Not wanting to pirate the previous Zwickey post I want to address the eskimo's durability. The good Dr. Fred in his wonderful papers did mention the questionable strength of the Eskimo's tips. I only offer my personal findings here so this product gets a rebuttal.
If I get my pics attached you'll see results I've gotten from them. They have worked flawlessly harvesting deer( as long as I did my job). They have missed and buried in Northern PA. "Dirt", which is approximately 10 percent loam and 90 percent rocks/stones. They readily sharpen and continue doing delicate surgery. I would use the one pictured but it's too cool this way.
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I failed to mention this head went thru the opposing scapula, lungs,ribs and lodged in the right femur/condial, an admittedly hard section of bone. The deer expired 8 ft from the hit.
Like the Zwickeys all of them!
Seems like they are plenty tough. There aren't a lot of choices for 1 1//8"- 1 1/4" 125 gr glue ons anymore. The trend is heavier screw ins.
I never listened to Dr. Fred much anyway.
I've used them extensively and never had a dead critter complain :biglaugh:
I have used Zwickeys ever since a fellow bow hunter shot one through a 55 gal. metal drum with no damage. He also tried another very popular broadhead that curled up like a elf's shoe. That was back in the late 70s, I think. A couple of years ago I completed my "Zwickey Grand Slam" on deer. My 8 pointer that I took this year fell to a Zwickey Eskimo 2 blade on a cedar shaft. I spent more time looking for the broadhead than I did the deer. No matter what broadhead I might try, it seems that I always come back to Zwickeys. :thumbsup:
Decades of using them and easy to get razor sharp and a few dead critters have me using them until i can't hunt anymore-hopefully a long time away.
My findings also.I have put Zwickey Eskimos thru numerous scapulas with absolutely no damage what so ever,sharpened and used again,What more could you ask of a broadhead.This buck was shot thru the shoulder he went about 30 yards and was done in seconds.[attachment=1]
Personally, I think the good Doc's reports are well done, informative and valuable. He hunted on a different continent for different game. I just hoped to give this great broadhead some props when this thread started.
Due to the Doc's research, which I've only recently read, I will be using Zwickey's No-Mercy single bevels this year.
Good huntin' guys/gals
DOH..........that would be Dr. Ed as in Ashby. Sorry doc
4 of us went to Zimbabwe in 2001, the PH had an elephant shoulder blade in camp and we all had to shoot it before we left. The first a Rocky Mtn titaniam mushed up, the second a Bear razorhead rolled up, the third a 145 Ribtec curled up, the fourth a Zwikey Delta stuck in the blade not folding or curling . Enough said!
They are my favorite head. :thumbsup:
When I want more heft up front I use a heavy insert. Usually 125 gr. steel. Most of my arrows are set up with 350 gr. up front. I have used them without the weight in lighter bows for turkey.
MAP
I've done a lot of groundhog hunting and Zwickey was/is my choice in broadheads for this. As mentioned above tough and easy to sharpen in the field. Rocks, roots, osage and locust fence posts make up the testing grounds.
I shot that Ram through the scapula and exit at the base of the neck with a zwickey delta. Arrow is 600 gr out of 57# at my draw Big Foot recurve. I heard the big bone breakage noise 20 yards away !
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Beauty ram brother.
Think it has already been said above,nothing like a Zwickey for me,love my Deltas!
Terry
The Zwickey eskimo has always been good to me. My favorite broadhead!
Lot of great stuff said about Zwickey here and I will toss my 2 cents in I think its the best Broadheads for the Money hands down. I can buy a 1/2 dz for under $35.
I just bought a few years worth of Delta's
Great products