Tusker Broadheads

[Zradix]

Hello!

I'm wondering if any of you have tried the 190 Grn glue on Tusker concorde recently. The ones made over the last few years have a little thicker blade. They are now made with a .06" thick blade.
That's pretty thick!! I'm just torn between the "Grizzly El Grande" and this tusker head. Both can be single beveled. The tusker is almost twice as thick at the point. The tusker is also a little harder.
The tusker also has about 1/4" shorter "unbraced by ferrule" section at the tip. I'll file a COI Tanto for both points.
The Grizzly though has a lot smoother taper from the point to the ferrule section.  The Tusker has a bit of a abrupt bump at the forward part of the ferrule.
I've read the Ashby reports on the modified grizz. Sounds good but reviews of the 190 grain tusker are hard to find.

Anyway, I'd just like to hear some opinions sprinkled with some facts.
Thanks  

[Granite Mtn]

I killed 9 hogs on a five day hunt in Texas this spring.  I put chisel tips on some needle points on others.  One of the needle points bent slightly.  Can't remember much about that paticular shot other than dead hog.  Had one of the Tusker Aztecs with a bent tip after a complete pass through on a black bear this spring.  I do not put single bevels on heads because I can never get them as sharp as a double bevel, and penetration has rarely been a problem for me.  I generaly shoot at least 15 big game animals a year, whitetails being the smallest animal I hunt.  My sugestion is carry plenty of bow and get the heads razor sharp, ash birch or hickory shafts never hurt the penetration situation.

[SlowBowinMO]

Anyway, I'd just like to hear some opinions sprinkled with some facts.

There's a good quote!  :D  

I've been shooting the Tuskers a few months.  Very impressed so far.  The big 190 Concorde is my favorite at this point.  I like the versatility of the head, the single blade piece makes it pretty easy to sharpen however you want to do it.  Right, left or double bevel will all work well with the head.  They fly super and take and hold a great edge.  They seem tough enough to me thus far that I'd tackle anything that walks with one on the front of my arrow.  Those were opinions...    

Now for some interesting facts.  I don't think all your data is correct.  The Tusker is certainly not double the thickness of a Grizzly 190, although it may have a slight edge.  A standard Grizzly 125 is .040 and the Grizzly 190 is substantially thicker than a 125 if that helps you any.  Both the Grizzly 190 and the Tuskers are reportedly hardened to about 52 HRC, although recent Grizzlies have seemed to be even harder.  So on hardness it's about a tie and the edge probably goes to Grizzly.  Tusker wins on being easier to sharpen than a Grizzly, and can be used any way you want while the Griz is limited to right wing fletching for best performance.  You are absolutely correct the Grizzly has a smoother ferrule, but I've not found the ferrule bump on the Tusker to be quite as dramatic as pictures suggest.  There's not a whole lot of bump when you run a finger over them, much less than say a Hill for comparison.

I've hunted them this year but have drawn no blood.  Granite Mtn you are the man!  Great experiences thanks for sharing.     Unlike you, I can get single bevels sharper than anything, so I tend to single bevel almost all my heads no matter what they are.

Good hunting all!  Tim

[FJTOYMAN]

I shot my elk this year with a Tusker 160glue on. I JB welded some broad head adapters in and put a single LH bevel on them. They finished at 180 grns. I was shooting them on my CX Rebels 65/75. Total arrow weight was 620 grns.
I'm impressed with there performance to say the least. My arrow hit a rib square about 3" above the brisket. It spilt the rib and hit the bottom of the heart and then stuck in the oppisite side rib. The broadhead is as good as new and still scarry sharp. I don't plan on changing broadhead brands.
FWIW I skipped an arrow off the target one day before the season. I smacked a cinder block foundation from my shed. It took a chunk out of the block and dulled the point a bit. The head was still straight and shootable. Only damage was a lost nock.