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Post by jstalljon on Sept 12, 2005 15:35:44 GMT -5
I know everyone has their preferences, but I wanted to see if anyone here uses the G5's...and if so, what did you used to shoot.
I've been a faithful Thunderhead shooter since I started hunting, and have been very pleased with them. I do hate messing with the blades all the time and sharpening is a chore!
Hence the appeal of the 1-piece G5's....the downside is they are $27 for 3!....but I could see care and maintenance being much easier.
Just wanted to get some opinions before I took the plunge. Thanks.
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Post by Tye on Sept 12, 2005 17:28:07 GMT -5
You need to sharpen them, they aren't very sharp at first, but I hear they are strong heads and being that they are one piece, it's a sinch to sharpen them.
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Post by oneshot on Sept 20, 2005 11:05:04 GMT -5
I will be trying them on game this fall. Fly like my field points, but then so does Muzzy, Thunderheads, and spitfires!
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Post by Yogi on Jan 16, 2006 13:38:52 GMT -5
Jstalljon. Tye is right they are not sharp. It takes a lot of work to get them to cut hair. I have hunted with them and they do fly good . Strong? I'm not so sure. I cut one with my pocket knife and ya can't do that with a Thunderhead. If you want to hunt with a head of this design. I would take a look at the razorcap. JMHO
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Post by Decatur on Jan 17, 2006 8:16:27 GMT -5
I personally didn't care for them. They needed sharpening right out of the package, the whistled when shot worse than my current head, and I had the tip curl on one when I missed a deer and it went into the ground, I looked, nothing other than dirt where it hit. I'll stick to my Sattelite Titans.
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Post by duff on Jan 17, 2006 11:10:20 GMT -5
Check out the snuffer blades. An old 3-blade trad. head you can buy 6 for 20-30 bucks. Need sharpened but they fly good and are some tough broadheads. Easy to sharpen.
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Post by indianagooseman on Jan 17, 2006 18:16:23 GMT -5
I like em! I shot two deer with the same one last year and I didn't need to sharpen them out of the package. In the past they were not very sharp but they have modified their sharpening process according to Montec. The first deer I shot was a doe, it was a steep angle shot that went through the spine down the shoulder (nearly cutting it in two) out the elbow and into the ground. The tip was a bit bent but it wasn't anything I couldn't polish off with a stone and leather strap. The second deer was a 200+ pound 8 point which was also shot at a very steep angle on the left side of the spine, this shot only caught the left lung and I still recovered the deer within an hour of the shot at just over 100 yds. Needless to say I'll be shooting them again next year. Here is a pic of the 8 point.  |
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Post by hoyt1166 on Jan 17, 2006 18:03:28 GMT -5
Nice buck goose.
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Post by indianagooseman on Jan 17, 2006 19:36:59 GMT -5
Thanks!
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Post by Yogi on Jan 18, 2006 11:08:04 GMT -5
Nice buck Goose. How was the blood trail. The buck I took left almost no blood trail. If I would have been shooting 3d it would have been a 10x. Maybe not enough angle but I was not happy with it.
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Post by jameslyon on Jan 18, 2006 15:51:04 GMT -5
A buddy of mine shoots G5s. He put a pretty good hit on a doe this year but lost her...for whatever that's worth...deer are tough. I've shot Thunderheads, Muzzys, Rocky Mtn., and Satellite Titans. Love the Titans. They are a durable broadhead, especially for being a cut-to-tip. Sometimes the main blade seems a little sloppy in the ferule groove. Anyone shot phantoms? I'd like to try 'em.
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Post by indianagooseman on Jan 18, 2006 17:32:39 GMT -5
The blood trail on my buck was not as good as I hoped for but then again I'm not sure how much they bleed on a single lung hit.
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Post by Yogi on Jan 19, 2006 10:13:53 GMT -5
Thanks Goose. Like I said mine was poor. Great hit though. Deer went down in sight, Thank God.
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Post by slimjim on Jan 20, 2006 9:10:26 GMT -5
The G5s look good but rumor has it they're soft. I may try the Slick Tricks. They're supposed to fly like field points. I used to use the Thunderheads but always had to reset my sights. Slim
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Post by semisneak on Jan 20, 2006 9:34:32 GMT -5
I shot a doe this year with a g5. She ran about 40 yards . Done. This is the best flying broadhead i have shot. My bow was shooting bullet holes thru paper but muzzys were all over the place. I screwed on a montec and was dead nuts on center. The practice heads do whistle when shot but the hunting heads do not. I dont know why. Ask to shoot one at yer archery shop. After i shot that doe I cleaned my arrow and broadhead and was ready to hunt. They are 30 bucks but if you dont lose them you wont need to buy anymore.
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