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Old 07-09-2003 | 04:49 PM
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I just bought some Dead Head 100 Broadheads today. Are they good or bad kind of brand? Thank you in advance
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Old 07-09-2003 | 05:20 PM
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They are made by GKF, a very good company. Although I haven' t used them myself, I have heard many good things about them.
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Old 07-10-2003 | 07:26 AM
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I believe that 5-shot has tested these heads. You may want to check his site or ask him via e-mail. I beleive that they did very well. I am messing around with the six bladed deadhead, and they seem to fly very nice. And from what I have heard, they are a lot sharper then they used to be. Mine are very sharp out of the package.
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Old 07-10-2003 | 11:34 AM
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here is the link to 5 shots test:

http://forum.hunting.net/asppg/tm.as...mode=&s=#92428
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Old 07-10-2003 | 01:58 PM
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Thank you for weblink, i' ll be sure to check it out
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Old 07-10-2003 | 07:59 PM
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Golden key deadhead 100 and 125 grain

Plywood 5 points
Steel drum 4 points
Tire 4 points
Cutting diameter 3 points
Accuracy 4 points
Blades 3 points
Non-mechanical head 2 points
Total score: 25 with a blade sharpness rating of C

I tested both the 100 and 125grain heads side by side. The scores and performance are identical, which is almost always the case. That’s why I generally don’t post separate reports for the different head weights. I did however think this was a good time for a reminder.
The Deadheads proved to be very accurate, grouping with my field points out to all ranges. One thing to note, the deadheads are unique in that they have 6 slots to place the blades in, 3 each for left or right helical. I used the right helical slots as I use right helical fletching. I am not sure what would happen if you used the “wrong” slots for your fletching setup. That is something I will explore later on.
In the plywood the heads penetrated very well, going all the way through, with 6” of shaft. In the tire penetration was good again, going through the first side, with 6” of shaft. In the steel drum both heads penetrated the first side without damage. The 100 grain head did penetrate the back wall with the tip and ¼” of blade. It however did not “stick” but fell out of the hole. The 125grain head penetrate the same amount, maybe a bit more, and it did “stick” in the back wall. I repeated the steel drum tests 2 more times with the same results, just to make sure. Both the 100 and 125 heads proved to be durable and accurate. The only damage was to the tips of each head. The very tip of each did flatten out some, but nothing a little work with a file wouldn’t fix. The only real complaint I would have with the deadheads is the Blade sharpness. I found that they would shave just a little hair, but I really had to work at it. I would compare the blade sharpness to that of the Rocket line of mechanical heads. The blades will “grab” on your fingernails, but don’t really shave hair. You can however touch up the blades to get them sharp, and the deadhead offer a feature no other head does, it gives you the option of matching your blades to your fletching. I am not sure how much of an advantage that feature is, but is sure doesn’t seem to hurt.
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Old 07-14-2003 | 08:52 AM
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Yes Thanks...
And we have improved the Shapness on the Blades the end of last year.

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Old 07-14-2003 | 09:06 AM
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GKF Tech, question for ya, in the dozen dead head 6 detroyer heads that I ordered this past Decenber, 11 of them were as advertised " The DEAD HEAD ' 6' combines 6 lethal, stainless steel blades in bi-angled slots at converging angles from back to front" , however, one of them had six slots that were perfectly symetrical. I just wondered about this one " oddball" ferule.

When I bought these heads, I was a little worried about maybe loosing a lot of penetration due to the increase of cutting blades, but to tell you the truth, these heads are penetrating as well as three blade muzzys, in the 3-d target anyway. I don' t believe the blade sharpness is any type of issue anymore. They are extremely sharp and ready to hunt with.
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Old 07-14-2003 | 08:25 PM
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Can you get them in less than a six pack? I would love to try them next to my Muzzys, but I don' t want to buy six at a time.
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Old 07-15-2003 | 07:03 AM
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I think they only come three to a pack.
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