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What does everyone think about the g5 montecs. They look pretty mean to me?

I' ll let you know later this season i' m trying them for the first time. What I really like about them is that they are one solid piece and that they can be resharpened.

check out this link. this guy does great tests on broadheads and give the G5 the nod.

http://www.american-hunter.com/broad...dhead_test.htm

Macdaddy, Thats 5-shot:)

He is a regular here and puts much time into the testing thing.

If you have a question on a bh he is the man:D

So far I' m impressed. I' ve shot mine into dirt target butts a couple dozen times each, and they seem to be holding up pretty well. Haven' t tried to put an edge back on them so I can' t comment on on that. They do fly great for me tho. I' ll know a little more after my broadhead league starts. Leagues always seem to tear up my heads. I' d like to see one after a couple hundred shots in dirt. Better yet, I' d like to see one take an edge after leagues. [:-]

I have used them on deer and elk and definitely would not be afraid to recommend them. They would get a " thumbs up" in my book!

I just got back from a week up north. I was in the Cabelas store in Dundee MI and looked over the new monotecs. They are sharper and better built than the one I tested two years ago. I didn' t buy any to tests as I feel the newer ones are already better than the excellent head I tested in the past. I think they are one of the top 5 broadheads on the market today, at least as far as overall quality and how well suited they are to every type of game and bow setup.

These broadheads fall into my catagory of gotta haves this year. I' m going to give them a try. I' ve always got my Thunderheads to fall back on if they don' t work.;)

Absolutely love them and won' t shoot anything else! Shot them for an entire season, killed three whitetail deer (two bucks, one doe), two pigs and a Fallow deer. All were pass thru' s and died within 40 yards. Very durable and easy to sharpen. Very straight and easy to tune as well.

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Very durable and easy to sharpen.

I wish I could say the same. I loved everything about these heads. The one piece design; they flew great; they were durable; BUT...... They were dull as a fence post straight out of the pack and resharpening them was a pain in the a$$. I think it is due to two things. One the angle of the edge of the blades is too steep and second they are made from an extremely hard tool steel that is hard to sharpen. I' ll take you at your word when you say they sharpened easy for you but I' m no novice when it comes to blade sharpening and I had a helluva time getting a suitable edge on them and never did get an edge that would shave hair easily. If this one area were to be improved on these heads I' d use them for sure. However, I will not pay over 30 dollars for 3 broadheads that I have to take out of the pack brand new and sharpen. Not when I can get Rocky Mt Titaniums for the same price that will cut you to the bone just screwing them on the arrow if you aren' t careful.

We did some testing with the new Montec and B-52' s yesterday, as well as the new RM Ironhead 100. The Montec' s and Ironheads grouped right with my field tips out to 25 yds (as far as I could shoot inside) even with 3" vanes, the b-52' s grouped well but were about 2-3" high and left of the others. I think the Montec is sharp enough to hunt with out of the box, but the B-52 needs sharpened. As always, the Rocky Mountains would shave hair right out of the box.

Todd.....if they are a very hard grade of stainless then while they may be a bit tricky to put an edge on, this would also indicate that once the edge is on, they will hold the edge for quite awhile.

BTW: I picked up a tube of the 100 gr Montecs last night. Right out of the package, they were plenty sharp. Not hair shaving sharp but sharp enough that I would feel confident hunting with them in their present condition.