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Equipment & Gear => Archery Gear => Topic started by: fish-on37 on July 14, 2008, 09:22:21 PM

Title: G5's
Post by: fish-on37 on July 14, 2008, 09:22:21 PM: Is anyone else shooting the Montec G5's? I am having problems getting them sharp. Any info would be great. Thanks
Title: Re: G5's
Post by: BC CHASER on July 14, 2008, 09:25:00 PM: Are you using their sharpener or something else?
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Post by: archery288 on July 14, 2008, 09:28:43 PM: I have been shooting them for about 4 years now!!! Wouldn't shoot another head!! Use there "diamond stone" or the sportsman's sharpener!
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Post by: Antlershed on July 14, 2008, 10:08:26 PM: I was told you had to sharpen them sideways on their stone to get them sharp. Don't know first hand...
Title: Re: G5's
Post by: archery288 on July 14, 2008, 10:09:52 PM: That is correct, you slide them sideways across there to sharpen them.. A few strokes and rotate sides - works like a charm!
Title: Re: G5's
Post by: fish-on37 on July 15, 2008, 10:00:23 AM: I was not using the right stone I guess. Thanks for the info.
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Post by: demontang on July 16, 2008, 02:51:43 PM: I have heard they are hard to sharpen from a shop owner and a few people, but I havent tried. With the right stone you should be able to sharpen them I like to use diamond stones :twocents:
Title: Re: G5's
Post by: Todd_ID on July 16, 2008, 10:30:25 PM: Search archerytalk for a thread that shows how to sharpen any of the heads like the Montec, Hellrazor, or Snuffer SS. You use a mirror and wet sandpaper in increasing grits to get the sharpness you're wanting. I found some 3000 grit at the auto parts store, and it makes a final edge that is perfection.
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Post by: fish-on37 on July 26, 2008, 04:51:06 AM: You guys were right. I ordered the G5 stone from Cabelas and it made a big difference. Now all my broadheads are ready to go. Thanks.
Title: Re: G5's
Post by: MIKEXRAY on July 30, 2008, 04:43:28 AM: I was told at a bow shop that once you sharpen them that you throw them out of balance & they fly different ??? He claimed they are balanced and shoot great but different after sharpening. Anyone experience this. Mike
Title: Re: G5's
Post by: dreamingbig on July 30, 2008, 05:33:07 AM: I shot them last year and didn't have any issues but they don't seem to be very durable. I have nicked many of the blades practicing with them and thus changing the weight of them. I have found the Magnus heads to be much more durable and tougher. Going back to them this year.
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Post by: fish-on37 on July 30, 2008, 04:21:26 PM: I have been practicing with 3 of the 12 that I bought. I have resharpened then a couple of times. Then I took a fourth out and shot it with the first 3 and there was no difference. I guess if you nick the blades then you might have a problem. I have not had to sharpen out a nick yet. I am shooting them on an A/C/C 360 and am having really good luck with them.
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Post by: hunt4 on August 17, 2008, 10:19:52 PM: I am going to try this method :IBCOOL:

1.) Go to hardware store and but a 9" x 12" scrap of 1/2" plate glass. It doesn't have to be tempered glass
2.) Go to auto parts store and purchase one sheet each of the following wet/dry sandpaper grits: 600, 1000, & 2000 (or whatever the highest is they have). If you have a Woodcraft store in your city, they will also have this same kind of sandpaper in grits well above 2,000.
3.) When you get home, cut your sheets of sandpaper in half or thirds the long way. That way you get more mileage out of each sheet.
4.) Starting with the 600 grit, wet it completely with water then spread it flat on the plate glass (grit side up). The water should help "stick" it to the glass. If it starts to move on you, just dump some more water on the sandpaper. The water becomes both your paper adhesive and your sharpening lubricant.
5.) Take a sharpie marker and black out all edges that need to be sharpened. Just the edge itself, not the whole blade.
6.) Begin sharpening the broadhead just like you would on the diamond plate. Flip it to the next side when all of the black magic marker is gone from the side you've been working with.
7.) Once you've made it all the way around, move up to the next higher grit of sandpaper and repeat steps 4 - 6.
8.) Continue moving up in grits until you've made it through all grits, repeating steps 4 - 6 with each grit change.
9.) Now, if you have a leather strop, go ahead and lightly strop each side just to remove any micro burr that may exist.
10.) If done properly, you should have the sharpest Montec that the known world has ever seen, all for under 20 bucks. Now, go out and find something that bleeds to run it through...