Now THIS is a common sense, no-nonsesnse approach. I shoot Iron Wills and I will say that sharpening Broadheads with that type of hardness can be a bit of a chore. Thank you for this video.
Yes they have. I don't see any reason to change. I just see alot of people pushing over complicated and over priced sharpening methods. It's terrible that these people pay sometimes over 100 dollars for that junk when a file will suffice
I like Zwickey because here in South Africa they are the equivalent of about 30USD for 3 whereas, for example, cutthroat single bevels are the equivalent of 125USD for 3....iron will are 70 USD each...
Getting into bow hunting, but I have been shooting off/on for decades. I love Zwickeys because they are old and look cool. Nice collection of Eskimos on different adapters. That being said, I needed some extreme weight to make some aluminum 400s I had for my 55 lb longbow (300 grain tips still showing stiff) that had epoxied screw-in tips work with the 34lb longbow I have now post shoulder rehab. I just got 6 dangerous game Tuffheads 400gr at that magic 79 per 3! They also look cool and are massive. So for me I am usually value driven, but am not afraid to change course in price/value as I progress. They are both awesome heads btw. I like the path you are laying out Tim. Thank you
I have found the same thing. It’s wonderful if you have an unlimited pocket book but I have benefited greatly by buying all the discarded broad heads at very discounted prices because people bought the latest greatest. I am fond of Bear and an Australian brand Tusker. I think the velocity at which traditional bows shoot the old broad-heads are perfect.
I think you make a lot of sense. I have hunted with a rifle my whole life and last 10 years I have used a compound bow some. Lately though, I have become very interested in traditional archery and I just ordered a new one piece recurve bow. I really want to use wood arrows and glue on broadheads. So I'm going to put them together and give it a try. My goal is to get them to fly straight enough to be lethal out to 12 yards. Maybe 15. Anyway, I enjoyed watching your video. Thank you sir 😊.
I prefer old school broadheads sharpened with a file the way the pioneers of “modern” bowhunting laid the groundwork and have worked for over a century. I love the Old broadheads made the same way on the same machines for over a century. I hope they are still around for another century.
I wrote century 3 times. Ugh anyway I had planned to get some Ace 160s and you reminded me to go ahead and order some. I also have grizzlies and Zwickey’s and who doesn’t like to say Zwickey.
Tim, thanks for sharing your common sense experience to the conversation. I’m 65, been hunting for 48 years of my life and went from a 45lb Black Bear recurve to multiple compound bows to now head back to a long bow. Across that time my broad head points changed too, but I never trusted mechanicals… looks to me like if I make the jump back to traditional bows, the weight of a broadhead will drive my choices along with simplicity. Thanks again
I think it comes down to who can really sharpen a blade... now I'm no expert nor do I have fancy belt sanders to sharpen blades. What I do have are some stones and a leather strop aka my leather belt I wear out in the field. And I can get just about anything razor sharp 👍
The only compound I can recommend is the Gen--X by Genesis the side brand of Mathews since that bow is 90%--95% the same as the Genesis Pro that came before it and really the only change with most recent bows from previous Gen--X is they offered the bow now as of late 2010's in Gods Country or what is basically a plains type bow as before you had to get tan/kaki bow and do some tiger striping to the bow in other tan like colors, browns, and black or you used the more desert like camo and added a little black and brown to the colors. They did not really change much other then the stuff that came with the bow like the sight if you ordered those options. I would not get the extras as I do not use a sight and I hate whisker biscuits, preferring either a 3 brush rest sometimes called a whisker biscuit by mistake by companies or using a drop away rest made for compound use as the true whisker biscuit takes too much momentum away from the bow.
Now THIS is a common sense, no-nonsesnse approach. I shoot Iron Wills and I will say that sharpening Broadheads with that type of hardness can be a bit of a chore. Thank you for this video.
Good information. It's good to see a fellow bow hunter and traveling man.
Totally agree .. The old fashion two blade heads can't be beat.
