From: Festivus
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Date: 02-Dec-18 |
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Wow. I haven't shopped for broadheads in a long time because I had a bunch. I'm on the market for some new ones and the prices have become outrageous. I also noticed that the ones I wanted to buy, the traditional Magnus line and the glue on Simmons Sharks, are no longer made. What happened?! LOL. Zwickey and Ace still seem priced right for the working man but I need a lighter wider head like some of the old Magnus and glue on Simmons.
What are you guys shooting?
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From: George D. Stout
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Date: 02-Dec-18 |
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The Ace standard is still a good value, and you can order right from the company. I still use Bear Razorheads that you can still find just about anywhere..auctions, flea markets, Ebay, etc. I probably have enough to keep me for a long time. I don't buy expensive new heads since first I can't afford to spend that much money on something that can be done with a cheaper product. And, the old heads work just as well as they ever have.
For practical purposes, the Zwickey is still a top notch head and you can still get the Delta...plenty wide for any game you want to take. And the Ace, as I mentioned above, are as good as any you can buy...bar none.
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From: David McLendon
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Date: 02-Dec-18 |
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Shooting a bunch of 160 Snuffers and 2 blade 160 Magnus Classics that I bought up before they went out of business.
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From: Bowmania
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Date: 02-Dec-18 |
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One inch heads can be sharpened some and be illegal in some states.
Bowmania
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From: Ranman
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Date: 02-Dec-18 |
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Hard to beat a sharp Ace standard.
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From: JusPassin
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Date: 02-Dec-18 |
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I use Ace, and killed two deer with the same head this fall. Hard to beat them.
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From: Andy Man
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Date: 02-Dec-18 |
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X-2 on the ACE standards. Been working forever
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From: ga bowhunter
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Date: 02-Dec-18 |
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simmons or zwickys for me, but there a bunch out there that work went over to AT to look at classifieds and saw some simmons glue ons they were sold already 4 heads for 50 bucks absolutely ridiculous. I've been fortunate to trade or purchase a good supply of simmons heads for a decent price
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From: timex
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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fasten your seatbelt boys pickup trucks cost what houses used to & I'm afraid it's just begon sure am glad I live a simple life. but I worry about my children & grandchildren's future
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From: DanaC
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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I get a chuckle out of these $100+-for-three heads. Forged in mountain caves by captive dwarves? Tempered in unicorn spit? Sheesh!
I put those in the same category as Weatherby cartridges - conspicuous consumption. Maybe a small performance uptick, but the 'cachet'? Ooo-la-lah!
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From: timex
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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not knocking weatherby by any means but I get a kick out of a reality survival show & their gonna starve if they dont kill some game & their toten a $4k lazermark with a swarofski scope that shoots $70 a box shells. give them boys an old 3030 with a busted buttock & bent front sight .....ha
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From: hockey7
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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Look at the processes companies go through to produce a fine grade broadhead...cutlery grade steel, single bevel, exact angle, machined from bar stock, teflon coated...etc etc. You get what you pay for....
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From: SJR Bows
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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You will love using the Ace Standards Great head at a good price. Plus Bob and Jan Mayo are great people
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From: timex
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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you said you like a wide head I bought some 145 grn journeyman eclipse from custom king last year I can't remember the price but it was fair for a 6 pack. abowyer boneheads are wide but $ & zwickey deltas are wide also
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From: two4hooking
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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Ace Super Express are pretty wide also!
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From: Eric Krewson
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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Simmons broadheads are still made, they have a website and online ordering.
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From: oldgoat
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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To each their own, I have some of both, expensive and economical! I sure appreciate the better grade steel and construction in the machined heads for big game and the price point of the cheaper heads for shooting small game etc.. But if I don't start getting overtime at work again, I'll be shooting more of the cheap ones, lol!
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From: Jon Stewart
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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Well if you included travel, gas, food, material costs and time, nothing on the market is more expensive than one stone hunting head, lol
Find some Black Diamonds new or used and go hunting. they will work as any good metal head as long as it is sharp.
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From: oscar11
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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Well, we need the best you know and I'm as guilty as the rest. Finest custom bows, custom knife most expensive broadheads, etc., etc. I was at a State Bowhunters Banquet in the 80's where Jim Dougherty predicted that archery was going to go the same direction as bass fishing. He was right.
