Should I have expected better?

[M60gunner]

I would have expected those heads to at least be "ready to hunt". Laser marks on the cutting edge shows me lack of attention to detail. At $40 a pop I would not mind a piece of that action.

[woodchucker]

You could have bought a 6 pack of Zwickeys for $40..... Just Sayin'    

[newhouse114]

WESTBROOK, What did those hit? If steel, then I'm ok with it, if bone, there is a serious problem. I bought a bunch of over tempered heads from them one time for dirt cheap that work great in critters but are brittle when hitting small rocks in the dirt.

[D.Sheppard]

Sometimes ya get what ya pay for ....... not so much this time !

[Shadowhnter]

Personally,  I would be a WHOLE lot more concerned with the vents in the blades, and lack of 3:1 working advantage that would inhibit penetration for certain according to Ashbys findings, WAY before id be concerned about machining marks.

As for them heads for the money....it would be a cold day in hades before id spend that amount on a broadhead, when so many great broadheads that conform to Ashbys descriptions are out there for SOOOO much less. These heads do not even fit his description......just sayin. I would send em back in a heart beat and get something like Abowyer's Brown bear, Grizzlys, or Tuff heads. JMO.

[WESTBROOK]

Originally posted by newhouse114:
WESTBROOK, What did those hit? If steel, then I'm ok with it, if bone, there is a serious problem. I bought a bunch of over tempered heads from them one time for dirt cheap that work great in critters but are brittle when hitting small rocks in the dirt.

Those were failures in Buffalo, pic is from Andy Ivy while was guiding in Australia. The only heads that haven't failed are VPA, Widowmaker & Tuffhead.

[pdk25]

Lots big info about the  Ashby heads and brown bears failing from a bad temper.  I would assume the monarchsbhad that link worked out, but those vents are not ideal but I think the OP knee that going in, in addition to the fact it is not a 3:1 ratio head.

[Sam McMichael]

I would never spend $40 for any broadhead, but, if I did, I would want the blade to be highly polished.

[LongStick64]

I would of expected a broadhead at that price to be razor sharp out of the box ready to shave hair and draw blood. That is a lot of money to not get that.For less than one broadhead I could get 3 Scary Sharp Tuskers from Braveheart Archery.
 http://braveheartarchery.us/tusker_broadheads.htm

[Orion]

The little ridges on the ferrule aren't an issue, but at that price, I would expect them to be hunt ready, i.e., shaving sharp.  Can't really tell from these pix whether they are or not.

I'm not averse to spending money for quality gear, but $40 for a broad head is exorbitant.  I've spent $20 per head.  Really not any better than heads I can buy for a quarter the price.

[Captain*Kirk]

Build a better mousetrap...and everyone will want one whether it works or not.
I watched a You Tube video of some guy doing his utmost to destroy a Zwickey Eskimo, including point-blank at a 55gal. steel drum (in and out both sides) and 1/4" steel plate. He did succeed in turning the tip once or twice, but direct hits on a dried whitetail skull punched right through.
I think we tend to overthink the process sometimes.
Sometimes, the old mousetrap works very well.

[BenBow]

They got through QC and you should sen them back!!!

[David Mitchell]

$40 a head!!! No way no how. I'll stay with the old mouse trap.