sharpen or buy new?
 

how many of you's sharpen your broadheads or do you jus go buy new ones. if u sharpen them what do you use to sharpen them. i use a lansky to touch mine up

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Sharpen, I'm too cheap to quit sharpening just yet...;)

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I'll buy new . Ican't seem to be able to sharpen them to the sharpness i would like






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I will buy new, but then again I am sponsered by G-5 so thats not fair. In my younger days I would still buy new, I don't think you can get the laser sharpness that the factor gives you.

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I never sharpen my broadheads. I buy new for hunting and use the dull ones for practice.

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I sharpen mine with a flat mill bastard file

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Depends on the broadhead. If using replaceable blades just buy new. They are not expensive and you can't get them as sharp as they come from the factory.

Fixed blade, like a Montec, Magnus, etc. You can resharpen.

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i sharpen mine. i can get'em razor sharp and it's alone $7

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these is what i use

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I've never seen a person be able to get G5 Striker or Thunderhead sharp heads doing them themselves.

I know they SAY they're are sharp, but I've never once seen it. Maybe the back of the blacde is, or the tip ...... but front to back, consitat ultra sharpness like a replaceable head ?

I've never seen it

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I've had the same broadheads for 3 years now,resharpen after every deer have not had a problem yet.I've killed 12 deer with the same three broadheadsin the last 3 years.Guess it is just personal preference.

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I buy replacement blades.

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I buy new.

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That's a great idea. I never thought of that. I might have to try that.

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When I used Thunderheads I replaced the blades after I used them. Since switching to the G5 Montec blades I re-sharpen them.

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i use the same thing.

i buy new replacement blades each year, but sharpen them during the season.

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I buy new blades.

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I am pretty picky and have some weird superstitions etc. I will only use a broadhead once. If it goes into an animal it has done its job and i retire it for use in target shooting. I don't bother with sharpening, replacing blades, more of a confidence thing to me to have a brand spankin new broadhead on the shaft. It doesn't cost me much because i do not shoot that much. I take an elk and possibly one buck with the bow a year. Does i take with the rifle and save my other buck tag for the november rifle season.

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I only reuse my Muzzy 100 grain, 4-blade broadhead if it has not been bent or deformed.(None to date) And ONLY after replacing the blades and the Trocar tip.

On my daughters Montec G5, 85 grain heads; Ifollow the Montec sharpening instructions using a three step honing process. First all three edges get a round of side-to-side passes on a 600 grit diamond stone, then the same round on a 1200 grit diamond stone and follow up with a ceramic surface while pushing the headforward as if the broadhead was penetrating. This prevents a roll or curlfrom being left on the edge. They end up razor-shaving sharp and the angle does not get altered.

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I just send mine back to Magnus and they replace them for me.

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i just buy new ones

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I probably have enough Thunder Heads left, to last the rest of my life, Unless I go Deer Killing Mad! I resharpen them with a TruAngle Broadhead Hone, and they are sharper than Factory ever dreamed of being! I cant remember theGuy's name that use to sell them ( it's been years) but He was out of Wabash, In. I baught 2 of them, one for 3 blades, and one for 4. On 3 blade cut on impact, I use the 3 step process, 1 File, 2 Hone, 3 Leather. They are also sharper than you willever Buy!

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I know the TruAngle line. They got their beginnings due to 3Riversarchery when they were originally located in Fort Wayne. Have tried them on the Thunderhead 100's I used to use. NO effort came close to the sharpness offered by thefactory blades a decade ago or now.

With your post, are you actuallysaying that you canmaintain the exact tolerances by hand sharpening that a laser can????

Thunderhead blades are precison sharpened by laserand you can improve on that process? You gotta be a millionaire by now:)

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I used the Smith's tool once and I just couldn't get em sharp enough. Maybe I was doing something wrong but I eventually gave up and bought some replacement blades.

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GForce, Heres how it works. If I can take a new package of Blades stick them in one of my heads, Stretch a rubber band accross my fingers and run the weight of the arrow and broadhead accross the rubber band and it does not cut it. Then take that same Broadhead sharpen it with the True Angle Hone and do the same thing and it cuts the rubber band, No doubt about it, Mine are sharper, Laser cut or not!! I have seen people take differnt Laser sharpend blades out of a new package and they would have small flat spots on them, as I am sure other people on this forum has. How many Bowhunters on this forum do you hear say I use Brand X because they are sharper than Brand Y yet both of them are LASER sharpend. Get it yet? Heres what I will do, If you have a True Angle Hone for a 3 blade, I will Buy it from you! If you have one and want to keep it, I am a Nice Guy, I will meet you somewhere and give you a class on how to use it!!! If not you can continue to purchase your blades, and I will continue to Hone mine, Let's say Beyond Laser sharp! And I bet we will both be Happy:DOh one more thing, the reason they are Laser sharpened instead of Honed is Cost Efficient Production, Thats why I'm not a Millionaire.

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You bring up some good points, but I will NOT give up my True Angle 3-blade file and hone set for any amount.

So as not to tie-up or hijack this thread, I will send you a PM as to why.

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I use the KME Broadhead Sharpener.

Three Rivers carries the KME sharpener in their catalog. It is the best designed sharpener money can buy. You can even do the mechanical blades if you want. The angle you will grind will be the same each side of the edge. The sharpness will be determined by the grade stone you use. If you polish the broadhead edge with a white traslucent stone or hard black Arkansas stone you can improve the sharpness of the factory edges. And the edge is what kills the game and leaves the bloodtrail we use to find the game.

Good luck hunting! >>>------------->

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Buy new...I don't trust my sharpening skills...especially when/if a once in a lifetime buck comes by.

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The confidence you have to make the shot is proportional to the confidence you have that each and every arrow in you quiver is shaving sharp and they also fly right.

Carrying equiptment afield that is untested for flight and not shaving sharp is something a rookie would do. Not to mention highly unethical.

If a broadhead can't shave the hair off you arm what kind of bloodtrail will it leave for you to follow?

Broadheads kill by inducing hemorrhagic shock. The uncontrolable bleeding results in quick ethical kills and recoverable game.

Good luck hunting! >>>------------>