Fran .... stop being so melodramatic [:-] I have ONE question for you .... do you believe the sharper the broadhead, the better the performance??? Even if it is miniscule, in your eyes? .... Yes or no .......

I think this thread is proof that we can argue about anything.

So, what I have learned so far is to shave with a dull blade so I don't bleed to death and hunt with a machette as long as it is travelling over 300 fps. Got it!

LOL .... Welcome to the off-season

Just think, for the longest time I didn’t even bother opening this thread past the initial post because I felt it was so cut and dry. Pun intended.

Then I kept seeing it grow, & grow and curiosity got the best of me.

I think the next argument we are going to see on here is whether or not hunting with a bow, is actually considered “bow hunting”.

For the record, no head tipped with anything less than new from the store, or carefully resharpened blades gets shot at an animal for me.

I can't believe this is even being discussed. Why wouldn't one shoot the sharpest broad head as possible????

Exactly right! Right out of the package and as sharp as possible. No debate. If I do shoot an animal or the broadhead hits the dirt, the ferule gets spin tested and I put on new blades. I don't like to sharpen them b/c I don't think I could get them factory sharp.

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I did EXACTLY the same thing... didn't even click on it until it reached 10 pages, and then thought... heck, let's see what's going on in there!

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This is the only guy -- I think -- that really explained it to my satisfaction. Everyone else adamantly agrees they should use the sharpest head available... well, except Fran [8D], but this is the first person to hit the nail on the head as far as I'm concerned.

For the record, I believe Fran is right that less-than-absolutely-razor-sharp heads will work extremely effectively on deer. Heck, my first 28 or so deer were taken with Rocket Aerohead mechs, and they're notorious for NOT being razor sharp out of the box. Having said that, I still like to shoot the sharpest head available these days -- and it's one reason I've switched to Muzzy's MX-3.

Getting back to a sharp cut bleeding more... think of it this way: We've all nicked ourselves shaving -- many, many times in all probability. I can tell you for a fact that when I cut myself with a brand-new razor, it sometimes takes up to a half-hour to stop the bleeding, and I've soaked the collar on more than one dress shirt crimson on the way to my first sales call. Cut myself with a week-old razor -- and decidedly more duller? That cut will stop bleeding within minutes, and sometimes even less.

Now before someone jumps on the word "duller" -- realize we're still talking a razor blade here, and one that I was still shaving quite effectively with before cutting myself. It has just been used a few more times, and that "edge" has been taken off just a bit. It would still shave the hair off my arm, and it would still cut paper by just applying pressure. It's still what I would consider extremely sharp. But the fact that it's been used a couple times will keep it from opening up as "clean" a cut on my face or neck, and the "jaggedness" of that cut will allow it to clot much, much more quickly than a cut with a brand-new razor will.

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There are those (whom I respect) that still sharpen a blade only with a file leaving tiny serations in the blade. There is a specific technique to sharpening this way andserations are so tiny that they can not be seen with the naked eye. The bladesare still extremely sharp, but they are not sharpened as a scalpel would be. The reason for doing this is to keep the blade as sharp as possible after the blade penetrates the initial hair, hide, and rib cage.

Personally, I do not sharpen this way, but, there are people who do and are very successful.

Gary lost a ton of salesin his questto improve the sharpness of the Blades on the Slick Tricks. Did they kill game before late 06? Sure and I'm willing to bet most Bowhunters who used them did not touch them up in anyway. The Blades are now made in Solingen Germany which is well known for their ability to produce sharp steelI'm sure Gary went through some hard times during this change over, if nothing else just the stress of not having product when you need it would be tough. I'm sure most guys appreciate his effort and nowuse one of the sharpest broadheads currently on the market because ofthe commitment and sacrifices he made to produce the best quality broadhead he could. Those facts and the fact that his customer service is second to none is the reason I use Slick Tricks myself. Have Gary and I ever been into it with each other? Sure!! but we are still friends and he still makes the best flying, toughest replaceable blade broadheads on the market and they are now also one of the sharpest

You can argue all you want. It really is a no brainer, sharper is better, and to use anything less than the sharpest blades possible is unethical. Whoops!! Isaid that forbidden word

Dan