Post by bowtech on Jan 24, 2006 16:17:15 GMT -5
On inspection, this head seems to be a solid design.
The one piece body with trocar leading tip is small...very small but gives confidence when inspected.
The streagth of the metal removes any doubt one might have due to the small dia. of the ferrel itself on first inspection.
The blades are (again) a confidence builder.
Very heavy material in comparism to other replacement blades out there.
The blades are assembled within the body (which is a one piece design) and backed with a steel washer (included)to keep the blades in the body of the ferrel.
This was one thing I did not care for or rather I should say,it made me a little nervous because the blades were not rock solid within the body.
(Movement of the blades from side to side was limited yet evident)
Next it was time to shoot.
These heads flew as did my field points and I will say that (so far) these are the best 4blade head (in flight) that I have used so far.
(keep in mind this was a perfectly tuned bow)
I had the opportuntiy to do an actual kill with the slick trick on a sizeable opposum and the results were excellent.
5' from point of impact to end of flight.
Now I know that this is a poor test (seemingly)but none the less , I was impressed
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PHASE 2:
Breakage occured on one head,through the body in total at the intersection of the shaft.
The break left 4 seperate pieces of the broadhead inside the shaft.
The broadhead itself did not shed away parts of itself (beyond the break off) but snaped in half through the cross section where it is machined to recieve the blades.
The blades were in great shape! ;D
Another head took a very good hit which caused sparks to fly and there was no ill effect to the head at all except for a VERY SMALL bend on the trocar tip.
A few swipes with a file put it right back in order and also allowed me to see the hardness of the metal itself.
(quality material which didnt give away to the file easily)
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So far the Slick Trick head has had a good showing with the exception of the loose fitting blades which still unnerves me a bit
The breakage ...I am just not convinced that it is the fault of the head yet.
It could be that the metal is overly hard which would/could lead to higher breakage on hard impact or... it could have been a fluke
That remains to be seen
The one piece body with trocar leading tip is small...very small but gives confidence when inspected.
The streagth of the metal removes any doubt one might have due to the small dia. of the ferrel itself on first inspection.
The blades are (again) a confidence builder.
Very heavy material in comparism to other replacement blades out there.
The blades are assembled within the body (which is a one piece design) and backed with a steel washer (included)to keep the blades in the body of the ferrel.
This was one thing I did not care for or rather I should say,it made me a little nervous because the blades were not rock solid within the body.
(Movement of the blades from side to side was limited yet evident)
Next it was time to shoot.
These heads flew as did my field points and I will say that (so far) these are the best 4blade head (in flight) that I have used so far.
(keep in mind this was a perfectly tuned bow)
I had the opportuntiy to do an actual kill with the slick trick on a sizeable opposum and the results were excellent.
5' from point of impact to end of flight.
Now I know that this is a poor test (seemingly)but none the less , I was impressed
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PHASE 2:
Breakage occured on one head,through the body in total at the intersection of the shaft.
The break left 4 seperate pieces of the broadhead inside the shaft.
The broadhead itself did not shed away parts of itself (beyond the break off) but snaped in half through the cross section where it is machined to recieve the blades.
The blades were in great shape! ;D
Another head took a very good hit which caused sparks to fly and there was no ill effect to the head at all except for a VERY SMALL bend on the trocar tip.
A few swipes with a file put it right back in order and also allowed me to see the hardness of the metal itself.
(quality material which didnt give away to the file easily)
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So far the Slick Trick head has had a good showing with the exception of the loose fitting blades which still unnerves me a bit
The breakage ...I am just not convinced that it is the fault of the head yet.
It could be that the metal is overly hard which would/could lead to higher breakage on hard impact or... it could have been a fluke
That remains to be seen
