I suppose that dates me some, however time marches on, as the country song goes. I owned several recurves in my early years including a take down bow from a "Herters Catalog".
My first compound was a Browning Bow, then graduated to an early York Cam bow with a wooden riser, on to a PSE two wheel bow and finally to my current bow, which is a Bear Instinct bow. I now shoot a release, carbon arrows, and generally keep my shots at deer to 25 yards or less. If conditions are right and I have confidence in the shot, I would stretch that to 30 yards or a little beyond. My bow is set at 56 pounds and I use a peep sight and a Whisker biscuit rest.
I am obviously more into guns than I am bow hunting, but I love the early bow season as well. I love the smell of the woods during bow season along with the changing of the leaves, the beginning of the chase phase, etc. I am very pleased with the Bear Instinct bow and I believe that "Outdoor Life" rated it as a best buy the year I purchased it from "The Kittery" in Maine.
My first replaceable blade broadhead that I ever took an animal with was the 3 blade WASP in 125 grain weight. I shot those for several years. I may be mistaken, however they were in large part responsible for the variety of broadheads on the market today.
I have stayed away from the mechanicals mostly because early reports on some of them revealed penetration problems, pre-mature opening of the blades etc.
I realize they have come a long ways and there are dozens of mechanicals to choose from today. I tried the 3 blade 100 grain Muzzy heads a couple of years ago, but darn near sliced my finger off trying to get the replacement blades in place. I am at that age where I need my glasses to get started, however I have to keep taking them off for up close work.
I then tried the G5 Montec original heads, and found them to be well made, and at the same time next to impossible to put a razor edge on. These are one piece chisel point, cut on contact blades. I have followed enough forums to know that I am NOT the only one who has given these up for lack of skill in getting an edge on them.
I then switched to the Redhead Backout heads which are a replaceable blade head moulded after the original G5 Montecs. They fly the same as your field points and the original G5 Montecs, and the replaceable blades are absolutely SCARY, shave the hair off your arm, and cut your finger off it you are not careful SHARP. I think they are the sharpest replacement blades I have ever used.
Blades are .030 thick German Steel Blades and again I say, they are scary SHARP. The blades are easy to replace and with the O ring washer in place and tightened down with a broadhead wrench onto your shaft, they will NOT come loose or fall out in the field.
The thing I like best is that there is NO more sharpening. A replacement pack of 9 blades which is enough for 3 broadheads is around $12 and change at Basspro right now. A three pack of these heads which have a cutting diameter of 1-1/16" is $24.98 as I write this.
I spoke with a guy in the archery department at BassPro today in Auburn and he indicated he had the same problem trying to put a razor edge on the original G5 Montecs. He has a friend who has been a butcher for 25 years, who owns a complete set of whet stones and has NO problem with the original Montecs. I submit, most of us do not have the skill that this butcher apparently has in putting an edge on these heads. They have now come out with the same broadhead in carbon steel (vs.) aluminum and apparently these are much easier to sharpen than the originals. For my money, I will stick with the backout heads, as they are about $15 less than a (3) pack of the one piece fixed heads.
MY BEAR INSTINCT BOW:
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John 3:13-14 KJV "And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the son of man which is in heaven (14) and as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the son of man be lifted up"
Happy bowhunting, Dan
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