Looking at the Abowyer broad head for an upcoming moose hunt. I see the Abowyer Brown bear head comes in stainless steel and carbon steel.

Does anyone have any experience with these heads? Are the stainless harder to sharpen?

Thank you

Stainless knifes depending on hardness will be harder to sharpen so I would think broad heads will be the same.

ABowyer does not make anything but top quality products...you will be fine with either but the best way to find out is to simply call them and talk to Larry or one of his partners...good folks

DDave

Thanks. I emailed them but got no response. I will give him a call

Everyone will have their own ideas as they should. I've been using the Abowyer Wapiti for many years now and it has become my go-to broadhead. I don't personally care for stainless steel in broadheads and don't think it really offers any practical advantages for me. I like the way my carbon steel heads take an edge and hold it.

I went with carbon steel, I'll let you know how they work (hopefully) - taking them to Colorado elk hunting in September. I do know, they are "super" sharp when they arrive.

Just make sure you tell him you want all the heads to weigh the same! Two years ago we got a dozen heads from him, and some were 20 grains heavier then ordered, and no two weighed the same. Wasnt impressed with his quality control...

I also purchased and use the wapiti head and find it a top head.

I bought the carbon steel for my moose rig , while I haven't shot a moose with one yet they do wonders on whitetails. Maybe I can give you feedback on how the performance on moose in September .....

I am hoping to give feedback this sept too :)

Picked up 2 packs of 250 grain Abowyer Brown Bear single bevel heads at Denton Hill a few weeks ago. Scary sharp right out of the package and fly great at 30 yards. Is it moose season yet?

A broadhead this thick can be difficult to maintain an exact weight. One pass on the edge grind can take a lot of weight off. If you can see 20 gr difference in flight then arrow spine may be right on the edge.This a well built broadhead for a good price compared to a lot of the other heads out there. Good people at Abowyer.

lol.... For the price of the Abowyer, you think you'd get heads that were within at least ten grains of each other. And 20 grains is a difference in spine, especially when you're shooting Broadheads. After buying and then seeing the huge difference in weight from head to head, and then talking to Larry about them, I wouldn't shoot Abowyer heads even if they gave them to me. To many Broadheads on today's market that are just as good or better, with a lot better quality control.

Just an opinion but I've always been able to get much sharper edges on carbon steel broad heads AND knives. The extra chromium in stainless just seems to make the steel a little "mushy". My "high carbon" steel hunting knives from Finland a Easily take a wicked shaving edge and hold it pretty good....easy to touch up on a soft Arkansas stone. Go with the high carbon.

Killed a few deer and an elk with Wapitis. Will be taking Brown Bears with me for elk this fall. Either will work well on moose. I prefer the carbon steel.

A few grains difference in weight makes no difference. A few passes with a file changes the weight of any broad head, so regardless of what you start with, you may not end up with perfectly weight matched heads.

I've been shooting sticks for more than 50 years. Shot a lot of critters and a lot of tournaments. Haven't seen a shooter yet who can shoot/distinguish a 20 grain difference in arrow weight. Regardless, my Abowyer heads have never varied by that much.

HunterDad - what kind of footing is that you have behind your broadhead?

I have a pack of Brown Bears that I will be putting in service this fall. The carbon steel ones. I can confirm that they come hair poppin' sharp.

Steve

A couple of weeks ago, I bought a 3 pack of Wapitis. They all are within 3grs. in weight.

No footing. Just a 50 grain insert on a full length 33" .300 Traditional Only shaft... 650+ grains

I have 22 Brown Bear all with in 3 grains

i would rather have abroad head spin true than weight +/- 3 grains

Overall, 20 grains isn't a lot; however, when you put that on the tip of the arrow, it can indeed be enough to cause a spine issue, especially on borderline setups. Across the whole arrow, no it won't make much difference.

Bought a pack of the white tail heads last year .deadheads on steroids . And super sharp . Well built heads and fly great .and yes they whisle a bit . Here I come !

Used his Large Bonehead last fall. Have arrows ready for Elk with his Wapiti model.

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