G5 Montec Broadheads...Anyone ?

[NewBrunswicker]

Anyone tried these new one-piece monoflow technology braodheads yet ? I've been eyeing them up for some time now...even got to play a little "toucy/feely" with them at Cabela's in Minnesota last May while I was in Winnipeg for work ( had a day off so what better way to spend a Sunday than strolling through a Cabela's).

I must say, they look downright nasty and have a cool angled sharpening stone that you can get as well. Just wondering if anyone has "put them to the test" yet. If your not familiar with these, they have a pretty good web site (G5 Outdoors I think), showcasing both their 2 blade and 3 blade heads.

New Brunswicker

[beaumont_bowhunter]

I bought them after last hunting season, go figure!!! I haven't taken any game with them yet, but have shot them at a 3-D deer target & bags/blocks to see how they fly. IMO they are pretty awesome, fly exactly the same as my field points - no adjustment of sights required (by me anyway!!!), but I also prefer fixed over mechanical anyday.

My initial reaction to the sharpness out of the package was questionable, I don't think that they are sharp enough. I have sharpened mine with the same sharpener I use on my skinning knife. I also have seen the Montec sells 'their' sharpener as well.

http://www.broadheadtests.com is another great site to check out. He had the Montec's up there for a while, if memory serves me correct the got a rating of 25+.

Hope it helps

[NewBrunswicker]

I have heard others talk about this "sharpness factor". From what I read in a magazine that profiled G5 and their bradheads last year, they are not supposed to sharpen up like a traditional head would. Something to do with a different angle on the blade...?

That's G5's position anyway, the different angle provides a different level of sharpness that doesn't resemble the "scalple" that we are all used to. But evidently...they still Rock when it comes to penetration and cutting power. I guess we humans are resistant to "change" sometimes.

Well then...that's that...I guess I just have to do my own ballistics testing on an unsuspecting whitetail this fall. Thanks for the reply. You answered my questions about flight charactersitics.

Brunswicker

[willyqbc]

New to this board but I thought I'd add my two cents....

I can tell you that everyone that I know of that has used them have all had them fly right with the feild points, so accuracy is not an issue. As far as how they perform on game, the only person I know who has killed something with one thus far is a buddy who took a 7 foot blackie this spring and got complete passthrough without even the slightest damage to the head. I can also attest to the fact that they are very durable and penetrate extremely well. I was checking out a couple broadheads trying to decide what to use. I had the 4 blade Magnus stingers, and the three blade G5's, both in 100 grn. The stingers went about half way through the broadhead butt ( one of those narrow sqaure ones, about 6" thick). The G5's blew right through the butt and 4 layers of heavy felt and buried up to the insert in the fence (fir). Well I thought maybe I'd hit a soft spot so I put another butt behind the first and tried again....same result....these things PENETRATE!!! after digging this head out of the fence twice it still shows no signs of damage of any kind. Washed up and sharpened you wouldn't be able to tell its not brand new.

I do believe I have found my broadhead of choice for many years to come!!

hope this helps!

Chris

[NewBrunswicker]

Chris,

That, my friend, is music to my ears. That's the kind of feedback that guys like me long to hear. From the "fly straight / wicked penetration" feedback, it sounds impressive enough to give them a try.

Thanks for the great story.

Richard

[willyqbc]

What I really like about these heads, and what gives them their durability, is the fact that there are no parts at all. The entire head is milled from a solid peice of steel. Sharpening also appears to be as simple as it gets....just lay it down and run it across the stone! Hopefully I'll really put them to the test this fall on deer, moose, and maybe even my GRIZZLY!

As a sidenote I would avoid the steelforce broadheads. I shot my bear this spring with them. Bear was clinging to the side of a tree and my first shot went up through and into the spine. an attempted finishing shot through some brush deflected and went into a rotten log, and my third made it through and was perfect location. Broadhead number one had all but disinegrated when it hit the spine. The one that ended up in the rotten log had the tip curled back about 1/2 the length of the head. The third was undamaged but did not even penetrate to the opposite side of the bear...from 10yds away :shock: and thats with a 430grn arrow traveling 297 ft/sec!!! Needless to say i was not impressed with these heads and the rest that I had at home went in the garbage.

Chris