STOS broadheads

[Sixgun]

I just purchased some 160 grain STOS broadheads at the Kalamazoo show. I read alot about adding a tanto point to broadheads. Is this something that I need to do to these, or are the tips sturdy enough as is?

They do sharpen up nice with the KME broadhead sharpener!

Thanks,

Ray

[meathead]

Not necessary but I put it on mine.  Just takes a couple strokes with a file.

[Orion]

I tanto mine, but you don't need to tanto them.  However, you should knock off the needle point.  Can go with a rounded tip, or chisel tip, anything but a needle point, which will tend to turn over and retard penetration on a bone hit.  That's true of all needle points, by the way.

[Stumpkiller]

I put just the tiniest bevel on each edge of my Stos ("tanto" is Japanese, and I don't speak Japanese) at the tip to eliminate the fine point that might potentially curl.  I have had them pass through rib bones coming and going.  GREAT heads and my current favorite.

 

 

[JamesKerr]

I recommend putting a tanto tip on any 2 blade broadhead that doesn't already come with one It doesn't have to be a major tip reduction just knock a little pit of that super pointy tip off and make it more triangular.

[Fletcher]

I also like the "tanto" type point over the needle.  It doesn't need to be much but can make a big difference.  Here's a tanto point on a Zwickey Delta.  One of these days I'm gonna have to do a video of this.

 

[hunt it]

Regular STOS has tanto tip last time I checked.

[Robhood23]

I usually shoot delta's but tried some STOS this year and they sharpen up really nice on the KME. I didn't mess with the tip and my head had no issues zipping through the ribs and burying in the ground. I was really impressed with them and they are easier to sharpen than my deltas!

[Cherry Tree]

I dont mess with the tip. Awesome broad heads.

[southernarcher]

My stos came with the tanto style tip. They work.

[Orion]

Yep.  The newer heads are tantoed.  Great minds think alike.