G5 Montec
 

hi guys i used to shoot mechicals but was thinking of going to G5 Montecs. Do they shoot like field points? I want the field point accerecy but want a broahead i can shoot threw mesh on ground blinds...

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I have been shooting the 100 gr.Pre-Season Montecs at the range along with field points, and I make absolutely NO adjustments when switching back and forth. They fly EXACTLY like my field points. I shoot them at 20, 30 and 40 yards, and have never noticed any difference.

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Same here. They fly extremely well for me. I am going to a heavier arrow this year so will be shooting the 125gr heads. Hopefully they will fly like my lighter setup.

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Guy's, I have heard that the Montec is a very well built broadhead but, I have also heard a lot of people say that they have a serioussharpnessissue and have heard many complaints about poor bloodtrails. What's your experience?

-Sharps

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I've used them for the past few years and have nothing but good things to say about them. For me they provided good blood trails however I rarely needed to track as most dropped within sight. I like to sharpen broadheads and yes they do tend to take a little longer to sharpen but you can get them very sharp.I have alos found that they willfly just like your field tips. I too use the practice blades and they shoot right along with my field points. The Montecs are one of many very good cut on contact broadheads on the market today....you won't be dissapointed in them.

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I have had great success with the 100 gr. G5 montecs this past season. Like others have said, they are an extremely durable head, fly very similar to field points (out of a well-tuned bow) and hold an edge really well. My only complaint, and its a small one, is thatmine make a slight whistle while in flight. I have heard this from others as well. Its not really noticeble until your actually looking for it though. All in all its a great head and im sure you would be very happy with them.

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Thats no BS. Right out of the package, they are about as sharp as a roofing nail (which is really just blunt...not sharp). However, they are made of a relatively high carbon steel, which makes them pretty easy to sharpen. And given that they are perfect 45 degree triangles, its pretty hard to mess up sharpening them. I hone mine on a fine stone, then strop on a leather belt with polishing compound.

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I got a set of those DTI diamond stones - they come in coarse, medium, fine and extra fine. These really make short work of putting a great edge on the Montec. And once sharp, these high carbon head stay sharp for a long time.

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I, too am about to make the change to the Montec's from mechanicals. I have had nothing but good luck with the mechanicals, just changing things up a bit. New bow this year....new set of FMJ's...might as well try new heads out. I really like the looks of them, and have heard nothing but good things about them.

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FYI - three blade headsare 60 degree triangles.

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The blades of a three blade head are 120 degrees apart, (360 degrees divided by three). The sharpened bevels are 60 degrees on each side of the blade.

Just to clarify.

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Hello - these are the most accurate fixed blade broad heads I have ever used. However I will not shoot them again based off of my experience in 2006 with blood trails. Many people have different views on blood trails but mine are poor. My experience is when you have a heart shot or a perfect double lung shot the deer drop quickly so it doesn't matter. However I had 2 deer leave my sight and the blood trails just stopped on average arrow placement. I did kill 2 deer with them last year. I would try the G5 striker.

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I used the g5's for the first time last year and I was impressed. I had shot muzzy's for 15 years too. They fly great, and the two deer I killed this past season had bloodtrails you could run and follow, even though the farthest one only went 45 yards. I use the g5 sharpeneing stone to keep them touched up and sharp. Even though a sharp, strong broadhead is key when hunting, shot placement is just as important for those great bloodtrails. Try the g5's, I don't think you will be disappointed. Good luck.

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If you have your heart set on a 3 blade broadhead, I can't think of any that are better than the SteelForce "Venom" heads.

Aside from being completely made in the USA andextremely wellbuilt, All Steelforce Broadheads are individually hand stropped before going into the package. -Sharps

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In my experience, any broadhead will fly like field points if they are straight, your arrows are straight,and you take the time to make sure your bow is tuned properly.

I personally like 100 gr. Magnus Stingers. My setup zips 'em along at about 285 fps and the fly great. I have shot them out to as far as 70 yds. and have had no problems.

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By chance does any 1 know how well they shoot out of a whisker biscuit rest. Because i have tried muzzys with bemans and that didn't turn out so well. But i changed arrows to Gold tip expedition hunter 5575 arrow (which i love the results of how these arrows group) buti have a feeling that if i put on the muzzy's i'll have the same results as the bemans. so if any 1 knows how the g5 will react out of whisker biscuit rest it will be much appreciated.

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As someone said above, it's not a matter of what head or what rest is used, it's a matter of how well they are tuned. Given that the bow, shooter and arrow are in proper tune and the head and shaft are straight and in alignment; any rest will shoot any head well.

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If you go to the G5 website, you can email them and they'll send you a DVD on how to sharpen them. I got it and found it pretty helpful.

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I don't know about that "any rest will shoot any head well" out of a tuned bow statement. I have had some mixed results with bow tuning - some will tune perfectly and some you just can't get a perfect paper tear - or if you do get a perfect tear, it still won't shoot broadheads and field points to the exact same spot. And some broadheads just don't want to shoot good groupsout of certain bows - but will group well in other bows. I have found the same thing to be true with rifles - some will shoot certain bullets into the same hole, and another rifle won't group that same bullet into 2".

But then again, maybe I just don't know how to tune a bow :)

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I shot the montecs since last winter and they are a accurate bh but i couldn't get them as sharp as i thought they should be. so i went back to the 100 gr 3 blade muzzys . Which shoot fine out of my martin cougar bow with a wb rest and 28 beman ics hunter arrows

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1 more thing I coul not get the muzzys to fly consistently until i switched to a helical fletching

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I have just had my first experience with the montecs. Very impressed, Just tuned my bow yesterday after getting it back. And the G5's are hitting with fields out to 40 yards. They will be my broadhead this year.

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The Montecs and the Wisker Bisquit work just fine. No different than any other rest/head combo. Just take the time and effort to make sure that your setup is tuned as well as possible. Goodluck and good hunting.
Mike

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The G5's will shoot like a point, but a point won't pick up on problems with the shot like a larger head will. When you think you have it right try and shoot a thunderhead. Proof will be in the pudding. I've found problems often using this approach. Took my brothers bow from 273fps to 280 and a much better arrow flight. He uses the G5's because he was having problems.