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Author Topic: MA-3 3 blade question?  (Read 276 times)

Offline moleman

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MA-3 3 blade question?
« on: October 30, 2012, 07:30:00 PM »
Having always shot 2 blades out of 60- 70 pound bows im looking for opinions on this new set up.
Sunday i pulled my H.H half Breed off the rack, feeling that it needed some field time,  plus wanting to try a 3 blade head, i went thru my stash and as luck would have it, i found 6 MA-3's .
So after some tinkering i found that the Half Breed 54 lbs at my draw, in combo with 50-55 lb Cedar shafts, and 125 gr. MA-3's flew perfect.
My question is this, since the MA-3's arent as streamlined as the newer B.H's such as the woodsman, will this set up be efficient?

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Re: MA-3 3 blade question?
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2012, 07:34:00 PM »
They will be great, provided that you can get them sharp.
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Re: MA-3 3 blade question?
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2012, 08:01:00 PM »
Fire up the grill. Hap

Offline Sharpend60

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Re: MA-3 3 blade question?
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2012, 10:52:00 PM »
The bow is 10,000 or more years old... Some have found evidence of 64,000 years ago!

They will work just fine.

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Re: MA-3 3 blade question?
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2012, 02:02:00 AM »
I use two blades now but the MA-3 for years was my broadhead of choice.I shot truck loads of game with them back in the day.

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Re: MA-3 3 blade question?
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2012, 02:33:00 PM »
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Originally posted by subsonic:
They will be great, provided that you can get them sharp.
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Offline moleman

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Re: MA-3 3 blade question?
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2012, 09:26:00 PM »
Thanks guys! Ive already got them sharp ( it took a little bit of work) but after these posts im more than confident with my set up. Bring on the weekend!

Offline Canyon

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Re: MA-3 3 blade question?
« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2012, 10:53:00 PM »
Be sure to post pics of your success. I have several of those heads I intended to use on small game but your results may change my mind.
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Offline StanM

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Re: MA-3 3 blade question?
« Reply #8 on: November 01, 2012, 02:18:00 PM »
I loved them for deer. When I first had the idea for single beveling a three blade, these are the  heads I converted. They worked out great and can be made very sharp with a file. They do not retain an edge as well as some newer heads on the market, but more than enough to prove effective on animals. Good luck!

Offline Elksong

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Re: MA-3 3 blade question?
« Reply #9 on: November 01, 2012, 04:10:00 PM »
I love them. They fly straight, they are tough and they get very sharp. I've killed several mature bull elk with them....
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Re: MA-3 3 blade question?
« Reply #10 on: November 01, 2012, 07:33:00 PM »
I shot my first deer with a bow in 1962 (50 years ago) with an M-A 3

   
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Offline moleman

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Re: MA-3 3 blade question?
« Reply #11 on: November 01, 2012, 08:08:00 PM »
Great testimonials by actual MA-3 users, thats what i like to see.
I guess theres a good reason why these heads have survived this many yrs., they get the job done!
and if you think about it, the fact that the MA-3's are still around after all these many yrs. is a testimony in itself.

Offline Duncan

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Re: MA-3 3 blade question?
« Reply #12 on: November 01, 2012, 08:23:00 PM »
I bought some for the first time last winter thinking of using them for small game but when I made up my cedar arrows for this fall, man, they ALL flew like darts. No fuss, no muss. This made me change my mind and they will be used for deer too. I've used snuffers with good success so I expect these will work well too. Having spent most of my bowhunting years using bear razorheads until the snuffer came out, I had not heard of the MA-3 but I'm very happy with their performance so far.
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