chicken27
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G5 BROADHEADS
We are leaving friday for canada for a bear hunt.I was shooting the g5 montec pre-season they just don't seem to be what i expect.Seem to me they shoot high anybody else shot these is this a common problem?What would be a good fixed blade head that fly great?
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RE: G5 BROADHEADS
2008/08/25 21:00:04
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Seriously, G5's fly about as well as any broadhead on the market. You could try Muzzys or something else like a Wasp or Magnus Stinger, but it seems like an awfully short window to be d!ck!ng around with your setup (hate to say it, but this should have been resolved several weeks ago). If you can't get Something dialed in quickly, you might be better off to pick up some Rages and use those rather than making a poor hit and wounding an animal. Good Luck and Shoot Straight.
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chicken27
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RE: G5 BROADHEADS
2008/08/25 22:19:26
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Will the rage heads have enough pentration to go through the hide of a bear at 35 yards?I also know this should of been handle weeks ago but i'm self-employed so taken 9 days off i had to build the bank roll up. Do you have to line the blades up with the flecthing and how big should the fletching be?
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RE: G5 BROADHEADS
2008/08/25 22:58:06
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no chicken no need to with mechanicals just make them tight and shoot
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RE: G5 BROADHEADS
2008/08/25 23:20:29
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if you are going with mechanicals and want penetration stick with a 2 blade, they will probably penetrate as well as your fixed blades. I like a small fixed blade tip with two expandable blades.
Better too far back, than too far forward.
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RE: G5 BROADHEADS
2008/08/26 07:23:16
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Chicken, Rage is a good head. Use the two blade version. It will penetrate all you need (likely blowing through, unless you hit shoulder blade. They do indeed fly exactly like field points and you do not need to line the blades up. You should probably check with your outfitter and make sure they allow expandables.
Parker said "just make them tight and shoot." That is fine, but you have 3 days and if you do not know how to do that, it can be difficult and extremely frustrating. If you have an archery shop with a twenty yard range close by, he can help you dial your fixed heads in with your setup. Not seeing your setup shoot, I will not begin to give you advise at this late stage of what to do to get the bow tuned, as you will likely get more frustrated than when you asked your original question.
If you are not sold on the Rages, there are some other good mechanicals out there such as the Spitfire, JackHammers, and Grim Reapers...
Good Luck, Griffon
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RE: G5 BROADHEADS
2008/08/26 07:46:50
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Went down today behind the house to shot.I strated at 30 i could watch the arroows whip to left i was getting mad so i move up to twenty to see what happen i put 5 out of 5 in the kill zone.Then i moved back to 25 yards put 4 out of 5 in the kill zone.I was still a little nervous about 30 plus i got to get the kids ready for school.I was shotting 3 thunderheads and 2 g5 montec pre-season.Also what kind of target is the best for broadheads i'm destroying the mczenie?
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RE: G5 BROADHEADS
2008/08/26 11:50:25
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Although I didnt use the pre-season heads, I am shooting montecs this year. I took one from the package and started shooting. Been shooting for about 2 weeks with it and have yet to make adjustments. Flys like my field points (I shoot 100 grain size.) Farthest I can shoot here at the house is 27 yrds and i am on from that distance as well.
My friend swears by Grim Reapers, has shot 3 does and a buck the last 5 years of archery and all have fallen to reapers. He tells me he wont shoot anything else. Good luck on your bear hunt!!
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RE: G5 BROADHEADS
2008/08/26 21:09:12
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I got the hoyt finally tuned in tonight with the G5 montec they're flying great.Had 2 buddies stop after work so i told them about the bow they watched me shot for a bit.They figure it out it wasn't me after all my center shot was off to the right.We center it now at 30 yards there aint no question but the nerve factor.
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RE: G5 BROADHEADS
2008/08/27 07:23:05
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Good Luck, If you are going to shoot the heads you have been shooting at targets, get a diamond stone and resharpen them. G5's are at a different angle than other broadheads, so a conventional sharpener will not be effective. Otherwise, screw on new heads and shoot those rather than your target heads. Shoot Straight and carry a bug suit... 
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RE: G5 BROADHEADS
2008/08/28 16:31:01
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I'm glad you resolved your tuning issue, rather than changing to mechanicals. A lot of guys swear by this broadhead or that one but I believe that if your bow is properly tuned, just about any broadhead, fixed or mechanical, will kill quickly and humanely. Good luck on the hunt.
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RE: G5 BROADHEADS
2008/08/28 18:08:41
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glad to hear you got it shootin, good luck.
Better too far back, than too far forward.
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RE: G5 BROADHEADS
2008/08/28 19:50:04
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Thanks guys we're leaving tonight at 11.We start to hunt saturday it's a 6 day hunt.I'm taking 3 no flash trial cams up with us hope to get some good pics to post when i get back.One more thing will a bear bust a no flash cam up or not?
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RE: G5 BROADHEADS
2008/08/28 20:38:54
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Keep the scent off of it.
Better too far back, than too far forward.
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