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Offline Oliverstacy

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Deadhead weight
« on: April 26, 2010, 07:56:00 PM »
Just wondering if someone can tell me what the old Pearson Deadheads weigh?

I have a friend that might have access to 6 and they’re the 5/16 diameter variety.  Also what do the 11/32’s weigh?

Also what is the going rate for 6 in good condition?

Thanks,

Josh
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Offline D.Sheppard

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Re: Deadhead weight
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2010, 09:44:00 PM »
All the Ben Pearson Deadheads are listed as 11/32.

The large ones weigh in at 140 gr. and the small are listed as 124 gr.
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Offline Oliverstacy

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Re: Deadhead weight
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2010, 10:17:00 PM »
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Originally posted by D.Sheppard:
All the Ben Pearson Deadheads are listed as 11/32.

The large ones weigh in at 140 gr. and the small are listed as 124 gr.
Interesting...I guess he has the small ones so I thought they were 5/16".

I have a half dozen coming my way.

Would you hunt with them or would you just add them to a collection?

Josh
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Re: Deadhead weight
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2010, 09:54:00 AM »
Hunt with them, for sure!
The smaller Deadheads, depending on the year, aren't that scarce or collectable. However, they're a spectacularly good hunting head!

I actually like the bigguns for hunting too. Yeah, they're pretty spendy & getting hard to find, but they're one of the best 2-blade heads ever made.

It's definately worth the cost to see the look on a hunting buddy's face. I was deer hunting on a friend's lease last year & pulled a big Deadheaded arrow out of my bow quiver. Alex actually flinched at the size!   :laughing:    :laughing:  

 
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Offline Grant Young

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Re: Deadhead weight
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2010, 09:59:00 AM »
Hey Rob- That looks just like the place in Texas where you killed that man-killin' rabbit a couple years ago. Josh- Rob's right in my opinion. The Deadhead is one of the all-time great two bladed heads in my opinion. They will get incredibly sharp really quickly and they do a number on anything in their way. Shoot'em.  GY

Offline Oliverstacy

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Re: Deadhead weight
« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2010, 11:06:00 AM »
If I get them in time and they fly out of my current set-up maybe they will help me make a turkey meet his demise.

I really wanted to hunt with them so I will probably sharpen 4 with my KME and keep two for broadhead collection.

Need to find some large ones.

Josh
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Kanati 60" 57@29"
AP Cumberland 66" 58@29"
WhisperStik KajikaStik 56" Recurve with Canebrakes...57@28"
WhisperStik KajikaStik aka "Wormy" RC & LB,both 55@29"
Martin Savannah 50@28"
Kota Kill-um 55@28"

Offline Oliverstacy

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Re: Deadhead weight
« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2010, 11:07:00 AM »
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Originally posted by robtattoo:

It's definately worth the cost to see the look on a hunting buddy's face. I was deer hunting on a friend's lease last year & pulled a big Deadheaded arrow out of my bow quiver. Alex actually flinched at the size!    :laughing:      :laughing:  

 
Love that head on the Nuge arrow!

Josh
Custom Flemish Strings by Oliverstacy!  
Kanati 60" 57@29"
AP Cumberland 66" 58@29"
WhisperStik KajikaStik 56" Recurve with Canebrakes...57@28"
WhisperStik KajikaStik aka "Wormy" RC & LB,both 55@29"
Martin Savannah 50@28"
Kota Kill-um 55@28"

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Re: Deadhead weight
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2010, 10:19:00 PM »
They really were a great looking broadhead. Anyone know why they ended production and went with the Deadhead ? My guess is, the Deadhead looked more like the Bear Razorhead.

Offline frank bullitt

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Re: Deadhead weight
« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2010, 09:42:00 PM »
I just weighed one of mine, never sharpened, 130 grains on my Martin Scale.

I shot a nice size doe, last fall, at about  five yards from my stand, cane arrow with hardwood, ramin foreshaft, 15 feet up, pass-thru and stuck in a 3" dead limb on the ground. She went about 60 yds. Not much of a blood trail, but I did hear her expire.

My son followed the bloodtrail, right to her!

They do take a nice and Scary SHARP Edge! Alot of carbon, I suppose in the steel!

Offline frank bullitt

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Re: Deadhead weight
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2010, 09:51:00 PM »
Michael, actually the Pearson Switchblade, was more like than Bear Razorhead. If I remember, there was some controversy about that.

I shot my largest Whitetail, 167", in '92 with a switchblade. The big difference is the lack of ferrule support, to the tip of the blade. But they take a Scary sharp Edge!

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