This is the same kind of debate that goes on with optics, clothing, and all sorts of other equipment. Curt, no one needs Sitka clothing. It is very expensive and doesn't really do anything that you can't do with other clothing. No one needs Zeiss, Swarovski, or Leica binoculars when Bushnell's will do the same basic thing at a fraction of the price. My old Martin recurve will basically do anything that my Morrisons or other expensive bows will do. As a society we pay far more money on things than we need to because of incremental advantages that come at huge incremental cost. What kind of vehicles do we drive that in the end only get us from one place to another? We often pay far more than we need to in order to accomplish the same task with something that performs a little better. I sure won't tell anyone that Sitka gear is not better than most of what I use. In fact, I plan on buying some. I think some of my expensive bows are better tools than many less expensive ones, but not a lot better. Same with my expensive binoculars. I sure don't think anyone should break his budget to buy any equipment that he can't afford just because it may perform a little better. But I am not going to deny that a product is better just because I am unwilling to spend the additional money to buy it. Most of the people posting on this thread have never even seen an Ashby broadhead except in a picture. Nothing wrong with that, but when those people say that the Ashby is no better than a much less expensive broadhead, I don't think they have the knowledge to state that opinion. A pair of Leica binoculars is indisputably better than a pair of Bushnell Sportsman binoculars. Can you still see the deer with the Bushnells? Probably. Will spending the extra money on the Leicas improve your hunting success? Probably not. So why buy the Leicas? Because they are clearer, brighter, and let you see objects better, even though not a whole lot better. Is that worth the extra cost of the Leicas? It is to me and obviously is to others who shell out ten times more for the super premium product than for a basic model.
Ask anyone on here who has owned or used an Ashby, 300 Xtreem, Silver Flame or other super premium broadhead how they compare to the less expensive models, and I am confident they will tell you that these pricey models are clearly superior in quality. I would be willing to bet that even the manufacturers of the less expensive broadheads would agree. Then it only gets to be a question of whether we are willing to pay for that kind of quality. Obviously most people are not willing to because the less expensive broadheads will do what they want, but that does not mean that the quality is the same. Again, I am not saying that someone should spend more to get a broadhead that will not provide any advantage in that person's hunting situation. However, if I am going after cape buffalo, giraffe, hippo, lion, brown bear, or especially elephant or rhino, I want all the performance, strength and quality I can get from my equipment, and that means something like the Ashby broadhead at the end of the best arrow I can buy, regardless of the cost. Besides, even at $50 an arrow, the cost is insignificant compared to the price of the hunt and the potential danger to everyone in the area if the broadhead/arrow combination fails to adequately perform, at least on the dangerous game.
Steel makes this same point and probably stated it better, or at least with many fewer words. I like the fact that he owns the broadheads we are talking about and therefore bases his statements on experience. I would encourage anyone who doubts the quality of the super premium broadheads to actually get his hands on one. Same thing with optics, clothing, etc.
Just to clarify things, my truck (my only vehicle) is 14 years old with 140,000 miles on it, and I bought it used with 65,000 miles on it, so please don't think I believe I have to spend a lot of money on something to get what I need to accomplish my objectives. I can buy a lot of hunting equipment for the incremental cost of buying a more expensive vehicle. We all have to make choices on where we spend our money.
Allan
Topic: Ashby Single Bevel Broadheads anyone (Read 1261 times)
