Absolutely love how brutally honest you are. I had a debate with someone the other day about all their matching Camo that they absolutely have to have. Lol and some of these guys go get in a box stand out ground blind. Just cracks me up
All my camo matches, but I also sharpen my broadheads lol. And no, I don’t think the camo makes me a better hunter but I replaced it all at the same time and it’s warm lol.
I just got my nephew his first bow for his bday! Can’t wait to get him shooting it and showing him how arrow flight with broadheads up front can be different than field points and how important it is to always sharpen your broadheads
No luck on my elk season again but I went out with VPA 3 blades that I sharpened with DMT sharpening “stones” and a strop right before season and tonight I almost lopped the head straight off of a grouse at 20yds. Pulled my arrow out of the ground a my broadhead still spins true. Adult arrows are for grouse too, I guess.
I am a 70+yo Eagle Scout who thinks he knows something about the outdoors. I was trained by a man who put himself through school trapping in Maine. As you would say," Who cares?" This is the best sharpening tutorial that I have ever see. The sharpie/magic marker trick is genius. I think your content is excellent. Keep it up.
So true, so true Troy. I've been a certified volunteer bowhunting instructor for 20 years and many many moons ago one of the longstanding exam questions is something along the lines of, "Everything else being matched and tuned" what is the most important piece of bowhunting equipment to the bowhunter?" Of course the answer is the Broadhead. I enjoyed your video and it is very relevant and your point is backed by years and years of bowhunting knowledge and lore. The broadhead does the actual killing, everything else is secondary and so on. Spend more time on your broadheads and you'll be happy in the long run. Great stuff!!
Oh man Troy I'm going to start calling you the archery preacher. "Truth....you can't handle the truth." Wait maybe you should have been a real preacher because you don't care what people think ,which is the way it's supposed to be. Keep slapping us around we need it!! ; )
I've been following you for about 2 years now, this year is the first year I have decided to actually shoot adult arrows and broadheads. Too many fails doing it the way Billy at Bass Pro tells you it's supposed to be done. Went with the Sirius Super Nova's, ordered 18 arrows....because I overkill, but 100 gr insert and 200 gr Iron Will Single Bevels. 657gr total mass with a 20.5% FOC. Can't wait..2 weeks to go.
The one that you have said that makes the most sense to me is. When a broadhead is going thru a animal if it's not sharp. It's going to push the tiny little veins out if the way and not cut them. I sharpen mine every time I hunt now. Thank you!
@@ep3389 No I just hit it a few times and then strop. If it doesn't shave hair, I go back to the dmt and do it again. If that doesn't work I'll go to the fine or course dmt.
Mr ranch fairy I appreciate your honesty!! You don’t see that anywhere anymore!! Im going to be switching from a 100g muzzy replaceable 3 blade to either an adult broadhead lol rn im shooting a Dimond elite edge pro at #65 and im shooting a 250 spine element archery 29 1/2” arrow. My current setup is at 509 grains. Every deer I shot at last year ducked my arrows because I wasn’t aiming low enough I think. I thought it was cuz my bow isn’t fast enough but that’s not the case clearly. Your setup was only shooting 17 fps faster then mine an you was using a 300g broadhead. My question is do you think I should jump right in and get the 3 blade tough head or go with something different? I’ve never sharpened a broadhead but I’ve sharpened other stuff 🤷🏼♂️
Troy, with all due respec, my Walmart real tree matches my Mathews lost camp real good! And my black stabs with bright green and blue weights looks great with my black release and look real good with my solid dark green quiver and solid brown bino pouch! Real talk, I’m getting to where I love “foliage greens,” dark tans, and grays. Just solid colors.
Adding silicone dioxide to your strop will help polish that Broadhead up in no time I’ve been woodworking for 30 years and can sharpen a chisel to the point where It’ll shave the hair right off your arm and that’s how sharp you’re looking for, so try adding silicone dioxide on your strop with your Broadhead . I’m also wondering how a water wheel will sharpen a broadhead that’s how I get a hollow grind cut on my bigger chisels makes them super sharp Great video as always happy hunting 😃👍
Most people don’t have the electric tools so I’m trying to at MINIMUM encourage some folks to sharpen to a much better edge! A water wheel would be magic
How do you sharpen the broadheads that have a curved blade? Like the Crimson Talon Cleaver or the reverse curved heads like the Kudu? I currently use a round file like a rat tail and a half round on the Kudu and I use diamond plate knife sharpening stones for the Cleaver. I just don’t seem to be able to get them super sharp and can’t even begin to imagine how to strop a Kudu head! Any advise or direction to any video that you may have already addressed these heads would be appreciated! Only recently found your channel and binge watching when I can but have only gotten through the most recent videos and haven’t seen one about these heads yet.
it's not. HST had unique thoughts and was a pioneer. RF is a clown that parrots a Dr. (never mind tht he is an eye dr. and that lends nothing to the credabiloity of his study). It's not that FOC or the 12 principles that Ashby reccomends aren't important... they generally are, but there are also 100 other things that matter when hunting and reducing the whole activity to gargling some dusty dr.'s meatrod like the fairy has done is exausting.
