broad head bevel angle?

[nightowl1]

I keep reading subjects about taking the angle down to __ degrees and such...

Can someone explain to me bevel angle and what the different angles are and purpose?

[joebuck]

I'm going to sound like an old popular member on here and say "I have been shooting deer for 40 years never measured my bevel"..............I have read where Some say if it's too thin the edge will roll, to thick it wont get razor sharp....Well there is plenty of hunters on here using 3 blades ( snuffers, woodmans,etc) and they are flat grinding at best 45 degrees angle...They'll fight you if you say their heads aren't sharp......then theres the single bevel crowd thats pushing what 16-19 degree stuff and they split bones with this low angle          ...........Long story short.....if you can get a burr on 1 side of blade about size of human hair and flip it back and forth till it flakes off.....thens it's razor sticky sharp and will definitely smoke through 18" of deer mass.....it's what ever angle you can get Razor sticky sharp will work just fine.

[Charlie Lamb]

Good explanation Joe.

Most of today's broadheads come with a well established edge and there is little need to change the angle in order to get a hair popping edge.

Zwicky's tend to need a little changing. Always have.

[nightowl1]

thanks for the explanation guys...

What needs changed for the Zwickey's? More angle or less? I was thinking about getting some.

[Charlie Lamb]

Most Zwickey's are hand ground at a very steep angle so some "widening" of the angle is needed.

It's a great broadhead with a rich history (used them myself for many years before Magnus). Any of the "systems" (KME), an accusharp or even hand filing will bring one around in a hurry.

[Dave Lay]

on zwickiys, I knock off the bevel where the laminations come together then match that bevel the length of the blade, creating a little less angle of the bevel..