Simmons sharks????!!!!

[James Wrenn]

She was what is considered a good doe from around here.She was pretty old and maybe 120lbs live weight.17 yard shot with a 46lb drawn only about 22" because she was on the back side of the tree.Maybe 35lbs worth of draw weight.
 

[benny]

James
What do you use to sharpen your simmons with?

Benny

[James Wrenn]

I think the Simmons sharpener is worth the money if you plan on useing these heads a lot.I have sharpened them with about everything but now I use the cardboard and felt whells to do it.It took a little bit to get it down but now it is very quick to get good results.

Cory I started taking pictures of what the simmons would do after the first couple of times I used them.I was a bit got away with to be honest.    Now when someone tells me I need a little  bitty broadhead for my lighter weight bows I just show them that ain't the case and be done with it.  :D

[Cory Mattson]

Benny the corc stiks system will make an expert sharpener out of ANYBODY - get a set - I hit em with a file - then finish them off with the stiks

James - almost every member of my club has switched to simmons heads too - sure is fun to blood trail standing up!
Dude you are gettin after em - good job!

By the way Y'all - this is the best turkey head also - I cut a V backwards into the tip - this eliminates any glancing - and will just about cut a turkey in half - it is nice to hit a turkey and not worry too - you will be laughing instead of worrying next time you hit a gobbler!!!!

[KyleAllen]

Wow!! you boys just sold me some simmons!! All of the pics are outstanding. Anybody tried the 190 interceptors? Those are the ones that kinda caught my eye.
Kyle

[JBiorn]

Ordering a set so I can compare with Eskimos(My current fav), I have a feeling that I'll be switching to Tree Sharks real soon.

 Jeff

[James Wrenn]

I used to shoot the intercepters but went to the tigershark in the 1 9/16th wide heads.They are much stronger with a better supported tip than the intercepters but give the same nice cut.I like the 135 on an aluminum adapter because it gives me a 175gn head and I can use 175gn feild points for tuneing.On my SSTs that gives me a perfect 500gn arrow that works well for my bow weights.Once you start down the simmons road it will be hard to ever get off it.  

[Joe Subler]

I use a Tiger Shark also but with a 100 grain SS adaptor for a total of 235 grains.  These shoot great out of my Dakota.  I found them difficult to sharpen at first but emailed Simmons and the reply was:  

""use a half round file (6in.) then finish it off with ceramic rod. We make a sharpener just for these heads, the Steelmaster sharpener. You can see it on the website, it is very simple and easy to use and you can sharpen a head that is still attached to the arrow.""

Problem solved    


Joe

[Longbowwally]

Cory - good to see you post...

Cory recommended the Simmons Treesharks to me a couple of years ago, but after seeing how large they were - almost looked like a novelty head - I almost didn't use them. But, I knew Cory knows what he's talking about so I shot a few deer with them and he was right - they are awesome!

I've never had a treeshark blow up like the one in the pic flatmoMB posted. I did miss a deer almost straight down once and the broadhead hit a rock dead on. All it did was curl the tip some - I would expect any broadhead hitting a rock dead on to do the same. I do use the glue on version which looks stronger than the screw on.

Someone asked about the Innerceptor. I've killed one deer with it. I used the screw on for that kill and it worked fine. But, I would use the glue on if I bought anymore.  

If I didn't use the tree shark I'd probably use the tiger shark. It is the same width as the Innerceptor but is a lttle shorter and looks stronger to me.

I really believe in a large two blade head - at least 1.5 " wide. The Ashby studies are what a lot of people base their broadhead choices on, but he focuses mainly on penetration and broadhead strength. For the areas I hunt(thick) and the animals I hunt(deer, hogs and turkeys), penetration is not an issue when using any two blade head. But a big old nasty hole in the animal is very important to me in order to maximize the blood trail so I can find a hit animal without to much trouble when he goes into a thick cutover or swamp. For me, the Simmons works really well for those situations. JMHO

[KyleAllen]

longbowwally, very nice post.

[JC]

I carry the 190 interceptor with a bleeder and the 190 Treeshark with bleeder (both screw in) on a regular basis. I've killed 5 big game animals with the 190 interceptor without failure of any sort. Two weeks ago I used one on the second shot to my goat, it broke both front leg bones and stuck in a cactus 10 yards away...still straight and huntable. A few strokes on the wheelie sharpener and it was as sharp as before the shot. I've had one penetrate a small buck's vertebrate, downing him, but the head came out unscathed and still as straight as the day I mounted it. All the rest, well it leaves enough blood to follow the trail by touch if necessary.

I've yet to kill anything with the big tree shark but I wouldn't hesitate to shoot it at any deer sized critter. On hogs, I probably wouldn't shoot it at a big one, even with the high horsepower bows I normally shoot but not because I would be worried about it bending but the big wide blade catching a legbone and not penetrating properly.

I've said this on other posts, but I think the Simmons are superb heads. They are the straightest "traditional head" I've ever owned, each and every one spun like a brand new field point. I find them very easy to sharpen, especially with their cheap wheelie sharpener. With the bleeder installed, it opens up most everything like a can of soup. I always have at least one in every quiver I carry, that says a lot.

[Cory Mattson]

Thanks Wally -- hey you guys inspired us to do a "Simmons Greatest Hits" notebook at the club!!!! James Those photos have me laughing OUT LOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My hunting buddy Matt Quick shot a hog last month and cut the heart in Half! - after the usual 7 inch entry and 7 inch exit ---- we should have photographed that one.

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[jchunt4ever]

So now that I have seen the damage these things cause, I want to try some as well. However, I have a question, are the vented ones very noisy in flight?
I was thinking about the tiger sharks, but wondering about the in flight noise caused by those small vents.

[slayer1]

Here are a couple more. I shot this doe with the 160 grain land sharks

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[slayer1]

And Exit. I will never switch from these heads.
 

[James Wrenn]

Cory a buddy of ours switched last year after inspecting Wally and my quiver at the 3d.He shot 3 deer and saids he had to put the tail gate up on his truck because he was embarresed for anyone to see so much blood. :)He is another treeshark man now and won't shoot anything else.JC don't worry about shooting those hogs with the treeshark.

[Steve O]

Cory,

Do you have a picture of what you do to the tip for turkeys?  I can't quite figure out what you are saying...

[beachbowhunter]

Looks like I'm not the only one who has a morbid attraction to these broadheads!!!!

[Longbowwally]

Jchunt4ever - never had a noise problem with any of the Simmons.

[Cory Mattson]

Steve I do not have a picture and I am computer stupid --- but try this: Clamp the arrow in a work bench like a black & decker - from the tip straight back "nub" the tip - like many of us use to do a long time ago when broadhead metal was soft - small is OK - wider is OK (remember to start with a shaft that spins true - cause you can't spin it after this) - after it is flat across the front - lean up the center filing a "v" into the tip - 1/3 inch wide is nice if you can get it. You will have fantastic results on turkeys - these don't bounce off

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