Hello, any one use Tusker Broadheads and what's your opinion of them compared to Grizzlies or similar single bevel heads.

I use Tusker Spirit 125 grain screw ins. Takes a tad to sharpen, but oh...when they are sharp....And the flight is uncanny accurate. I tested and drilled a field point into a foam block and pulled it. Went back and sent the Tusker to the foam. It entered THE SAME HOLE. Mine are double bevel.

If you're comparing the Tusker Concorde to a Grizzly, both in single bevel, my thoughts are:

1. The Grizzly has a longer, leaner profile even though both come out around 1 1/8" width.

2. The Concorde has a slightly thicker main blade.

3. The ferrule on the Grizzly has a slight edge in concentric consistency.

4. Both fly exceedingly well.

5. Price point is in favor of the Concorde.

I second Yellah Nock's thoughts on sharpening.

HTH

Thanks, I w as thinking of the 155 Concorde single bevel.

Good luck getting them sharp. That's the only broadhead I was unable to get as sharp as I like them. Maybe they were over hardened but a brand new Nicholson wouldn't cut that steel.

Steve, the Staysharp works but is very labor intensive. A preliminary test on my sharpening machine(still without the jig we are building)got them hair popping sharp in 60 seconds. Once that jig is working should be able to call them surgically sharp and not be exaggerating.

X2 with Pa Steve.

I have the Tusker Javelins and they are a solid tuff broadhead, but they were really hard to get sharp. Using a file wasn't working to good so I went to my Work Sharp tool. But once sharp they held a good edge.

Thanks for the advice Richard. Appreciate it!

I got some tuskars about 6 months ago, and I was very disappointed in the single bevel. It was literally like a butter knife. I was able to draw file them, but took off quite a bit of material. In the grand scheme of things, not the end of the world, I have been a grizzly guy since the early 90's, but it always fun to try different things. Brian...

Mike, something else I would like to mention, for what its worth, My heaviest deer was taken with a grizzly, which I hit far forward in the thicker part of shoulder/ scapula. He went appx. 50 yds. poor blood trail. Brian...

In order to keep the price point low, Tuskers come out of the box with only the barest of initial grinds to establish the bevel. This is usually clearly stated in Tusker ad copy.

Yes, they take a ton of work to sharpen the first time if you are limited to a file. Once done they hold their edge like no other broadhead I have handled.

I owe Brian B an apology: I stated that Tusker clearly warns of their rough initial grind in the ad copy for their broadheads. I searched a few archery equipment websites and found no such warning. My statement was flat wrong...

The only mention I found was from the Tusker website under sharpening tips is this quote from the Tusker owner: "The factory grind I have put on each head is only intended to save you a little time by removing some of the material, it is not intended to be ready for use out of the packet or even at the correct angle for you to sharpen."

I did find plenty of chatter on forums and in equipment reviews about the rough nature of those initial grinds. However, I was still in error in my statement about the source of warnings regarding the initial grinds.

Hey Snow Crow, It's all good, Your intentions were noble. No apology necessary My Brother. Your friend, Brian...

Brian B,

If I could edit that post, I would remove "This is usually clearly stated in Tusker ad copy."

Wrong is wrong, and on top of that I came off like a condescending a-hole.

Thanks, man...

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