jak hammers

[hillrunner]

anyone still use jack hammer heads? Plan on trying them this year. Do they come plenty sharp or is it necessary to sharpen them? thanks.

 

[NWBuck]

Killed a bear and several deer with them. Then had one not open after a pass through on a very nice 10, and I haven't used them since. I found it stuck in the ground closed up with the O-ring still in place. What looked like a slam dunk shot ended up in an unrecovered buck.

That's just one person's experience one time, so I'm sure they are still a great head...that experience just caused me to lose confidence in them. They were plenty sharp out of the package, and always flew like field points.

NWBuck

 

[JNRBRONC]

I have used them the last couple of years and plan on using them this year. I never sharpen them if new.

Last year I had one of the blades break off while the other two opened. I had not dissembled the broadhead after using it. Thus, the hardened blood/fat/meat prevented that blade from opening. Totally my fault, grabbed the arrow in a hurry out of my quiver for a follow up shot. I'm usually pretty good about taking them apart and cleaning them, resharpen blades if they are not nicked too badly or bent. It won't happen again! Got that deer by the way.

 

[nannyslayer]

Used a bunch of them. Great heads. Still will have 2 in my quiver this year, but I've converted over to undertakers (this year their called meat seekers).

 

[DOR]

still in my quiver too. Lots of decent heads out there though.
I never re-shoot mine....gets a little expensive. I may go back to a fixed for doe harvest this year, just due to cost.

 

[cybball]

Been using them for the last three years. Have not had one problem with them. I re-use them if the blades look good. Always break them down, soak them and reassemble, as they get dirt/fat lodged into the blade grooves.
I love how they fly. I really don't have to do anything with my sights after taking off the field points from summer shooting, and they leave nasty holes in deer.