Expandables not opening
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Nontypical Buck
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I don't want to start a war here, but why is it that every time someone shoots a deer with a mechanical and don't recover it.....the blades didn't open...but lose one with a fixed head, oh well, he jumped the string, bad hit, etc? I'll never understand that reasoning.
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ORIGINAL: tatonka
Why not just go with a good fixed blade broadhead and not worry about it? I'm probably not the right person to ask here as I don't trust them either. Must be some outfitters don't either because there are some who will not allow their hunters to use them.
Why not just go with a good fixed blade broadhead and not worry about it? I'm probably not the right person to ask here as I don't trust them either. Must be some outfitters don't either because there are some who will not allow their hunters to use them.
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buttonbuckmaster,
Thank you buddy! I've been preaching the same thing for years. I know guys who are affraid of mechanicals "costing them a deer", yet they wound deer every-year with fixed heads? Guess the fixed heads must be failing! he he he.....
Thank you buddy! I've been preaching the same thing for years. I know guys who are affraid of mechanicals "costing them a deer", yet they wound deer every-year with fixed heads? Guess the fixed heads must be failing! he he he.....
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And if you don't recover the deer, how do you know if the expandable opened or not? Yea, this could be a good topic for debate...
I guess I'm old and set in my ways. I've used Black Diamond Deltas forever and they've not failed me. I like sharpening the heads. They are a tough broadhead and have withstood the test of time. Plus I just can't afford to practice with these new high-tech broadheads that cost $10 apiece. I like to shoot a lot when I'm walking back to my truck and stuff like that and keep a couple dull arrows in my quiver just for that.......
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I guess I'm old and set in my ways. I've used Black Diamond Deltas forever and they've not failed me. I like sharpening the heads. They are a tough broadhead and have withstood the test of time. Plus I just can't afford to practice with these new high-tech broadheads that cost $10 apiece. I like to shoot a lot when I'm walking back to my truck and stuff like that and keep a couple dull arrows in my quiver just for that.......
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Back when I only had one bow to shoot, I had two sights, one for field points and one for broadheads. Because that bow was groupingexcellent with both points, but it had different POIs. Why mess with it? A second sight is a lot cheaper than getting a second bow setup.
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Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
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If you're shooting a foam type target and want to see if they'll open, just stick a piece of cardboard in front of the target. Foam is funny when it comes to expandables, especially the one with rubber bands. Cardboard will open them up.
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ORIGINAL: GregH
Back when I only had one bow to shoot, I had two sights, one for field points and one for broadheads. Because that bow was groupingexcellent with both points, but it had different POIs. Why mess with it? A second sight is a lot cheaper than getting a second bow setup.
Back when I only had one bow to shoot, I had two sights, one for field points and one for broadheads. Because that bow was groupingexcellent with both points, but it had different POIs. Why mess with it? A second sight is a lot cheaper than getting a second bow setup.
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treehunter, I would venture to say that those expandables are indeed opening. Like a couple of guys have mentioned, put a piece of paper on the back of your target and I think you'll find the tell-tale marks of an open broadhead. I used to think the same thing when I first started shooting my Spitfireexpandables with my CB.
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ORIGINAL: treehunter
So you constantly switch sights? No thanks. That seems more of a hassle than tuning the broadheads to the fieldpoints. The good thing about the grim reapers is that the replacement blade kit for three heads is only $12 and thereare no rubberbands to mess with.
ORIGINAL: GregH
Back when I only had one bow to shoot, I had two sights, one for field points and one for broadheads. Because that bow was groupingexcellent with both points, but it had different POIs. Why mess with it? A second sight is a lot cheaper than getting a second bow setup.
Back when I only had one bow to shoot, I had two sights, one for field points and one for broadheads. Because that bow was groupingexcellent with both points, but it had different POIs. Why mess with it? A second sight is a lot cheaper than getting a second bow setup.