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From: RymanCat
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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You can get used ones that are new guys have laying around. If you want the new then the price rules out unless someone happens to have some and wants to unload. Have you noticed everything is creeping up systematically it seems too. I been noticing things or is my imagination. I got one of them ya know.LOL
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From: nomo
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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Couple the Federal Reserve Scam with what PT Barnum said years ago and you have the scenario we have today. ;~)
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From: Ken Williams
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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Swap and Trade thread, just have to be patient
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From: GF
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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Isn’t this a little bit like being offended by what someone said when they weren’t talking to you?
Because I’ve got news for you fellas… The guys selling broadheads at $30 a pop aren’t looking to sell them to a bunch of grumpy old farts with bows made out of twigs; they’re selling them to guys with whiz-bang wheelbows that put out over 2X the KE of a 190-200 FPS arrow in the 500-550 grain class.
And those are the kind of people who have to have The Best of everything; their hunting doesn’t require it, but their egos do.
Then you’ve got the recent converts to Trad and well, a lot of them don’t mind having things to tweak and tune and they’re used to shelling out for expensive gizmos, so some of them are going to bite.
I guess there are people who will buy the cheapest thing that they think they can get away with, and there are those who just want things good enough to do the job. You get beyond that and run into people like me who like to have things just a little bit better than I probably really need them to be and from there you get to people who want things done to the highest conceivable standards whether there will ever be any practical significance to all of that extra spend or not.
JMO, the Ace heads and Zwickeys have a rep for being able to deliver more than we really need. Everything that has come along since has been an attempt at a better mousetrap. And JMO you can build a plain old snaptrap out of titanium and some folks will swear that they’re Better than a Victor.
But.....
Really???
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From: David Mitchell
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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I often see the line "You get what you pay for" on the forums. Yeah, but sometimes what you are getting is a big name and advertising and not much else. Price does not always equate with quality in my long experience.
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From: 2nocks
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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another vote for ACE broadheads.
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From: PECO
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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What GF said.
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From: GF
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn’t.
The Ace heads seem to be one of those rare exceptions where you can pay pretty close to the bottom of the range and get everything you could reasonably hope for, while some of these others…
I don’t question whether MacClarens or Bugattis or Ferraris or Porsches are “better” cars than my Subie; of course they are. And I don’t have any ill will towards the guys who own them. I just don’t have any strong motivation to become one of them.
And I sure don’t have the Bank to have to worry about it!
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From: NY Yankee
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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Another vote for the Ace heads. You certainly can have the better mouse trap if you want it, and want to pay for it. I could drive a BMW back and forth to work too......
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From: ground hunter
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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I just tried an ACE head, I was sold,,,,,,
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From: old fudd
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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been using Bear Razor Heads forever. If I try to sell any, Folks always say your asking to much.I try and explain to guys newer expanding heads 3 for 30.00 0r 3 for 40.00 Or more , I'll stick with old one piece. I hear ya on costs.
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From: Bowlim
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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" Because I’ve got news for you fellas… The guys selling broadheads at $30 a pop aren’t looking to sell them to a bunch of grumpy old farts with bows made out of twigs; they’re selling them to guys with whiz-bang wheelbows that put out over 2X the KE of a 190-200 FPS arrow in the 500-550 grain class.
And those are the kind of people who have to have The Best of everything; their hunting doesn’t require it, but their egos do."
I don't think so, if we are talking about the same heads. A lot of the uptick heads were a response to the issuance of the last Natal study and it's "radical" findings about broadhead performance, with the author shooting Grizzlies which at the time were being revived by a new company. The author even associated with one of the super heads, while clearly stating you didn't need to take it that far.
Realistically you can buy a lifetime supply of super heads for half what a new Matthews costs (for me lifetime as a concept starts at around 30 heads, hey, I am getting old, 30 or more heads bought at once with a negotiated discount...) But I picked up 150 ribtechs of Oz ebay instead.
I don't think there is anything wrong with the super heads, though I am not convinced they are better than stamped steel heads. My only quibble is to really go about it the way I like to, I need a lot of heads to stump with. Shooting animals with reusable super heads is not all that expensive, I mean have you priced a Rapala recently? But I am not paying those prices for stumping, and I want to practice with BHs.
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From: Sawtooth (Original)
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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"A fool and his money are soon parted"....... Now I'm certainly not calling anyone a fool, if you have it and want to spend it- go for it! But there's a lot of truth to that statement, for me anyway. I shoot Zwickeys and magnus and aces for the most part- razorheads on occasion, and a grizzly here and there. THey are reasonably priced, easily sharpened, tough as woodpecker lips and THEY WORK. What reason could there possibly be for spending a ton on broadheads?- for me there isn't one.
