please not again: another Silver Flames thread

[WidowEater]

The point of this thread is not to make any sort of ruckus on how much these things cost or how well they work so lets just keep that out shall we.

On to the goods: I am wondering when they came out?  Where I can find some information on the technicals (blade thickness, cutting angle, different weights available, etc.)  Are there any tests out there on the stregth as it pertains to a hunting situation?

[Kingwouldbe]

Try here:  http://www.german-kinetics.com/html/english.html

[Falk]

I begin - okay?
SF's were first sold in summer 2003.

All the technical datas you are looking for are given on Markus (german-kinetics...com) website - along with the heat treatment process etc.
I will not post a direct link here. If you dont know how to find that site - you are not smart enough to use SF's anyways           :D  

ooops - I see King was faster - good - then you can copy and past and go here:
/html/details1.html

[hunt it]

A 180gr Silver flame penetrated clean through shield/shoulder blade and lungs of this old hog. I have been using them for four years now and love them. They are the sharpest broadhead on earth out of package and have never had any problems. They are not cheap but you only need a few of them.

[doug77]

hunt it how are the to re-sharpen

doug77

[hunt it]

Doug,

After many options tried, a simple carbide sharpener called the Ready Edge does a fantastic job. As I have tried many carbide sharpeners, the Redi Edge is the only one that really sharpens the Flames. My understanding is it is the type of carbide and the angle of cutters that seems to do the trick. As the Flames come hollow ground you can only re sharpen to factory by hollow grinding again. Cabelas stocks the redi edge and if you shoot flames you need one.

[BUFF]

I have had no problem sharpening them with my Lansky

[BUFF]

Originally posted by WidowEater:
  Are there any tests out there on the stregth as it pertains to a hunting situation?

I like this test

http://www.buffsblackwidow.com/videos/h&s001.wmv

[Widowbender]

What size are y'all using and who sells them stateside??? That last thread got me thinking about taking the plunge...I'm leaning toward the wide ones, that way I can haul my deer out in two pieces    :D      :D      :D  

David

[WidowEater]

that video is sweet BUFF

so was it the ground that actually stopped the penetration of the shot

[bentpole]

Buff that was an  awesome hunt. I like that test too.

[joebuck]

Flames are V ground....to resharpen back to legendary sharpness..1st achieve a micro burr ( wire burr) on 1 side of edge, then flip it back and forth with a fine sharpening steel only once or twice ( your call), lastly polish stropp the edge on leather with or without some rouge.......3 steps........thats it....

If none of this makes sense to you, I'm sorry you will not get it back to legendary sharpness but it will sharpen back to how ever you sharpen your other heads just as sharp or sharper..This steel is really fine.

Widowbender....wide heads are out of production..to costly to make and time consumning to make..Believe or not this is NOT a production head........

[Biggie Hoffman]

They are not cheap but you only need a few of them.

David, maybe where you're from but down here we need about a dozen a year or more!

Joey can put the operating edge back on them with the leather and rouge. I suck at that kinda thing but am willing to use one head for one critter      

The blades are NOT hollow ground but are convex. Adds a new demension to sharpening.

[hunt it]

Biggie,

I have a dozen of them and have used them on many critters over last four years. I have only broke one which hit a nice rock. Someone that uses them for one or two big trips a year could get by with six and they would do for a long time providing they don't hunt rocks or lose them.

[frassettor]

Originally posted by bentpole:
Buff that was an  awesome hunt. I like that test too.

Buff always does a great job with his videos