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Offline DeKuma

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Re: Expandables...
« Reply #15 on: November 12, 2008, 01:05:16 PM »
From the book:
It is
unlawful to hunt with a broadhead blade
unless the broadhead is unbarbed and
completely closed to the back end of the
blade or blades by a smooth, unbroken
surface starting at maximum blade width
forming a smooth line toward the feather
end of the shaft and such line does not
angle toward the point
. Retractable styled
broadheads are illegal.
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Re: Expandables...
« Reply #16 on: November 12, 2008, 01:14:35 PM »
I used expandables in Wyoming a few years ago, they fly great, but so do normal broadheads if you are tuned right. I used Rocket Steelheads and got my first  Wyo buck with one.  Even if they were legal in WA, I'd stick with Muzzy MX3's, one less thing to worry about not working.

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Re: Expandables...
« Reply #17 on: November 13, 2008, 08:15:19 AM »
Starting at Maximum blade width, I am sorry I was referring to from the shaft, look at a G.G. and you can see what I meant. I should have paid more attention to the wording.
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Re: Expandables...
« Reply #18 on: November 13, 2008, 08:29:57 AM »
I simply see no reason to shoot expandables.  Just one more mechanical piece of equipment that can fail.  Some people have used them with very good results on all sizes of game, in fact I read an article recently by Chuck Adams stating he used some form of Mechanical broadhead on all five animals he killed the previous year, and I think we can rest assured old Chuck has got enough experience with game and archery to know what he should or shouldn't use.  For me however, a well tuned bow and good form and lots of practice makes using mechanicals simply an exercise I don't need.   Mechanicals in my book are predominantly used by people who don't take the time needed to get consistent broadhead flight with a fixed blade broadhead.  They simply are not something I would risk an animals life on when using a fixed blade takes the "opening up" failure out of the question.
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Re: Expandables...
« Reply #19 on: November 13, 2008, 08:39:35 AM »
I simply see no reason to shoot expandables.  Just one more mechanical piece of equipment that can fail.  Some people have used them with very good results on all sizes of game, in fact I read an article recently by Chuck Adams stating he used some form of Mechanical broadhead on all five animals he killed the previous year, and I think we can rest assured old Chuck has got enough experience with game and archery to know what he should or shouldn't use.  For me however, a well tuned bow and good form and lots of practice makes using mechanicals simply an exercise I don't need.   Mechanicals in my book are predominantly used by people who don't take the time needed to get consistent broadhead flight with a fixed blade broadhead.  They simply are not something I would risk an animals life on when using a fixed blade takes the "opening up" failure out of the question.
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Re: Expandables...
« Reply #20 on: November 13, 2008, 10:40:49 AM »
I agree, I was only trying to clarify the reg. (although I confused it a bit) I am a Trad Archer and use Grizzly's or Razorheads myself and practice with them year-round. :archer:
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