Stainless vs Carbon Steel.....

[BUFF]

it used to drive me nuts. I would have my Snuffer shaving sharp. a week later ...they were still kinda sharp but not shaving sharp. I bought a dozen GK heads last year before going to Africa and will not likely go back to shooting anything less. I get them sharp and they stay sharp until I shoot something with them

[hunt it]

VA,

$10.00 each thats a little pricy for ya aint it??
You could trade five of em for two Silver Flames (not sure where or with who).  

[VA Bowbender]

quote:Originally posted by hunt it:
VA,

$10.00 each thats a little pricy for ya aint it??
You could trade five of em for two Silver Flames (not sure where or with who).  

[MWhitehair]

As a culinary student, aspiring chef, and amature bladesmith, not to mention a die hard bowhunter, I spend a good amount of time every day with something sharp in my hand.

In my experience, (Take it for what its worth...) good carbon steel beats the heck outta good stainless steel all day long IMHO. I look at it this way; the high-carbon steel I favor is made specifically for blades, it has few other practical uses. While stainless steel, on the other hand, is made for God-knows-what...

Each has there own pro's and con's but if its a blade, I want carbon...

[Tree man]

With due respect to everyone citing their personal experiences and preferences.... Blanket statements regarding Stainless versus Carbon steel are seldom accurate other than the truths that stainless is more rust resitant and carbon is almost invariably less expensive for the raw material.
Personally, I find carbon steel broadheads of many different brands, formulations and Rockwell C hardness levels are entirely adequate for my use.