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From: Colonel
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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Love my Ace standards and old Bears. Shot Simmons for a while and liked them, but not after the huge price increase.
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From: Iowacedarshooter
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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$100 broadheads and $ 70,000 trucks not on my retirement plan! i'm glad i've still got some 3-blade wensels left!
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From: DanaC
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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All those precision machined super steel broadheads are not going to make you a heckuva lot more accurate. I'd bet on the guys who spend the extra money on broadhead *targets*.
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From: Jeff Durnell
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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I bought dozens of Magnus' when I heard they were going out of business. I have enough to last the rest of my days, they were cheap, and they're more than good enough to do the job.
Be aware, think three steps ahead, and when you find something you really, really like... stock up, cuz they likely won't always be there for you.
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From: Sawtooth (Original)
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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roger that^^^^^^^ I have more Magnus Classics than I will probably ever need.
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From: George D. Stout
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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High price nowadays seems to be a bragging right...the talk of the club. Guys's pay $30.00 or more each price for broadheads that won't do any more than a $5.00 Ace or Zwickey. But it's only money eh? And you make lots of money. So why not.
I've been fortunate to grow up relatively poor by today's standards, and that was a help to me in later years when I knew I had better keep to the budget and understand value against perceived value.
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From: hockey7
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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ACS broadheads...bought a few years ago, keep putting them through deer, just resharpen and use again and again. My son uses Zwickey Delta's...both kill deer..I like the way a single bevel makes that "S" pattern. Yes, I too am retired, and if I can afford these heads, I'm buying.
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From: Desperado
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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I have lots & lots & lots of Bear Razorhead Greenies and I keep putting them through bear, pronghorns etc, wash them off, sharpen them and those dogs are ready to hunt again. Never saw the need to look elsewhere.
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From: Babysaph
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Date: 03-Dec-18 |
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I'd buy the Magnus. 3 heads will last you the rest of your life. Just shoot em until they break and then get a new one. What's not to like?
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From: DanaC
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Date: 04-Dec-18 |
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"...I knew I had better keep to the budget and understand value against perceived value. "
Sound wisdom, George. Someone once wrote, "Real quality endures." I've learned and re-learned the truth of that. Buy the best you can afford, it will be cheaper in the long run.
I have socks that have lasted so long it embarrases me. I bought a *good* pump shotgun that has outlasted the cheap guns some friends saved a few bucks on. I've handed down *good* hunting clothes that I just plain outgrew. I still fish now and then with a Fenwick fiberglass rod.
You don't need a Rolls Royce to drive to work. You do need a good battery and tires ;-)
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From: meatCKR
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Date: 04-Dec-18 |
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Tell me about it. I need 150 great broadheads and was going to get the VPA terminators. But at $44 bucks (closer to $50 with shipping) for 3 heads, I think I am going to go with the 150 great Magnus Stingers - $30 bucks on Amazon with free shipping. May even get two packages of 3 at that price. 6 heads for just $10 more bucks than 3 of the VPAs.
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From: JRW
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Date: 04-Dec-18 |
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You can still get Ace Standards for $31.95/6 from the manufacturer. Over the past 15 seasons of using them on everything from squirrels to moose I've had nothing but stellar results.
www.AceArcheryTackle.com
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From: Jimbob
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Date: 04-Dec-18 |
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Get some Zwickey Deltas and be done with it.
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From: Ollie
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Date: 04-Dec-18 |
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A lot of people making some pretty stupid assumptions regarding why people do or do not purchase expensive broadheads.
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From: Rick Barbee
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Date: 04-Dec-18 |
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I can count on one hand with fingers left over, the number of broadheads I have lost in all my many years of bowhunting.
I can't begin to put a number on how many I have bent, broke, otherwise destroyed from impact, or simply wore slap dab out from sharpening. Lets just say "A Lot" to the tune of considerable replacement expense, and leave it at that.
When I started using the VPA machined heads, I stopped having destruction problems.
I actually killed 19 pigs with one VPA 3blade head before any damage occurred, but I was able to straighten it, and kill two more before I retired it. It's still quite usable, but It earned it's retirement.
I'm now using both the VPA 3blade heads, and the Bishop Archery SM right single bevel 175gr heads.
The Bishops are virtually indestructible. I've shot them into things that would make your eyes bug out, including a 300 6cyl engine block with zero damage to the head.
