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Old 08-17-2008 | 08:59 PM
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anybody have any experience with them? i'm setting up a retro bow from the late 80's that a friend gave to me, thougth it'd be fun to play wtih. i picked up some pahntoms today mainly caused they looked cool. thought i'd try them out. how do you sharpen them?
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Old 08-17-2008 | 09:01 PM
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Take out the bleeder and sharpen the blade. You can sharpen the bleeder also or buy new bleeder blades.
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Old 08-17-2008 | 09:03 PM
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what do you use to sharpen them?
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Old 08-17-2008 | 09:09 PM
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I use a whetstone. I have a short shaft with an insert in it and screw on the broadhead and sharpen it that way, like a knife edge or I sometimes use this tool:

KME Self-Aligning Broadhead Sharpening Jig
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Old 08-18-2008 | 03:14 AM
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Phantoms are excellent broadheads. strong, sharp, accurarate and the penetrate well. I also use the KME tool to sharpen all my broadheads.
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Old 08-18-2008 | 05:10 AM
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I had them, I shot them, I dont like them. Too eradic for my setup, not to mention they dont hold up very well if you happend to hit bone or miss and hit the ground. Go with the Muzzy MX4's youll be happy you did. But you can try them, maybe theyll work for you, they sure in the hell didnt with me.
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Old 08-18-2008 | 08:39 AM
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they do kinda seem like they would be prone to bend.
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Old 08-18-2008 | 08:47 AM
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I have not used them on game but have practices with them. They seemed real nice. Personally I liked the smaller bleeders on the stingers better. If I were using a compound though, I'd prpbably use the Phantoms.
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Old 08-18-2008 | 10:24 AM
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they do, and easilly
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they do kinda seem like they would be prone to bend.
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Old 08-18-2008 | 10:29 AM
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they do, and easilly
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they do kinda seem like they would be prone to bend.
Not at all in my experience and some have gone into the ground.
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