Thunderhead Broadheads

[bentpole]

:confused:  George IMPO the poundage you shoot you would be better off with a 220 gn Muzzy Phantom. Remember the 6 Pt I shot last year? Or a KME sharp 2 blade. Hit them in the right spot = end of story.  

[D.Sheppard]

I have quite a few 160gr 3 blade sitting in a box if someone uses them.

[bentpole]

By the way in my Broadhead box I have some old 155        :eek:    

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Thunderheads are excellent broadheads. I'll bet I've seen at least 50 elk taken with them and I've killed a dozen myself using them over the years.

I have changed to the WW with the 3:1 ratio for my traditional gear because i like 9" of blades better than 6" going through the critters.

i wouldn't hesitate at all using thunderheads with a brass insert to give a bit of FOC punch.

[BUCKY]

Kirk, I use 100 grain brass inserts with my Phantoms. Those inserts with 170 Thunderheads should do the job on N.J. whitetails even with my 45# longbow. You agree?

[frank bullitt]

Was looking at my 2012 3 Rivers catalog, they're carrying the 100 & 125 grain Thunderheads!

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Originally posted by BUCKY:
Kirk, I use 100 grain brass inserts with my Phantoms. Those inserts with 170 Thunderheads should do the job on N.J. whitetails even with my 45# longbow. You agree?

Absolutely.... the key to any broad head set up you use is keeping them sharp and putting them in the right spot in the vitals.

I've killed a 300 Russian boar with thunderheads and the sheilds on that sucker was 3" thick.

[hvyhitter]

Thunderheads work great and are the head I recomend to those who are "sharpen skill challenged" Blades are always sharp out of the box and the head is pretty strong. I used them for years till I figured out how to sharpen snuffers...........

I have killed tons of animals with Thunderhead 125's. I shot them for years because I was/am sharpening challenged and always felt a razor sharp T-head was better than a so-so sharp cut-on-contact head. I now shoot GK Silverflame XL's and have learned how to get them scary sharp on my KME knife sharpened. It is still hard for me to do and I dread having to sharpen them but I love the way those GK's perform.

So the answer to your question is.....YES..... There are some people who have used Thunderhead broadheads out of a traditional bow.

Bisch

[Horne Shooter]

I am aware that there of some who have used Thunderheads out of Traditional bows....and with some success. I would refer to Dr. Ashby's penetration tests and see if the design of the Thunderhead is in line with his findings.   You can shoot a field point through an aniaml with killing results as well but I don't think that is your best option either.  I have killed well over 100 big game animals with Traditional equipment on three continents.  In my experience, two blade, cut on impact broadheads give you the best chance of producing a killing shot...especially in the event that the shot is into a heavy bone or less than ideal placement area.

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Originally posted by Kirkll:
I've killed a 300 Russian boar with thunderheads and the sheilds on that sucker was 3" thick.

Kirkll, just to clarify: Was that with a tradbow?

[V I Archer]

my mentor shot the old 150 grain two blade thunderheads.  He downed blacktails, black bear, elk and moose.  Granted he was drawing a 70 plus pound bow and I am sure he draws at least 29".

[Chuck from Texas]

I have had good luck with the 125 grain Thunderheads, fly great good penetration. Hard to sharpen.

[Goshawkin]

Thunderhead 125's and xx75's is all me and my buddies used for years.They worked great out of our longbows and recurves,60-75#.That was better than 20 years ago. When I switched to wood arrows I used Grizzlys. They worked great too. Main thing with any head is to have it SHARP.

The hide test never made much sense to me. Try pushing a bullet through the hide with your fingers.

[chris K.]

I have used them and they worked great.

[Running Buck]

Not meaning any disrespect, but the hide test along with the whole host of others has not proved a thing. No one has been able to come up with a test material that will replicate a live animal. Hair, living tissue, blood, bone etc. all come into play. We are talking NJ whitetails here, not the biggest deer on the planet. A 45 pound bow with a properly tuned arrow, and a sharp thunderhead put in the right place will take deer all season long. To be honest, in the past four seasons I have not seen much of a difference between thunderheads and woodsmens(I use both). Both heads make a big hole, both come out the other side of the animal and both get buried in the dirt. Thunderheads are 40 bucks for 6 and the older glue on woodsmens are a tad cheaper if you shop around. JMHO

[ddauler]

Lotta fellers used them around here back in the late 80's but now day's there are tons of options so I never see anyone using them. I hate all replacable blade heads! Oh did I tell you I use FF strings on all my selfbows! Go figure. DD

[elkken]

I have killed several critters with them out of bows from 49-55# and never had any problems. Biggest critter with them was a caribou and smallest a turkey. I like the razor sharp blades and they always flew very well. I was shooting the 125's mostly but did kill a nice whitetail with the 160grn 2 blade.

[BRIARS]

I used thunderheads for years, but have went with the 2 blade hype over the last few years.

To resharpen them I remove the blade then used a small piece of emery cloth and forceps to hold the blades. Then use a ceramic rod to sharpen the blades. I never had a problem getting them shaving sharp.

[Cory Mattson]

we love em - deadly !! - I keep em on my daughters bow so I know they are sharp. I use sharks    - hey Doug good to see ya!
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