new broadheads or sharpen the old ones?

[avs11054]

so I went to the range today for one last practice session before before going hunting. I was shooting my broadheads to make sure they shot the same as my field points. Behind the cardboard that I was shooting at was sand. After a few times of shooting the arrows into the sand, I noticed nicks in the edges of my broadheads, and they were noticeably duller.

will I be able to sharpen them to their original sharpness, or should I just buy new ones. If I can sharpen them, how hard is it to do? Is it something you can just pick up and do, or is there an art to it? Thanks

 

[ArfinGreebly]

Resharpen

It should be possible to resharpen them.

Here's a guide with pictures.

Here's another one.

Here's a couple of videos on the subject.

And yet another one.

It seems there's no shortage of material out there on the topic.

My own personal inclination? I'd resharpen. And if I couldn't manage to get a good edge on it after giving it my best, I'd go shopping.

But only after giving it the old college try.

 

[Deltaboy1984]

I am too cheap not to resharpen broadheads.

 

[OH_Spartan]

+1 on Deltaboy.

I bought the kind that have replaceable blades. The manufacturer's intent is that they are disposable. I have found they are easier to resharpen because I can snap them into my Lansky easily. Plus, if one of the blades gets bent or too nicked to take an edge I can throw it away and keep the other two.

 

[Zeke/PA]

I shoot Muzzy broadheads exclusively, one reason being that a "practice" insert is furnished with each pack of broadheads.
In times past, I sharpened Bear Razorheads and Hilbre's first with a file followed by a whet stone.