Grizzly Single Bevel ?

BearCrkBandit · December 01, 2013, 02:11:00 AM

because someone is gonna ask..the bow in the background is my dad's, forgot it was hanging there!

jeffg · December 01, 2013, 07:02:00 AM

I guess I'll give then another try. They come in right and left. Right bevel for right wing and left for left wing?

Tajue17 · December 01, 2013, 07:10:00 AM

from my 53# Berry longbow I'm shooting no less than 160gr grizzly's, on a 45-50 surewood shaft that's bareshaft tuned for 28" BOP on a 27" draw, they fly perfect and are 640grains total.

the one thing I personally don't like is unless you file the back corners of the broadhead down they don't come out of my back quiver easy.. BUT with that being said I wouldn't change ask them to change the design I just use a file to round the corners a bit.

find sharpening them is easy if you don't rush, and they retain that sharp edge all season.

59Alaskan · December 01, 2013, 07:17:00 AM

BearCrkBandit - I thought you were just two fisting it with your bows and using some type of double mouth release. Archery's version of a side by...

Joking aside, nice buck! Congratulations!

I look forward to going to the Kalamazoo show and talking to Bill (hoping he will be there) about Grizzlys and his new 3 blade. I am sharpening inept and do better sharpening 3 blade but I also like to hunt low poundage bows in the late season and know two blades are better for those set ups.

smoke1953 · December 01, 2013, 10:12:00 AM

With woody weight add on to my 190 Grizzleys I have 260 upfront and they fly great!

Fattony77 · December 01, 2013, 12:54:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by jeffg:
I guess I'll give then another try. They come in right and left. Right bevel for right wing and left for left wing?

Yes, that is correct. From my understanding, the single bevel spins the arrow as well as the fletching, so you want to make sure that they're both spinning the arrow in the same direction.

gordydog · December 01, 2013, 01:34:00 PM

I know it has been on here several times, but care to share your Grizzly sharpening techniques. I've used sandpaper and also file to sharpen and kill 2 deer with Grizzlys. I know many of you have a perfected method that turns out a great edge.

revharry · December 01, 2013, 04:48:00 PM

The 160 Grizzlys have always worked for me. I guess I'll have to try some of the new ones.

Alexander Traditional · December 01, 2013, 05:17:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by gordydog:
I know it has been on here several times, but care to share your Grizzly sharpening techniques. I've used sandpaper and also file to sharpen and kill 2 deer with Grizzlys. I know many of you have a perfected method that turns out a great edge.

I just got some this year,and bought a KME sharpener to sharpen them with. I used a coarse stone to get the bevel established and then went to a finer stone and then finally used a arkansas stone. Now that they are sharp I just touch them up every once in a while with the arkansas stone.

beaunaro · December 01, 2013, 05:17:00 PM

What Bill Dunn says.
The research doesn't lie.
Lots of guys using them and they all say they work great.
Mine are the 149s with 35 grn adapter.

pitbull · December 01, 2013, 07:49:00 PM

Sharpening is as easy as using a file to raise a burr and a jewel stick to take the burr back off. A head can be shaving in under 10 minutes.

Blaino · December 02, 2013, 09:45:00 AM

The single bevel heads is most defiantly NOT a marketing ploy! They aren't anything new either, native people have used single bevel points for thousands of years and for the same reason we use it now - it gets sharper.
I have taken deer with Woodsman, Zwikey, and Muzzy heads... They all work great when put where they need to be. Here is the test, pull all of those head out of the dirt after they have passed through the deer and try to shave hair, isn't going to happen. Now do the same test with a Grizzly or any of the other quality single bevel heads... they still shave hair with ease. Quality of steel has a lot to do with that, but 99% of the single bevel heads are made with top grade steel. Clearly I'm a believer in single bevels and the Grizzly's are at the right price for me.

that's my .02

Fletcher · December 15, 2013, 11:13:00 PM

I just got bought some of Bill's new 235gr Kodiaks. Really looking forward to these!

rolltidehunter · December 15, 2013, 11:40:00 PM

I have shot deer with grizzlys and zwickys. I think they are both great BHs. I stepped up my arrow weight to 630grains out of a 53lb bow. I shot a doe this year shot through both front shoulders with a zwicky. I like both BH.

December 16, 2013, 09:00:00 AM

My wife blew through both scapula and out on a year and a half buck this year with a Zwickey. It was towards the rear of the scapula, but what impressed me was that the arrow went straight through no deflecting. She has gotten unreal penetration with an original Grizzly as well. That arrow was very old and was a right winger on a left wing arrow. The entire arrow was in the deer and the head was lodged in the far opposite shoulder. What we have between Grizzlys and Zwickeys are two incredible products, that will work for anyone. I think that, for some, the Zwickey is easier to sharpen. The last deer my son shot with a Zwickey Delta, "It was just like the other one, an unreal amount of blood." These heads were all just file sharpened with just a bit of work with a diamond hone.

RC · December 16, 2013, 11:05:00 AM

I have always been a "big" broadhead fan and would not even consider shooting a two blade broadhead under 1.5 wide. The smallest I hunted with then was a Zwickey delta and that was a small head for me. I now shoot lower poundage and really enjoy straight end bows so I`m no longer shooting bows that I feel good about getting an exit wound with the big heads.
I got some Grizzly heads in a horse trade and Fletcher sent me two of the wider ones as well. IM SOLD. I get pass throughs and out of 4 of my 5 deer killed with them this year I have yet to bend over to look for blood. I got side tracked on one but after getting straightened out the blood was profuse.. The "twist" does happen and leaves more that a slit. i killed a pig with one and the arrow went through the ribs and split the whole length of the leg bone.
to add to this a buddy of mine shot lengths of a 2x4 board with big double bevels and then with Grizzlys . On all shots that the heads hit across the wood grain the arrow just stuck in the pieces of wood. When the doubles hit with the grain they also stuck in the wood and never split it. when the singles hit with the grain the pieces of wood would split in two pieces.
I`ve killed a few deer and pigs and I tell you I have as much or more confidence in these heads as I have in any head I`ve ever shot.I`m going hunting this evening Lord Willing and I`ll have a quiver full of them.RC

KentuckyTJ · December 16, 2013, 11:21:00 AM

RC, I agree totally. I shoot lower poundage (50lb) bows also and the wider heads simply have more friction and don't penetrate as well as a thinner head (tested on critters). All my blood trials have been like yours as well with my Grizzly's.

Dan bree · December 16, 2013, 12:44:00 PM

How do grizzly s Compare to Land sharks. Blood trails. And penetration.

RC · December 16, 2013, 11:08:00 PM

For me nothing beats the blood trail of a big Simmons or a big Snuffer. BUT like myself if you shoot the lower poundage the Grizzly very much gets it done and penetration is the whole reason I tried them.RC