Considering reintroducing the Wolverine

EWill · August 07, 2015, 07:05:00 PM

I like the straight profile.

Mike Gerardi · August 08, 2015, 12:22:00 AM

Beef up the tip and leave it as it is. Having different weights to choose from is helpful.

SuperK · August 08, 2015, 09:50:00 PM

I'd skip on re-introducing the Wolverine. How about a double bevel Grizzly?

zipper bowss · August 09, 2015, 04:45:00 PM

Thanks for the feed back guys!
I have wanted to build a double bevel Grizzly since the day we first acquired the Grizzly broadheads business. I still plan to but that means new dies have to be built and that is not cheep.
There is the option of going back to the original strait blade Wolverine. I like the profile of it very much but the tip is quite a bit longer than this version of the Wolverine is. I would want to extend the farrel piece to reinforce the old version. Which means die work. Again not cheep.
I have dies and steel on hand to build the Wolverine head as is. The tip on this convex version is much shorter and still fairly stron. That is one of the reasons I was considering the reintroduction. I still may yet. After all it will not cost me a small fortune to bring this head back like a double bevel Grizzly would.
Again, Thanks for your input.
Bill

SuperK · August 09, 2015, 11:44:00 PM

Wow! Thanks for the info! And I thought all you would have to do to make a double bevel Grizzly would be to grind a bevel on the off side. I understand now. Come to think of it, only the Ace Standard and STOS (at least the only ones that I am aware of) come in 125, 145 and 160 grains (glue on). I'm sure if you do decide to bring back the Wolverine, it WILL BE done right! Let us know what you decide to do.....

JohnV · August 10, 2015, 10:05:00 AM

As you mention, there are real costs in tooling up to make the broadheads. There are a lot of good quality 2-blade broadheads on the market at all sorts of price ranges. Is the market there to support another 2-blade broadhead? To what extent would this take away market share from the 2-blade grizzlys that you already sell?

imbowhunt10 · August 10, 2015, 02:27:00 PM

Don't want to hijack your thread, but would still love to see a 150gr. elite.......

jeff w · August 10, 2015, 04:17:00 PM

Harry E. gave me some of the original type Wolverines back in the late '80's or early '90's. I always liked them and still have a few. I like the straight edge over the convex. Killed several deer with them and thought they were pretty tough.

Justin Falon · August 11, 2015, 06:21:00 PM

Got some from a collector about 5 years ago.

That was the last time using "vintage" broadheads.

Having said that, Bill has done a great job with the new grizzlies so if he chooses to re-introduce the Wolverine, I would hope the quality would be similar to the grizzly.

justin