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Author Topic: Anyone use Thunderheads with trad bows?  (Read 348 times)

Offline elbow

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Anyone use Thunderheads with trad bows?
« on: May 31, 2012, 08:18:00 PM »
Anyone use these? I did with compound and am thinking of using this year with my Kodiak Hunter 47@30 with 2016.

Offline elkken

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Re: Anyone use Thunderheads with trad bows?
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2012, 08:44:00 PM »
Yes I have used them and they worked just fine, great flight and razor sharp right out of the package. I have taken several nice deer, caribou, and antelope using them and a few turkeys. I shot the 125's out of a 55# bow and 2018's.
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Offline YORNOC

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Re: Anyone use Thunderheads with trad bows?
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2012, 09:10:00 PM »
I shot a 210 pound black bear with one out of my Appalation Savage River takedown about 15 years ago.. With a Gamegetter olive drab arrow.
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Offline bwana

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Re: Anyone use Thunderheads with trad bows?
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2012, 09:20:00 PM »
I shot a javalina with one last year out of my 51# widow.

Online Walt Francis

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Re: Anyone use Thunderheads with trad bows?
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2012, 10:59:00 PM »
I used them the first year after switching to a tradional bow, killed a mountian goat, black bear, a couple of white tails, and a cow elk.  Used a 58# recurve and the old skinny beaman carbons with overserts.  The only pass-through was on the mountain goat........but then dead is dead; I don't think the critters cared much.
The broadhead used, regardless of how sharp, is nowhere as important as being able to place it in the correct spot.

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Offline SlowBowinMO

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Re: Anyone use Thunderheads with trad bows?
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2012, 10:19:00 AM »
They work very well for deer sized critters as long as your bow set up is reasonably adequate.  Very tough if properly assembled, they're usually one of the first heads I recommend to guys who absolutely can't sharpen.

I'll take a wicked sharp Thunderhead over a dull "cut on contact" head any day.  Besides, Thunderheads turn 30 years old this year, that almost makes them "Traditional"!     :D
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Offline Glunt

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Re: Anyone use Thunderheads with trad bows?
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2012, 11:58:00 AM »
I shot few critters with them and other replaceable blade heads with no issues.  I prefer a more "traditional" style head for durability and "cool" factor, but the results after the string drops aren't much different.

Offline Duker

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Re: Anyone use Thunderheads with trad bows?
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2012, 03:20:00 PM »
Used Thunder Head 125 gr. with Easton aluminum 2216 for about 10 yrs when I shot recurves . Had many pass throughs on deer  :archer2:

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