Troy, you're probably gonna get sick of me asking questions but.....in your opinion, which is better for sharpening broad heads..... a regular "stone" sharpening stone or one of the "metalized" ones?
Been watching your videos and following your methods for some time now and I appreciate everything! Where you at in central tx? I live in Salado at the moment!
I watched a video of a butcher teaching how to sharpen knives, and I wonder if one of the points he made is the same for broadheads. The point was that the more often you sharpened your knives for work the more pissed off your wife got for always having dull kitchen knives at home.
Troy, don't you know what all the experts say? A light draw weight bow is really going to suffer with a heavy arrow 😆 In all seriousness though, what is your issue with FMJ shafts? Is it just that the high gpi makes it really hard to bump up FOC or is it something else? Quality control issues? I have been shooting them for a two years now and the only problem I have is bumping up FOC, but other than that, the couple dozen I have been through have been pretty great for me. Durability has been awesome and I have not had many troubles with tuning. I like how easy it is to scrape vanes and re-fletch as well. That really comes in to play after I retire a shaft to the practice arrow pile. Just curious is all. I have not had an issue that makes me want to reconsider my shaft choice, but I am open to thoughts, especially if somebody has thoughts that get me thinking in a way I wasn't before.
Also if just using the hit insert system, the shafts are vulnerable to the broadheads breaking out the sides of them on hard impacts, especially if it's at an angle
So the shaft losing straightness is something that does happen, but the problem is not that significant. Every shaft breaks down over time. I don't have any data on the comparative longevity, but I would imagine it stays straight longer than a standard aluminum shaft but not as long as a carbon. In practical terms though, I shoot around 500-600 arrows a week all year long and most of my arrows do not lose enough straightness to wobble with a broahead on from just shooting foam, even with thousands of shots. Usually where I have issues is if it takes a really hard hit, and that is usually when it wobbles and I only use it as a practice arrow after that. Even then, I have only ever had one arrow that was so bad that it was a consistent outlier in my 50 yard groups. It is not a pronounced enough ussue that I have ever considered changing. The HIT inserts have never been a real problem for me either. The jacket acts as a collar. It takes a serious hit to push an insert back in to the shaft and I have only had one or two of those ever. The thing that is good about the FMJ is that when that happens, pull the insert, cut about an inch off the shaft and pop a new insert in. Still good for a practice arrow. On a carbon shaft, usually the shaft is done on impacts like that, even with a collar behind the insert. I don't think the FMJ is the best shaft ever made, but I have had a better experience with them than any carbon shaft I have shot. They are worth a try. I like them. I will still probably tinker with other shafts because I like experimenting, but FMJs will still likely be my go to for the forseeable future.
Hit insert is a hard impact disaster waiting to happen. They micro bend. We left that about 20 years ago. They are also "heavy". Aerodynamically, you want a light arrow and the weight up front to maximize stability. Remember, the more stable the arrow flies, the more stable on impact. That being said, HIT is a terrible insert and #1 issue.
@@RanchFairy Thanks for that answer. I actually just switched to the brass HIT from an aluminum half out when I went to a 250 grain head from a 175. I don't have enough experience with them yet to say anything one way or the other though (I think when I originally posted, I was thinking half out while reading and writing HIT). I do intend to continue shooting them for now until I see something that makes me want to reconsider (I shoot in rocky, hard soiled Arizona desert. I am always just a soft spot on a worn out target away from a hard impact 😁). My experiences with the half outs were good though. My experiences have been very positive with the FMJ. I have considered switching before because of FOC, and I am always open to trying something new. I was just curious where your distaste for them came from. I will continue to take your thoughts in to consideration when building arrows. Thanks again, your voice is a positive contribution to the conversation regarding ethical hunting with archery gear.
You need to load up that strops with compound and each side will be much more affective and save you time. Get white and green compound for each side. Night and day difference
Or you might use what barbers used to use, that is a marble stone. Then a simple strop. Worked for them. (Old brakepads do work. Any "stone" that becomes smooth with use. No need for actual marble.)
I dont understand why people around here aren't talking about this. Everyone looks at me like I'm crazy this year for attempting to tune my arrows, and destroying my target with broadheads. I need someone to talk to about this before my head explodes, I have learned so much from these videos the past year...
My beanie has a bill on it. Just sayin. But my sharpening stones, diamond diafold and polishing compound are here too, and I've been playing with some old crap knives while I wait for my Stay Sharp broadhead guide to arrive in the next few days. All that to say, my fixed-blade broadheads will be at least as sharp as my beanie by opening day. It just sucks that I probably won't be able to wear that thing around East Texas till after Thanksgiving. Radar out.