Both the Bishop & the VPA sharpen easily without removal of an excessive amount of material, and are hard to damage, so their expense is a wise investment "for me", since like I said - I seldom lose one.
All that to say - sometimes a little more investment up front can, and often will save you extra expense down the road.
Did I just agree with Shawn? Holy #$@!, I did !!! LOL
Rick
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From: lawdy
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Date: 04-Dec-18 |
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I like Zwickeys and have a pile of them. Get one into the body of a animal and it will die. I use a file to sharpen them and they really take out blood vessels.
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From: Pointer
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Date: 04-Dec-18 |
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I never used the Ace heads but have heard nothing but good stuff about them. In a glue on I prefer the Zwickey and they are still reasonably priced. I sharpen with a set of files...they are durable and fly right.
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From: BlacktailBowhunter
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Date: 04-Dec-18 |
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I shoot Woodsman now. I think traditional heads are cheap. I miss and simply resharpen. I make a kill and simply resharpen. They last a long time so good investment
Now compound heads are expensive. Aluminum feral one and done.
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From: RAU
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Date: 04-Dec-18 |
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I’ve been shooting glue on 3 blade woodsman for a while now. I love them and think they’re about the ideal head for whitetails. I bought some new in package off that auction site for $39.99 for 6 with free shipping this fall. Seller had a pile for sale too. That’s $6.67 +/- a head. That’s not real cheap but 6 heads will last me a long time and several sharpenings. $40 per 6 heads is my present price limit. At some point your definitely just wasting your money. They can only spin so true and shave hair so clean.
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From: hockey7
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Date: 05-Dec-18 |
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For those of you complaining about spending $15 on a quality head, check out Bishop broadheads...I dare you!
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From: 3R Shooter
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Date: 06-Dec-18 |
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3R Shooter is a Stickbow.com Sponsor - Website |
Want a cheap broadhead, we just got a BUNCH of Carbon Express Pile Driver 2-blade broadheads in. 150 grains, screw-in. Hard to beat at $14.99 a pack. https://www.3riversarchery.com/piledriver-2-blade-screw-in-broadheads.html
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From: DanaC
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Date: 06-Dec-18 |
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Heckuva deal! Bet those would be awesome turkey heads too.
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From: Wojo14
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Date: 06-Dec-18 |
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Shooting ammo is much more expensive. Get what you pay for in broadheads.
Tuffhead all The way!!
~Wojo
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From: Festivus
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Date: 12-Dec-18 |
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I didn't want this to turn into a fixed blade versus mechanical thread but I'm not shooting mechanicals out of my 40# bows, maybe out of a 50#+ bow but not any lighter. But hopefully moving on from this and let's not get back into it even though even my brother who shoots compound sticks with old school Muzzy.
I guess I'm still a little salty about the sticker shock and the fact that my old standbys are gone. The Magnus were my preferred head over the Zwickeys because there were more consistent weight wise and more important they were wider, not by much but I just don't like a skinny 1 1/16" two blade, the Magnus were at least 1 1/4" and that was a big enough deal for me. I also liked the Simmons Sharks a ton but then they went and discontinued almost all of the glue on heads which you could get 6 for roughly the same price as 3 of the screw on but not anymore and they raised their prices on the screw on too.
I like the overall concept of Zwickey and think it is good to have them and Ace as the few still affordable, tough broadheads around but the problem with Zwick has always been they were a thicker head than the discontinued Magnus and harder to sharpen. I always preferred Magnus because they were a little wider and a tiny bit thinner which made them much easier to sharpen. Aside from the Eskimo, Eskilite, and Delta the last two "new products" Zwickey has released have been kinda duds. The Cliff head is basically a barbed head and illegal in many places and then the No Mercy was a skinny Delta. I don't see for a need any of them.
They should have filled in the void of where Magnus left off and used their exact same production and facilities and equipment and make a slightly wider head. I know lots and lots of animals have and will fall to the narrow Zwickey and Ace heads but I'm in the market for slightly wider heads, problem is that for a few 1/8s of an inch I'm paying alot more and both Zwickey and Ace could increase their sales if they covered that market that Magnus left of a quality tough affordable 125-135 grain 2 blade with bleeder option that is at least 1 1/4" wide versus the super narrow 1 1/16". I know 3/16" isn't much but something I'm in the market for.
Also, even though the broadhead is the business end, arrows always get lost and bent and broken regardless of material or CNC machining. Gets frustrating when you can't find an arrow after a hit and each arrow is over 20 bucks with everything.
