It’s tough leaving money in the woods - IronWill

[jbogg]

I’m new to Trad, but I have had two complete pass throughs this year using the same Magnus Stinger 125 grn while only pulling 40 lbs. A few licks on the sharpening stone and it’s still good to go.

 

[bigmike23]

Well as someone who just lost a 200gr bishop holy Trinity Thursday, I can say going expensive isn't worth it. Broadheads are just too easily lost to spend so much.
You may have heard my scream of ultimate suffering way down in Alabama from PA when I realized it was gone lol

 

[DelaWhere_Arrow]

Dude I get pissed when I lose a $15 Montec, let alone the $10 arrow and the $12 lighted nock. That’s what I came to say, though: @Chimney7 is keepin it a hundred right now. I’ve recovered 4/5 broken nock-ends or full arrows from the last 4 years. The other one is buried in the alfalfa field several inches below topsoil lol. If you wanna save on lost arrows and broadheads, Lighted nocks FTW.

 

[trailblazer75]

Call me crazy but I love this cheap head. Great blood trails, awesome edge retention and incredibly easy to sharpen. They fly really well. One piece MIM. Yeah it’s Chinese. Drawback. But these things flat out work.

Broadheads 100 125 Grain 6 Pack Solid 3 Blades, Fixed Archery Broadheads for Compound Bows and Tradtional Bows https://a.co/d/9zDX58J

 

[HuumanCreed]

One thing that I am not good is at maintenance of 'good steel'. My Iron Will are rusted like crazy after one hunt in the rain, probably going to order replacement blades. I'm switching to my Magnus Stringer for the rest of season, it just my heart and wallet knowing that not only do I need to dry the Iron Will ASAP after the hunt, I need to remember to oil them too.

 

[deerfly]

Its a personal choice, use what ever you think gives you the best odds of quick kills. Hard to put a price on that...

That said I've been bow hunting and killing deer and hogs since the mid 70's with two blade broadheads. Started with bear razor heads like 99% of my generation, zwicky no mercy and ace standards. I tried snuffers and wensel woodsmans off and on over the years, but always go back to simple 2 blades because they work. I still have a hand full of bear razorheads as keep sakes, but still use the zwicky and ace's to this day.

Not that hard to sharpen, even in the field and I find the process a form a meditation and necessary to know I've done my part in the spirit of the hunt.

 

[mprooch]

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i am not, that would likely solve some of my problems and a few I might have found but I do know some of these arrows I have lost are under grasses that are over ankle deep water. I can however think of a few that I would have likely found if they were lighted. Good tip.

I had an arrow skip from a tiny branch last week. Saw the lighted nock in flight and that the arrow went well high and left. But, it seemed to shut off when it skipped. It was dusk and figured I’d find it when the sun went down. Nope. No light anywhere to be seen. Have since searched in daylight with no luck. It’s a goner. Lighted knock, gold tip hunter pro, brand new muzzy broadhead. Stinks but part of it, I guess.

 

[DelaWhere_Arrow]

Its a personal choice, use what ever you think gives you the best odds of quick kills. Hard to put a price on that...

This.

 

[Maverick1]

I had an arrow skip from a tiny branch last week. Saw the lighted nock in flight and that the arrow went well high and left. But, it seemed to shut off when it skipped. It was dusk and figured I’d find it when the sun went down. Nope. No light anywhere to be seen. Have since searched in daylight with no luck. It’s a goner. Lighted knock, gold tip hunter pro, brand new muzzy broadhead. Stinks but part of it, I guess.

I can relate to that….I shot a cow elk this year. She was broadside at 13 yards, in the mountains, uphill from me, kind of at the crest of the ridge. The arrow zipped through her chest cavity and didn’t slow down. I looked for the arrow for a few minutes but had a feeling that given the shot angle, thick underbrush, and trajectory, my searching was futile. It was. I use reflective arrow wraps which have really helped me find quite a few arrows in the dark.

 

[DelaWhere_Arrow]

I use reflective arrow wraps which have really helped me find quite a few arrows in the dark.

have you noticed they affect your flight at all? I hate losing or breaking an arrow more than most things in life. Even if I shoot a deer and it breaks as a result, I’m pissed and I try to salvage bits of whatever I do find.

 

[Maverick1]

have you noticed they affect your flight at all? I hate losing or breaking an arrow more than most things in life. Even if I shoot a deer and it breaks as a result, I’m pissed and I try to salvage bits of whatever I do find.

No effect for me. They weigh about 1 grain per inch, so my 4” reflective wraps add about 4-5 grains to my total arrow weight. I first started using these many years ago. They really help with two things: finding my arrow after the shot (they really reflect!) and finding my elk hunting camp at night. (Hang my bow up on a tree near my tarp, walk off to go hang up my food away from the bears - turn around and it makes finding camp so much easier - instead of stumbling around in the dark, where all the aspen trees look the same!)

 

[Maverick1]

 

[PEEJAY]

Another vote for magnus, shaving sharp from the package, easy to sharpen, and unmatched warranty. I lose one a year ground hunting, I'll look 20 minutes or so because I don't want a sharp pointy stick laying around.

I use Magnus Stingers and think theyre great. Great steel and great warranty (not for losing them though, so not much help for OP there)

But ive never got a pack i would consider shaving sharp. They always need a good bit of work to get there because of the way the bevels are cut. they are always pretty sharp but i wouldnt be able to shave with one.