@@pyrolysis2129 Diamond Archery Infinite Edge Pro, I'm new to bows and figured this would be a good starting point to see If I'm going to like this adventure before shelling money on a nice bow. Also my powersports store I work at sells bows and guns so I get a employee discount :D
@@Depletion94 Sweet. I bought a Bowtech Carbon Icon in 2018 for half off. I told myself I wouldn't buy a nice bow till I get at least one deer with this one. I think I have a pretty good shot this year. Been practicing and scouting more. Can be tough only hunting public land in SC.
@@pyrolysis2129 Right on! I'v never shot a bow before so I have tons of practice to get in. Gunna miss white tail season down here in TX. But them hogs gunna get it!
I was about to comment that people who get upset when you criticize their matching beanie and dull broadheads are silly, but then you said you didn't have any friends. I thought we were friends!
Friends are an inconvenience. They either want to do shit that doesn’t interest me or they want help with something. Cut them lose and sharpen your broad heads
I have been bow hunting for 28 years and have always had this thought process. It blows me away that so many people don’t think this way. And as for camo matching and buckle jeans with gems on them……………..no words. 😒😒😒
Every newspaper test dulls the edge very rapidly. If you look directly at the edge, and it reflects light, it needs a little hone stone, then strop. If the edge does not reflect light, you cannot see it, and it will shave arm hair, it is ready for strop.
th-cam.com/video/pkhWn10dfh0/w-d-xo.html Could always have some fun and put a 35 degree edge on it. When he is done with them on this video I actually started bleeding just looking at them.
Despite what Ron Kulas and his cronies say static1.squarespace.com/static/5d0443b188b6c900011e0ccc/t/612575ee7d2e1f7f4571affd/1629844974987/ABF+CASE+STUDY_Final.pdf I mean - it’s only a Cape buffalo test…
My camo consists of two loose leaf " ghillie " style suits. A faded green and brownish one. Cost like $69 years ago from Sportsman Guide. People- why WASTE HARD EARNED MONEY on the latest greatest fricking " CAMO"??? I'd rather buy a tank or three of diesel for my hunting truck.
Ranch what do you think about the argument that arrow spine doesnt matter if you're shooting from a straight and tuned bow? You can take a 500 spine or 700 spine arrow and it will fly straight if the bow is straight and tuned?
that's not only a pretty silly, but also very dangerous argument. The correct spine prevents the arrow from collapsing / breaking at launch - a correct tuned bow will actually make a bow more efficient and will transfer more energy to the arrow thus it will make the arrow even more likely to break if the spine is too weak. And it's not only about the STATIC spine that is printed on the arrow - the DYNAMIC spine (this is affected by FOC, length of the arrow, fletching, nock configuration, poundage) is even more important. These are basic principles of archery every serious archer should understand.
@@WM-jy9dz I've seen photos of weak spined arrows bent into almost a circle. An arrow will never snap from being pushed into air by a string. It will bend somewhat and go forward somewhat. Now ofcourse if you shoot like a 1200 spine arrow from a 60 pound compound bow the arrow will probably bend so much that the nock will snap, but the arrow will be fine.
@M Maple have you ever even held a g5 Montec? If you had you would know its anything but flimsy. It a single piece broadhead and actually.pretty solid. If you had a clue what you were talking about, you would also know that Magnus doesn't offer a single bevel broadhead.
@@RanchFairy I was going back through nock tune videos. Seen this one. Is a big pig for sure. I'm up here just throwing fmj arrows aside like yup that p.o.s. is for kids to wing at rocks with recurve. 😆
Totally agree with you Troy when I see grown ass man with jeans with little flower patterns and stuff on the back pockets I just have to ask myself or have the real men gone wearing girly pants when they're hunting
Troy, your arrow weight (TAW) might be even lower: Apollo Supernova, 400 spine 8.17 GPI, 27" long --> 221 grain, heavy (?TBC) AL insert --> 30-35 grain, 300 grain BH ...that's 556 ...ad max. another 25 grain pending on lighted nock, choice of fletching etc. --> gets you max. to approx. 580 grain.... good to see you trying lighter arrows now 😁 ...the speed would be also a little bit higher for your 40# and 28.5" DL (?) ....should be around the 175 fps mark?.... FOC around 26%, 0.46 pounds*sec. If you want to increase the weight to 650 grain you would need an other insert - which you might have but you mentioned something like aluminum insert in the vid, and it also looks like an AL insert. With a TAW of 580 grain it would be still a reasonable balanced (wrt static vs dynamic spine) arrow, with 650 grain it becomes more borderline, for my taste I would use at least a 350 spine instead. ...The 650 grain TAW with the heavier insert would also bump up the FOC to nearly 29% (UFOC) so that would be a little challenging to get a bullet hole when paper tuning.
