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Grizzlies and Snuffers, 125 grain on wood shafts

fun to see the pictures of all these fine broadheads i just turned 70 years of age and i wish i was young again to try all these broadheads again . about 6 years ago after 50 some years of bowhunting for deer whitetail and mule deer , bear , elk ,moose ,buffalo and critters while sitting in another deer stand thinking about all those years about bows,arrows , broadheads and blood trails of the past . i decided to go back to basically my old way because these new or all mechanical broadheads sometimes broad trails were poor and my eyes were getting old too , so seeing dots of blood was getting harder for me. 6 years ago was my last year drawing a vertical bow shoulder just could not take the pain anymore with even a 20lb. recurve , before that i had went back too 2219 aluminum shafts ,5 inch helical feathers , hot glued in Zwickey Eskimo broadheads i hand sharpened . the next year i purchased a noisy Raven x-bow and yes this x-bow was accurate as long as you used mechanical broadheads but would not shoot a Zwickey or any other none mechanical broadhead . i sold that Ravin x-bow to a friend and purchased a Excaliber x-bow recurve type, came with carbon type arrow/ bolts i did not like , so i decided to do it my way so i cut some 2219 shafts the right length to fit this x-bow ,put 5 inch feather with a right wing helical and glued in Zwickey Eskimo broadheads . i turned these broadheads and shooting these arrows in my 20 yd. basement archery range and got these arrows/bolts shooting excellent ,so i sharpened these Zwickey broadheads to hunt with. so i went back bowhunting since i ate by my rifle tag because i never seen a decent buck in 2 weeks, i even hunted sunrise to sunset on my rifle stand. so middle of December with 6 inches of snow on the ground ,10 degrees ,calm evening , deer were moving well and coming out to soybean field i was in my ground blind and on the 4th evening in my blind finally a decent buck came out and stood for me at 20 yards eating soybeans . i put that arrow with the Zwickey Eskimo thru that buck`s lungs buck ran 80 yds and tipped over dead and one heck of a bloodtrail and i never have found that arrow yet. biggest body deer i have ever shot shot gun or bow 2nd or 3rd biggest antlers was a 9 point . > so i am staying with these old Zwickey Eskimo broadheads , do you guys know these Zwickey Broadheads have killed every animal in the world over many years ?. Fred Bear started bowhunting with these Zwickey Broadheads too till Fred decided if he made his own broadheads he could make even more money , Mr. Zwickey himself told me told me this too he gave Fred Bear Zwickey Broadheads he kinda sponsored Fred Bear in the old days. bowhunters choice your broadheads , and have some great times bowhunting, and as a great old pro archer told me > shoot to kill,Pete53

Trifecta broadheads deserve a serious look. Lusk archery has conducted broadhead tests for quite some time. The Trifecta produced some of the top scores ever. Single bevel. Multiple configurations from a single ferrule.

I'm a big fan of Rage Hypodermics. Lots of guys hate on them, but after dozens and dozens of successful kills on everything from antelope to elk I man a believer. I do think your setup matters a lot though. I shoot heavy arrows an heavy poundage so that makes a big difference.

Take a look at Swat Magnums

Ramcat 100

Far from an experienced bow hunter, but I have been nothing short of amazed by Slick Trick Magnums.

The old Vortex

Rage in the cage for me.

125 gr Thunderheads

Do people buy them generally? I have a bunch to sell because I went a little nuts (and a lot stupid last year), kept buying things, then changing weights, buying things, changed weights again. So now I have like four different brand of NOT CHEAP broadheads, new, that I need to sell. But I meant older stuff? I guess it's the hoarder gene. I have some mechanicals from the early 2000's, no clue who's, some Muzzy's from the 90's, some Barrie Mountain's from the 80's... I'm NEVER going to use them, but I hate the idea of throwing them away. Maybe when I list the other ones I'll put them all together in a grab bag for basically a give away price.

That is one gaping hole, excellent wound channel.

That will do it!

I was using the 3” schwacker but switched to the 2.5” levi morgan schwacker a few years ago. The curved blades are more efficient so I get the same size cut I was getting with the 3”, they are also stronger so I can usually get 2-3 deer without having to change the blades from being bent. (I do sharpen them out of the box and after every animal harvested) 650gr total arrow weignt, 30%FOC, 277fps average. Been getting it done for me out to 60yards, bones or no bones, always a pass through.

Ramcat 100gr

Coming tomorrow- 6- Magnus 150gr. Black Hornet Ser-Razor for my Hoyt Carbon Matrix 60lbs.
Hopefully they'll tune as easily as folks claim they do.

I used my Lansky Sharpener last night [boredom] to sharpen some old SlickTrick blades --> big improvement.

Woodsman 150 grain being delivered by a Martin recurve this year. Have never killed with them as this is a first year with the combo. Have primarily used Muzzy from compounds.

G5 Stryker 100. Flies just like a field tip.

been using rage hypodermics since they came out. They are a fantastic head, steel ferrule and just plain work.

Low on G5 Strikers, better order another pack for the compound.

Save my Magnus Stingers for the recurve.

Thunderheads 100 grain flies true from my crossbow. Sherwood