Iron Will Broadheads (how many times)

[Evol]

I just bought some and before I justify buying more I wanted to know how much I can realistically expect to reuse them. I'm conditioned to just one and done but they seem to pay for themselves if I can get 2-3 animals out of each.

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

You will probably lose it before the life runs out with a little maintenance.

 

[5 shot group]

So far I have used one head on 2 deer. The second was bedded down and it zipped through and hit a rock on the other side, chewing up one edge a bit. I could of resharpened it, but didn't feel like taking that much time. So I just ordered a replacement 3 pack of main blades. IW does have a lifetime warranty on their broadheads and I guess I could of used it, but felt it was more of my fault then a failure of the broadhead.

If it wasn't for that rock, I would be using it again on deer/elk this year. Like turkey said, you'll probably loose it before it breaks.

all parts of the head are replaceable so in theory you can just keep rebuilding them

 

[Evol]

Kind of what I figured, thanks everyone.

Going to have to get a PO Box, getting hard to hide all the deliveries from my wife.

 

[5MilesBack]

Unless you lose it or break it, you should be able to just keep on killing with the same head with some sharpening when needed.

 

[Dschwan]

Kind of what I figured, thanks everyone.

Going to have to get a PO Box, getting hard to hide all the deliveries from my wife.

Send it to your work!

 

[Jbxl20]

I just bought some and before I justify buying more I wanted to know how much I can realistically expect to reuse them. I'm conditioned to just one and done but they seem to pay for themselves if I can get 2-3 animals out of each.

Do you plan on using your iron wills on whitetail? I just bought some s100 to take to Colorado and debating on using these here in PA for deer or if the wides would work better for blood trails.

 

[Billy Goat]

I have one that has been lost twice and refound. It's currently lost again. If/when I find it again I intend to keep using it. Two deer, rabbit, few grouse, several groundhogs.

They are the energizer bunny of broadheads.

 

[Beendare]

I have a few 2 blade BHs that I have resharpened and used again. My record is 3 animals.

IME, I hunt a lot and I lose a fair amount of arrows to them blowing through the animals so fast they;
1. bury in the dirt or under grass and brush and I lose them
2. ricochet on rocks and trees past the animal and gone
3. hit a rock at an angle and head is tweaked enough its not straight enough to shoot again

I don’t shoot an expensive head for those ^ reasons AND because the tapered design of a 2 blade puts little pressure on the edge so avg steel works great. The Buzzcuts and $3 German Jaegers Ive been shooting have all been razor sharp after going through animals- so what else do I need?

Dont get me wrong, I think IW is a great product…

 

[Trumpkin The Dwarf]

I have a few 2 blade BHs that I have resharpened and used again. My record is 3 animals.

IME, I hunt a lot and I lose a fair amount of arrows to them blowing through the animals so fast they;
1. bury in the dirt or under grass and brush and I lose them
2. ricochet on rocks and trees past the animal and gone
3. hit a rock at an angle and head is tweaked enough its not straight enough to shoot again

I don’t shoot an expensive head for those ^ reasons AND because the tapered design of a 2 blade puts little pressure on the edge so avg steel works great. The Buzzcuts and $3 German Jaegers Ive been shooting have all been razor sharp after going through animals- so what else do I need?

Dont get me wrong, I think IW is a great product…

I'm cash rich and target poor, so my priorities are a little different. I just get excited about some fresh, high end broadheads showing up in the mail. But I still carry Stingers when I chase hogs down here. I gotta put some effort into finding a hog lease or something...

 

[Evol]

Do you plan on using your iron wills on whitetail? I just bought some s100 to take to Colorado and debating on using these here in PA for deer or if the wides would work better for blood trails.

Yeah, I think I'm going to get some wides if these tune well with my bow for PA, gonna shoot them in the AM.

I have one that has been lost twice and refound. It's currently lost again. If/when I find it again I intend to keep using it. Two deer, rabbit, few grouse, several groundhogs.

They are the energizer bunny of broadheads.

Sounds good to me!

Send it to your work!

I work from home, maybe a buddies house. I'm lucky to live ~15 min from Lancaster Archery so I just do curbside pickup there.

 

[HunterHawk]

Shot 1 elk with one... im trying to convince myself to climb that mountain again with a metal detector as i know i could shine it up and get another! They are expensive but sharp and solid!

 

[Tony Trietch]

As others have posted, unless you lose it or smash it into large rocks, you can just keep touching up the edge and reusing it.
I have lost more in the moss/ground after zipping though an animal than I have damaged. The damaged ones I use as practice heads as typically they still spin true.

 

[Bill V]

Seven deer with one head is the highest number I've heard from a customer. I've lost track on my heads, but I often put the same head through multiple hogs on the same night. They will often shave hair after a pass through if they don't hit rocks.

 

[Evol]

Just for an update, they shot great. Grouped with field points perfectly.