Sad but true, I'm afraid. [&o]Bowhunter education still has a LOT of work to do. Even then, there arepeople out in the woods that have been through bowhunter ed and just ignoreeverything they were taught. They shouldn't be let out of the house without a leash and handler.[>:]

I very much prefer the old standby's, Magnus and Zwickey, that you HAVE to sharpen before you go hunting with them. Over the years, it's just gotten to be part of my pre-huntritual, sitting down the night before hunting with a glass of wine, a file and a honing stone.It relaxes me so I MIGHT can get to sleep when I go to bed.

But, for replaceable blade heads, I like Muzzy a LOT better than Thunderheads for a couple of reasons.

I don't like broadheads that fall apart in my hands when I unscrew them from the arrow.Makes me think they might not hold together when they hit a deer, especially if the tip has vibrated loose.Muzzy's don't fall apart. T'heads do.I know, I know....T'heads have killed all kinds of critters reliably for many years. Still, I can't use something I don't have COMPLETE faith in and I've always got that nagging little doubt about T'heads.

I like honing the Muzzy Trocar tip to a razor edge, which turns it into a cut on contact broadhead. That T'head point is just a cone with a few small facets ground into it. It's strictly a punch point. Slice vs punch. I go for the slice.

Yeah, the T'heads are almost always sharper out of the packagethan the Muzzy's but, while I'm honing that tip, it's no biggie todress up the edges of the blades witha swipe or two of the diamond hone at the same time.

Muzzys aren't perfect but they are a darn good head.