Ashby BH - Alaska Bowhunting Supply

[joebuck]

bm22....you bring up an excellant point. This is a broadhead developed,designed and finaniced by ABS. They used the information from Ed Ashby tests, recomendations and approval of name. Ed Ashby on the record has not taken one penny from ABS or any other BH company to sell his name. I find that so refreshing in this day in age. Maybe some people have a problem with a retired optometrist's extensive testing broadhead penetration on big game or do they also doubt a retired chiropractors writings and lectures on how to kill big whitetails or an ex IBM middle manager on how to shoot instintive......gosh I sure don't..the body of their work speaks for theirselves no matter the old or present occupation.

[Desperado]

Joebuck & JimB...Just so you know...when I got into trad shooting, I shot so many trad bows that I just could not shoot well...Bear, Shakespeare, Hoyt, Wing, Pearson, Damon Howatt(sp?), and on and on...
When I picked up my first Widow and shot it, I was in heaven. It reeked of quality and performance.
If I could have found one of those "$50.00 pawn shop bows" that shot anywhere near as sweet as my widow, I would have owned one. Having said that, I never did shoot a Pearson Javelina but I am going to keep my eyes open and if it shoots as well as my Widow as you said it will, I will have one in a heart beat.

[pdk25]

Agreed, hogdancer.

[Desperado]

By the way...as for the broadheads...If I could find any that perform as well as the Ashby at a fraction of the cost, I will use those also....Oh Yeah...I already have...WW's, Razorheads and Zwickeys etc.
However...in my first post I did say "In my humble opinion", and that is what makes this site so great.
Do I think $30.00 for a broadhead is ridiculous??You bet I do! (Unless a rare one for a collector) Do you think a custom bow performs like a $50.00 pawn shop bow??? Obviously you do. God bless the ability to have differrent opinions!!! It would be a dull world without it! You shoot the Ashbys if you wish and I'll keep shooting my Widows and hopefully we will both make quick, clean kills, no matter what we think of each others choices! Be safe this season! Cotton

[joebuck]

Point well taken Cottonwood...I can understand how you like that Widow. Extremely well made bow. I bet you like custom grip,inlay, exotic wood veneers, fast flight string, dry fire proof tips..etc. This bow certainly needs no defense..........I like these Ashby heads also...440B Stainless at a 58 rockwell that really sharpens easily to razor edge unlike some other BH with lessor quality steel. I also like how it is machined out of 1 piece of metal unlike other heads. This head is super tough.........I know they are expensive like those Black Widows you like.....we're just alike, we both like quality and we'll pay for it...........you in a bow and me in a broadhead... We're the same my Yankee brother, have good season yourself

[WidowEater]

I cant wait for the next expensive broadhead to come out...Maybe those ABowyers will sell for 40 bucks a pop then we will be in business.

So many memories created.

[longbow from LW]

WTF, 90 bucks for 3 bh's?  440b ain't that great of a s.s. steel either.  If it was S30v or S90v or something of that ilk maybe the cost can be justified, but how many have split a Grizzly head or the like?  A good carbon steel will usually, not always but usually will sharpen easier, is tougher(less prone to chipping), will be abit more maleable in that it will bend before breaking etc. etc.  Man most of us hunt whitetails and I'm gonna use a 30 buck head on one?  They almost look as good as my old Moosewhack heads from 20 yrs ago.  keepem sharp

[JohnV]

Joey thinks that just because he is from Oxford and plans to send his boy to school there that he is so much smarter than the rest of us!

[WidowEater]

i love edged objects so i am always keeping up with knife and braodhead and axe and tomahawk "technology" so to speak.  I also love sharpening things.  even just pencils, yeah its a problem.

Anyways I dont buy everything with a keen edge that is out there but i sure enjoy reading about it.

[joebuck]

Excuse me guys, I'll be away for awhile.................i just saw a mountain lion across the street!

[joebuck]

Longbow from LW....here you go. Have a good evening.

 

[p1choco]

This is almost as good as watching reality TV.  I tune in every day!

[Van/TX]

I like that Ashby fellow  :D  

These heads are not very strong when hitting something that ain't alive, but they will kill.  You could compare them to the Thudy-Thudy of rifle whitetail kills.  Can you guess the brand?  :p    They are cheap    ...Van
 

[SERGIO VENNERI]

Very interesting, but I'll stick with a broadhead that has never let me down and flies like my field points... The Snuffer ! God bless Roger.

[Guru]

Amen Serg!!

 This is very interesting stuff....I've enjoyed it!

[WidowEater]

Seems all living love conflict