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[RadSav]

Radsav what is the difference between the new Slick Trick blades and the old ones. U might show my ignorance here but the old blades seemed to he pretty awesome. So if the new blades are even better those things are gonna be super scary.

The new blade material is AEB-L stainless.  This was designed in a joint effort with Gillette and Uddaholm in an effort to find a stainless capable of use with facial razors.  Up until it's development facial razors had to be carbon steel or leave the user with very bad razor burn.  The reason for the razor burn was microscopic burrs as stainless could not be ground clean.  It would actually break at the edge leaving a very ragged surface.  In simplicity, a burr is a small sharp point followed and preceded by a large dull void.  These burrs as related to hunting stimulate the platelets in the blood and introduce oxygen which promotes coagulation.  The goal is to prolong coagulation not encourage it.  Burrs also trap tissue which reduces the blades effectiveness.

The AEB-L material is basically a 440-C stainless, but with an increased ability to heat treat well, resist impact breakage and a purity that allows improved grinding.

Slick Trick blades are now sharper than before which isn't necessarily the biggest deal.  You must remember it means nothing how sharp your blades are in the package.  It's how sharp they are once they pass through the vitals.  This is where you will see a major improvement in the new Slick Trick blades.

[RadSav]

I shoot the Carbon Express Maxima Kevlar Hunter..and SAVORA.ummm...prototype. I havent shot anything with it yet but some foam..but I know broadheads..and this is king.

Alright Radsav, how'd this guy get a Savora prototype...you holding out on the rest of us...LOL

ET

Five things needed to get Savora Prototypes

#1:  Work for RAD, Inc. 8 hours a day for almost nothing
#2:  Never complain when I knock you out of the carp boat in Vancouver Lake's sludge.
#3:  Be arguably the best turkey caller in Washington
#4:  Work the ATA show and write about $100,000 in RAD peep orders
#5:  Bake me cookies

You can also get some by being WhackMaster and spend the past 25 years getting the Angry Squaw drunk (because I won't), passing up easy shots at bear so she can get a good shot, and packing out at least 20 RADSAV and Angry Squaw elk.  Oh, and being the best man at my wedding doesn't hurt.

[Johnb317]

I can do 1 and 4?
Checked out your web sight (assuming it's radical archery.com),
You need help getting it going? 

Think I still have some Savoras and extra blades from 1976 if anyone wants.   
I've been shooting ics hunter 340 with 100 gr Slick Tricks full pass through on elk, last one cracked one of the blades,  called the ST people and they were very nice.  Said all the stores should be selling the newer blades now.....frustration is there isn't any marking so I can identify which is which.     

[colockumelk]

You must remember it means nothing how sharp your blades are in the package. It's how sharp they are once they pass through the vitals

I agree with you 100% RADSAV.  This is why for archery deer this year I am using the Swhacker.  I liked the concept of how the chisel blades cut through the hide meat bones and the 2.25" cutting blades don't open up until they get to the vitals. So in Short they are virgin blades when they hit the vitals. 

And the reason I went with an expandable this year is because I live in NY where they are legal and I wanted to try something new.

[Battle Ready]

RADSAV:
Dont forget to mention helping the angry squaw contain her desire to catch fire to everything in the yard with her torch..lol.

All things aside, I would have to say Ive learned a ton about what make blades good. I thought I knew, but after sitting at the micro scope and checking things out through your eyes..now I know the difference..and its big.

Cannot wait to see how these blades...heads... slice and dice there way into my next trophy.