Post by: Band on June 07, 2015, 02:16:21 PM
Post by: RadSav on June 08, 2015, 03:13:50 PM
Post by: Band on June 08, 2015, 09:52:08 PM
The blades are not perpendicular to the ferrule so I'm thinking penetration would suffer as a result. Not that I would use a budget broadhead from yesteryear but I'm curious about your opinion on that design. :dunno:
Post by: RadSav on June 08, 2015, 10:31:28 PM
Here's the thing, I couldn't remember the name of that broadhead because I bought it so long ago, 1992 I believe. But, Kolpin sounds really familiar so I'm going to assume you're right, as usual.
The blades are not perpendicular to the ferrule so I'm thinking penetration would suffer as a result. Not that I would use a budget broadhead from yesteryear but I'm curious about your opinion on that design. :dunno:
Ron Kolpin designed that head the way he did to make sure he didn't run into patent issues between Savora and Maleski. In it's original form, while Ron owned the company, it was a very effective head. Had some of the best stainless blades ever made for a broadhead until the invent of the AEB-L material. Kolpin's design was a solid blade, thicker than most of that time, so he was able to make the stainless blades much harder than everyone else without the breakage issues that sunk so many who tried stainless in the 80's. My brother and I killed a few deer and a bear with the originals I'm thinking between '82 and '83, maybe.?.
I remember my first deer with that head quite vividly. First day of late archery season. School bus dropped me off at the Boise Cascade gate where I changed into my camo then hiked three miles to my deer spot. I had just gotten my first pair of binoculars. They were called Apollo and were distributed by a company out of Spokane. I had a plan in my head to walk a ridge and use the binoculars to cover every square inch of that country. It worked!! and I soon found myself in front of three does working there way to me. At about 20 yards I missed the biggest doe. Arrow went over her back and my arrow stuck about 12 feet high in a tree >:( Those Kolpins and Bear Metric Magnums weren't cheap! So I climbed up on a stump, slung the bow over my shoulder and was getting my broadhead puller out of my pocket to work on getting the arrow free when I catch movement...It was a buck!!! He was bird dogging the does, nose to the ground, no idea I was there!
When the buck went behind a tree at 10 yards I drew back. By the time he got to the base of the stump I was on he looked straight up at me. Probably two yards from the stump and maybe five yards of arrow travel. I remember being startled when the Bear Grizzly II went off. I honestly do not remember giving my fingers the command to relax. The arrow glaced off the back of his head, traveled down the back of his neck, broke into the chest cavity between his shoulders, took out the back of the heart and buried into the ground. The buck tried to run, but after maybe 15 yards he lost the ability to maneuver through the trees. After a head on collision with a fir trunk he went down hard, kicked a few times and that was it! From drawing the bow back to dead deer seemed like less than five seconds!
Sometimes missing your first shot is a good thing! :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: RadSav on June 08, 2015, 10:37:28 PM
Post by: SemperFidelis97 on June 08, 2015, 10:40:39 PM
Post by: GoldenOscar on June 08, 2015, 10:56:10 PM
Cool to see these, I still have quite a few of those heads in a ammo can full of my old years gone by broaqdheads, they flew well for me and I killled 3 or 4 deer with them........Funny last deer I shot was a little muley spike and the blades totally folded up that's why I quit using them......Thanks for the explanation RadSav
Post by: RadSav on June 09, 2015, 12:39:41 AM
Ron Kolpin became a strong advocate of broadhead safety after cutting himself badly on a Savora broadhead. It is believed that Kolpin was the first company to manufacturer and sell a commercial broadhead wrench.
Post by: bearpaw on June 09, 2015, 12:51:31 AM
Post by: RadSav on June 09, 2015, 01:24:37 AM
BTW - If you ever find a copy of the November 1982 Bowhunter "Special Deer Hunting Issue" you should buy it! One of my top two favorite Bowhunter magazine issues of all time. Not only some really great articles, but the advertising is fantastic! The issue was loaded with adds for product of the day. :tup:
Post by: Band on June 09, 2015, 07:00:29 AM
Post by: lokidog on August 20, 2015, 09:53:33 PM