Howard Hill broadhead: anybody use?

What's this? Someone is hunting with Hills that are NOT shaving sharp? Oh no.

[monterey]

Originally posted by Tajue17:
holy shmoly it took a hill broadhead thread to get you to post just once in 5yrs?

Just shows the influence of anything Hill!    

I read an analysis by a board owner who said that 90% of posts were by 10% of the members and that a large number of members never post anything.

[mike g]

I always wanted to use a Hill broadhead, But they don't make a 125, So I use a similar broadhead made in OZ

I wonder how much weight the 140 loses after it has been filed on a few times.  I take quite a chunk out of the ferrule on my single bevel 160s I weighed them and they come in at 152 to 155 when sharpened.  A good bit of that reduction is in the ferrule.  One thing about the 140s is that they fly about the same as a 125 blunts on anything 20 yards and longer.  Being a secondary sighter with 160s, I find that 145 blunts equals 160 grain Hills for sighting trajectory with longer shots and 135 judo points may even sight in a little closer for point on.

[Terry Lightle]

We sell lots of the Rada sharpeners,use one myself on the main blades of my Deltas


Terry

[Tajue17]

Originally posted by monterey:
 

Originally posted by Tajue17:
holy shmoly it took a hill broadhead thread to get you to post just once in 5yrs?

Just shows the influence of anything Hill!        

I read an analysis by a board owner who said that 90% of posts were by 10% of the members and that a large number of members never post anything. [/b]

I agree,,, I know 3 stickbow shooters here locally who I have never seen one post or reply by them in any forum even the local forums.  

like this gentleman above I wonder if its just redundant postings and there's no point but every now and then someone brings up something somewhat obscure and its draws in some new posters.

[two4hooking]

Originally posted by pavan:
What's this? Someone is hunting with Hills that are NOT shaving sharp? Oh no.

I am sure someone will try to educate him that he is doing it all wrong......all that game meat must have been flukes!
   

Years back, right around when mechanical heads were all the rage, two guys got into archery the usual way, they bought cheap compounds, mechanical releases, light weight carbon arrows and mechanical heads.  They each wounded a deer with very little penetration their first year.  Somehow they went to a shoot where Lamont had his booth.  They bought a dozen 140 grain Hills, and had the brochure that Craig included, they followed the instructions given.  They both blew through their deer the following season and declared that as hard as it was to believe, they felt that they had discovered the deadliest head ever produced.  Someone sent them over to my house and I introduced them to the rest of the Hill story.  They bought longbows.  I thought this will be great, I have a couple of very adventurous young guys to shoot and hunt with.  After only one year of sharpening their longbow skills in northwest Iowa, they moved west, I have never heard from them again.

[two4hooking]

Good on you for showing them the way Paven.

I'm going to finish out my season with HH heads instead of my beloved Ace just because.....I just wish they were similar in cost.