@@RanchFairy wrt girlfriend: I'm married with 2 daughters in puberty - that makes a very good trainings ground for livelihood discussions 😁 ....adding a girlfriend to this equation, well ... man's got to know his limitations 😂
You shouldn't have said u don't care if people subscribe or not cause honestly I like what u say but I honestly don't care what you say to be honest I can't believe you started off like that
I've killed almost every north american game animal (including turkeys) with my longbow while wearing no camo whatsoever...Fred Bear was right...just sit yo butt still!
...anyone with some news about the pig? ....they are pretty smart creatures, so ....did it go into hiding because it sensed that everyone was sharpening their adult BHs? 😁😂😁
Michael waddell from real tree recently made a video about broadheads and arrows and I'm pretty sure your logic made him angry lol he threw a temper tantrum for 5 minutes 🤣
@@RanchFairy I'm sorry, I had to see what Waddy had to say. Still waiting for more than his anecdotal evidence. It was fun seeing him lose it cause of some "hog hunter" guy. I've been shooting a 600+ grain cedar arrow for more than 20 years. Been following Dr Ashby for about the same. Preach!
Carbon Express arrows are some of the toughest arrows I have ever shot. But I guess you can't figurer out which ones to shoot. I think that say's more about you than Carbon Express.
If the spine chart is backward, then the general public is being lied to my friend. Remember, not every one is a damned "perfect genius at all things archery".
It took you forever because you were sharpening the back side of your broad head that's supposed to be flat- at an angle. You don't Sharpen the back side of the chisel or the back side of a single bevel broadhead at an angle
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Fred Bear said: “Best camouflage is 'sit down and be quite' your grandpa hunted in a red plaid coat."
Most prey animals can’t see red.
Just avoid wearing yellow or blue.
You’re definitely right about movement/ noise.
To be fair Fred wore a camo coat and knew to play the wind and the heat/cold
Absolutely love how brutally honest you are. I had a debate with someone the other day about all their matching Camo that they absolutely have to have. Lol and some of these guys go get in a box stand out ground blind. Just cracks me up
Yep
All my camo matches, but I also sharpen my broadheads lol.
And no, I don’t think the camo makes me a better hunter but I replaced it all at the same time and it’s warm lol.
Great day when the Ranch Fairy uploads. Always keeps it 100%
I just got my nephew his first bow for his bday! Can’t wait to get him shooting it and showing him how arrow flight with broadheads up front can be different than field points and how important it is to always sharpen your broadheads
Good on you.
Are we gonna ignore “I’ve decided I’m going to insult him to death. “. That’s the line of the video. Bravo.
No luck on my elk season again but I went out with VPA 3 blades that I sharpened with DMT sharpening “stones” and a strop right before season and tonight I almost lopped the head straight off of a grouse at 20yds. Pulled my arrow out of the ground a my broadhead still spins true. Adult arrows are for grouse too, I guess.
This guy is the best!!! Doesn't have time for matching camo but razor sharp broadheads yeah!
Truth!!!
About time a man who doesn't talk BS
Love your channel
I am a 70+yo Eagle Scout who thinks he knows something about the outdoors. I was trained by a man who put himself through school trapping in Maine. As you would say," Who cares?" This is the best sharpening tutorial that I have ever see. The sharpie/magic marker trick is genius. I think your content is excellent. Keep it up.
So true, so true Troy. I've been a certified volunteer bowhunting instructor for 20 years and many many moons ago one of the longstanding exam questions is something along the lines of, "Everything else being matched and tuned" what is the most important piece of bowhunting equipment to the bowhunter?" Of course the answer is the Broadhead. I enjoyed your video and it is very relevant and your point is backed by years and years of bowhunting knowledge and lore. The broadhead does the actual killing, everything else is secondary and so on. Spend more time on your broadheads and you'll be happy in the long run. Great stuff!!
Logic!!
Oh man Troy I'm going to start calling you the archery preacher. "Truth....you can't handle the truth." Wait maybe you should have been a real preacher because you don't care what people think ,which is the way it's supposed to be. Keep slapping us around we need it!! ; )
I've been following you for about 2 years now, this year is the first year I have decided to actually shoot adult arrows and broadheads. Too many fails doing it the way Billy at Bass Pro tells you it's supposed to be done. Went with the Sirius Super Nova's, ordered 18 arrows....because I overkill, but 100 gr insert and 200 gr Iron Will Single Bevels. 657gr total mass with a 20.5% FOC. Can't wait..2 weeks to go.
The one that you have said that makes the most sense to me is. When a broadhead is going thru a animal if it's not sharp. It's going to push the tiny little veins out if the way and not cut them. I sharpen mine every time I hunt now. Thank you!
When you just shoot your broadheads through a target, at what grain sand paper do you start or do you just strop them
@@ep3389 I will usually hit it with the extra fine dmt then strop.
@@bstraub9452 do you try for a burr with the extra fine dmt?
