Abstract: A cut-on-contact broadhead having a plurality of deployable blades rotatably coupled to a surface of a ferrule, and a plurality of channels disposed on the surface of the ferrule. At least a portion of each channel is defined at least in part by at least a portion of the ferrule and at least a portion of at least one of the plurality of blades. Each blade includes a tip, an impact shoulder, and a first and second cutting edges. During flight, the blades are in a fully retracted configuration forming a distal tip having sharp cutting edges defined at least in part by the first cutting edges of the blades. Upon impact, the distal tip initiates a bore in the target, the plurality of blades deploy into a swept-back configuration, and the second cutting edges expand and lengthen the bore initiated by the distal tip.

Abstract: A cut-on-contact broadhead having a plurality of deployable blades. Each of the plurality of blades is pivotally coupled to a ferrule configured for attaching the broadhead to a shaft of an arrow or a bolt. Each of the plurality of blades includes a tip, an impact region, a first cutting edge, and a second cutting edge. During flight, blades are in a fully retracted state forming a distal tip of the broadhead having sharp cutting edges defined at least in part by the first cutting edges of the blades. Upon impact, the distal tip of the broadhead creates a bore in the target. As the broadhead penetrates the target, the plurality of blades are deployed into a swept-back configuration exposing the second cutting edge of each blade. The second cutting edges expand the bore initiated by the distal tip of the broadhead and create a passage in the target.

Abstract: A cut-on-contact broadhead having a ferrule and a plurality of deployable blades pivotally coupled to the ferrule. The ferrule includes a plurality of recesses, and at least one protrusion extending away from a surface of one or more of the plurality of recesses. Each of the plurality of blades includes a tip, an impact region, a first cutting edge, and a second cutting edge. During flight, the blades are in a fully retracted configuration forming a chisel tip having cutting edges defined at least in part by the first cutting edge of each blade. Upon impact, the plurality of blades are deployed into a swept-back configuration whereby the second cutting edges expand the bore initiated by the chisel tip.

Abstract: A cut-on-contact broadhead having a plurality of deployable blades. Each of the plurality of blades is pivotally coupled to a ferrule configured for attaching the broadhead to a shaft of an arrow or a bolt. Each of the plurality of blades includes a tip, an impact region, a first cutting edge, and a second cutting edge. During flight, blades are in a fully retracted state forming a distal tip of the broadhead having sharp cutting edges defined at least in part by the first cutting edges of the blades. Upon impact, the distal tip of the broadhead creates a bore in the target. As the broadhead penetrates the target, the plurality of blades are deployed into a swept-back configuration exposing the second cutting edge of each blade. The second cutting edges expand the bore initiated by the distal tip of the broadhead and create a passage in the target.

Abstract: A cut-on-contact broadhead having a plurality of deployable blades rotatably coupled to a surface of a ferrule, and a plurality of channels disposed on the surface of the ferrule. At least a portion of each channel is defined at least in part by at least a portion of the ferrule and at least a portion of at least one of the plurality of blades. Each blade includes a tip, an impact shoulder, and a first and second cutting edges. During flight, the blades are in a fully retracted configuration forming a distal tip having sharp cutting edges defined at least in part by the first cutting edges of the blades. Upon impact, the distal tip initiates a bore in the target, the plurality of blades deploy into a swept-back configuration, and the second cutting edges expand and lengthen the bore initiated by the distal tip.

Abstract: A cut-on-contact broadhead having a ferrule and a plurality of deployable blades pivotally coupled to the ferrule. The ferrule includes a plurality of recesses, and at least one protrusion extending away from a surface of one or more of the plurality of recesses. Each of the plurality of blades includes a tip, an impact region, a first cutting edge, and a second cutting edge. During flight, the blades are in a fully retracted configuration forming a chisel tip having cutting edges defined at least in part by the first cutting edge of each blade. Upon impact, the plurality of blades are deployed into a swept-back configuration whereby the second cutting edges expand the bore initiated by the chisel tip.

Abstract: An archery release configured to eliminate, or at least minimize, vibrations and/or noise generated when a drawn bowstring is released from a pre-shoot position. The archery release includes a substrate subassembly and an overmolding material bonded to each other. The overmolding material is configured to absorb and eliminate, or at least minimize the vibrations and/or noise. The archery release also includes a trigger, a release mechanism, and a latching assembly extending into a hollow interior of a handle of the archery release. Within the handle, the latching assembly is operably coupled with the trigger and with the release mechanism. The vibrations and/or noise is eliminated, or at least minimized, by placing the overmolding material at locations whereat one or more components of the trigger, the latching assembly, and the release mechanism strike or engage the overmolding material instead of the substrate subassembly.

