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Title: Broadheads
Post by: cacciatore on May 01, 2024, 01:41:24 PM
I have a dream….a Simmons Shark with bleeders like old Magnus or Bear Razorheads, damn.
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Wudstix on May 01, 2024, 01:54:03 PM
One can dream!
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Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Roger Norris on May 01, 2024, 02:24:36 PM
I have never used a Simmons Shark....I was in camp one year and Ron had some, he didn't shoot anything though.

How are they to sharpen?
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: cacciatore on May 01, 2024, 02:35:21 PM
Roger, if you like to do things professionally, as I know you like it, it takes 20’ at perfection with the right stuff. If you are satisfied with the Rada only 3’. Lol
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Stringwacker on May 01, 2024, 03:07:46 PM
I have quite a few Treesharks as I used them for turkey. I didn't like the size of them....way too big for my way of thinking. I can't imagine trying to push that Kaiser blade in a four blade configuration through an animal. You would need to mount it on a huge spear and catapult it toward your prey:) All jokes aside a Treesharks with bleeders would be the ultimate for a fellow with the right equipment to handle that payload.

I use the Landsharks today for turkey. The Treeshark and the Landshark really sharpen well with the Simmons Steel Master. They are out of production (the sharpening kit) so you have to look hard to find one.
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: ozy clint on May 01, 2024, 04:03:20 PM
If your going to do something, go all the way!
4 blade great white. :bigsmyl:
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Terry Green on May 01, 2024, 04:48:54 PM
The sad part is they used to make four blades but they don't any more.
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Sojurn on May 02, 2024, 12:05:36 AM
But please make the bleeders removable.  So we can sharpen three mains and bleeders properly.  THAT would be the dream.   A broadhead like this keeps me up at night. 
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Terry Green on May 02, 2024, 09:15:21 AM
The bleeder blades were removable, However I don't know why you need them to be removable to sharpen them as I sharpened my four blade Zwickeys with Ease.... The bleeders are so easy  to sharpen, much more than the main blades. I'm not sure why you have to have them removable to sharpen them.
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Roger Norris on May 02, 2024, 10:32:51 AM
The bleeder blades were removable, However I don't know why you need them to be removable to sharpen them as I sharpened my four blade Zwickeys with Ease.... The bleeders are so easy  to sharpen, much more than the main blades. I'm not sure why you have to have them removable to sharpen them.

Yes....LaClair gave me a tiny file he got in an auto store....for filing points or something (I'm no mechanic). But it makes those Zwickey bleeders easy to sharpen.
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Wudstix on May 02, 2024, 07:19:03 PM
I'd need something like that.  Perhaps a chainsaw file would work.
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Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Bowsey Wails on May 02, 2024, 07:49:23 PM
A file designed for automotive points is much smaller than a chainsaw file. Thin, much closer to a finger nail file in size. Doesn't mean a depth gauge file won't work. Give it a try.
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Michpatriot on May 02, 2024, 10:20:21 PM
Drill one tiny hole at each end of the slot you want to create..take the head to a machine shop that does wire EDM and have them connect the dots..I would measure the thickness of a Bear bleeder and have the shop make the slot just the right width. A little fitting on the bleeder and I think you would have your cake..
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Hud on May 03, 2024, 01:05:18 AM
The Bear Ad in the back of TBM read "the Razorhead is back". Really, looked different. Check their website.
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: two4hooking on May 03, 2024, 07:44:56 AM
I used to take the old slotted eclipse heads and insert bear bleeders. Made for a huge durable head i called “Eclair” 😂 but the eclipse got too pricey for my tastes. Slitting a ace would rock as well.
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: trad_bowhunter1965 on May 03, 2024, 10:41:06 AM
The bleeder blades were removable, However I don't know why you need them to be removable to sharpen them as I sharpened my four blade Zwickeys with Ease.... The bleeders are so easy  to sharpen, much more than the main blades. I'm not sure why you have to have them removable to sharpen them.
I have seen how easy it is to sharpen bleeder blades
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Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Flbowhunter on May 03, 2024, 11:22:53 AM
The bleeder blades were removable, However I don't know why you need them to be removable to sharpen them as I sharpened my four blade Zwickeys with Ease.... The bleeders are so easy  to sharpen, much more than the main blades. I'm not sure why you have to have them removable to sharpen them.

Personally my problem isn’t the bleeders themselves because they do sharpen up easy, but the way they get in the way of the main blades. I can still get them sharp but not quite as sharp as a 2 blade.
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Pine on May 03, 2024, 11:35:26 AM
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Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Terry Green on May 06, 2024, 08:29:17 AM
The bleeder blades were removable, However I don't know why you need them to be removable to sharpen them as I sharpened my four blade Zwickeys with Ease.... The bleeders are so easy  to sharpen, much more than the main blades. I'm not sure why you have to have them removable to sharpen them.

Ah yes, that can be an issue.

Personally my problem isn’t the bleeders themselves because they do sharpen up easy, but the way they get in the way of the main blades. I can still get them sharp but not quite as sharp as a 2 blade.
Title: Re: Broadheads
Post by: Terry Green on May 06, 2024, 08:30:45 AM
The bleeder blades were removable, However I don't know why you need them to be removable to sharpen them as I sharpened my four blade Zwickeys with Ease.... The bleeders are so easy  to sharpen, much more than the main blades. I'm not sure why you have to have them removable to sharpen them.

Personally my problem isn’t the bleeders themselves because they do sharpen up easy, but the way they get in the way of the main blades. I can still get them sharp but not quite as sharp as a 2 blade.

Ah yes, that can be an issue.