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What broadheads do you plan to shoot this fall?

Creamer

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I was working on convincing myself to buy some 3-blade heads, either VPA or Cutthroat...but then I went out and shot some of the Crimson Talon Cleaver's out of the Widow last night. They flew like dang lasers, I know I can get them scary sharp, and I have plenty of them. So maybe I'll just stay put.

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If I can work my way back up to my 58# static recurve, I'll be shooting Woodsman's. If not, either 160gr Magnus two blade reduced to 140 grains or two blade Zwickey Delta's. I'm glad I have dozens and dozens of good two and three blade heads so that I won't ever need to buy more. I would not pay $30 for one broadhead unless it was a quality stone point.
 
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After shooting Stingers for the past 8-10 years, I'm thinking of going back to a mechanical head. I think I'm going to give the G5 Mega Meats a try. I'll set up my heavy, weight-forward arrows as per usual... But I just wanna try something that opens the deer up a little bigger.
 
I was working on convincing myself to buy some 3-blade heads, either VPA or Cutthroat...but then I went out and shot some of the Crimson Talon Cleaver's out of the Widow last night. They flew like dang lasers, I know I can get them scary sharp, and I have plenty of them. So maybe I'll just stay put.

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You know what they say... if it ain't broke don't fix it. Another blade isn't going to kill it any deader. Nice shot!
 
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I'm a Zwickey Delta or Bear razor head guy probably because I'm old have dozens of them and know how well they perform. I do know for a fact that a three or four blade head will leave a lot more blood on the ground do to the fact that the wound does not close as easily from just a clean slice in the hide like a sharp two blade makes. But hey let's keep em sharp and hit em though the lungs! No worries then!! Good Hunting guys 🦃🦌🫎🐻
 
Well, dammit, things change. It really bugged me that I couldn't get those Simmons Swamp Sharks as sharp as I wanted them a few seasons back. They flew like darts from my setup then, but I never hunted with them because I wasn't confident in the sharpness. I saw a video on FB the other day showing a guy's sharpening routine with Simmons heads, and he used a fine round chainsaw file to get the bevel set. I had everything else, so I grabbed a pack of files for like $6 at Menard's and gave it a shot. That made all the difference in the world for me. I think that, before, I was never quite getting the bevel completely sharp all the way to the edge to get a good burr.

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Nice and shiny, and downright dangerous, after working through the file-JewelStik-ceramic rod.

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And they still fly like lasers from the Widow.

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