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Offline vandeman17

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G5 Montec practice tips
« on: August 16, 2013, 12:09:27 PM »
Do any of you guys that shoot the G5 Montecs use the dummy heads when practicing? I am thinking about buying a pack of them so that I save my actual heads but not sure if it is worth it.
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Re: G5 Montec practice tips
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2013, 12:13:40 PM »
That's the head I shoot when I use the "Training wheels."     I just shoot a couple old heads.   

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Re: G5 Montec practice tips
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2013, 12:20:40 PM »
That's the head I shoot when I use the "Training wheels."     I just shoot a couple old heads.

this is my first year using the montecs so I was thinking I could use the practice heads to start. Did they fly the same as the real ones?
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Re: G5 Montec practice tips
« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2013, 12:21:43 PM »
they do.............

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Re: G5 Montec practice tips
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2013, 12:23:09 PM »
Right on. How about what they do to your target? Do they come out easy or how does that go? I have a field tip/broadhead ready target.
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Re: G5 Montec practice tips
« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2013, 12:25:17 PM »

How about what they do to your target? Do they come out easy or how does that go?

I use them work really good. Put couple in a tree and was able to dig them out and keep on shooting. After a while will tear up target, no worse than shooting broadheads.

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Re: G5 Montec practice tips
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2013, 06:38:09 PM »
I hunt with the G5's and was going to get the practice heads three years ago when I switched but the practice ones were very close to the same price as the real ones ! It didn't make sense so I just bought an extra pack of real ones for practice. I was also worried about them flying the same but practicing with the real deal alleviated that.

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Re: G5 Montec practice tips
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2013, 06:46:00 PM »
They shoot very close. I ran them side by side for years.
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Re: G5 Montec practice tips
« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2013, 05:23:24 PM »
I'm selling an unopened pack....

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Re: G5 Montec practice tips
« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2013, 09:02:41 AM »
Personally, I'd think you'd be a fool to spend the same amount of money on 3 practice Montecs, when you can shop around on the internet, and find 3 new real Montecs for the same price or cheaper.  All you have to do, it sharpen them back up and you have 3 back up broadheads. :twocents:

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Re: G5 Montec practice tips
« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2013, 09:12:26 AM »
I picked some up yesterday and shot them last night. I have a broadhead/fieldtip target but had to unscrew the heads each time to get the arrows out. Is that normal?
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Re: G5 Montec practice tips
« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2013, 02:44:35 PM »
Nope.  Not normal at all if the target is designed for broadheads.

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Re: G5 Montec practice tips
« Reply #12 on: August 21, 2013, 02:48:29 PM »
I didn't think so either but didn't know since they are practice tips if it made a difference.
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Re: G5 Montec practice tips
« Reply #13 on: August 21, 2013, 02:56:02 PM »
Shoot a broadhead into it and see.
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Re: G5 Montec practice tips
« Reply #14 on: August 21, 2013, 02:58:54 PM »
I was hoping to keep the broadheads as sharp and nice as I can by not shooting them into a target, thus the practice tips but I might have to shoot them just to see.
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