CC Sharpener Any Good?

[2Blade]

I'm wanting to buy a sharpener for my broadheads. I seen the CC Sharpener and was wondering what everyone thinks of it? Would I be better off getting something else?

Ive never been taught how to use a stone so I was hoping this would make my life a little easier with the CC. Is the ceramic to be used to make the head more sharp or take of burrs? Sorry for all the questions but its driving me crazy.

[Focusource]

I use one.  I don't use the ceramic as a hone much. I don't think there is enough surface area on the ceramic to use it as a hone.  Just pulling the broadhead through the groove for a while gives me a nice edge.  It is quick, easy and effective.

[Rob DiStefano]

i use a carbide wheel sharpener for field touch ups, but the ABSOLUTE BEST broadhead and knife sharpener is the KME ...

 www.kmesharp.com

[LV2HUNT]

I use them to create the proper angle to start with and finish with ceramic sticks.

My brother who is quite lazy only uses the accusharp which is the same thing as a cc in a different package. He regularly shoots through deer and hogs with his Magnus heads so it is hard to argue with the results.

[2Blade]

Good to know. So do you think I could get away with using it to sharpen all my heads for hunting or is there better alternatives? How long do the teeth last in the CC before having to replace them?

[2Blade]

Heres the other alternative I was talking about.
  http://www.3riversarchery.com/product.asp?i=6314X  

I seen someone who colored blades black with a marker. When he sharpend the head it would remove the black exposing silver steel which was the edge. Would this method work with this sharpeners? And should I get a piece of leather to take off burrs?

[Butch Speer]

I bought an Alaska Bowhunter Supply sharpener. Same thing as a CC sharpener. Does a pretty decent job. Has ceramic on the back. Works good to take a burr off. I believe there are better ways to sharpen. If you can. If not, this works good for the sharpened challenged. Twenty bucks is a pretty good price. The larger one would probably be easier to use as far as the ceramic goes. Bigger area.

[Charlie Lamb]

A "pull through" sharpener can be very handy in the field and they are surprisingly effective.

Like Rob said above, the best is a KME. Tune up your heads at home then in the event you need to field sharpen bring out your pull through.

[Charlie Lamb]

You shouldn't need to mark the edges with a pull through type sharpener, but it wouldn't hurt a thing if you did.

[LV2HUNT]

Originally posted by 2Blade:
Good to know. So do you think I could get away with using it to sharpen all my heads for hunting or is there better alternatives? How long do the teeth last in the CC before having to replace them?

Like I said, the accusharp is all my brother uses on his heads and he does not seem to have any issues getting passthroughs.

I do not know how long the the teeth would last but it should be a very long time because the carbide is much harder than broadhead steel.

In fact that seems to be the primary knock on CC sharpeners is that they tend to remove a fair amount of metal each time you use them.

[DIAMONDBACK]

You can remove the carbide teeth,reverse them.They last a very long time.

[NDTerminator]

I use the G5 pull through sharpener & a strop. 5-6 pulls through the sharpener and a couple passes on the strop produce a scary edge on Magnus 2 blades...