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Single bevel vs. double bevel

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Hawkdancer:
I would think the single bevel is more appropriate to a thinner (saw blade) trade point.  I am assuming the bevel is cut on opposing edges, i.e.  cut one bevel, then flip the point and cut the other.
Hawkdancer

artcher1:
I've made and used both the single and double beveled blades for over twenty years. I've taken a number of deer with both, but the only arrows I've lost from pass-throughs on deer were single beveled broadheads, never a double bevel. Shooting lighter weight hunting bows with a short draw length is about the greatest advantage I can think of. For me, the single beveled blade is easier to make, and provides a super sharp edge.

Look up Dr Ed Ashby's single beveled broadhead study for a better understanding of how and why they provide an advantage for today's hunters......Art

PaSteve:
I've killed a fair amount of deer with 3 blade, double bevel and single bevel broadheads. The only heads I've used for my last 30 or so deer have been single bevel. Once I read Ashby's Arrow Lethality Study it opened my eyes to the advantage of single bevel heads. The number one thing I noticed that is rarely mentioned is that the recovery distance has been significantly shortened. Almost every deer I've killed with a single bevel Tuffhead or Grizzly El Grande has expired within sight... Most travel less than 30 yards. 90% of shots are pass thrus with 40 - 50 # bows and 600+ grain arrows. I believe the most important part of my hunting gear is the broadhead so I use what has given me the best results. Anyone interested in this subject should read Ashby's reports.

DC:
Is the distance travelled directly related to the fact that they are pass through shots or does the single bevel somehow do more damage?

Pat B:
DC, like someone above said the single bevel head makes an "S" shaped hole instead of a simple slit which makes a larger, more open wound allowing more blood flow, more dramatic hemorrhaging.

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