5 Shot, What did you find w/ Sidewinders?
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Fork Horn
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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5 Shot, What did you find w/ Sidewinders?
5Shot,
Did you do any test on the Rocket Sidewinders? I recently bought a pack, after hearing so much good about them, but I was a little disapointed in the weakness of the blades. After shooting into the Block a few times, the blades were already begining to bend backwards, and the washer had split into 3 parts. I then shot into piece of wood paneling with both the Shockwave and the Sidewinder. The Shockwave came out as good as new, but the Sidewinder was bent and twisted up, completely unshootable. I am starting to doubt their durability on anything other than skin and hair. I was just curious if your findings, or anyone else's for that matter, were the same.
Trebark
Did you do any test on the Rocket Sidewinders? I recently bought a pack, after hearing so much good about them, but I was a little disapointed in the weakness of the blades. After shooting into the Block a few times, the blades were already begining to bend backwards, and the washer had split into 3 parts. I then shot into piece of wood paneling with both the Shockwave and the Sidewinder. The Shockwave came out as good as new, but the Sidewinder was bent and twisted up, completely unshootable. I am starting to doubt their durability on anything other than skin and hair. I was just curious if your findings, or anyone else's for that matter, were the same.
Trebark
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Vinton VA
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RE: 5 Shot, What did you find w/ Sidewinders?
The sidewinders were a decent head, but like you I found thier blades to be a bit weak, and not very sharp. I am sure they will work on deer provided you sharpen them, but I liked the shockwaves a lot better. They proved to be very strong, sharp, and accuracy was good. On a side not the sidewinders broke into 3 pieces on the steel drum. they got through the first side, but after that fell apart, while the shockwaves only broke the tips off of two blades and the entire cutting surface was intact.
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