@@ep3389 No I just hit it a few times and then strop. If it doesn't shave hair, I go back to the dmt and do it again. If that doesn't work I'll go to the fine or course dmt.
@@ep3389 I've been using a 1x20 belt sander too but you will ruin one or two before you get the hang of it.
Mr ranch fairy I appreciate your honesty!! You don’t see that anywhere anymore!! Im going to be switching from a 100g muzzy replaceable 3 blade to either an adult broadhead lol rn im shooting a Dimond elite edge pro at #65 and im shooting a 250 spine element archery 29 1/2” arrow. My current setup is at 509 grains. Every deer I shot at last year ducked my arrows because I wasn’t aiming low enough I think. I thought it was cuz my bow isn’t fast enough but that’s not the case clearly. Your setup was only shooting 17 fps faster then mine an you was using a 300g broadhead. My question is do you think I should jump right in and get the 3 blade tough head or go with something different? I’ve never sharpened a broadhead but I’ve sharpened other stuff 🤷🏼♂️
Troy, with all due respec, my Walmart real tree matches my Mathews lost camp real good! And my black stabs with bright green and blue weights looks great with my black release and look real good with my solid dark green quiver and solid brown bino pouch!
Real talk, I’m getting to where I love “foliage greens,” dark tans, and grays. Just solid colors.
Quick question, what is the best way to sharpen the tuff head evo 3 blade? It is kinda tuff to do, I am finding out
Adding silicone dioxide to your strop will help polish that Broadhead up in no time I’ve been woodworking for 30 years and can sharpen a chisel to the point where It’ll shave the hair right off your arm and that’s how sharp you’re looking for, so try adding silicone dioxide on your strop with your Broadhead . I’m also wondering how a water wheel will sharpen a broadhead that’s how I get a hollow grind cut on my bigger chisels makes them super sharp Great video as always happy hunting 😃👍
Most people don’t have the electric tools so I’m trying to at MINIMUM encourage some folks to sharpen to a much better edge! A water wheel would be magic
How do you sharpen the broadheads that have a curved blade? Like the Crimson Talon Cleaver or the reverse curved heads like the Kudu?
I currently use a round file like a rat tail and a half round on the Kudu and I use diamond plate knife sharpening stones for the Cleaver. I just don’t seem to be able to get them super sharp and can’t even begin to imagine how to strop a Kudu head! Any advise or direction to any video that you may have already addressed these heads would be appreciated! Only recently found your channel and binge watching when I can but have only gotten through the most recent videos and haven’t seen one about these heads yet.
No idea.
“Insult him to death”!! 😂🤣😂🤣
You forgot the matching camo hair scrunchy for their man-bun and the doe in heat beard oil...
I'm new to your videos enjoying them. From the uk
It's like watching Hunter S. Thompson talk about broadheads.
it's not. HST had unique thoughts and was a pioneer. RF is a clown that parrots a Dr. (never mind tht he is an eye dr. and that lends nothing to the credabiloity of his study).
It's not that FOC or the 12 principles that Ashby reccomends aren't important... they generally are, but there are also 100 other things that matter when hunting and reducing the whole activity to gargling some dusty dr.'s meatrod like the fairy has done is exausting.
Troy, you're probably gonna get sick of me asking questions but.....in your opinion, which is better for sharpening broad heads..... a regular "stone" sharpening stone or one of the "metalized" ones?
I’ve got both - doesn’t matter
Always awesome! You better be careful. This new generation of cross fit , mountain opps consuming, man bun having " men" might get there feeling hurt.
🤣🤣🤣
The reading glasses get me every time. 🤣
More to come……unfortunately
Hey RF... any comments on the Evolution 3 blade 300 grain?
What is a good foc for PILEDRIVER BOLTS out of a Centerpoint sniper 370 crossbow for 🦌 whitetail deer ?
see dragging deer you tube channel, he did a whole crossbow series for higher FOC
@@RanchFairy thanks partner...
Waiting for the bumper sticker that says "Please shoot adult arrows" 😂😂😂 ill buy 1!
Been watching your videos and following your methods for some time now and I appreciate everything! Where you at in central tx? I live in Salado at the moment!
I watched a video of a butcher teaching how to sharpen knives, and I wonder if one of the points he made is the same for broadheads. The point was that the more often you sharpened your knives for work the more pissed off your wife got for always having dull kitchen knives at home.
I’ve tried using carbon express for tomato stake but they didn’t hold up.
This is the job for the full metal jacket.
That's why!
This guy really knows what he is talking about!!
Troy, don't you know what all the experts say? A light draw weight bow is really going to suffer with a heavy arrow 😆
In all seriousness though, what is your issue with FMJ shafts? Is it just that the high gpi makes it really hard to bump up FOC or is it something else? Quality control issues? I have been shooting them for a two years now and the only problem I have is bumping up FOC, but other than that, the couple dozen I have been through have been pretty great for me. Durability has been awesome and I have not had many troubles with tuning. I like how easy it is to scrape vanes and re-fletch as well. That really comes in to play after I retire a shaft to the practice arrow pile.