So if someone can please tell either Zwickey or Ace to start making 125-135 grain 2 blades with bleeder option and at least 1 1/4" wide that would be just great.
Also, the Snuffers in all their weight configurations were my preferred 3 blade as well. I never had good flight with the Woodsman out of my arrows I shot.
The reason I'm a little frustrated and don't want to shoot more expensive heads is that both Zwickey and Ace prove you can make a very high quality, decently priced head that won't break the bank. Only problem with them is their heads are a little narrow for me.
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From: Thumper-tx
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Date: 12-Dec-18 |
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A few years ago, before retirement, I got a guy at the lab at work to hardness test some Zwickeys. He tested one about 50 yr old, one about 20 yr old, and one that was only 3-4 yr old. They all tested 47-49 Rockwell. That is pretty amazing quality control on the steel and The way they hold up reflects it. The price is right.
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From: swampwalker
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Date: 12-Dec-18 |
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Didn't Dr Ashby come out with some testing that Ace didn't make the grade when it came to broadhead performance?
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From: swampwalker
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Date: 12-Dec-18 |
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Could it be that you get what you pay for? Asking the tough questions. :^)
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From: Mpdh
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Date: 12-Dec-18 |
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Zwickey Deltas are 1-3/8 wide and weigh 135 grains.
MP
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From: Ollie
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Date: 12-Dec-18 |
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The fixed blade broadhead market is very competitive with a very limited market to sell to. Start up costs are high for anyone that wants to market a new broadhead. Advertising is expensive. Gene Wensel once told me that he was making about $1 profit for every 6-pack of Wensel Woodsman broadheads that he sold. Roger Rothhaar told me that it would cost at least $20K in tool and die costs to produce a broadhead like the Snuffer. That's a lot of broadheads you would have to sell before you start making any profit!
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From: GF
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Date: 12-Dec-18 |
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Shoot! If I’d seen that post about the piledrivers, I might’ve had Kody throw a pack or two in the box when I had the chance! LOL
I was wondering if the Delta would fit the bill here for the OP. If 3/16” is too much to give up, a free “extra” 1/16th ought to be a hit!
Or he could go with the Express at 1 5/16” and 165
Or for 10 more grains, the Super-X at 1 7/16ths... I was thinking that one o’ THOSE would let the air out of a whitetail or coyote in a big ol’ hurry!
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From: GF
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Date: 12-Dec-18 |
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By the way...
If we accept the $20k tool & die start-up costs as about correct, that could explain why so many heads now are CNC-machined. A guy with an idea could contract out the production to anyone with the right equipment and buy his own machinery when demand made it feasible. And even then if he goes bust, he’s got equipment that he can sell to just about anybody, whereas Broadhead dies are pretty specific.
Still not a trivial start-up cost, which would explain the higher-tech materials (needed to increase perceived Value/Superiority) and the eye-popping prices...
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From: Festivus
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Date: 12-Dec-18 |
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I'm talking about the screw in heads specifically. I know that the Deltas weigh 135 grains but with insert they weigh 170 grains.
For those that use wood arrows I'm talking about 100-110 grain heads. Or just a 125-135 grain screw in to make it simple.
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From: two4hooking
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Date: 12-Dec-18 |
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I shoot BHs all year round into my rocky soil Mountain home. Torture test and been through many types.
Ace are the toughest I've shot.
second place goes to grizzly or 190 ribteks.
Most of the other I've tested are one rock hit and done.
I love ace!
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From: GF
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Date: 12-Dec-18 |
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Which one of the Aces do you shoot?
And @Feativus - Don’t forget that ace makes their lightweight version…
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From: Festivus
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Date: 12-Dec-18 |
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Ace's light speed, their 100 grain is 1 1/16" wide same as the Eskilite and close to the Eskimo.
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From: MikeSohm/Magnus
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Date: 17-Feb-19 |
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For the record everyone Magnus has not and didnot go out of business, Thunder Valley Archery who bought our glue on broadhead line and the snuffer glue on broadhead line went out of business. We are celebrating our 35th year in business since i started Magnus in 1984. Lifetime Replacement Guarantee. Thanks
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From: Iowacedarshooter
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Date: 17-Feb-19 |
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you boys need to go to walmart after hunting seasons are over! i got 6 broadheads there for $6 in jan.
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From: col buca
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Date: 17-Feb-19 |
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Still using Magnus and the Patriot head which is a favorite .
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From: Biathlonman
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Date: 17-Feb-19 |
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Ace, Zwickey or Grizzly bruins. Solid g heads and affordable.
