Simmons shooters,give me some feedback.

[Longbowwally]

Treeshark - I've killed three deer with them. Excellent penetration - all three were shot at around 5 or so yards(pretty much straight down) and all had complete penetration. For me, that is great penetration for that type of hit as I don't always get full penetration on that type of shot with other broadheads.
Great blood trails. If you shoot something with the treeshark and he don't go down quick then you made a bad hit and would not recover the animal regardless of the broadhead - IMHO.
I've always shot 50 - 55 pound bows but am shooting 45 pounds this season and will see what the treeshark does at that poundage.
I've also shot at least one deer(I think there were more but can't remember) with the Innerceptor. It worked well - good penetration and good blood trail. Quartering away shot that broke the front leg on exit - no damage to broadhead at all.
In my limited experience(3 deer), the treeshark penetrates comparable to smaller broadheads that I've used such as the WW, Magnus, STOS(maybe).
Try'em you'll like'm.

[Ian johnson]

wheres a good place to buy

[grizzlyxx]

I bought my directly from Simmons.  Got to my house in 2 days. Can buy off their website or do like I did and call.

[James Wrenn]

I have had great luck with the tigersharks and treesharks the last couple of years on deer and hogs.I normally shoot bows in the 45lb class but will be useing both out of lighter weight bows this year.I use the glue-ons instead of the screw-ins.

[bm22]

Originally posted by 12ringman:
I guess my other question is can these be sharpened on a Tru-Angle set?

Also,
bm22 how did the broadhead bounce off the rib and stick through the other side? Would that not have severed the rib to go through?

it slipped between ribs on the way in and hit the rib on the opposite side, at first i thought that i had hit the opposite shoulder blade but alas when i skinned him there was a chip in a rib opposite of the entrance hole. thus it bounce back off a rib on the other side.

now this was pretty disturbing because if you think about it it only traveled threw about 1 in. of hide and meat then threw about 1/2 inch of lung tissue. before it hit a rib, and ribs aren't very strong. i would have thought a 460 grain arrow @ 195 fps would have been sticking in the dirt 6 inches.

like i said i beleive part of my problem was a light weight arrow, i now shoot 540 grain arrow. and who knows it may have been a weird angle or maybe if i was to shoot the same deer again it would have passed threw. another reason i didn't like them is because of the bleeders. but i would like to try the razorsharks or the tiger shark.

[Landshark160]

Between myself and my friend who got me started bowhunting, we have taken 164 deer, 3 bear, 1 antelope, 1 hog, 1 javelina, and several coyotes, bobcats and a fox, all with Simmons heads.  

I promise you, get them sharp and they will perform.

[DW]

Whole-heartedly agree with Landshark 160........myself and my best buddy, all screw-in 160's, Interceptor's, and a few Treesharks in the mix........91 whitetails, 5 bears, 4 elk, and a good size pile of hogs. I know there is a LOT of good broadheads out there that works great, but I also know what works for me and what I like, keep them sharp and they'll work....I don't claim to be an expert on anything, but these things work as advertised.

[12ringman]

Can these be sharpened on a Truangle system?

[Tim Fishell]

I am no expert on sharpening these heads as I just started shooting them but I would say you would have a tough time using the Tru Angle to sharpen them.  Mainly because of the radius on the back end of the blade.  If you buy Simmons heads do you self a favor and get the wheelie sharpener.  It works wonders.

[James Wrenn]

I agree.Buy there sharpener or use something round or half round.I have the paper wheel setup and have learned to use it on mine.A bit of a learning curve but sure takes the time and effort out of it.

[Interseptor]

James,
Do you think to could do a tutorial on sharpening the Simmons using the paper wheel setup?
Doug

[Tajue17]

do you guys ever get any screw-ins that do not spin straight when on the arrow and show a slight wobble, if so would you still shoot these out of a 51# widow?

[Apex Predator]

Tajue17,
I wouldn't shoot any head that wobbled.  Heat the point and rotate either the arrow insert or the broadhead insert slightly.  Spin test again.  Repeat until it spins true.

[Tajue17]

okay thanks, I was curious about if it would work from low poundage Vs High.. thanks T