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When you buy some new broadheads, do you pick one out of the package and only use that one for practicing and asume all of them fly the same, or is it a good ideer to shoot all of them at least once to make sure they all fly the same?
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Re: Practicing with broadheads
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June 13, 2014, 08:47:40 AM »
I shoot them all, but only a couple times. Broadheads shoot pretty much the same as my practice tips though.
I want to have the confidence in the indivdual arrow/broadhead setup before i choose to shoot it at an animal
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I shoot all of them once then replace the blades.
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June 13, 2014, 10:11:09 AM »
I only shoot 1.
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Re: Practicing with broadheads
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June 13, 2014, 10:20:08 AM »
one. then i carry it along as my final backup or coyote/cat arrow. the practice broadheads that come in the muzzy pack dont fly anything like the regular broadheads
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Re: Practicing with broadheads
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June 13, 2014, 10:20:42 AM »
I really put a lot of time into putting my broadhead arrows together. I put my broadheads in inserts then glue then into the arrow. I then run all my arrows on a dial indicator and take out any wobble the arrow and broadhead May have.
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Re: Practicing with broadheads
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June 13, 2014, 11:44:13 AM »
Shoot them all to make sure the broadhead/arrow pairing flies straight but I have a set of practice blades that I insert into each arrow before shooting them.
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Re: Practicing with broadheads
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I shoot just one.
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Re: Practicing with broadheads
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I only shoot one
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Re: Practicing with broadheads
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June 13, 2014, 12:21:23 PM »
If you shoot a quality arrow and broadhead that are put together correctly and your bow is properly tuned you shouldn't have to shoot more than 1.
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Re: Practicing with broadheads
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June 13, 2014, 04:32:34 PM »
I shoot them all , I would never shoot an untested broad head / arrow combo at an animal. I number the arrows , shoot them all from fifty yards and keep track of which are the most consistent. The top arrows get a sharpie mark on the nock designating which I shoot best & those are my first choice while hunting out of my five arrow quiver. Re-sharpen & I am very confident of what every arrow is going to do while in flight. No reason not to in my opinion.
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Re: Practicing with broadheads
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June 13, 2014, 05:54:42 PM »
i shoot one til i get the sight dialed in exactly. then i shoot each arrow/broadhead combo once. i do not want an untested arrow in my quiver.
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Re: Practicing with broadheads
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June 14, 2014, 09:38:49 PM »
I only shoot one. I do spin test all of them after installed. As far as consistency: I shoot all my hunting arrows a few times with field pts to remove any doubt but after broadheads are installed, only one gets shot. The rest stay factory razor sharp.
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Re: Practicing with broadheads
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July 15, 2014, 12:34:31 AM »
Only one, and that stinger is tatored let me tell ya lol
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Re: Practicing with broadheads
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I shoot 'em all. Match tips to arrows for optimum flight.
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