gonna use hh broadheads this season,opinions of them and if anyone wants to post some kills made with them ,that would be great.

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howard hill broadheads

Used similar ones , but not those.

I think Howard Hill used them with great success, I wasn't there myself, I must have read that somewhere.

The "Hunters head" would be better. Hill broadheads are narrow and the concave design is hard to sharpen. I sharpened them best with a round chainsaw file. I did shoot one deer with the Howard Hill head and it worked fine on an even not so perfect hit.

Hill's Hornets are even better

I have messed with these heads a lot and I do like them because of how they fly and blade length. The biggest complaint is their difficulty to sharpen. This is due to their design. The ferrule is too large (obstructs the jig) and the steel blade is not soldered to the ferrule because the ferrule is made of aluminum.

I fix the problem in 2 ways. First, I epoxy the end of the steel blade to the a alluminum ferrule so the blade doesn't move preventing the desired bevel. Then I sharpen the blade to a 40% bevel which removes part of the ferrule. Now you can get a uniform bevel on the entire length of the blade. Use a good Germman sharpening steel to touch them up and they will stay razor sharp.

Great passthroughs. This was a hill broadhead kill.

Been using these for years. I don't like the aluminum ferrule/rivet set-up either but these heads still fly good.

I bought some and yeah they work fine and shoot well. But they are so overpriced for what they are now with the HIll popularity causing such gouging I wouldn't buy any more.

Nothing new. You have some new broadheads costing as much as bows. Doesn't make sense because SHARP broadhead are all you need. If you want a little extra, tanto or chisel the tip. I shoot mostly Zwickeys, affordable, easy to sharpen, and well designed.

thanks for info,and i have got to try the chainsaw file to sharpen.i have a dozen so i guess i will try them this year.and they fly great.

I just used a small bastard file to sharpen mine guy and it worked fine. Yeah I use Ace 160's. Until I run out and have to buy more I've got 15 bucks per half dozen in mine. If those run out I may go back to my zwickey deltas. I still got some of those.

Are the Hill's Hornets associated with Howard Hill?

"Are the Hill's Hornets associated with Howard Hill?"

No. Different company.

They are good heads, but as mentioned they can be tricky to get the hang of sharpening. If I had some left, I would still use them. Try mounting 2 chainsaw files on a board side by side. Put the edge of the head between the files and either or pull it toward you, or push it away (really makes no difference). That's the easiest way I've fond to sharpen them.

I've actually changed to the Hunter's Head from 3Rivers.

Yes, the hunter's head are much easier to sharpen and much more economical.

The Hill's Hornet were made by a guy named Ralph Hill in Racine Wisc. in 1950 thru 1955. Two and three blade styles. Also a set of target heads with the tips cut off to slow penetration.

I was going to turn some 190 Rib tecs into Hills. that was more than my back wants to do. I have pinched discs and a blown Si Joint. So I will just be using what I have this year. I still believe that the single bevel Hills that I ground from blanks I've better blood trails, but we never lost a deer hit with the standard 140 grain hills either. I do have a preference for a very keen serration which is only possible the way I do it with the Elburg Grizzly file. I believe that it was a standard issue file, but I have not been able to find who made them.

Hunter head from a spine shot buck my brother killed last year.

Always liked the head but could never get them sharp enough because of the ferrule.

I used the Hill broadhead several years ago. I was impressed with how well they flew and their penetration. They don't like being worked back and forth to remove them from trees, however. I broke several ferrels at the rivet doing this. They best way I found to get them sharp was with the Rada "Wheelie" sharpener.

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