the tip and some file work it's good to go again.
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Post by: joe skipp on April 19, 2013, 12:14:00 PM
I use them for spring turkey and bear hunting. Also took quite a few deer with them.
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Post by: grouseshooter002 on April 19, 2013, 12:59:00 PM
Being an older gentleman I've gone to lighter bows and find that the 160's are too much weight so I've been shooting the stainless steel 125s. I do have a question for the people who are not sharpening challenged like me. How would you sharpen these heads? Thank you.

Regards,
Grouse
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Post by: leatherneck on April 19, 2013, 01:27:00 PM
I've shot them for alot of years. Venture away and try different things every now and then but wind up right back with them.

$41.00 ???????? Never seen them that high. Try Tim harms at Braveheart. He's a sponsor here.
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Post by: Austin Brown on April 19, 2013, 02:03:00 PM
I shoot them,great heads.
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Post by: Burnsie on April 19, 2013, 02:11:00 PM
I'm thinking a fellow Tradgang member named Ryan probably still uses them.
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Post by: Dave Pagel on April 19, 2013, 02:24:00 PM
Great heads.  I have taken a number of deer and a bear with them.  Very nice blood trails to say the least and they are tough.  I like the 160 best, but I have had good success with the 145 too.

D.P.

D.P.
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Post by: kbetts on April 19, 2013, 02:29:00 PM
They're on my turkey arrows right now.
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Post by: hvyhitter on April 19, 2013, 03:44:00 PM
160s for me for the past 20 yrs or so.......never a doubt about how they are going to work or hold up.....I have also used the 125s with no problems but they tend to get tweeked/bent a bit after a pass through or miss and hitting something hard.........YMMV
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Post by: troy butler on April 19, 2013, 04:09:00 PM
145 with the 100gr steel adaptor. Killing machine.
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Post by: Goshawkin on April 19, 2013, 04:11:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by kbetts:
They're on my turkey arrows right now.
Same here
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Post by: twitchstick on April 19, 2013, 04:16:00 PM
Love the 160's !  They treat me good.
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Post by: Kelly on April 19, 2013, 04:35:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by grouseshooter002:
Being an older gentleman I've gone to lighter bows and find that the 160's are too much weight so I've been shooting the stainless steel 125s. I do have a question for the people who are not sharpening challenged like me. How would you sharpen these heads? Thank you.

Regards,
Grouse
Didn't know there were any stainless steel 125 Snuffers?

I too shoot lighter bows as well as Roger does. Mine is 42# and Roger uses 42# tp 47# and we both use the 160 grain broadhead with 100 or 125 grain steel broadhead adapters. Absolutely no penetration problems with the bigger heads and lighter bows. Sharp broadheads and putting the arrow where its needed from light bows will get the job done.

There is a ton of information on this website as well as many others on how to sharpen one of the easiest heads ever built. Just do some searches for sharpening Snuffers.
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Post by: Bullfrog 1 on April 19, 2013, 05:44:00 PM
How do you guys prefer to sharpen? I have found a file ending in very light pressure does the trick just as well if not better than finely honed.  Bill
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Post by: Lee Robinson . on April 19, 2013, 05:57:00 PM
They are a great 3 blade broadhead...and the only three blade I held onto. I still like the Abowyer 2 blades as well.
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Post by: grouseshooter002 on April 19, 2013, 06:07:00 PM
Kelly,
The heads that I have are made by Magnus and are packaged three to a pack. They are labled Snuffer SS . I bought them on this site and as far as sharpening these are a completely different animal.

Regards,
Grouse
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Post by: Kelly on April 19, 2013, 06:13:00 PM
Oh, forgot about those but don't they come sharp?

Touch up of Stainless steel heads can be done the same way as carbon steel.
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Post by: straight_arrow on April 19, 2013, 06:53:00 PM
Innovative and extremely effective broadhead, many new versions have evolved over the years. My only rub was they tend to whistle.  Stand at a target and have someone shoot at 20 yards.  Don't think it makes a difference, just found it interesting.
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Post by: Shawn Leonard on April 19, 2013, 06:59:00 PM
I love to see and read Kellys post he has probably forgotten more than most of us will ever know about Traditional "stuff"!! I have found a mill file to get the right angle on the blades, than a jewell stick, gets them so sharp your eyes will bleed just looking at them. I only shoot VPA 3 blades and Snuffers now. Shawn
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Post by: Lynch Mob on April 20, 2013, 04:14:00 PM
Still my favorite head.
George
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Post by: Yolla Bolly on April 20, 2013, 08:21:00 PM
Sharpen them initially with a large file, then finish and touch up with diamond bench "stones".
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Post by: stagetek on April 20, 2013, 09:56:00 PM
I do. When I first heard that Magnus was selling the line, I bought "quite a few" six packs off the auction site. Priced between $24 and $28.00. Glad I did. Nice head. Easy to sharpen, and fly great.
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Post by: bowtough on April 21, 2013, 07:50:00 AM
Great heads!Kill stuff deader than a hammer.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: SERGIO VENNERI on April 21, 2013, 10:26:00 AM
This T-shirt I had made up years ago Sums up how I feel about Snuffers, only had a few Made for a couple of close bowhunting friends. This post is not ment to insult any person or other broadhead manufacturer !!  Front    (http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x132/recurvehunter_2007/IMG_0241_zps9b243396.jpg) (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/recurvehunter_2007/media/IMG_0241_zps9b243396.jpg.html)  Back   (http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x132/recurvehunter_2007/IMG_0242_zps78d21ea5.jpg) (http://s185.photobucket.com/user/recurvehunter_2007/media/IMG_0242_zps78d21ea5.jpg.html)   :biglaugh:
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Post by: SERGIO VENNERI on April 21, 2013, 06:39:00 PM
You got one Mike! And oh ya, you too Joe!  :wavey:
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Post by: Bullfrog 1 on April 21, 2013, 08:56:00 PM
Man!!!! I love that shirt. Have anymore??   Bill
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Post by: SS Snuffer on April 21, 2013, 09:23:00 PM
Put a lot of holes in stuff with Snuffers.
Switched to the SS ones because they spin better on carbon shafts. I had to try the Stingers too. There good heads also but better blood trails with Snuffers.