HHBroadheads

[3Feathers]

Was wondering if anybody uses HH broadheads?If so what is your oppinion?

[raghorn]

Howard Hill or Hill's Hornets?

[Nate Steen .]

I use them and love them.  Sharpen with a round chainsaw file.  great flying in the wind, no windplaning, and really penetrate well through everything including bone.  140 gr is perfect....1" x 3" and fits fine on a 11/32 shaft.

I had an on going argument with my son on sharpening the 140 grain.  He killed some deer with them shaving sharp. He always claimed that the instructions do not give a sharp enough edge on them. When he shot a deer with one that I had 'ruined' by sharpening exactly as the Hill instructions, he had one of those moments.  The deer went down in 40 yards and died a huge pool of blood. Both shoulder blades the top of the heart and out to who knows where penetration.  When I had a wide two blade do a huge side step in a quartering cross wind and missed the large buck I was shooting at, I completely switched to Hill double bevel and now single bevels, and no more wind plaining, side steps or lost deer.

[ChrisM]

They fly great and sharpening the Hill way makes a wicked edge.

[Blaino]

Originally posted by pavan:
I had an on going argument with my son on sharpening the 140 grain.  He killed some deer with them shaving sharp. He always claimed that the instructions do not give a sharp enough edge on them. When he shot a deer with one that I had 'ruined' by sharpening exactly as the Hill instructions, he had one of those moments.  The deer went down in 40 yards and died a huge pool of blood. Both shoulder blades the top of the heart and out to who knows where penetration.  When I had a wide two blade do a huge side step in a quartering cross wind and missed the large buck I was shooting at, I completely switched to Hill double bevel and now single bevels, and no more wind plaining, side steps or lost deer.

Can you describe or direct me to Hill's method of sharpening?

[lpcjon2]

start at the back of the head and file forward,if your not hitting the ferrule then you dont have the correct angle. I do two swipes per edge,and repeat twice second pass a bit lighter on the filing. You end up with a saw tool type edge not a smooth fine edge . I use the 160 gr heads and they are a very hard steel and will do some damage and take a beating.Oh and they look coll as can be on the end of a wood shaft.

The exact directions are on the Three Rivers site in the form of a down load of the Hill pamphlet. What is pretty much the same, except i use a Grobet 8" and a Grizzly file. On double bevels I take the edge down with the Grobet and in the process rob quite a lot from the ferrule. i finsh with extemely light strokes. Then I hit it with a diamond hone, then if I ambitious a leather strap with a buffing compound. Virtually shaving sharp. Then I take the Grizzly file and use the corner, the Grizzly file has rounded narrow sides which causes the teeth to be very sharp and very abrupt, and take two strokes on one side, while holding the broadhead pointing towards me in an arrow holder that supports the arrow and the head, from back to about half way and then the second stroke from half way to the tip. Repete for the other blade. If I am using left wing feathers I hold the broadhead in my left hand, so the teeth are biting in the direction of the arrows rotation, If I am using right wing feathers I hold the arrow in the right hand and the file in the left,(it helps to be ambidextrous). I have heard of guys doing all four sides, for me there is a difference between rough and keen. Tom Musatto has a more elaborate system that I am certain works just as well, but this is what works more than good enough for me. When I resharpen in the field I just use the Grizzly file and that seems to do the job just as well, so maybe going for that 'shave me bald like a twinky' edge before the serration stroke is over kill.

[foxbo]

Read this thread. It has a video showing how to do it.
 http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=123184

[Brazos]

I got some this year.  Great flying head.  I had a tough time getting them sharp though.  I spent a lot of time trying everything I read.  I gave up.  I took them to a knife sharpener and spent $12 and they sharpened them.  I think that is the way I will do it for now on.  Just drop them off before season and pick them up the next day ready to go.  FWIW the knife sharpener said the steel was very hard.

[ChrisM]

Yes the steel is very had way harder than say zwickey or Woodsman.  It is kinda like Tusker steel.