Just curious is all. I have not had an issue that makes me want to reconsider my shaft choice, but I am open to thoughts, especially if somebody has thoughts that get me thinking in a way I wasn't before.
Troy talked about it in an earlier video. I think he said they take a bend that doesn’t come out? 🤷♂️
Also if just using the hit insert system, the shafts are vulnerable to the broadheads breaking out the sides of them on hard impacts, especially if it's at an angle
So the shaft losing straightness is something that does happen, but the problem is not that significant. Every shaft breaks down over time. I don't have any data on the comparative longevity, but I would imagine it stays straight longer than a standard aluminum shaft but not as long as a carbon. In practical terms though, I shoot around 500-600 arrows a week all year long and most of my arrows do not lose enough straightness to wobble with a broahead on from just shooting foam, even with thousands of shots. Usually where I have issues is if it takes a really hard hit, and that is usually when it wobbles and I only use it as a practice arrow after that. Even then, I have only ever had one arrow that was so bad that it was a consistent outlier in my 50 yard groups. It is not a pronounced enough ussue that I have ever considered changing.
The HIT inserts have never been a real problem for me either. The jacket acts as a collar. It takes a serious hit to push an insert back in to the shaft and I have only had one or two of those ever. The thing that is good about the FMJ is that when that happens, pull the insert, cut about an inch off the shaft and pop a new insert in. Still good for a practice arrow. On a carbon shaft, usually the shaft is done on impacts like that, even with a collar behind the insert.
I don't think the FMJ is the best shaft ever made, but I have had a better experience with them than any carbon shaft I have shot. They are worth a try. I like them. I will still probably tinker with other shafts because I like experimenting, but FMJs will still likely be my go to for the forseeable future.
Hit insert is a hard impact disaster waiting to happen. They micro bend. We left that about 20 years ago. They are also "heavy". Aerodynamically, you want a light arrow and the weight up front to maximize stability. Remember, the more stable the arrow flies, the more stable on impact.
That being said, HIT is a terrible insert and #1 issue.
@@RanchFairy Thanks for that answer. I actually just switched to the brass HIT from an aluminum half out when I went to a 250 grain head from a 175. I don't have enough experience with them yet to say anything one way or the other though (I think when I originally posted, I was thinking half out while reading and writing HIT). I do intend to continue shooting them for now until I see something that makes me want to reconsider (I shoot in rocky, hard soiled Arizona desert. I am always just a soft spot on a worn out target away from a hard impact 😁). My experiences with the half outs were good though.
My experiences have been very positive with the FMJ. I have considered switching before because of FOC, and I am always open to trying something new. I was just curious where your distaste for them came from. I will continue to take your thoughts in to consideration when building arrows. Thanks again, your voice is a positive contribution to the conversation regarding ethical hunting with archery gear.
You need to load up that strops with compound and each side will be much more affective and save you time. Get white and green compound for each side. Night and day difference
Or you might use what barbers used to use, that is a marble stone. Then a simple strop. Worked for them.
(Old brakepads do work. Any "stone" that becomes smooth with use. No need for actual marble.)
Yeah I'm now bulding 1000grain arrows to shoot squirrels
Have you ever run a sharply across your freshly sharpened blades to prevent glare?
I dont understand why people around here aren't talking about this. Everyone looks at me like I'm crazy this year for attempting to tune my arrows, and destroying my target with broadheads. I need someone to talk to about this before my head explodes, I have learned so much from these videos the past year...
Get better friends!!!😃
@@RanchFairy I'll check the classifieds
Any broadhead recommendations for someone who is just getting into the single bevel scene?
Tuffhead evolution
Grizzly stick samurai
And learn to sharpen
@@RanchFairy thank you! Will do
Cutthroat is a good choice to
Lol so right about the FMJ and carbon express!!
My beanie has a bill on it. Just sayin. But my sharpening stones, diamond diafold and polishing compound are here too, and I've been playing with some old crap knives while I wait for my Stay Sharp broadhead guide to arrive in the next few days. All that to say, my fixed-blade broadheads will be at least as sharp as my beanie by opening day. It just sucks that I probably won't be able to wear that thing around East Texas till after Thanksgiving. Radar out.
Are you a Native Texan or are you from Florida by any chance? You seem SO familiar to me!
I cant wait for my first bow to come in, the wait is killing me!
Hahahahahahahaha!! Good one.
Which one did you get?
@@pyrolysis2129 Diamond Archery Infinite Edge Pro, I'm new to bows and figured this would be a good starting point to see If I'm going to like this adventure before shelling money on a nice bow. Also my powersports store I work at sells bows and guns so I get a employee discount :D
@@Depletion94 Sweet. I bought a Bowtech Carbon Icon in 2018 for half off. I told myself I wouldn't buy a nice bow till I get at least one deer with this one. I think I have a pretty good shot this year. Been practicing and scouting more. Can be tough only hunting public land in SC.
