[Dan Jackowiak]

in reply to: HEAVIER HEADS….? #47913

Assuming your arrow is 29″ long and you draw 28″? You should be able to shoot a 175 or possibly a 200 grain, with insert, head. foc is 16 to 18% and the weights up over 560 which will help penetration.

[Dan Jackowiak]

in reply to: HEAVIER HEADS….? #47519

msarcher wrote: THANKS FOR THE ADVISE, IM SHOOTING A 2117 EASTON XX78 SHAFT BUT I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO GO TO CARBON BUT IT SEEMS TO BE SO MUCH TO KNOW AND LEARN ON WIEGHTS AND INSERTS AND TESTING THAT I JUST DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT OR HAVE THE TIME OR MONEY TO RUN THRU IT ALL. PLUS I HAVE ALOT OF ALUMINUM ARROWS MADE UP. AGAIN THANKS FOR THE ADVISE!

what weight bow are you shooting? whats your draw length? is the riser center cut or?

[Dan Jackowiak]

in reply to: HEAVIER HEADS….? #47032

I’ve experienced the same with that head only it was in contact with bone. The arrow literally bounced off the shoulder as the tip curled. Since that time a long time ago I have learned a ton.

I don’t know what aluminum shaft your shooting but if your going to stick with a two blade I’d try stos. I have some 125’s and 160’s here that I’ve shot and played around with along with some other heads; seems I’m always trying out different heads.

Now my archery range consists of 2 bags or a foam target backed up by a bag against a cement block wall, its in the corner. The last time I tried some broadheads I was tuning a new arrow setup and of course I tested the stos, eclipse, stingers, centaur and a few different 3 blades, all 200 gr. The stos consistently out penetrated all other heads by 8 to 10″. On a few occasions the arrow went all the way through both bags and stuck itself in the block wall enough that it was tough to get out. Kinda had to pry back and forth and such. Neither time did the tip curl but the last time it did bend a bit. So I took a hammer and straightened it out, spined tested it, resharpened a bit and it was good to go. All other heads I’ve tested have generally become worthless after hitting that wall except for the eclipse. This is only the 125 gr model with a 75gr adapter and the 160’s are tougher yet. You can use inserts from 25grs on up to find the right weight that flies with your arrows so you should be able to come up with something that flies well.

Any ways, I am not a rep for stos, I just really like this head and since the season is now 5 weeks away I will be using them this yr. Next yr could be different 😀

[Dan Jackowiak]

in reply to: Simmons Land Shark or Interceptor broadheads #23160

Bone, I see the one your talking about on the website. One more question tho, does it have a guide for the rods so you can get the same angle, or is that up to the guy doing the sharpening? thanks, and good luck on the hogs.

[Dan Jackowiak]

in reply to: Simmons Land Shark or Interceptor broadheads #22500

Bone wrote: Hey first time to speak up bare with me!! I have used the 160gr. Sharks for awhile use them in the early days shooting them out of my traing wheels now out of my trad bows I have massive wound channels out my training wheels kills and trad the same about 3 to 4″ cut entrance and exit holes. I shoot axis 300 full length 100 gr. Insert gives me total of 640 gr arrow out of my 60# centaur longbow. Killed elk in New Mexico and whitetail and good sized hogs all with pass throughs watched go down in sight. Use the sharpener they recommend won’t go wrong!!!!!

Hey Bone, welcome to the forum. May I ask what sharpener do they recommend? I have a few centaur heads and seem to be sharpened challenged here so any tips would be a great help.

[Dan Jackowiak]

in reply to: Broadhead of choice let's hear it #22492

I really want to use the centaur heads this yr. They fly great and leave a huge hole in my target. All I have to do is figure out how to sharpen them to my standards?

[Dan Jackowiak]

in reply to: A few things I've learned #9154

I like pemmican or trailmix myself. a 3oz bar of pemmican has almost 400 calories and 20 grams of protein. Its almost a meal all by itself.

[Dan Jackowiak]

in reply to: arrow selection #41315

A few places that have good service and prices are

http://www.lancasterarchery.com/

and

http://www.bowhunterssuperstore.com/

lancaster will sell single arrows so you can figure out what flies best from your bow. Bowhunters Super store has better prices.

3rivers

http://www.3riversarchery.com/

is all traditional with good service but higher prices overall. I shop all 3 stores depending upon what I want. Sometimes I get feathers right off ebay.

You’ll need glue, a fletching jig, an arrow saw if your going to shoot carbons or you can have them cut for a little extra cost. With aluminums I would use a tubing cutter and then debur the end and open it back up if needed to fit the insert before I bought a saw. Or have them precut.

With the jig your going to have to get right or left wing depending upon what you want to shoot. I have both jigs.

One way to get prestarted with arrow selection is Stu Millers spine calculator.

http://www.heilakka.com/stumiller/

you can play with that and find arrow sizes and foc places to start based on your bow. I have found its pretty accurate.

this all might sound complicated at first but once you start doing it its a piece of cake. If your going to stay in archery for yrs like I have, its really the only way to go.

Dan

[Dan Jackowiak]

in reply to: This one really takes the cake! #62417

maybe that sixth sense is because they have partially made you? Or what they see does not belong in the area and it makes them nervous. they can’t quiet make it out but they know it doesn’t belong there. Like the family dog, if I move something in the back yard from its usual place she freaks out, especially in low light, she knows that whatever it is “does not belong there”

[Dan Jackowiak]

in reply to: WHATS EVERYONE SHOOTING? #43305

Brown Recluse Seminole, 61″ 59 @ 28

59″ limbs on the way, 53 @ 28

[Dan Jackowiak]

in reply to: Helical..RW or LW? #33418

I do believe that would be right wing to spin clockwise. I’d get both clamps myself.

I’ve had two bows that for the life of me would not shoot right wing arrows well at all. Take the same arrow and throw on left wings and it flies perfect. I’ve had other bows where it made no difference what so ever.

[Dan Jackowiak]

in reply to: ABS Maasai single bevel broadhead give away Winner #7759

throw me in the hat as well.

[Dan Jackowiak]

in reply to: Fletchers #49807

I think I have the one snuffornot does. Its a BPE and yes sometimes the back metal plate falls off but superglue works for another few yrs or so. mines about 20 yrs old also and still works great. 3rivers has em.

[Dan Jackowiak]

in reply to: FACEPAINTERS ONLY #27566

I used to hate facepaint so I went to a head net or nothing at all, mostly nothing. This yr I found and used carbomask…. I’m sold. Goes on easy and once dry it stays on. The best part is, it comes right off with water not like the other stuff where you have to scrub either, it just wipes right off. Great stuff!

[Dan Jackowiak]

in reply to: To Close One Eye Or Not #27560

I am slightly left eye dominant but shoot rh with both eyes open even with a peep on a compound. It was a problem early on but I found that if I focused on the spot with traditional and ignore the arrow it was not a problem. I also tuck my head so its almost touching my left shoulder…. works like a charm. With a compound I just had to make sure I was looking through the peep.

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