3 bladed

BMG · January 20, 2009, 12:38:00 AM

looking to try some 3 blades in the upcoming season. pros & cons of ones that you've tried. ease of sharpening and durability come to mind as prerequisites for me. Elk , deer and pigs are the animals I hope to chase next season. quiet would be nice also.

p.s. anyone ever thought of a single bevel 3 blade. I would think that thing would spin at a very high rpf

robtattoo · January 20, 2009, 04:36:00 AM

2 words......

Woodsman,

Snuffer.

'nuff said

30coupe · January 20, 2009, 07:34:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by robtattoo:
2 words......

Woodsman,

Snuffer.

'nuff said

hunt it · January 20, 2009, 08:09:00 AM

TWO words:

300xtreme best!

Chester Thompson · January 20, 2009, 08:44:00 AM

hunt it, do you have a link for 300xtreme? I can't find anything about them.

Thank you,
Chester

manyletters · January 20, 2009, 08:59:00 AM

Both myself and Bob Morrison carry them...

http://www.git-r-donearchery.com/

http://morrisonarchery.com/

elknut1 · January 20, 2009, 09:00:00 AM

I've taken elk with both heads, I prefer the SnufferSS in 125 grain, it sharpens easily. I take each head & black out all 6 edges then file until all sides are shining from head to toe. I then finish it off with an medium & fine Arkansas stone, yes they are shaving sharp. The stone is much better than the diamond DMTs to put an awesome finishing edge on.
I would recommend this head to any interested in a 3-bladed head, it is my goto head out of a 57# longbow.

ElkNut1

Bill Carlsen · January 20, 2009, 09:12:00 AM

Razorcaps!

dink · January 20, 2009, 09:34:00 AM

i 2nd the snuffers i use the 160 gr. devastating wounds i shot a doe this year hit her to far forward in front of the shouler 3rd rib back dont really know what i hit but figure on a artery she went 7 yrds the snuffer put such a big hole in her yhe likes i never seen i believe any other blade would of made it a bad shot. call me lucky

Guru · January 20, 2009, 11:18:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by dink:
i shot a doe this year hit her to far forward in front of the shouler 3rd rib back

How the heck, can you hit in front of the shoulder and be 3 ribs back?

Anyway, I really luv 160 Snuffers, and the only times I don't use them is in critters that might be a little harder to penetrate...like the shield of a big boar hog...

...enter my other favorite....Wensel Woodsman

Terry Green · January 20, 2009, 11:28:00 AM

Based on what you said you were going to hunt....and IF you had to have one head for all 3...I'd say the Wensel Woodsman or the 300 extreme would be best based souly on there design and attack angle.

If you wanted a separate 3 blade for deer....then the snuffers would be great less you are shooting a ligh weight bow and light arrows.

BMG · January 20, 2009, 11:51:00 AM

My hunting rig for next season will be in the mid 60# range.

Has anyone other than Doc Ashby seen a WW fail? Even if I trim the tip back and make a tanto (chisel) styled tip I would have to think its a pretty tough head.

Chris Surtees · January 20, 2009, 11:56:00 AM

Yep...what Terry said

I have used all the mentioned above except Razorcaps and all are great heads.

Glad I do not have to choose just one head to carry

Guru · January 20, 2009, 11:58:00 AM

No, I've never seen one "fail"...and I've hunted and killed a lot of stuff with them...

Work the tip a little and you have as good a bh as you'll ever need...IMHO

Stick_N_String · January 20, 2009, 12:30:00 PM

Terry what would you consider a light weight bow??
I'm considering the WW in the 160 grain attached to a 29" bop Fir shaft out of a 47# @ 27" recurve. Not sure of total arrow weight but figure it should be close to 500 grains( If my math is right?? )In your opinion is this too light of a set up for a 3 blade head??
Daren

Guru · January 20, 2009, 12:44:00 PM

Daren, Not sure about "the WW in the 160gr", you must have meant Snuffer. If so, IMO, that's pretty borderline for a 160 Snuffer.But fine for a WW...
What are you hunting?

bmfer · January 20, 2009, 05:20:00 PM

I like the Razorcaps and Snuffers. For me, the Razorcaps are not as sharp as the name implies, but come around quickly to shaving sharp, the Snuffers make a big hole, but they equire MUCH more work. I still can't make a Snuffer shave hair.

Gary Logsdon · January 20, 2009, 06:57:00 PM

Here's a photo I took of a 300XTREEM "resting" at timberline in Colorado:^)

Hit F5 on your keyboard if the photo doesn't load.

RC · January 20, 2009, 08:40:00 PM

Daren, I`m not the expert these other fellas are but I believe another 100 grains in arrow weight would get you over the borderline Guru spoke of.RC

Jason R. Wesbrock · January 20, 2009, 08:46:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by BabaLoo:
Has anyone other than Doc Ashby seen a WW fail? Even if I trim the tip back and make a tanto (chisel) styled tip I would have to think its a pretty tough head.

Fail? No. But I do have a few in the basement that were no longer usable after they killed a whitetail. If I were to use a 3-blade head again, it'd be a Razorcap or one of Bob's 300 Xtremes if I required that much weight up front.