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Offline dragonheart

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Zwickey No mercy
« on: June 22, 2012, 11:38:00 AM »
Anybody have any experience with this BH?  The good, the bad, and the ugly?
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Offline awbowman

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Re: Zwickey No mercy
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2012, 11:40:00 AM »
I have seen where RC shoots them from time to time, nuff said!     :bigsmyl:

He's killed a lot of hogs with them I think
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Re: Zwickey No mercy
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2012, 11:55:00 AM »
Good morning, sir.
 I am using them for one of my longbows.

 I have them on 125 gr. steel adaptors, for 264 gr. in front of Grizzly Stick  Alaskans cut to 27 inches, from a 54 # @ 26 1/2 inch bow.  They are left bevel to match my fletching, and they fly well, and hit to the same point as field tips and blunts adjusted to the same weight with brass washers.  I used a Dixon Broadhead Aligner and Quik-Stick to attach the broadhead to the adapter.
I had some difficulty with sharpening early on, due to the 3 layer construction---bought one of the KME knife sharpening devices, which helped out  alot.  (NOTE: not the broadhead device sold by the same company)

Hope this helps.

Seem to hold edge well---have not shot one at anything bigger than a jackrabbit yet, so I have now real world experience regarding penetration.
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Re: Zwickey No mercy
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2012, 12:30:00 PM »
Any Zwickey broadhead is a good choice. I shoot 2 blade Eskimos, Deltas and the 6 No Mercy I have here all fly well, hold a good edge, tough and works well on all big game animals.
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Re: Zwickey No mercy
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2012, 12:30:00 PM »
I have some of the 4 blades.
Good looking heads.
They are straight too.
I bought them to have a 4 blade without loose bleeder blades.
Also, Terry recommended them to me..figured they couldn't be too bad.

They seem to hold an edge well, but it does take some work..not a whole lot..to get the edge set at first.

An accusharp really helps.

As it ends up, I ordered too stiff of shafts for the bow I was planning on using them with and need a heavier head....
so they're in the classy's now..
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Re: Zwickey No mercy
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2012, 01:04:00 PM »
I have a KME knife sharpener, (not the BH).  So RC shoot them, RC shoot enough pigs to be a field tester for zwickey!
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Offline ChuckC

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Re: Zwickey No mercy
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2012, 01:21:00 PM »
They are fine heads.  Frankly, I have been redesigning the Deltas into what would be No Mercy's for a long time.  They get sharp,  they hold an edge,  they go in one side and out the other.

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Re: Zwickey No mercy
« Reply #7 on: June 22, 2012, 01:31:00 PM »
The knife sharpener works great on any 2 blade, but wont work on the Zwickey 4 blade with the fixed bleeders.

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Re: Zwickey No mercy
« Reply #8 on: June 22, 2012, 02:49:00 PM »
I've heard that some have been able to sharpen the 4 blades with the knife sharpener, is there anyone who has been able to do this?  I'd be interested to hear how.
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Re: Zwickey No mercy
« Reply #9 on: June 22, 2012, 03:14:00 PM »
I'd like to see it done, I've spent more than a few minutes trying to figure out how to hold them.
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Re: Zwickey No mercy
« Reply #10 on: June 22, 2012, 03:19:00 PM »
I use a file and an accusharp like this....
 http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000031

Terry is right about the bleeders.
I have a little flat file ( not a triangle ) and I can get those bleeders really sharp really fast...and I'm no sharpening whizz.
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Re: Zwickey No mercy
« Reply #11 on: June 22, 2012, 07:57:00 PM »
I'm pretty sure Ron told me someone made a video with the 4 blade on a Lanskey and if so it should be just as possible with the KME KS.  I'll have to look around for it because I'd like to try out the 4 blade.
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Offline m midd

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Re: Zwickey No mercy
« Reply #12 on: June 22, 2012, 08:26:00 PM »
Ive tried 4 blade deltas on my lansky and it was a no go. There may be a way to do it but i didnt see it.
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Offline SlowBowinMO

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Re: Zwickey No mercy
« Reply #13 on: June 23, 2012, 03:05:00 PM »
The No Mercy's are good heads.  I particularly like the long lean 4 blades.

Anything green that says "Zwickey" on it though has to be good!   :archer2:
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Re: Zwickey No mercy
« Reply #14 on: June 23, 2012, 03:20:00 PM »
I've killed 2 black bear and a bull moose with that BH out of the nearly identicle setup you describe. All died from 1 arrow in about 20 seconds each. You're right - a little challenging to sharpen but once done you're good to go.
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Re: Zwickey No mercy
« Reply #15 on: June 23, 2012, 04:10:00 PM »
Sorry Dragonheart. Meant to say my setup is like Yolla Bolly's.
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Re: Zwickey No mercy
« Reply #16 on: June 23, 2012, 09:03:00 PM »
I am looking at a fir arrow, with 75 grain woody weight and 130 grain "no mercy".  My current arrows are 650 grain with a 200 grain point.  Coming out of my 63# @ 26" Hill longbow.  Should get some penetration with that setup.  Any durability issues with the No-Mercy?
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Re: Zwickey No mercy
« Reply #17 on: June 24, 2012, 12:13:00 PM »
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  Any durability issues with the No-Mercy?
Nope, Zwickey tough through and through.  The lean green killing machine.
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