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J Buck
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 47
zwickey eskimo
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July 01, 2008, 09:42:00 PM »
zwickey eskimo: how good are they? i hunt white tail deer and want pass through performance. last year i used ww and they were fine but i need the penetration. thanks ahead of time.
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Charlie Lamb
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Re: zwickey eskimo
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July 01, 2008, 10:23:00 PM »
With a long history of kills that goes back longer than a lot of us have been on the planet, you can't go wrong.
The quality is excellent and the steel is good. Factory edge is not as refined as some others.
The Magnus II is very similar in size with equal quality with a much better factory grind on the edges. Also comes in a wide variety of weights, vented and non vented.
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TomK
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Posts: 113
Re: zwickey eskimo
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July 01, 2008, 10:26:00 PM »
Eskimos have piled up tons of deer over the years. Tough, dependable, and super-easy to sharpen. That also describes a lot of others on the market today. Try one, and see how they fly for you. The older folks that refuse to shoot anything else feel that way because of the confidence they have gained with the Eskimos over many years.
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Re: zwickey eskimo
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July 01, 2008, 10:27:00 PM »
Ditto what Charlie said. I've used both in the smaller, 5/16 version. The eskimo is 5 grains heavier out of the package -- 115 grains, versus 110 for the Magnus II in 5/16. I believe the 11/32 are about 125 grains each.
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TomK
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Posts: 113
Re: zwickey eskimo
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July 01, 2008, 10:28:00 PM »
Furthermore... I agree totally with Charlie!
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Conner Parry
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Posts: 189
Re: zwickey eskimo
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July 02, 2008, 12:19:00 AM »
they are awesome, i hunt muledeer with them and they work great. they sharpen up awesome with a lanskey and as far as i have seen they fly great out of most any bows. for the price and performance in my opinion they can not be beaten.
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J Buck
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 47
Re: zwickey eskimo
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July 02, 2008, 09:42:00 AM »
thanks guys- i was planning on using the grizzly head but aquired these with a package deal from a friend at work which included 5 trad bows 2 dozen arrows and misc tips heads glue ect for 150.00. i couldn't pass it up.so i just figured i would use the zwickey since i have them. one of the heads is a little rusty, figure i'll use it to practice with.i know the broadhead topic gets pretty thrashed over on here but still interesting to read the stories and stuff.
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T. Downing
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Posts: 216
Re: zwickey eskimo
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July 02, 2008, 12:02:00 PM »
Paul Schafer used this broadhead. And that is really all you have to say...
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Patience
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Posts: 139
Re: zwickey eskimo
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Reply #8 on:
July 02, 2008, 01:03:00 PM »
point alone will not give you pass- through. With that said, I have shot the eskimo's for years and love them.
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Pig Sticker
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 97
Re: zwickey eskimo
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Reply #9 on:
July 02, 2008, 01:07:00 PM »
I have used them on bear, elk, hogs and tons of whitetail deer. They are designed well. Need some sharpening out of the box
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Hogtamer
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Posts: 196
Re: zwickey eskimo
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July 02, 2008, 01:09:00 PM »
Look at the thickness of the tip of the Eskimo...you'll never bend that on an animal. I've used most all of them and IMO they don't get any better than the Eskimo.
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Pig Sticker
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 97
Re: zwickey eskimo
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July 02, 2008, 02:17:00 PM »
I have to disagree with you hog tamer. They will bend if they hit bone squarely. I have made the tips into a "tanto" point with a bastard file and that seems to resist the bending more. The magnus 2-blade, especially the newer ones bend really easily.
You might try the Zwicky Delta heats. Heavier thicker steel that is HARD to bend. Need sharpening out of the box though.
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Biggie Hoffman
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Re: zwickey eskimo
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July 02, 2008, 03:16:00 PM »
The Eskimo is the 30-30 rifle of the broadhead world. Proof positive that the original was just fine!
After 44 years of bowhunting, with all of the choices out there today, I STILL keep several Eskimos glued up and ready to go at anytime.
One of the best things is, they are relatively inexpensive.
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alligatordond
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Re: zwickey eskimo
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July 02, 2008, 05:45:00 PM »
I've used them on a few dozen deer w/o bending a tip. I'm playing with other heads because I'm a fool trying to fix what ain't broke. Biggie summed it up pretty well.
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John3
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Re: zwickey eskimo
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July 02, 2008, 06:47:00 PM »
All I use are the Eskimo's. They fly perfect, sharpen easy and are tough.
I've had all pass throughs on deer and one black bear using my Zwickey's. They were on the front of a heavy 680 grain arrow.
This is what a Zwickey does. They just "work"!!
John III
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J-dog
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Posts: 2006
Re: zwickey eskimo
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Reply #15 on:
July 02, 2008, 07:43:00 PM »
Yeah, you just cant go wrong with em. Probably one of the longer standing heads on the market.
J
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Bakes168
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Posts: 570
Re: zwickey eskimo
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July 02, 2008, 07:53:00 PM »
I heard that the Eskimos are what Fred Bear used and that's what the Bear Razorheads were designed from. I plan on hunting with Eskimos this fall.
Not only are they good heads, but they just look good too!
Bakes
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Stringwacker
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Re: zwickey eskimo
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Reply #17 on:
July 02, 2008, 08:25:00 PM »
I've taken over 100 animals with the two blade Eskimo. None better in my opinion....
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J Buck
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 47
Re: zwickey eskimo
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Reply #18 on:
July 02, 2008, 10:21:00 PM »
started shooting the eskimo tonight and they fly straight. wondering about the spin of the arrow. if it spins going through the deer? gotta be. some thoughts on this...... it is impacting differently than it is when sitting on the bow.
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Stringwacker
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Posts: 375
Re: zwickey eskimo
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Reply #19 on:
July 03, 2008, 06:52:00 AM »
Not sure if the broadhead twist through the deer...wouldn't think so. However, it certainly spins in the air due to the fletching. The avatar shows a 850 pound 8 x 7 elk killed with a complete pass through with a Eskimo out of a 57 pound bow. Never any penetration problems if they are sharp.
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