I'm running Slick Trick magnum broadheads and wondered about the best way to sharpen them. I picked up a G5 sharpening Stick last week and was going to use it, but apparently you can't adjust the angle on it like I was hoping. Any suggestions?
I just buy replacements. I only shoot around 10 deer/antelope each year, so it really doesn't hurt my feelings to spend a couple dollars on new blades.
Yeah , a pack of replacements are only about $14.00 , but i've resharpened them , take a black sharpie and color in the blade , i used a stone with oil and ran it across afew times till the sharpie was gone nice and straight and back to razor sharp
Do a web search on sharpening broadheads and you'll find about as many methods as there are types of broadheads (some with pretty good videos). The biggest problem I've found, with replacable blade broadheads is holding the blades so you get a good angle on them. I like to leave one blade at a time in the broadhead as I sharpen it, to get the others out of the way, if possible. If not, vice-grips, or some other type of blade holder, make the job a little easier but aren't mandatory.
I took two huge bears ( 507, and 460) with the same Slicktrick and blades this year. Just touched up the blades on the second bear, and will use it again on another animal. Both were pass throughs. I think the impact with the earth was harder on the blades then the bears. They seemed as good as new after the first bear. The second bear the blades needed more touch up. I used a stone and a steel. I hold them in mini needle nose channel locks. One thing to remember, get the blades apart after you kill something. The blood will dry inside the ferrule and you will battle to get them apart. I have found boiling them for a couple minutes will soften the dried blood and you can get them back apart easier if you forget.
