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Offline joebear

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Broadheads
« on: November 06, 2009, 09:03:37 PM »
Ok so with a bit of looking I cant find anything about expandables in the regs. Are they leagl or not????
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Re: Broadheads
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2009, 09:05:13 PM »
Illegal in Washington.
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Re: Broadheads
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2009, 09:20:07 PM »
thats what I thought but you know washington cant just come out and say expandables are illegal!!!


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Re: Broadheads
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2009, 09:25:18 PM »
Look in the regs under "Equipment"...all of the specifics are listed about hunting tips under "Archery".

I was told (not verified), mechanicals are legal for the first time on turkey only.

P.S. A sold single blade will always be more dependable than any "high tech" mechanical. Besides, look at the satisfaction you will cheat yourself out of not tuning your bow to shoot fixed blade tips well. Heck, I think getting the darned thing to shoot properly is half the fun!

Stingers will kill turkeys...and pigs and deer, elk,etc. and fly wonderfully!

Does the Rage come with a lifetime warranty?
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Re: Broadheads
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2009, 10:06:03 PM »
Look in the regs under "Equipment"...all of the specifics are listed about hunting tips under "Archery".

I was told (not verified), mechanicals are legal for the first time on turkey only.

P.S. A sold single blade will always be more dependable than any "high tech" mechanical. Besides, look at the satisfaction you will cheat yourself out of not tuning your bow to shoot fixed blade tips well. Heck, I think getting the darned thing to shoot properly is half the fun!

Stingers will kill turkeys...and pigs and deer, elk,etc. and fly wonderfully!

Does the Rage come with a lifetime warranty?
I shoot wackems and they do the trick!
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Re: Broadheads
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2009, 12:28:45 AM »
I was told (not verified), mechanicals are legal for the first time on turkey only.

they are legal for what i was told by a gamie
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Re: Broadheads
« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2009, 03:47:00 AM »
Expandables/Mechanical are illegal and worthless in my opinion on big game.  Watched a good friend make an unfortunately bad shot on an elk this year with a Rage expandable.  Shoulder shot, arrow penetrated 3 inches at most.  Found arrow 30 feet from location of shot, both blades were broken off.  I say stick with a fixed blade and preferably something that is solid one-piece construction like a Montec or Magnus.  My :twocents:
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Re: Broadheads
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2009, 05:19:18 AM »
Hopefully he wasn't in Wa when you watched him.  Yep, montec and stingers are what I use, and there are a plethora of good heads out there.

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Re: Broadheads
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2009, 12:52:29 PM »

Hopefully he wasn't in Wa when you watched him.  Yep, montec and stingers are what I use, and there are a plethora of good heads out there.

No, we were in MT.  Apparently they are legal there.  I stuck with my Montecs and after he saw how his Rage held up, he had a quiver full of Montecs the next day.
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Re: Broadheads
« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2009, 09:12:11 PM »
I use slick trick 100 magnums, and I like 'em.

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Re: Broadheads
« Reply #10 on: November 30, 2009, 04:55:09 PM »
Have had no problems with muzzys. One of the strongest replacable blade broadheads you can get. :)

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Re: Broadheads
« Reply #11 on: November 30, 2009, 05:09:40 PM »
Montecs have always flown like field points for me!
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Re: Broadheads
« Reply #12 on: November 30, 2009, 05:18:04 PM »
x2 what lowedog said been shootin them for 4 years great head, i took innerlocks to nz with me and they worked good but still like my montecs better
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Re: Broadheads
« Reply #13 on: November 30, 2009, 05:20:11 PM »
Thunderhead 85's for me
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Re: Broadheads
« Reply #14 on: November 30, 2009, 05:24:29 PM »
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