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New mechanical head from G5, available this summer-



http://www.g5outdoors.com/Products/P...px?productid=2

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Yep, think I'm going to give them a whirl! :D

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They've also got this one-



http://www.g5outdoors.com/Products/P...px?productid=6

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Cool! A 5/8" fixed blade head with 1 3/16" mechanical bleeders. ;)

Am I reading it right where it says it has a spring washer that keeps the blades from closing after they open? If that's correct, these boogers may run afoul of laws prohibiting barbed heads. Something to think about.

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Art, how's that? When I think of "barbed" heads, I tend to think of fishing hooks, and somehow the broad head would have to be designed with a similar "barb" to prevent the animal from pulling or tossing it free?

Who knows, they let the crimson shame in most states... :(

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If those blades locked open - that would be about as Barbed as one could get:D

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Don't think they do. Think it says to prevent blades from closing "pre-maturely" when passing through game, implying they will close, like the Spitfires, which are legal, apparently...

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That's the idea behind the law. They want the animal to be able to shed a non-passthru arrow to increase it's chances of surviving a non-fatal wound.

Actually, mechanicals, especially the ones with longish, aluminum ferrules, worry me in the context of that law. If you hit solid bone and bend the ferrule, those blades won't close. A bent ferrule turns a mechanical into a barbed head. Anyway, that's off topic.

Doesn't look like bending the ferrule would be as big an issue with these heads anyway. Being stainless steel and weighing 100-125 grains, they gotta be pretty dinky. There can't be that much ferrule on 'em.[:-]

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Reminds me of the first time I saw their Montec in real life. I was struck by how small it appeared. Wasn't expecting that...

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No, I had not seen it but it definitely is a head turner...now if they would just get rid of most of that initially exposed blade surface area....;)

:D

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Interesting, and they may work well, but I am wondering why bother to make a mechanical with such a small cut? Seems almost like "What can we make this year that is just different enough to get people to buy?" I guess there is a lot of that going on though.;)

I think their other heads look pretty good though.:)

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Full frontal nudity-



:)

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Well, at least it's pretty sexy!:D If they aren't rediculously pricey I may try them this fall.....or just use the ol' stanby Vortec's!

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They may be illegal in NY if the blades lock, from NYS DEC:



Barbed Broadheads
Barbed broadheads are illegal for hunting big game. A barbed broadhead is one in which the angle formed between the trailing or rear edge of any blade and the shaft is less than 90 degrees. Broadhead examples on the right compare one that is barbed to three that are legal. Broadheads with retractable blades are legal.

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I've shot them an e-message, will report back when I get a response. I know it's the only issue stopping Art from picking some up to shoot from his stick bow this fall :)

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I have seen it. I looks like a good head. I don't think I'll be switching though. I am the if it's not broke, go ahead and fis it anyway type when it comes to broadheads. I am always looking at the new heads that come out. However, I don't wan't to re-sharpen (always afraid they won't be sharp enough and I don't need one more thing to worry about) and I don't want to just throw away the head and I don't want to have to take out screws yadda yadda to replace my blades. Therefore, my selection of broadheads is very limited. Which is precisely why I always wind up shooting Thunderheads.

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Just going by what my calipers say, Rangeball, the pic in your original post is pretty much dead on actual size.

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So what do you think the price will be? 3 for 50 bucks?[:o]

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There is a thread about these on AT and a guy said they would be $33.99 for how many I have no idea but would guess it is for 3 of them.

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Rangeball, have you heard anything yet? Just wondering.

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Not a peep. I called them the day I posted this, asked to speak to someone about tech issues, gal said she could help, I asked, she said no idea... :(

She wanted to have someone call me back, I told her I'd use their question area on their site. She said great. I did. Not a peep since... :(

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Maybe you enlightened them on a potential problem.

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OK Rangeball, I have also sent them an e-mail. Let's see what happens.

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They look cool, but until they have a track record, I'm staying with my MUZZYS.[&:]

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I hope you fare better than I did... :(

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I was checking out the Tekan also. Looks great, and I like that cutting tip, but here's the problem: the way the broadhead must open is with a "cam action" (the front bleeder blade edge is pushed backward/down, which then spreads open the blade tips at the rear) rather than the usual jack-knife action (where the blades open by swinging from facing front to rear). So with this cam action, there would need to be some way to make the blades stay open, thus a spring is used for this I guess. I'm concerned that a little dirt/mud/grime can get into the ferrule where the cam action slides down and you just won't get the bleeder blades opening up. In that event, it would make for a very small wound channel. Time and field experience will tell, but I"ll pass for the first year on this.... and keep an open mind for next year. I'll stick with my old but reliable titanium rocky mountains (since I'm on a roll- one single broadhead has taken six deer so far, with only a change of blades four times. I'll use the same one again next year if possible... as long as it's shooting well).

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Here is the reply:

"Good Afternoon Robert,
A barbed broadhead is one that has a blade design that acts like a fishing hook. Where the broadhead will not be able to slide back out of the wound because the blades are "hooked" or "barbed" into the flesh. Some mechanicals have been classified as barbed because once the blades open they pretty much stay open for good. However, our Tekan blade design is designed to stay open during penetration through an animal but will collapse again under moderate pressure. Our website says prematurely and that is because a rear sliding blade has the potential to close during penetration where our ratchet design holds the blade open until moderate rearward pressure is applied and then they will collapse. Therefore, it isn't classified as barbed."

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You must've said "pretty please"... :)

Interesting info.