Broadhead penetration question

[flatlander37]

Guys, I was just fooling around today and thought I would try a simple test to see how I'm doing sharpening some WW's.  I shot a 575 grain GT35/55 at 20 and 30 yards out of my 54# Saguaro into a 2" phonebook.  Every time I had about 1/2" of the point sticking out the other side.  Just wondering if this is good/bad penetration, or does anyone else waste a perfectly good phonebook on a Saturday like this?  I know a phonebook isn't the same as a whitetail but I am trying to perfect my methods of sharpening.  

[Benny Nganabbarru]

A phone book is heaps tougher than a goat, and, I presume, a whitetail.

I'm not sure if it's a really informative test on the sharpness of your broadhead.

A really informative test that I'd like to start doing is suggested on Jonn Teitzel's Tusker Broadheads website:

 http://www.bowhuntingaustralia.com/sharpening_broardheads2.html

He tests the sharpness by cutting rubber bands rigged up in a plastic cup.

I hope this helps.

Ben

[mooseman76]

That is a cool little rig he has there for testing sharpness.  I'll have to try that...Mike

[flatlander37]

Ben, My dad always has us test our knives in a similar way.  We would just draw it across a rubber band with only the weight of the blade.  I have done the same with my Woodsmans and they don't get far before the rubber bands snap.  I was just trying to try something new.  Mark

[Brian Krebs]

Your set up would be fine here where I live. Our phone book is only 3/8" thick  

[Tree man]

Brian, With idaho's wide variety of game I am surprised at your paltry selection of phone book options. Here we have the Pronghorn sized 1/2 inch phone book, the Muley rated 5/8inch book and the monster Moose equivalent 1 and 7/8ths inch areawide book. Colorado Springs has a Cape Buffalo equivalent book and Denver lets you stack all of theirs in line for Elephant equivalency testing.

[James Wrenn]

If you are getting all the way through to the Zs that means you can hunt zebra with that setup.  :D

[trapperDave]

   

[flatbowMB]

Originally posted by James Wrenn:
If you are getting all the way through to the Zs that means you can hunt zebra with that setup.   :D  

We Canadians we call them zedbras.  

[GrayRhino]

Originally posted by Tree man:
Brian, With idaho's wide variety of game I am surprised at your paltry selection of phone book options. Here we have the Pronghorn sized 1/2 inch phone book, the Muley rated 5/8inch book and the monster Moose equivalent 1 and 7/8ths inch areawide book. Colorado Springs has a Cape Buffalo equivalent book and Denver lets you stack all of theirs in line for Elephant equivalency testing.