Broadhead Shaprness Question
 

Got a quick question for you guys. First let me give you all a little background so you can better answer my question.

I shot a doe back in October. Clean pass through, double lung shot, couldnt have asked for anything better. Retrieved the arrow and broadhead, both ingood condition. Well we sharpened the broadhead a bit cause it did stick in the ground. I got a new bow for Christmas, and am trying to take another doe, so i figured i would just use the same one i took my other one with. So i have been sighting my new bow in with that broadhead and arrow and have shot it into a foam target around 10 or so times? It still flies true so there is nothing wrong with it. I need to resharpen it i think. So my question is how much would it take to return it to "razor sharp" I'll be using a G5 broadhead sharpener. Also how could i test its shaprness??

Thanks in advance.

RE: Broadhead Shaprness Question
 

Sharpness is kinda subjective. I can run my thumb (carefully) across an edge and get a pretty good idea. But attempting to slice a piece of typing paper hanging by a corner is probably a little more scientific.

BTW, I have shot some sharpened G5 Montecs into foam broadhead targets, and it seemed like they got sharper for the first couple of shot. Maybe a stropping affect at work here. After a bunch of shots, though, they got dull.

RE: Broadhead Shaprness Question
 

I test my broadheads using a thin rubber band stretched taut. The blades should cut right through with barely any pressure applied.

RE: Broadhead Shaprness Question
 

If it's a Montec it could many strokes to get it razor sharp if ever. They are probably the most difficult blades to get sharp.

RE: Broadhead Shaprness Question
 

Ah, shoot the dull ones.
Those super sharp blades kill deer WAY too quickly, and leave much too easy of a blood trail. Kinda takes away a good chunk of the challenge. ;)

RE: Broadhead Shaprness Question
 

If you're just using the G5 sharpener you're never going to get them truely sharp unless you're talking about their 2 sided stone for sharpening Montecs. I want mine so that they'll shave hairs in half on my arm (without touching the broadhead to my skin).

RE: Broadhead Shaprness Question
 

What broadhead are you using?

RE: Broadhead Shaprness Question
 

It's hard to say how to sharpen a head if I don't know which one your trying to sharpen. As for a test, I like to use the old, if it shaves hair it's sharp enough. That's why my arms have big bald spots during bow season. LOL:D