Post by Dave1 on Jul 2, 2004 6:26:09 GMT -5
A semi-dull blade insert will not cut anywhere near as good as a brand new super sharp blade insert. To use a blade insert that has been shot even once is to ask for trouble and compromise your ability to make a quick humane kill.
There is much written about how an artery or vein can be pushed aside and not cut by a dull or semi-dull blade. You can experiment with it and see this for yourself the next time you make a kill and are field dressing your animal out.
Your challenge is to find an artery in the fresh kill then take a broadhead blade insert and try to cut the still warm artery. I bet you will have trouble doing it or can't do it. You will see that the artery/vein will likely be pushed aside by the blade and not cut by it. With a super sharp brand new blade it is possible to cut the artery/vein but it takes lots of direct perpendicular pressure and a quick slice.
The point is don't take a chance by hunting with used blades.
My normal procedure is to check the straighness of each arrow and then number them accordingly (1-12). I then set aside the ones that are most straight (1-6) and designate the others (6-12) as practise arrows. In most cases all of them will fly to the same point of impact but I want the best of the bunch to hunt with. The arrow nocked in my bow at daylight on opening day is my arrow numbered #1 and it has a brand new super sharp broadhead attached to it. Nothing less.
Using used, pre-shot, and unsharpened broadhead blades is asking for trouble, is risking a lost animal, and could result in slow miserable death for a great game animal. Why take the chance? It is so simple to change out the used blades with new ones or screw on a brand new head.
Hope this helps.
Dave1