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Quote from: KillBilly on August 03, 2009, 07:04:56 PMQuote from: vanhornhunter on August 03, 2009, 06:53:32 PMThe T-Locks are not legal in Washington StateIt is unlawful to hunt big game animals with a broadhead blade unless the broadhead is unbarbed and completely closed atthe back end of the blade or blades by a smooth, unbroken surface starting at maximum blade width forming a smoothline toward the feather end of the shaft and such line does not angle toward the point.They're not barbed if that's what your thinking? And they're not sharp on the back edge either. Okay now what the hell. Unless I fell off the boat, and unless u r referencing something other than a shuttle t lock, every damn Broadhead on the shelve has close to a 90 degree back. Muzzy, montec, slick trick. If they are not, then they are damn close. So, help explain what's up. By the way, I f****** hate the rules in this state. Soon the actual bend in a hook will be considered a barb, and we will be left to use the ancient " toggle hook". The key is they don't form a smooth line toward the feather end of the shaft. The fact that they form a 90 degree back to the shaft is what makes them illegal. That 90 is what constitutes a barb.
Quote from: vanhornhunter on August 03, 2009, 06:53:32 PMThe T-Locks are not legal in Washington StateIt is unlawful to hunt big game animals with a broadhead blade unless the broadhead is unbarbed and completely closed atthe back end of the blade or blades by a smooth, unbroken surface starting at maximum blade width forming a smoothline toward the feather end of the shaft and such line does not angle toward the point.They're not barbed if that's what your thinking? And they're not sharp on the back edge either. Okay now what the hell. Unless I fell off the boat, and unless u r referencing something other than a shuttle t lock, every damn Broadhead on the shelve has close to a 90 degree back. Muzzy, montec, slick trick. If they are not, then they are damn close. So, help explain what's up. By the way, I f****** hate the rules in this state. Soon the actual bend in a hook will be considered a barb, and we will be left to use the ancient " toggle hook". The key is they don't form a smooth line toward the feather end of the shaft. The fact that they form a 90 degree back to the shaft is what makes them illegal. That 90 is what constitutes a barb.
The T-Locks are not legal in Washington StateIt is unlawful to hunt big game animals with a broadhead blade unless the broadhead is unbarbed and completely closed atthe back end of the blade or blades by a smooth, unbroken surface starting at maximum blade width forming a smoothline toward the feather end of the shaft and such line does not angle toward the point.They're not barbed if that's what your thinking? And they're not sharp on the back edge either. Okay now what the hell. Unless I fell off the boat, and unless u r referencing something other than a shuttle t lock, every damn Broadhead on the shelve has close to a 90 degree back. Muzzy, montec, slick trick. If they are not, then they are damn close. So, help explain what's up. By the way, I f****** hate the rules in this state. Soon the actual bend in a hook will be considered a barb, and we will be left to use the ancient " toggle hook".
I've never heard any legal rulings or interpretations regarding Shuttle-Ts being considered a "barbed" broadhead. In looking through a catalog I can see several others that appear to have the same 90 deg design: G5 striker, Slick Tricks, Wac Em Triton. While that certainly doesn't prove that T-Locks are legal... you don't hear mention of these being illegal either. I'd be real interested to hear the definitive poop on this.
That's actually kinda funny because I talked to a pretty reliable person in the archery industry that had talked to the original manufacturer of the T-loc and they sent one to the WDFW and got their approval! I'm stubborn so I'll still use em.
