VPA-one tough boradhead

[calgarychef]

Well, I've been tuning some arrows for a 300 grain head and got things shooting pretty nice,tonight I put on a VPA head and due to being tired I pulled the shot.  Wouldn't you know it I bounced it off a tree root and because I shoot with a 10foot brick wall as a backstop I knew my brand new arrowhead was going to get ruined.  I looked for it in the bushes behind the butt and couldn't find it for quite awhile, finally I looked up and there it was-stuck in the brick wall.  I pulled it out and took it to the picknic table and gave it a spin and the darned thing spun true and is barely scratched.

Ray-thank you for a great product!!

[Shedrock]

Yes, great heads! Very tough!

I shot under a bull elk last season, and the 160 gr. VPA stuck in a rock.    and neither was the elk  :(

[Breakfast Boy]

Not trying to take away from Ray (VPA distributor), but we should give credit where credit is due. Jeff Miller (TradGang handle "boomerang") is the man who designs and creates the VPA broadheads. He has, in my mind, created a product that stands above the rest. Don't get me wrong, Ray has done a fantastic job getting VPA heads into the hands of people around the world, but I think a lot of people overlook Jeff who is owner/designer of VPA.

[giff]

I got some to try this year. havent killed anything yet but they shoot good.

[Don Batten]

great heads and great customer service. Lot of compound guys shooting them as well. I got some 125s for  wheel bow. and 300's for my recurve.

[hitman]

I knocked a massive hole in a black bear this spring with a 160 grain VPA. He only went 4 yards.

[Possum Head]

I think the strength comes mostly from the shank which is threaded only enough to hold the head on the shaft. this is something other makers could learn from. The one piece construction is also a plus. Cant wait to punch a lung with mine!

[rayzor150]

Ditto to Breakfast Boy.  Although I have had design input on a few of the models Jeff's the man who figures it all out and make's it happen....there a bit more than distribution going on here though.....like thousands of hours worth.

[Rob W.]

I love broadheads! All sizes and shapes of pointy goodness. I love shooting and testing and even sharpening them.

That said If I could have only one type of head for the rest of my life it would be a VPA!  

[Rossco7002]

I shot my first buck with a VPA 175 gr head last fall. Smashed right into the offside shoulder, breaking it. No damage to the head at all...

[ken denton]

Here is a buck I killed last year with a 47# longbow and 570 grain arrow with a 3 blade VPA. Complete pass-thru at 12 yards. Buck field dressed about 95#.
approp. 140 fps.I like it because I can sharpen it easy with a fine smooth file. Ken

[magnus]

I have some VPA's heading my way. What files are you guys using on them? The widest I can find is 1-1/8" single cut.

[Josh Perdue]

i got the 2 blades last week and got them razor sharp with the kme. They fly like my field points.

[TxAg]

Originally posted by magnus:
I have some VPA's heading my way. What files are you guys using on them? The widest I can find is 1-1/8" single cut.

This one works great. I got it at Lowes.  Stroke the coarse, then the fine, then a ceramic stick....very sharp!

 http://www.amazon.com/Smiths-DCS4-COARSE-Diamond-Sharpening/dp/B00009YV6L/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1347162194&sr=8-5&keywords=Dimond+hone

[JamesKerr]

Gotta love those VPA's!

[lone hunter]

Took a nice bull tonight with a 160 3 blade VPA, been using them for 3 years now. Arrow weight 685, profuse blood trail.  Great head only hope I can find it in the morning. (The broadhead, bulls already worked up waiting on the mules.)

[outbackbowhunter]

Originally posted by Possum Head:
I think the strength comes mostly from the shank which is threaded only enough to hold the head on the shaft. this is something other makers could learn from. The one piece construction is also a plus. Cant wait to punch a lung with mine!

I was told once, by a work mate who was studying for an engineering degree, that a threaded section on a bolt needs to be only as long as the bolts diameter as past that, there is no advantage as far as strength goes in having more threaded length.

The point I am trying to make, is that even as I can see how the short thread length on the VPA does not hurt their strength........I don't understand why you believe it would make them stronger than normal.

Being machined and quality steel would be more to the point as far as being extremely well made and strong.

I can see a possible disadvantage, in that a shorter thread, while it may not suffer any lack of strength, is probably more likely to come loose unless nipped up tight.

Like anything there are pros and cons, but I still dont understand how the short thread section can possibly make them any stronger, as the plain part of the shank is still the same length as all other broadhead types, if it was not, it would not fit into the arrow inserts.

[Tajue17]

wow that buck was only 95lbs.

[calgarychef]

Outback I have to agree with you, I don't think less material is ever stronger on things, lighter yes but not stronger.