Fred Bear and Howard Hill and a ton of others have used file sharpened broadheads successfully for decades.
Yes they have. I don't see any reason to change. I just see alot of people pushing over complicated and over priced sharpening methods. It's terrible that these people pay sometimes over 100 dollars for that junk when a file will suffice
I like Zwickey because here in South Africa they are the equivalent of about 30USD for 3 whereas, for example, cutthroat single bevels are the equivalent of 125USD for 3....iron will are 70 USD each...
Getting into bow hunting, but I have been shooting off/on for decades. I love Zwickeys because they are old and look cool. Nice collection of Eskimos on different adapters. That being said, I needed some extreme weight to make some aluminum 400s I had for my 55 lb longbow (300 grain tips still showing stiff) that had epoxied screw-in tips work with the 34lb longbow I have now post shoulder rehab. I just got 6 dangerous game Tuffheads 400gr at that magic 79 per 3! They also look cool and are massive. So for me I am usually value driven, but am not afraid to change course in price/value as I progress. They are both awesome heads btw. I like the path you are laying out Tim. Thank you
I have found the same thing. It’s wonderful if you have an unlimited pocket book but I have benefited greatly by buying all the discarded broad heads at very discounted prices because people bought the latest greatest. I am fond of Bear and an Australian brand Tusker. I think the velocity at which traditional bows shoot the old broad-heads are perfect.
Heck yea. They all work. But the oldies sure are easier to field sharpen. They killed then they kill now.
I think you make a lot of sense. I have hunted with a rifle my whole life and last 10 years I have used a compound bow some. Lately though, I have become very interested in traditional archery and I just ordered a new one piece recurve bow. I really want to use wood arrows and glue on broadheads. So I'm going to put them together and give it a try. My goal is to get them to fly straight enough to be lethal out to 12 yards. Maybe 15. Anyway, I enjoyed watching your video. Thank you sir 😊.
I prefer old school broadheads sharpened with a file the way the pioneers of “modern” bowhunting laid the groundwork and have worked for over a century. I love the Old broadheads made the same way on the same machines for over a century. I hope they are still around for another century.
I wrote century 3 times. Ugh anyway I had planned to get some Ace 160s and you reminded me to go ahead and order some. I also have grizzlies and Zwickey’s and who doesn’t like to say Zwickey.
Trust me. They will be
Tim, thanks for sharing your common sense experience to the conversation. I’m 65, been hunting for 48 years of my life and went from a 45lb Black Bear recurve to multiple compound bows to now head back to a long bow. Across that time my broad head points changed too, but I never trusted mechanicals… looks to me like if I make the jump back to traditional bows, the weight of a broadhead will drive my choices along with simplicity. Thanks again
The best broad head is the sharpest and most accurate that you can shoot most accurately.
Zwickey Delta and Ace Express and a Stay Sharp jig with some sand paper
I think it comes down to who can really sharpen a blade... now I'm no expert nor do I have fancy belt sanders to sharpen blades. What I do have are some stones and a leather strop aka my leather belt I wear out in the field. And I can get just about anything razor sharp 👍
That's the reason I went back to hunt with a long bow compound bows are too complicated .I started to hate them .
The only compound I can recommend is the Gen--X by Genesis the side brand of Mathews since that bow is 90%--95% the same as the Genesis Pro that came before it and really the only change with most recent bows from previous Gen--X is they offered the bow now as of late 2010's in Gods Country or what is basically a plains type bow as before you had to get tan/kaki bow and do some tiger striping to the bow in other tan like colors, browns, and black or you used the more desert like camo and added a little black and brown to the colors. They did not really change much other then the stuff that came with the bow like the sight if you ordered those options. I would not get the extras as I do not use a sight and I hate whisker biscuits, preferring either a 3 brush rest sometimes called a whisker biscuit by mistake by companies or using a drop away rest made for compound use as the true whisker biscuit takes too much momentum away from the bow.