Hello fellow trad archery enthusiasts. Do any of y’all shoot Ribtek broadheads. If so, what do you think? Do they take 11/32 broadheads adapters?

Yes, I have used and shot them for years and go back to when you could order direct from the owner in Australia for something like $1.50 apiece in hundreds.

Great head for toughness in my lava rock rabbit and rockchuck hunting area and an excellent big game head that I have never turned the tip on yet. Back in the day they ranged from 110 to 190 grains and I had and shot them all, settling on 160s for a good weight and length aspect. I currently have some 130s on tapered Doug fir for my antelope hunting efforts this year. As far as I know, they were all 11/32 glue on and I used many mounted on 23/64 POC parallels.

Kelly and others probably have more experience and comments about them.

I remember on my first hunt to Africa in 94 they were relatively new and the owner sent all of us a couple dozen to take with us. I used wood shafts so they were perfect. Sharpened easy too.

Used them for years. I liked that they look like the old Skeletal Pearsons. Sharpen up nicely with a Grizzly file. I still have a bunch in reserve. Very rugged heads.

I shot some hogs with 190s and had great results. They sharpen well with a file and hold an edge.

I like them! Cool cost effective design. they are very easy to sharpen. the downside to them is all the ridges/bumps and the steel seems soft. I wish they still made them.

my favorite head for smaller game.

Excellent head! Rockwell hardness at 44-46 so on the softer side yes...but tough as hell! Bought them when they were first available at kustom king....killed more than 2 dozen deer and small game with them. The ribbed ferrule doesn't inhibit penetration whatsoever like some of this heads detractors who've never used them liked to claim. And those of us who have used know better. Rik Hinton along with his wife shooting a low 40lbish bow have killed mature Elk with Ribteks

The 160 and 190gr heads have a 23/64 ferrule, the 145s and under are 11/32. I've never shot anything but wood but I'm guessing that adapter should work.

They come butter knife dull but file sharpen easy.

I've used the 145's because of the width. They sharpen up real easy with an accusharp and leave good bloodtrails. I took them to Africa with no regrets. Good heads!

I had a bunch of them but when the manufacturing ended I decided my supply wouldn't last a lifetime so I sold them off and switched to Grizzlies.

They are a bit soft but no moreso than many other heads.

I think if one wanted to they could be heat treated at home.

I used to mount the 190g on a 100g steel screw in Broadhead adapter. Took a great edge right off the file and killed deer.

For Y'ALL who used the RIBTEKS How did Y'ALL "keep" them mounted to wooden shafts ( or mounted, PERIOD) ??? What kind of glue or adhesive worked for Y'ALL ? GOOD HUNTING & BLESSED BE!

Nothing wrong with Ribteks. I can say the same for Journeymens, Ace or, Razorheads, etc. It is a convex design. Excellent for penetration.

JimG x 2 !

I've used the 145's and still do. Mounted on wood or aluminum adaptor. I used 2 part epoxy or the Gorilla glue, that oozes out.

I sharpen them on my Tru Angle files, and then a oil stone. They get hair popping sharp. Tough head. Complete pass through on my last deer. If I could find more, I'd buy them.

I'm a fan of the 160 grain Ribteks. Easy to sharpen and more durable than you would think. By accident/miss I shot one into a concrete wall one time. It stuck into the wall. I pulled it out, re-sharpened it and it was good as new. Never seen a point turn over in all the years I've shot them. I've taken game with them mounted on wood, aluminum and carbon. By luck I have enough to last the rest of my hunting days.

A lot of good heads out there but not a thing wrong with Ribteks. The first pack I bought were 6 for $13. Man I miss those days.

"For Y'ALL who used the RIBTEKS How did Y'ALL "keep" them mounted to wooden shafts ( or mounted, PERIOD) ??? What kind of glue or adhesive worked for Y'ALL ? GOOD HUNTING & BLESSED BE!"

Bohning hot melt glue and an electric heat gun. Woodchuck taper tool to get a good taper on Douglas fir shafts and 7/8" of 5 degree taper into the head.

If the steel was harder then they would be brittle. They only need to be sharp for 10-12". The ribs create the strength for these heads. They are manufactured with one press of a die. No welding, brazing, bolting, crimping, or alignment problems. Best broadhead design as far as I'm concerned. I've heard of guys pressing the head onto a wood shaft and then shooting, using a 1/2 draw, into a log which seats the head onto the taper...no glue needed.

I’ve killed many many animals with them. On woods and also on adapters on alloys and carbons ….

I actually just came back from Cape York and took a bunch of big ,shielded mud caked boar with them

Great heads

Killed my last two animals with Ribtek 190 grain. Performed perfectly. They fly great too.

Justin

James I used hot melt. I also heard what raghorn said about no glue, just twisting them in and shooting them "half cocked' to set them ...not me tho.

I also did extra long tapers to fully seat them as shown in pic....1 1/4" for the 190.

I used them almost exclusively since they were introduced here taking like I said above, a lot of critters.

Most of these arrows in this pic are from the mid 90's on.

Hornsfan.....PM to you

I’d like to try them on some hogs. Anyone have 1 or 2 to get rid of?

I’d like to try them on some hogs. Anyone have 1 or 2 to get rid of?

They surely work. This one went through into the opposite shoulder and the head snapped in half on his first bound. He went 75 yards and I found the other half of the head tightly buried in his off shoulder. Good blood trail.

OTTERTAILS!!! Dem some PURDEE & Lethal looking arras! GOOD HUNTING & BLESSED BE! Batman

Got my original Ribteks from the first owner in USA before He sold the company to folks in Australia. Used 160 grains for many years, now prefer the 190 grain heads. Put a 160 grain through both shoulders of a yearling buck once. They are almost indestructible.

Thanks for the responses. I sharpens 6 of them last night and mounted them to aluminum adapters. Easy to sharpen. I used lock tire gel super glue. Seems to work great.

I thought I read a lengthy story about how they were developed by an Australian guy.

I believe his name was something line Col Graham but unsure of spelling.

Longcruise, you most certainly did. You most likely read about it in Rik Hintons (the fellow I mentioned above) Instinctive Archer mag years ago.

Scoop, yep Col Graham. That's him in this pic. Extraordinary fella right there. The article is a great read...this man was something else!

More pics with a few select paragraphs from that article...hope the pics work.

So far so good ....after cropping, resizing etc . etc...

An assortment of some early models (bottom) along with the the final result at top. Busy man perfecting a great head.

Hey Ben, just noticed your post.. how goes it mate? Congrats on the boars! Good to see ya posting.

" The ribbed ferrule doesn't inhibit penetration whatsoever like some of this heads detractors who've never used them liked to claim. "

I am not trying to be confrontational but this simply not true, does it matter on a double lung broadside deer? no, about broad head will work.

but to say a bunch of nubs and bubs on an arrow has no impact on friction is false.

...And this is coming from a person who really likes ribteks, and hopes they will be made again someday..

ottertails, thanks for posting that article.

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