Abstract: A cut-on-contact broadhead having a plurality of deployable blades. Each of the plurality of blades is pivotally coupled to a ferrule configured for attaching the broadhead to a shaft of an arrow or a bolt. Each of the plurality of blades includes a tip, an impact region, a first cutting edge, and a second cutting edge. During flight, blades are in a fully retracted state forming a distal tip of the broadhead having sharp cutting edges defined at least in part by the first cutting edges of the blades. Upon impact, the distal tip of the broadhead creates a bore in the target. As the broadhead penetrates the target, the plurality of blades are deployed into a swept-back configuration exposing the second cutting edge of each blade. The second cutting edges expand the bore initiated by the distal tip of the broadhead and create a passage in the target.

Abstract: A cut-on-contact broadhead having a plurality of deployable blades. Each of the plurality of blades is pivotally coupled to a ferrule configured for attaching the broadhead to a shaft of an arrow or a bolt. Each of the plurality of blades includes a tip, an impact region, a first cutting edge, and a second cutting edge. During flight, blades are in a fully retracted state forming a distal tip of the broadhead having sharp cutting edges defined at least in part by the first cutting edges of the blades. Upon impact, the distal tip of the broadhead creates a bore in the target. As the broadhead penetrates the target, the plurality of blades are deployed into a swept-back configuration exposing the second cutting edge of each blade. The second cutting edges expand the bore initiated by the distal tip of the broadhead and create a passage in the target.

Abstract: An archery release configured to eliminate, or at least minimize, vibrations and/or noise generated when a drawn bowstring is released from a pre-shoot position. The archery release includes a substrate subassembly and an overmolding material bonded to each other. The overmolding material is configured to absorb and eliminate, or at least minimize the vibrations and/or noise. The archery release also includes a trigger, a release mechanism, and a latching assembly extending into a hollow interior of a handle of the archery release. Within the handle, the latching assembly is operably coupled with the trigger and with the release mechanism. The vibrations and/or noise is eliminated, or at least minimized, by placing the overmolding material at locations whereat one or more components of the trigger, the latching assembly, and the release mechanism strike or engage the overmolding material instead of the substrate subassembly.

Abstract: An archery release configured to eliminate, or at least minimize, vibrations and/or noise generated when a drawn bowstring is released from a pre-shoot position. The archery release includes a substrate subassembly and an overmolding material bonded to each other. The overmolding material is configured to absorb and eliminate, or at least minimize the vibrations and/or noise. The archery release also includes a trigger, a release mechanism, and a latching assembly extending into a hollow interior of a handle of the archery release. Within the handle, the latching assembly is operably coupled with the trigger and with the release mechanism. The vibrations and/or noise is eliminated, or at least minimized, by placing the overmolding material at locations whereat one or more components of the trigger, the latching assembly, and the release mechanism strike or engage the overmolding material instead of the substrate subassembly.

Abstract: Composite arrow or crossbow bolt shafts have a hollow core, where the inner diameter of the shafts vary along the length of the shaft, but the outer diameter of the shafts remains constant. The hollow inner core may vary gradually in size along the length of the shaft, or it may vary in discrete stepped portions so that the shaft is more hollow in some portions in comparison to others. The hollow composite shafts may be manufactured by wrapping a tapered or stepped inner mandrel with fibers of a composite material and curing that composite material, or by triaxially braiding composite fibers around a tapered or stepped inner mandrel before curing those composite fibers.

Abstract: An archery release configured to eliminate, or at least minimize, vibrations and/or noise generated when a drawn bowstring is released from a pre-shoot position. The archery release includes a substrate subassembly and an overmolding material bonded to each other. The overmolding material is configured to absorb and eliminate, or at least minimize the vibrations and/or noise. The archery release also includes a trigger, a release mechanism, and a latching assembly extending into a hollow interior of a handle of the archery release. Within the handle, the latching assembly is operably coupled with the trigger and with the release mechanism. The vibrations and/or noise is eliminated, or at least minimized, by placing the overmolding material at locations whereat one or more components of the trigger, the latching assembly, and the release mechanism strike or engage the overmolding material instead of the substrate subassembly.

Abstract: Insert-outsert devices and methods of using those devices to attach an arrowhead to an arrow shaft. The insert-outsert device can be inserted into an arrow shaft, and a threaded end of an arrowhead can be screwed through a hollow threaded portion of the outsert and into the insert. The device structurally reinforces the arrow at a region of connection between the arrow shaft and arrowhead, reducing the likelihood that the arrow shaft will buckle or break under the axial and/or bending forces exerted when an arrow strikes a target.

Abstract: Composite arrow or crossbow bolt shafts have a hollow core, where the inner diameter of the shafts vary along the length of the shaft, but the outer diameter of the shafts remains constant. The hollow inner core may vary gradually in size along the length of the shaft, or it may vary in discrete stepped portions so that the shaft is more hollow in some portions in comparison to others. The hollow composite shafts may be manufactured by wrapping a tapered or stepped inner mandrel with fibers of a composite material and curing that composite material, or by triaxially braiding composite fibers around a tapered or stepped inner mandrel before curing those composite fibers.