| The new G5 Striker Broadhead is an | | | | doing just that. The practice tips come in a 125 |
| improvement on an already excellent product, | | | | grain version. |
| from a company that has been making excellent | | | | There are things that you can control when you |
| broadheads for a while now. It boasts a 100% | | | | are hunting and there are things that you cannot |
| carbon steel construction which provides excellent | | | | control. The behavior of the target animal, the |
| durability. It has a fixed-blade design that utilizes | | | | wind and weather conditions are things that you |
| the ANIX blade-locking system that provides 45 | | | | really cannot change. When it comes to your |
| degrees of locking power on each blade. This | | | | equipment however, you have the ability to give |
| ensures that the broadhead stays intact even | | | | yourself the best chance of keeping luck on your |
| with devastating impacts. The blades are incredibly | | | | side. You have to be good to be lucky, and having |
| sharp, and better yet they are very easy to | | | | accurate flight from your bow might be the most |
| replace. They have a thickness of 0.030" with a | | | | important factor out there. There is more to it |
| cutting diameter of one and an eighth inches. | | | | than just the broadheads, you have to keep your |
| The Montecs also come in a different version, a | | | | bow properly tuned and you need it to be a |
| one-piece carbon steel construction. This one-piece | | | | quality piece of equipment to start with. In terms |
| design also uses the carbon steel and comes out | | | | of bang for the buck however, your broadheads |
| of the box 25% sharper than it predecessors. | | | | will likely give you that additional edge for your |
| The cutting diameter is a little smaller at 1 1/16". | | | | dollar more than anything else. |
| One design feature that you will notice is that not | | | | On top of getting your bow in tune, you can also |
| only do they come sharper but they are now | | | | do a few things that will help the performance of |
| easier to sharpen once they have become dull. | | | | your arrows. When you first use the broadheads, |
| There is also a Pre-Season practice tip available | | | | realize that the broadheads do not necessarily |
| from Montec that will give you identical weight | | | | always line up right with an arrow. Try moving |
| and flight to the hunting version. Using these you | | | | them around to find what works best. Get the |
| would not even notice the difference when | | | | broadheads to line up with the feathers and you |
| shooting except for a few things. Number one, | | | | will also experience truer flight. Play around with |
| they have a darker grey color that will help you | | | | different broadheads and you will find something |
| tell them apart from the regular blades. Second, | | | | that works really well for you. Having good |
| you will notice that your practice targets last a lot | | | | equipment is important, but you need to use it in |
| longer. The hunting blades are made to tear up | | | | the best way as well. That way you will get the |
| the target and they are certainly effective in | | | | most out of it. |