PRODUCT REVIEWS
Steel Force PhatHead
By: Keith Riehn
www.steelforce.com
After
looking at literally dozens
of broadheads at the 2008
Archery Trade Association
Show, the one we were most
intrigued with was the new
PhatHead by Steel Force.
Steel Force President,
Nickolas Giannetti, provided
us with some 100 grain
PhatHeads to try out on our
February hog hunt in
Florida.
Before
we left on the trip, we had
a chance to shoot a little
before packing everything
up. When Nick said that they
would fly like our field
points, he wasn’t
bluffing. Right out of the
pack, I was drilling my
target out to 40 yards, and
the penetration was
unbelievable. I was full of
confidence that any hog that
allowed me to slip within
bow range was in serious
trouble. To make a long
story short, there are 7
less wild hogs running
around central Florida these
days. The Aim Low crew put
the hurt on some pigs. The
true test for the Phathead
came on the last morning of
our hunt when I was finally
lucky enough to stalk within
35 yards of the big black
boar of my dreams. The often
talked about “shield”
that protects the shoulder
area of a mature boar was no
match for the PhatHead. As
we were skinning the boar,
we could not believe how
tough the 1 ¼” shield was
to cut with a razor sharp
knife, yet the Phathead
zipped straight through to
the vitals. The big boar was
down in less than 10 seconds
and made it only 60 yards
before collapsing.
The
Phathead broadheads are
designed to be a cut-on
contact broadhead - a
broadhead that can break
bone, tear through tissue,
and deliver a lethal blow to
even the largest big game
animals. With a blade
thickness of .080, are with
out a doubt the "Phattest
broadhead ever built!"
Quickstand
Archery
By: Keith Riehn
http://www.quickstandarchery.com
I finally had a
chance to do a little
shooting in the backyard
today. I have been looking
forward to trying out my new
Quickstand since it showed
up a couple of weeks ago.
Right out of the box I knew
I was going to like it. My
Bowtech Tribute sat in it
rock solid. The first thing
I thought of was how nice it
was going to be having a
stand like this while
hunting from the ground. It
is very easy to slide the
bow in and out of the stand
without much noise or
movement. Today I just used
it as a place to put my bow
while I walked down to the
target to retrieve arrows.
In the past I was always
looking for a place to hang
my bow or just ended up
laying it on the ground.
This handy little stand is
exactly what everyone was
saying it was. This is one
cool product, Dan!!
VORTEX OPTICS
By: Robin Parks
http://www.vortexoptics.com
The first time I looked
through a pair of Vortex
binoculars two thoughts
crossed my mind. First, the binocs must be top of the
line of Vortex products, and
second, they surely are out
of most hunters’ price
range. I was wrong on both
accounts! When I discovered
the price range at which
Vortex offers their
products, I couldn’t believe
it. Not because I haven’t
seen binoculars offered at a
reasonable price before. It
was the fact that I had
never looked through a
clearer, better light
gathering pair of binocs in
my life. To add to the
performance and great looks,
Vortex did not cut corners
in the construction of their
optics.
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DAY ONE CAMOUFLAGE
By: Keith Riehn
http://www.dayonecamouflage.com/
I was told about the Day One
line of clothing by my good
friend Robin Parks. I was in
the market for something
that would keep me warm in
the late season without the
bulk of coveralls. Well,
after him showing me his
bibs and parka I was sold on
ordering my own. The neat
thing about the company is
that they do not make
anything until you order it.
You give them your exact
size and measurements, pick
out the fabric and camo
patterns, and they make it
to your specifications....
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