jstanton007
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I've read so many good reviews that I have to be the anomaly. Maybe someone on here can tell me if this is become more common or if I just got a bad batch. I ordered three (3) of the Evo 100gr with 3/4" bleeders and three (3) of the Evo X 125gr with 1/2" bleeders from Black Ovis and have issues with all of them. For $200 I expected better quality.
First issue was I noticed one of the 100gr heads has some surface rust on the bleeder blade and when I went to feel the edge they all felt noticeably dull. I checked the 125s and they felt dull as well. None of the 6 I got will even cut hair on the back of my hand. They will barely cut through the edge of a piece of paper and yet a used box cutter blade I had laying around will easily slice through the same piece of paper. They don't look used and as far as I can tell they are all new. From all the reviews I've read these should have been razor sharp out of the box.
I always weigh my broadheads to see how true to advertised weight they are. I expect a little variance plus or minus but here is what I got. The 100gr heads with the 3/4" bleeders should weigh in at about 105gr but they were 109.0, 108.4, and 108.2 grains. I know they say the 3/4" bleeders add approximately 5gr so this may be close enough, I just don't know what they consider acceptable. The 125gr heads with 1/2" bleeders should be right at 125gr but they were 129.8, 128.7, and 128.1 grains. I thought maybe they accidentally installed 3/4" bleeders, which would account for some of the extra weight, but they measured right at 0.5" on each one. I measured the bleeders on the 100gr heads also and they were only 0.68" each, when they should be 0.75". The length of the main blade was right on at 1-3/16" but the width was only 1-1/32" not 1-1/16". Again not sure what acceptable tolerances are. The length and width of the main blade on the 125gr heads was all spot on plus the bleeders were right at 1/2" so that's why I wonder why the 100gr heads are off both on main blade width and bleeder width?
Lastly all 6 of the threads on the ferrule have fine stainless steel hairs from where the threads were cut. I had to go over each of them with a brush and run them in and out of an old arrow to clean up the threads. This isn't a huge deal but for a premium broadhead like this I expected more.
I know I may sound overly critical but I had really high hopes for these and when I got them I was just disappointed.
First issue was I noticed one of the 100gr heads has some surface rust on the bleeder blade and when I went to feel the edge they all felt noticeably dull. I checked the 125s and they felt dull as well. None of the 6 I got will even cut hair on the back of my hand. They will barely cut through the edge of a piece of paper and yet a used box cutter blade I had laying around will easily slice through the same piece of paper. They don't look used and as far as I can tell they are all new. From all the reviews I've read these should have been razor sharp out of the box.
I always weigh my broadheads to see how true to advertised weight they are. I expect a little variance plus or minus but here is what I got. The 100gr heads with the 3/4" bleeders should weigh in at about 105gr but they were 109.0, 108.4, and 108.2 grains. I know they say the 3/4" bleeders add approximately 5gr so this may be close enough, I just don't know what they consider acceptable. The 125gr heads with 1/2" bleeders should be right at 125gr but they were 129.8, 128.7, and 128.1 grains. I thought maybe they accidentally installed 3/4" bleeders, which would account for some of the extra weight, but they measured right at 0.5" on each one. I measured the bleeders on the 100gr heads also and they were only 0.68" each, when they should be 0.75". The length of the main blade was right on at 1-3/16" but the width was only 1-1/32" not 1-1/16". Again not sure what acceptable tolerances are. The length and width of the main blade on the 125gr heads was all spot on plus the bleeders were right at 1/2" so that's why I wonder why the 100gr heads are off both on main blade width and bleeder width?
Lastly all 6 of the threads on the ferrule have fine stainless steel hairs from where the threads were cut. I had to go over each of them with a brush and run them in and out of an old arrow to clean up the threads. This isn't a huge deal but for a premium broadhead like this I expected more.
I know I may sound overly critical but I had really high hopes for these and when I got them I was just disappointed.