Broadhead Sharpener?
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LittleChief they will sharpen any small blade you have from razors to box knife blade to (what I use them for) Thunderhead blade.
I bought 28 160 gr 3 blade old style Thunderheads off EBAY that had like 100 extra blades.
I can't get them quite NAP sharp - but scary enough you won't touch one
I bought 28 160 gr 3 blade old style Thunderheads off EBAY that had like 100 extra blades.
I can't get them quite NAP sharp - but scary enough you won't touch one

#14
This brings me too a discussion I had with a friend... A little off topic, but something to consider???
For what it's worth, I shoot Thunderheads that have replaceable blades and so does my friend.
Here's MY theory and I'll start form the beginning...
1) Once I've deemed my practice arrow(s), a straight, consistent shooter, it graduates to the next level.
I then take my selected (4-6) arrows and place an old broad head with dull blades on it.
2) Then once again I'll shoot at a target and then deem it good for a "hunting", from there
it graduates again! (yeah - good broad head!!!
)
3) I then put a new broad head on it and shoot it only once into my target, to re-qualify for the end result,
an accurate "hunting arrow".
From this point on, these arrows are quarantined for hunting only and never re-used, except to kill something.
Note: During my bow season I use a few of my dull practice (broad head) arrows for practice,
as not to ruin my virgin (ha-ha, I said "virgin") arrows.
Theory ~ The blades are cheap enough and most likely sharper than anything you or I could do, in my opinion??!!
Reason for theory...
I was at a seminar about 10 years back and they did a test to prove how important a sharp broad head is...
The instructor shot a tight, 4" diameter wad of elastics (simulating the heart) with a factory sharpened broad head,
and the second 4" ball with a "amateur/duller" sharpened broad head.
The results of the actual number of elastics that where cut/nicked, when unraveled,
from both of the broad heads amazed me!
The factory broad head cut 78 elastics, while the duller broad head cut 46 elastics - Wow..!!
This exercise was to show that the elastics are supposed to be arteries
and veins and as we all know cutting more veins should equate to a cleaner faster kill.
So the moral to my (boring) story is, don't be such a tight wad
!
You can salvage/retire the old broad heads for practice.
Lastly, I only used 1 arrow last year, so how expensive can that be, to be able to sleep peacefully at night?!!
For what it's worth, I shoot Thunderheads that have replaceable blades and so does my friend.
Here's MY theory and I'll start form the beginning...
1) Once I've deemed my practice arrow(s), a straight, consistent shooter, it graduates to the next level.
I then take my selected (4-6) arrows and place an old broad head with dull blades on it.
2) Then once again I'll shoot at a target and then deem it good for a "hunting", from there
it graduates again! (yeah - good broad head!!!
)3) I then put a new broad head on it and shoot it only once into my target, to re-qualify for the end result,
an accurate "hunting arrow".
From this point on, these arrows are quarantined for hunting only and never re-used, except to kill something.
Note: During my bow season I use a few of my dull practice (broad head) arrows for practice,
as not to ruin my virgin (ha-ha, I said "virgin") arrows.
Theory ~ The blades are cheap enough and most likely sharper than anything you or I could do, in my opinion??!!
Reason for theory...
I was at a seminar about 10 years back and they did a test to prove how important a sharp broad head is...
The instructor shot a tight, 4" diameter wad of elastics (simulating the heart) with a factory sharpened broad head,
and the second 4" ball with a "amateur/duller" sharpened broad head.
The results of the actual number of elastics that where cut/nicked, when unraveled,
from both of the broad heads amazed me!
The factory broad head cut 78 elastics, while the duller broad head cut 46 elastics - Wow..!!
This exercise was to show that the elastics are supposed to be arteries
and veins and as we all know cutting more veins should equate to a cleaner faster kill.
So the moral to my (boring) story is, don't be such a tight wad
!You can salvage/retire the old broad heads for practice.
Lastly, I only used 1 arrow last year, so how expensive can that be, to be able to sleep peacefully at night?!!
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SchultzyI stop with leather
Edcyclopediacan you find me some new, in the box blades for those old 160 gr 3 blade Thunderheads (same blades they used on the big 150 gr 2 blade Thunderheads) ?
if not ...... i'll have to resharpen the ones I have
Edcyclopediacan you find me some new, in the box blades for those old 160 gr 3 blade Thunderheads (same blades they used on the big 150 gr 2 blade Thunderheads) ?
if not ...... i'll have to resharpen the ones I have

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ORIGINAL: stealthycat II
Edcyclopediacan you find me some new, in the box blades for those old 160 gr 3 blade Thunderheads (same blades they used on the big 150 gr 2 blade Thunderheads) ?
if not ...... i'll have to resharpen the ones I have
Edcyclopediacan you find me some new, in the box blades for those old 160 gr 3 blade Thunderheads (same blades they used on the big 150 gr 2 blade Thunderheads) ?
if not ...... i'll have to resharpen the ones I have
Wow 160 gr. I didn't know they made them that fat!

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ORIGINAL: stealthycat II

The top is the 160 gr, the bottom a 125 gr
Big old broadheads they are - like Big Snuffer big!

The top is the 160 gr, the bottom a 125 gr
Big old broadheads they are - like Big Snuffer big!



