Hey has anybody tried to sharpen the back of the main blade on a delta? I shoot the stinger but iv'e always wanted to shoot a zwickey. I killed a deer with the stinger it broke a rib going in and hit the leg bone and stopped on the other side. The deer squirted the arrow back out? Fast. I thought i just cut hair. But it went back thru her lungs, it was like shooting her twice in the lungs. It worked really good. Just a thought?

Years ago I watched Larry D Jones on a Elk video he was sharping the back of a Zwickey he was using a Mil baster file.

Funny you should ask.  Today I was doing some file work on some deltas and I was looking at the back edge and wondering the same thing.  Never have tried it but it shouldn't be too hard to do and I can't see any reason for it to change the performance at all.  Maybe something to try?

BOB

If you sharpen the back edge make sure that your arrow is long enough that when you draw there is plenty of clearance for your hand. I personally don't see the need. If you hit lungs on the way in then you did your job. You will also lessen the weight of the head. JMHO.

I used to do it all the time. But it only helps if you don't get a pass-thru. It really wasn't worth the effort for me. Mine almost always go through. Gary

I would not bother doing it, but that is just my opinion.

I like my broadheads to go in one side and out the other, spend the time practicing your shots and getting the main blades shaving sharp. Then you wont have a need for a sharp back edge.

I'm with Magnus. Too many bad things can happen safety wise with only the possibility of one plus. An over draw or a slip could be a real problem.

The first time I ever saw the back edge of a broadhead sharpened was on a Rothhaar Snuffer. Perhaps Roger did that to his broadheads I don't remember for sure who's broadheads they were.

I did it to Zwickey Deltas shortly after that. Mostly I blew my arrows through whatever I shot so the trailing edge had no involvement. I gave up on it.
That's not to say that it might not be a bad idea if your arrows tend to stay inside the animal.

I see no negatives to it if that's what you chose to do. I think the safety issues are overstated here.

If you find you have a surge of power that makes you overdraw the bow then you might have a form problem or are shooting a bow that's too light in draw.
If you use the back of the broadhead for a draw check it might not be a good idea.