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Hey everyone.

I've been lurking on the forum here for a couple of weeks, so I thought I would go ahead and ask some questions.

Im getting back into hunting and I have a couple of questions. I have never bow hunted before and Im wondering when Im targeting and practicing with my bow, how much different do field points fly vs. broadheads? Are we talking a few inches or a few feet? And is there a tendancy to do one direction vs. the other. (i.e. up vs. down)

also

I live in the Nashville area and was considering hunting in the public land around Percy Priest lake. Is this a horrible idea or not.

Thanks
 
It all depends on how well tuned your bow is on how broadheads fly for the most part.

However, Mine is perfectly in tune and some fly like crap, some group in different places and some fly dead on. Just depends on what kind of broadhead.


Any tuning issue a broadhead just magnifys it. You also must have a correct spined arrow.

G5 strikers, slick tricks and grizztricks all fly exactly the same as field points in my setup.

Maybe some here will elaborate, I ramble and it is a disaster :D
 
you can tune them to be pretty close. my thunderheads have always shot 1" lower than my field tips. i practice with broadheads only, a month or two before season.
 
Do you buy a set of broadheads to practice with and then a brand new set for hunting.

Has anybody used the practice broadheads and do they seem realistic to the true broadheads.

I was planning on shooting some plain G5 Montec's. G5 makes the practice broadhead for that type.
 
Go to one of the archery forum sites and do a search on tuning your bow. There's lots of information out there. The good part is that you have all summer to soak it in and learn. You should be able to tune your bow to shoot about any broadhead with your field points, no matter what you are shooting. Adjusting your site from one to the other is not the solution. Good luck with it. It becomes addicting.
 
My Rage broadheads flew exactly like field points, but my muzzy 4-blade, that I switched to, fly about an inch high at 20 yards from my field points. All I can recommend is make sure that you have your arrow spined right and spin test each arrow with a broadhead and get the best possible match to each and then practice, practice and practice. As far as hunting Priest Lake, there are deer there, but get ready to share the woods with kids romping through the woods, people walking dogs, ATV riders and alot of other hunters(deer, squirrel, duck, etc...). The best way to hunt Priest is hunt it by boat, as this will give you access to areas where the people traffic is slim to none. And WELCOME to the site!!!! :)
 
Also depends if you use fixed blade or expandables! imo

I shoot trophy ridge undertakers (now called the meat seeker) and they fly the same as my field points!

But I can shoot g5 montecs off it and they group about 2 inches from my field points!

I have not shot slick tricks but I have heard they shoot like a field point!
 
A lot of other people have talked about gear, so I'll answer about Priest. I'm just getting back into hunting this fall after a ten year hiatus, and most of my hunting will be at Percy Priest. I spent a good amount of time at Priest in February and March just walking around. I focused on one particular area and saw deer in that area quite often and found lots of sign.
There are deer there, lots of them, but the pressure can probably get pretty bad during the gun seasons. If you want to PM me, I might be able to help you out a little bit.
 
I use the sliktrick Magnums and they fly exactly the same as my field points but I bare shaft tune my arrows which takes alot more time but once done its worth it,,, I also remove all "Cam lean" from my bows.. if you can't do that i say tune to your broadhead and let the feid point Point of impact be off and just adjust your aiming for that when your practicing.

reason is when you have a deer 15yds from your stand your not gonna even thing about making adjustments because your heart will be going a mile a minute.
 
I've shot a lot of different broadheads and I have to say I love the G-5 Montec's.Not only do they fly well, but they are super tough and easy to re-sharpen. Shot a big bull elk about 5 years ago and they blew right through both lungs at 50 yrds.

Good luck!

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Kansasboy said:
Do you buy a set of broadheads to practice with and then a brand new set for hunting.

Has anybody used the practice broadheads and do they seem realistic to the true broadheads.

I was planning on shooting some plain G5 Montec's. G5 makes the practice broadhead for that type.
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Kansasboy said:
Do you buy a set of broadheads to practice with and then a brand new set for hunting.

Has anybody used the practice broadheads and do they seem realistic to the true broadheads.

I was planning on shooting some plain G5 Montec's. G5 makes the practice broadhead for that type.
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Kansas,

I shoot the G5 Montecs as well and really like them. They shoot right with the field points PROVIDED you have the bow tuned properly. It's critical to have your bow paper tuned and be shooting a "bullet hole" before going to broadheads. You can shoot field points out of a poorly tuned bow and still group well, but never the case with fixed blade broadheads.

My suggestion would be to get the bow tuned and practice all summer with field points. About a month before season, tune your hunting arrows with the broadheads (I use Maxima hunters and hot melt glue the inserts in). I'm real anal about broadhead alignment, so usually put the broadhead in and spin test them. Then once you have the broadhead / shaft set up right, add the fletching. I like the blades and fletching offset, one blade facing strainght down in contrast to the chocolate chip cookie vane facing up. That's just me. I like the exact same sight picture every time.

Then, after I tune the arrows, shoot each one once or twice to verify they fly true. Number them, resharpen and put aside to use for hunting. I don't bother with the Montec practice head, just use one as a practice broadhead, it's cheaper than buying the practice heads.

They came out this year with a carbon steel G5Montec. Supposedly they're 25% sharper than the stainless ones and should be easier to resharpen.

I shot Thunderheads for 20 years and really liked them. After switching to the montec, I have no regrets and have given all my Thunderheads away.

Whatever you choose, good luck.
 
Hey everyone,

Thanks for all the input, I definately have some work ahead of me. At this point, I definately need to get my bow tuned, Im going to need some suggestions on where to get some help.

Unfortunately my time is limited for the next 6wks so I need to be as efficent as I can. Im not somebody who won't say, "I need help". Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks again.

KB
 

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