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From: born2hunt
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Date: 17-Feb-19 |
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Ironically I walked away from the compound when I finally had enough of the never ending pursuit of “better” equipment. I saw guys taking game with simple longbows and wooden arrows and it hit me. I don’t NEED any of this crap. Now I know some custom bows are plenty more than the finest compounds. And I suppose to each his own. But after ordering a beautiful bow or two and having it fall out my stand, or my kids accidentally knock it to the ground and scuff it all up I decided used bows and tried and true old school broadheads for me. I use zwickeys, eclipse, old razorheads, and snuffers I’ve had for years. I refuse to spend $100 for three broadheads and I don’t give a hoot how precision made they are. My zwickeys spin true, sharpen to hair splitting sharp, fly great, and hold up to anything I’ve ever asked of em. And for around $30 a half dozen. Not knocking anybody for what they use or how they spend their dough. But all the commercialization in modern archery left me looking to escape it all. So those are my picks.
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From: BigHorn
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Date: 18-Feb-19 |
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im liking zwickeys. i just csnt be thinking about a $50 arrow when im ready to shoot. if i lose a zwickey its no big deal. i shoot them at squirrels too. i may try some aces though if the weight is a little more consistent than zwickeys. zwickeys and bear greenies seem to be easiest for me to sharpen. i can always get them scarey sharp with out any thing special. Dana C had me spittng out coffee with mountain dwarves comment lol if i were hunting cape buffalo, i might, maybe..., use a couple of those serious high end heads but even with that alot have been killed with zwickeys and greenies. fred bear, and paul scafer did it... plus a bunch of other guys
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From: Tim Finley
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Date: 18-Feb-19 |
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I spent $54 plus shipping for 3 broadheads (a popular 3 blade being mentioned here as being tough). I shot one Javelina and one hog with them and both heads broke the other head I threw in the junk bin,I lost all confidence in them . I don't know why I bought them in the first place when I have close to 300 greenies and 4 dozen woodsmen . I gave away almost all my Zwickeys, last year I shot my last buck with a Simmons Tiger Shark I only have 4 left I wished I had more !
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From: Bowhuntert
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Date: 18-Feb-19 |
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Rib tech through archery past. About $20 for 6. Tough heads.
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From: dean
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Date: 18-Feb-19 |
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thanks to the 3 rivers sale on Hunter's heads and biathalonman i will never need to buy broad heads again.
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From: ground hunter
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Date: 18-Feb-19 |
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I must live in a different world,,, bought a one pound coffee can of Bear Razor Heads for 5.00 at the Thursday farmers market in Land O Lakes,,,, gave a lot of them away, threw out the junk ones, and have enough heads, for my life time....
They sharpen well, they do the job,,,, done deal
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From: Maynard
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Date: 18-Feb-19 |
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I shoot 2 blade Zwickey Deltas....great performance and a great value
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From: Wudstix
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Date: 20-Feb-19 |
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I guess it was a good idea for me to stock up. Got beau qu Ribtek and Magnus II heads. Also have a few Zwickey's laying around.
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From: JayInOz
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Date: 20-Feb-19 |
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The Aussie made Black Stumps can't be beat. Short, tough (double thickness steel on the tips) and cheap as chips. They start at $6.60 Aust. each- what's that- about five bucks U.S.? They discontinued the hundred grainers- my favourites. First large animal I ever shot at with one of them was a red stag- pass through and stuck in a bank twenty yards further on. I've hunted exclusively with stone for quite a few years now- knap my points, cut my shafts from doug fir, and fletches come from my own geese and turkeys and others. Four fletch crow is my favourite. http://www.blackstumpbroadheads.com.au/catalogue.htm JayInOz
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From: Babysaph
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Date: 20-Feb-19 |
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Some guys will complain about the cost of broadheads and own 20!bows. 3 broadheads will last me forever.
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From: B.T.
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Date: 20-Feb-19 |
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I found a box filled with Razorcaps all new in the packaging and different weights. I bought them 8-10 years ago. What happened to that company?
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From: B.T.
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Date: 20-Feb-19 |
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I found a box filled with Razorcaps all new in the packaging and different weights. I bought them 8-10 years ago. What happened to that company?
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From: GLF
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Date: 20-Feb-19 |
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Ace standards are 1 3/16 inch and come 125 up to 160 guns. That's all I need. I've got 1 that's killed 2 moose and 10 or 12 deer. They work.
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