A while back there was a thread the referenced the relative hardness of some BH or another. I asked G5, their reply:
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>Subject:Rockwell Hardness
>Question:What is the Rockwell hardness of the Montec?
>Response:On a Rc scale it is 39-42 with the average of 41-42.
At first glancethisseems a bit soft.In my experience,5 minutes on the stones after a head haszipped through a couple of ribs is a small price to pay for a head that flies true andis less likely to shedor break blades.
AMEN!!! Three seasons and no going back. At this rate they'll last forever. Maybe if I ever lose them or break them I'll try something new. HAHA. Yeah right! If by some odd occurance it happens my next heads will be from G5. Guaranteed.
I have shot the Montecs for a couple of seasons now, and the sharpness is easy to get with a few minutes and a stone. As far as the hardness goes, regardless of what it is, it is certainly not nearly as hard as all of the !@#$%^& rocks we have in the dirt out here in PA. I have yet to have a head make it through a deer and into the groud without meeting a rock. I have more "practice heads" with bent or blunted points due to these incidental rock strikes. I am certainly not nocking them.....heck, any head will meet it's demise when it hits a rock head on, but come on.......once in awhile it would be nice to hit a soft patch of ground instead of a buried boulder.
As a rookie 2 years ago in Wisconsin they sold me on mechanical broadheads because "they fly like a field point". Now I live in Oregon where Mechanical is illegal. The local guy sold me a pack of Montec G5 100 and I cannot tell a bit of difference in their accuracy vs my field points and the N.A.P. Spitfires. They leave no doubt about will they perform and I don't care what kind of rocks you hit the G5 has a better chance of being reusable than any moving part or assembled component head. O.K. I am rookie but thats my opinion.
I do love the look of those heads,but the idea of haveing to re-sharpen them after a practice or a hunt,,I don't think I could do it.I always want blades as sharp as NAP blades,,not going to happen if I'm the one behind the stone.
IMO, no head should be shot straight out of the pack. I sharpen every head before it makes it to my quiver. I sharpen everyone after I shot anything with it.
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Don't worry, they are really easy to sharpen. Even a chimp could do it! The cutting edges are set so two contact the stone at a time, automatically setting the honing angle. Simple. Push forward, turn, push forward, turn......etc., etc., etc.
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I do love the look of those heads,but the idea of haveing to re-sharpen them after a practice or a hunt,,I don't think I could do it.I always want blades as sharp as NAP blades,,not going to happen if I'm the one behind the stone.
FYI- Montec Hardness
I do love the look of those heads,but the idea of haveing to re-sharpen them after a practice or a hunt,,I don't think I could do it.I always want blades as sharp as NAP blades,,not going to happen if I'm the one behind the stone.
