questions about arrowheads.

[Mafort]

so im making some new arrows but im having some issues deciding which kind of head to use. i read somewhere that a 2 blade broadhead was better at making an entry but a three bladed broadhead makes a bigger entry hole and therefore a better blood trail to follow. i need some help. which one do you use and why?

[osage outlaw]

I use a razor sharp 2 blade for maximum penetration.  Single bevel works great.  If you hit them where it counts the blood trail will be short and easy to follow.

[Pat B]

I agree with Clint.  I have used Wenzel Woodsman, a 3 blade but never taken a deer with one. It's a narrow 3:1 broadhead.

[Mafort]

Reason i ask is because im looking at getting the bodkin 3 blade broadheads from 3 riversarchery.

[osage outlaw]

That picture is from a Zwickey - Cliff Zwickey 2 blade.  3rivers carry them.  I had great blood trails with them.  I could see red spray coming out as both deer ran off.  I will be using them again this fall.  I used 3 blade points out of modern equipment when penetration wasn't a concern.   

[Hawkdancer]

Not sure if I asked this on another thread, but what is the best way to sharpen to the razor edge.  I have a Lansky set up, and a bunch of stones, files, and hones?  Don't have a slow grinder yet.
Hawkdancer

[osage outlaw]

I sharpened  mine with the Lanskey kit

[archeryrob]

The Bodkins should work just fine. You don't need three blades as long as you put it between the ribs and through the lungs.

I use the Lansky Broadhead Sharpener from Amazon for $9 and my daughter uses it on her Muzzy Trocars.

[Hawkdancer]

OSage,, Rob,
Do you use the 17 or the 20 degree bevel?
Hawkdancer

[osage outlaw]

I use whatever angle matches the edge bevel closest.

[Mafort]

That picture is from a Zwickey - Cliff Zwickey 2 blade.  3rivers carry them.  I had great blood trails with them.  I could see red spray coming out as both deer ran off.  I will be using them again this fall.  I used 3 blade points out of modern equipment when penetration wasn't a concern.

i saw those and they looked awesome however kentucky regs wont let me use barbed points like that for hunting.

[osage outlaw]

Have you checked the regulations lately?  They used to be illegal in Indiana and some other states.  Since the mechanical broadheads came out a lot of states have removed the barbed restriction.  That's why Zwickey reintroduced the Cliff Zwickey point.  I know they are legal in Michigan and Indiana now.  I'm not sure about Kentucky. 

[Mafort]

hmmm i guess they changed it. i looked it up and it just says they cant be chemically treated and must be 7/8 wide.

[archeryrob]

The lansky is a 22.5 angle, but I don't think they angle is that important. Its a broad head penetrating at 130FPS or faster by the time it gets to the deer and not a knife.

A long sloping blade like the Bod-Kin will cut better than the Trocar chisel points my daughter uses on her compound with a 45 degree angle of attack and they kill and bleed out just fine. Worryign abut the angle of the grind is overkill, IMO. Traditional guys have been stropping with files for a ragged serrated edge for years and it kills just fine because of the speed of the entry, but you wouldn't want to butcher with it. 

[burchett.donald]

Clint,
          Love that kind of blood trail, no doubt you found that deer...I used Zwicky Eskimo for years...Love the 2 blade and more importantly the "cut on contact tip"...The cut on contact point penetrates much easier than a chisel point...