I just got off the phone with Ron from KME. After several years of use I wore out the roller bracket on my BH sharpener, so I called up to get a new one.
This guy loves to talk hunting!!! He also genuinely cares how his product is helping you out with hunting. We shot the bull for a while and exchanged a few stories. Hell of a nice guy who stands behind his product and wants to help out any way he can.
I like to acknowledge good guys and give them a little plug. I thought we could post up some KME kill shots for him.
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Zwickey Delta sharpened with KME
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Tree shark to the shoulder sharpened by the KME broadhead sharpener....
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Ron is good folks, for sure! And his product is top notch. I bet I can find a few pics of critters killed with a BH sharpened by a KME!
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That KME gets my BH's as sharp as they can be!
Bisch
A FEW!!!! Damn good job Bisch
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QuoteOriginally posted by JoeM:
A FEW!!!! Damn good job Bisch
There are more!!!!
The only critters that I shoot that do not get shot with a BH sharpened by a KME is the ones that get shot with brand new broadheads. I shoot GK heads and they are scary sharp out of the box, so I do not need to sharpen those. I have been hunting with the same bunch of BH's since I first started using GK's in 2008 or so.
On Ron's recommendation, I bought the KME knife sharpener to sharpen my GK's. I set it up at the factory bevel and it NEVER gets changed. I only use it for the BH's , and nothing else.
I am hoping for a few new pics to add in the next few months, as deer season here opens on 9/28!
Bisch
Here is a cool one from this past spring! Hen with an 8 1/2" beard!
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Hey, Joe, what recurve is that in your pics?
Bisch
WOW, Bisch,
Nice photos!
Congratulations on all your trophies.
Those TX hogs are big-uns for sure.
Takes a really sharp head, placed just right to take one down.
Good job!
Ron's the best and his products are even better.
Bisch, what are GK broad heads?
I give him a plug every chance I get, he and his products are outstanding!! I know he has helped my blood trails get shorter and brighter!! Here is my latest KME victim, a mature Sika doe from last week. I used the broadhead sharpener to not only sharpen the old Bear razorhead but used it for the bleeder too!
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JimB, great pics...
I'll tell you what, next to Ron, I've never seen someone as proficient with that tool... I just sharpened my heads this weekend.
If I recall, Jim can get a "Mirror" finish on broadheads...
NICE
If it weren't for Ron and his devices,I wouldn't know how to sharpen a head.I used to be able to put an edge on a head that would kill but am much more pleased with the results now.The picture above is from one Ron personally sharpened.Customer service is one thing but single handedly teaching hundreds of bowhunters who couldn't,how to sharpen broadheads well,is a service to our sport and our community.I consider that a very big contribution.
Just a few of our kills Ron and his excellent sharpeners have played a part in.
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A pig Tracy killed
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One of Tracy\\'s bear
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There are many more but those are the pics that are handy. These sharpeners of Ron's are the best addition to my gear box in a long time.
I can not forget that if it was not for RON.I would likely still be trying to put a good quality grind on these Grizzly broadheads. :notworthy: :notworthy:
Bill
QuoteOriginally posted by JimB:
If it weren't for Ron and his devices,I wouldn't know how to sharpen a head.I used to be able to put an edge on a head that would kill but am much more pleased with the results now.The picture above is from one Ron personally sharpened.Customer service is one thing but single handedly teaching hundreds of bowhunters who couldn't,how to sharpen broadheads well,is a service to our sport and our community.I consider that a very big contribution.
Very well put!!!
QuoteOriginally posted by Wannabe1:
Bisch, what are GK broad heads?
German Kinetics
Holy crap guys!!!... Don't know what to say except thank you.. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.
To see all these animals humanely and quickly killed and recovered ...and for you to suggest that I may have contributed in some small way to your personal successes is beyond humbling. Your success is very important to me. These pics and stories validate all the time and effort I've put into KME. Even if we never make a dime it will still be worth every minute because of your success. I feel that life is about contributing. So many of you have contributed to my knowledge over the years. I'm very happy to see that at least in some cases, I may have returned the favor.
Now where is that teardrop smiley...
Ron
200 grain grizzly out of a zipper SXT!!
Passed through the far shoulder and into the dirt no problem. Smokin sharp thanks to Ron!!!
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I hope to be able to post up my own hero shot here soon. I have the broad head and knife sharpener from KME, I would give up my ASAT before my sharpeners. They just get things scary sharp. I was able to bring new life back to my grandfathers favorite knife thanks to the KME and some words of wisdom from Ron. We owe you a ton, thanks for making a fantastic to go along with the best customer service I've experienced in any industry in my life.
Fantastic product, even better customer service* typing this on my phone :knothead:
Trying to get a sharp edge on a concave knife was near impossible for me...that is until Ron pulled out one of his Hewlett JewelStik 1-2-3 Diamond Hones. Nothing compares to it period. I almost quit making Hog Strippers. Many thanks Ron...tippit
My Hog Hunting Kit...
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KME sharp Magnus Stinger :thumbsup:
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sharp is good--KME sharp is better!!!
thanks ron
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You can see Team Pink and the Tri State Terrors believe in KME...and the 'Ol Perfessor.
get over here joe--the terrors wanna see RED!!!
and we got a deer removal guy now--bigger and stronger this year [hungrier too!!!HAHA]
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you need one of these!!
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