@@pyrolysis2129 Right on! I'v never shot a bow before so I have tons of practice to get in. Gunna miss white tail season down here in TX. But them hogs gunna get it!
I was about to comment that people who get upset when you criticize their matching beanie and dull broadheads are silly, but then you said you didn't have any friends. I thought we were friends!
Friends are an inconvenience. They either want to do shit that doesn’t interest me or they want help with something. Cut them lose and sharpen your broad heads
I have been bow hunting for 28 years and have always had this thought process. It blows me away that so many people don’t think this way. And as for camo matching and buckle jeans with gems on them……………..no words. 😒😒😒
Don’t scratch the paint on your jacked up 2021 truck
I really hope you didn’t take my comment the wrong way. I have no words when it comes to those guys in the jeans and matching camo. NOT ME MAN!!!!!
@@TheDeadeye83 hahahh - I gotcha!!
Every newspaper test dulls the edge very rapidly. If you look directly at the edge, and it reflects light, it needs a little hone stone, then strop. If the edge does not reflect light, you cannot see it, and it will shave arm hair, it is ready for strop.
How is the edge retention on those Tuffheads? I have the 200 grain version and I'm wondering how that 20° bevel will hold up to a hard impact.
Fantastic
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Could always have some fun and put a 35 degree edge on it. When he is done with them on this video I actually started bleeding just looking at them.
Despite what Ron Kulas and his cronies say
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I mean - it’s only a Cape buffalo test…
@@RanchFairy my man
@@RanchFairy So does this make me a Ranch Fairy crony? 😂😂😂
Don’t forget the face paint applied in a fancy design!
So guys, RF has spoken. Sharpen first, then it's camo undies time! No excuses.
Who needs friends?.. They just want you, to do shuff for them! Lol
can someone give the time of the broadhead feildpoint trick... lol i cant find it
You have to get tiger stripe underwear to camo skid marks.
Wow, you really can learn something every day...Pigs don't jump, well I'll be damned, haha!
Well did you get Target???
Love these videos
Dont forget the micro bevel on the flat side :).
Can’t wait to see the video of “Target”. That blade is ready for surgery.
Just bought some Easton fmjs yesterday lol
And when you make a change Later on
Holler at me
Thats funny af. I actually have fmj tomato stakes 😂😂😂
Give em hell Troy!!!!!
I have some Carbon Express tomato stakes
I can't even make a tomato plant go straight with them.
@@riffhurricane lol nice one
Lmao 🤣
i feel attacked.
My camo consists of two loose leaf " ghillie " style suits. A faded green and brownish one. Cost like $69 years ago from Sportsman Guide. People- why WASTE HARD EARNED MONEY on the latest greatest fricking " CAMO"??? I'd rather buy a tank or three of diesel for my hunting truck.
Yes good times!!!!
Ranch what do you think about the argument that arrow spine doesnt matter if you're shooting from a straight and tuned bow? You can take a 500 spine or 700 spine arrow and it will fly straight if the bow is straight and tuned?
Each bow is tuned to shoot a specific arrow. Its not tuned to shoot all arrows
that's not only a pretty silly, but also very dangerous argument.
The correct spine prevents the arrow from collapsing / breaking at launch - a correct tuned bow will actually make a bow more efficient and will transfer more energy to the arrow thus it will make the arrow even more likely to break if the spine is too weak. And it's not only about the STATIC spine that is printed on the arrow - the DYNAMIC spine (this is affected by FOC, length of the arrow, fletching, nock configuration, poundage) is even more important.
These are basic principles of archery every serious archer should understand.
@@WM-jy9dz I've seen photos of weak spined arrows bent into almost a circle. An arrow will never snap from being pushed into air by a string. It will bend somewhat and go forward somewhat. Now ofcourse if you shoot like a 1200 spine arrow from a 60 pound compound bow the arrow will probably bend so much that the nock will snap, but the arrow will be fine.
I've seen slow mo videos of high poundage compounds shooting 500 spine arrows, i didnt even notice any bend in it.
Cut the fletching off of the different spines. If its sideways bare shaft, its sideways fletched....just masked.
My farm boss and greatest friend and I also say beautimus!
Also, have a set of G5 Montec 3-blades, that for the life of me, I cant seem to get sharp. Run them over 3 different types of stones and nothing....
@M Maple have you ever even held a g5 Montec? If you had you would know its anything but flimsy. It a single piece broadhead and actually.pretty solid. If you had a clue what you were talking about, you would also know that Magnus doesn't offer a single bevel broadhead.
It takes a lot of practice to learn how to sharpen. Stay sharp guide has a system to get 3 blade fixed heads very sharp.
So did you get that pig?
He is not being user friendly
So I changed locations.
