I had a buddy step off the trail on a steep hillside just before a group of elk came through. He forgot to put his release on and shot a cow at about 3 feet with fingers.
I'm working on new product development and I'm curious what you guys are using for total weight upfront on your arrows including the insert, broadhead, and collar if used. Let me know what you are using or want to use for total weight. Thanks!
I haven't used them myself but I've heard good things about them. I think with the aluminum core, you get better straightness and spine consistency in general making them a very accurate arrow. The trade-off for me is that aluminum can be bent and I put arrows through a lot of abuse testing...
I've hunted with the VXR 31.5 this year, making longer shots on elk and caribou. I prefer a heavier, longer bow since I can shoot them better at long range, even though they aren't as nice to carry for all those miles.
Easton uses a process they call pulltrusion which doesn't have a seam and gives a pretty consistent spine all the way around. These will be made from a higher modulus carbon, so have a slightly thinner wall and lower GPI. Iron Will Deep Six HIT inserts and Collars will fit these new 4mm shafts...
It's going to depend on shot placement of course, but we've been getting a lot of customers reporting great blood trails with our new Wide Series heads. The advantage over mechanicals in my mind is that I can take more shot angles without the chance of failure (shoulder bones, spine, frontal)...
They take a little more care if hunting in the rain a lot, but there is a huge difference in break strength between .062" A2 Tool Steel and .050" thick Stainless Steel. Check out the recent, independent durability testing on bone by WaptiWear. The blades are all shown at the end of the videos.
The Iron Will k1 Ultralight Hunting Knife weighs 1.0 ounce as a skeleton knife. We just added a handle option also at 1.7 ounces. Here is a photo and a video link. It's made of A2 steel at 60 HRC.
I personally really like the top sharpened edge of the k1 for ripping hide. It's like having two knives in one for only 1 ounce. Several people have asked us to make a version without the sharpened top edge and we may add this for next year. I typically use the gutless method, but some guys...
In theory being overspined could make the arrow less forgiving to imperfections in your bow setup or form. Experts at Easton have told me this is more of a concern with world class target archers and not hunting setups in general. In practice, I have found that going one spine stiffer than the...
Yes, you can buy the handle kit separately and assemble it to any k1 or k2 knife, same handle for both. Thanks for posting the link, Laned. (We had several prototype iterations on the k1, but have only sold one variation, so the handle will fit any k1 or k2 purchased.) We are considering...