Fixed blade Grim Reapers

KBF · #1 01-19-2014, 09:46 AM

Have been toying with the idea of getting some. Do they fly as well as the expandables?

Jameson340 · #2 01-19-2014, 10:27 PM

I set myself up with the Hades late in the 2013 season, they fly a lot better then I thought, just as well as a field tip which is impressive for a fairly big fixed blade, yet to kill anything with them, I will let you know this spring on my black bear!

baptiste_moose · #3 01-19-2014, 11:40 PM

I've never been an expandable's guy. Heard to many horror stories of failure. I run a fixed blade. You can buy small brass rings or use dental floss and tune the blades so they match the lines of you fletchings. I find it helps a lot!

Guntash · #4 01-20-2014, 07:34 AM

Shot a doe and a moose with the same head in one night! Worked pretty well for me. Nice and sharp and even sharpened on the back edges of the blades so be careful handling them! Switched to the QAD Exodus now tho...

L.O.S.T.Arrow · #5 01-20-2014, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by baptiste_moose

I've never been an expandable's guy. Heard to many horror stories of failure. I run a fixed blade. You can buy small brass rings or use dental floss and tune the blades so they match the lines of you fletchings. I find it helps a lot!

We find if you wish to index you blades to Vanes the best way is to use a, ASD Arrow Squaring Device...we use them to square shaft for nocks, shaft for inserts and inserts themselves so arrow is 100% square for broadheads...which in turn improves arrow accuracy.

the ASD will shave an micro sliver off insert and broadhead can be lined or indexed to vane while Squaring arrow...

G5 makes a nice ASD that we use does both arrow shafts and inserts..
http://g5outdoors.com/product_detail/48

JMHO
Neil

baptiste_moose · #6 01-20-2014, 11:25 AM

Cool

NBFK · #7 01-20-2014, 09:28 PM

I played with them a bit. They did fly good. I really like the 1 3/8" razor cuts though.

north american hunter · #8 01-20-2014, 09:53 PM

I used them for a bit, good for gophers and rabbits.

north american hunter · #9 01-20-2014, 10:20 PM

They are sharp enough to go threw my 17 year old sons foot when he stepped on one.

JohnS · #10 01-20-2014, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by north american hunter

They are sharp enough to go threw my 17 year old sons foot when he stepped on one.

Ouch!

remmy300 · #11 01-21-2014, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by north american hunter

I used them for a bit, good for gophers and rabbits.

Or moose or buffalo...Grims work just fine.

L.O.S.T.Arrow · #12 01-21-2014, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by north american hunter

They are sharp enough to go threw my 17 year old sons foot when he stepped on one.

Would like to hear that story...Being a Range Safety Officer maybe we can learn something here?

Thanks
Neil

north american hunter · #13 01-21-2014, 09:05 AM

Well, he was working on his bow and putting his broad heads on his arrows and he dropped a broadhead on the ground and stepped on it with the back of his foot, only one blade went in, we went to the doctor and it was all good, accidents happen.

L.O.S.T.Arrow · #14 01-21-2014, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by north american hunter

Well, he was working on his bow and putting his broad heads on his arrows and he dropped a broadhead on the ground and stepped on it with the back of his foot, only one blade went in, we went to the doctor and it was all good, accidents happen.

yes accidents do...Glad to hear he is ok and no permanant or serious damge...

I remember when I started and was putting broadheads on the arrows, even broadhead wrenchs were had to come by then, so I used a piece of thick leather, yup I slipped and I painted all four walls red in that room...

Neil