And one of those - had a bad day
@@RanchFairy I was going back through nock tune videos. Seen this one. Is a big pig for sure. I'm up here just throwing fmj arrows aside like yup that p.o.s. is for kids to wing at rocks with recurve. 😆
I laugh and I learn.
I shoot my camo underwear with my tally wacker......wait is that right
Nope! Hunt commando.
I clicked "like" after I heard the first sentence: this is a free country!
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Need to get you on Joe Rogan to preach the gospel of Adult Arrows! 😂
Him and John Dudley. 99% of john Dudleys hunting videos are 6-8 inches of penetration on whitetails and antelope.
Dudley built Joe some 500+ grain arrows for the 95 lbs PSE bow.
Single metric solutions cause multiple metric problems.
I have no friends. My camo didn't match. But my broadheads are sharp. 😁
They just don’t run as far or as hard with a scary sharp head. That’s just a fact. And facts are stubborn things.
Totally agree with you Troy when I see grown ass man with jeans with little flower patterns and stuff on the back pockets I just have to ask myself or have the real men gone wearing girly pants when they're hunting
Yes, good adult conversation, But… Did “target” go down?!?
He did not show
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If you don't love the ranchfairy, your not American
They say just buy a shwaker 😂
LOL! Guys make fun of me about my misc camo, kind of my signature now. Nothing Matches 😃 Sometimes not even my fletching! Aghast
Its dadgum true....
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LMFAO,,,,I got tons of FMJ's that are used and bent for anyone who wants a bent FMJ. Mostly 340 or 300 spine.....lol
You really think C.E. arrows are the worst?? Lol. Would love to hear why..
I believe it's because they can't hold up if they hit bone. A heavy broad head tends to get driven into the shaft and it explodes.
@@597914 Wow! Never had that happen.....yet. Might need to look into switching up...
Troy, your arrow weight (TAW) might be even lower: Apollo Supernova, 400 spine 8.17 GPI, 27" long --> 221 grain, heavy (?TBC) AL insert --> 30-35 grain, 300 grain BH ...that's 556 ...ad max. another 25 grain pending on lighted nock, choice of fletching etc. --> gets you max. to approx. 580 grain.... good to see you trying lighter arrows now 😁 ...the speed would be also a little bit higher for your 40# and 28.5" DL (?) ....should be around the 175 fps mark?.... FOC around 26%, 0.46 pounds*sec.
If you want to increase the weight to 650 grain you would need an other insert - which you might have but you mentioned something like aluminum insert in the vid, and it also looks like an AL insert. With a TAW of 580 grain it would be still a reasonable balanced (wrt static vs dynamic spine) arrow, with 650 grain it becomes more borderline, for my taste I would use at least a 350 spine instead.
...The 650 grain TAW with the heavier insert would also bump up the FOC to nearly 29% (UFOC) so that would be a little challenging to get a bullet hole when paper tuning.
Man you badly need a girlfriend.
@@RanchFairy na, it's the side effect of the lockdown 😁
@@RanchFairy wrt girlfriend: I'm married with 2 daughters in puberty - that makes a very good trainings ground for livelihood discussions 😁 ....adding a girlfriend to this equation, well ... man's got to know his limitations 😂
You shouldn't have said u don't care if people subscribe or not cause honestly I like what u say but I honestly don't care what you say to be honest I can't believe you started off like that
I've killed almost every north american game animal (including turkeys) with my longbow while wearing no camo whatsoever...Fred Bear was right...just sit yo butt still!
...anyone with some news about the pig? ....they are pretty smart creatures, so ....did it go into hiding because it sensed that everyone was sharpening their adult BHs? 😁😂😁
Michael waddell from real tree recently made a video about broadheads and arrows and I'm pretty sure your logic made him angry lol he threw a temper tantrum for 5 minutes 🤣
Science
It’s like magic but real
@@RanchFairy Black magic/witchcraft is definitely real fyi
@@RanchFairy I'm sorry, I had to see what Waddy had to say. Still waiting for more than his anecdotal evidence. It was fun seeing him lose it cause of some "hog hunter" guy. I've been shooting a 600+ grain cedar arrow for more than 20 years. Been following Dr Ashby for about the same. Preach!
Carbon Express arrows are some of the toughest arrows I have ever shot. But I guess you can't figurer out which ones to shoot. I think that say's more about you than Carbon Express.
If the spine chart is backward, then the general public is being lied to my friend. Remember, not every one is a damned "perfect genius at all things archery".
I thought I was the only asshole with no friends 😂 really I’m a ass and have doer friends
It took you forever because you were sharpening the back side of your broad head that's supposed to be flat- at an angle.
You don't Sharpen the back side of the chisel or the back side of a single bevel broadhead at an angle
You do you and I do me you kill animals so do I so what you do doesn't concern me congrats dude
That’s it I’m done with this, this offends me…… 🙃😉
hahahaha I want sharp broadheads and matching underwear
You want sharp underwear?