Single bevel broadheads?

[Huntingnorseman]

I have just read a couple articles on the potential benefits of a single bevel broadhead blade on the Journal of Mountain Hunting. Are there any particular brands people have experience with or tips on sharpening the blades?

 

[MikeStrong]

I used the Kudu Point broadheads this year and they worked well for me. Shot well and plowed straight through a mule deer buck for a clean pass through. He did the drunk and then died in about 30 yards. They have a video or 2 out on how to sharpen them and it seems pretty straight forward.

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[Jester_archery]

If they either come apart or are a true two blade you can sharpen them like a chisel. If you dont have stones it can be done with progressively finer sandpaper on top of a sheet of glass. Some YouTube videos should put you on the right track.

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[Huntingnorseman]

Thanks! I had a mechanical not work so well on an elk last season so I am going back to a fixed blade.

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Also, can a single bevel be shot on a straight fletch so long as the rotation of the arrow is the same as the bevel. Or do they do best with shooting the same helical rotation?

 

[OR Archer]

Helical has to match the bevel.

 

[MikeStrong]

I shot mine with straight fletch this year and had no issues.

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[PathFinder]

They are the easiest blade type to sharpen IMO. Clean up the main bevel, kiss the burr off the back side, and done.

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[Zac]

The Kudu’s are tricky because the blade angle is progressively steeper towards the base of the head, so you can’t just sharpen them on a flat stone, I’d probably try Bone instead of Kudu, all the weight of that head is in the top, Kudu is seriously lacking in the front.

 

[Bowhuntr64]

I have just read a couple articles on the potential benefits of a single bevel broadhead blade on the Journal of Mountain Hunting. Are there any particular brands people have experience with or tips on sharpening the blades?

I’ve done a lot of testing on a bunch I’d different single bevels. You can see the vids of those tests on my YouTube Channel: Lusk Archery Adventures.


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[Kucher]

I am currently shooting slick truck magnaums. Has anyone switched from slick trick to a single bevel and seen better results?

 

[MikeStrong]

I am currently shooting slick truck magnaums. Has anyone switched from slick trick to a single bevel and seen better results?

I got new arrows this year and tested Slicktrick Standards as well as the Kudupoints. I had more consistent flight with the Kudus. That could just be my bow and setup, and it may not work the same for you, but I think they would be worth buying 1 pack and giving them a try.

Another side bonus to the Kudu is they come with a flat, easy to carry case that holds 6 heads. If you're packing back in for a few days, it makes it easy to carry some extra heads, and takes up very little space in a pack.

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[Kucher]

I got new arrows this year and tested Slicktrick Standards as well as the Kudupoints. I had more consistent flight with the Kudus. That could just be my bow and setup, and it may not work the same for you, but I think they would be worth buying 1 pack and giving them a try.

Another side bonus to the Kudu is they come with a flat, easy to carry case that holds 6 heads. If you're packing back in for a few days, it makes it easy to carry some extra heads, and takes up very little space in a pack.

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Thank for your input

 

[Doug_Flutie]

Does anyone have experience or input on Bone Broadheads? Been looking at them for a bit. Randy Newberg used them on a Bison hunt and seemed to have good luck.

Lost the biggest deer of my life this Nov with a Rage mechanical knockoff......hit bone and broke. Only using fixed 1 piece construction broadheads moving forward. Strongly considering single bevel for both elk and deer.

 

[MikeStrong]

I haven't used Bone heads myself, but I've heard nothing but good things about them

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[TristanJH]

I haven't had occasion to send a single bevel through anything with fur, but I have been a more than a little disappointed at their ability to penetrate feathers. Granted, we're talking about a recurve, but it casts a 645-grain arrow tipped with a 250 grain cutthroat at 175fps and couldn't punch all the way through a turkey inside 10 yards. The next bird I hit with a slightly lighter arrow tipped with a valkyrie Jagger and it didn't hardly slow down at all. I'm sure it'd be a different story out of a speed bow, but by comparison I've been able to lightly push other arrows through a hide.

 

[Beendare]

I haven't had occasion to send a single bevel through anything with fur, but I have been a more than a little disappointed at their ability to penetrate feathers. Granted, we're talking about a recurve, but it casts a 645-grain arrow tipped with a 250 grain cutthroat at 175fps and couldn't punch all the way through a turkey inside 10 yards.......

Thats ^ weird...a fluke?

I'm ambivalent on single bevels....I don't see where its that much of an advantage......but it seems to me that arrow should have sliced open that turkey. Crazy.

I have seen some crazy stuff with turkey's though. I think due to the fact that the feathers and some spots on them are bony can be tough to penetrate. Plus, they aren't heavy....so if you hit something hard the animal gives...and the arrow ends up pushing them away instead of penetrating. It seems weird that could happen with a COC head.

Partially germane to the comment; I saw a TV vid where a Primos guy in a pop up blind had his arrow bounce 4' back off a turkey at about 25 yds. He was an older guy.....shooting a light poundage compound and light arrow- I'm sure................. and he was using a mech BH.

 

[Conbriden]

I’m a big fan of the cutthroats. I used the stay sharp tool to sharpen them

 

[LeaveMeHangin]

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