Two years ago I purchased a few Montec 100g broadheads to try out. What initially drew me to the broadhead was the solid one piece design and ease of resharpening. This was an extremely well built broadhead that was solid as a rock and with no moving parts, there was nothing that could fail. 

I wrote a review in the Gear Guide back in October 2007 on the Montec. After several weeks of use, my one complaint about the broadheads was that I just couldn't get them sharp enough for my liking, even when using the G5 diamond stone as directed. Well this year G5 solved that problem with the new Montec CS. The one difference between the old Montec and the new Montec is the material. While the Montec was previously made from stainless steel, the new Montec CS is made from carbon steel which makes the head 25% sharper than the previous model. The Montec CS is available in 100g and has a 1 1/16" cutting diameter.

My sight of choice for the last two seasons has been the G5 Optix. I originally started with the Optix ME in 2007 and then upgraded to the Optix XR in 2008. For 2009, G5 Outdoors introduces the Optix XR2 which is basically an Optix XR with two pins instead of four. The XR2 features one fixed pin and one floating pin that allows you to dial in distance down to the yard. I do about 95% of my hunting from treestands, so I removed the top pin from my XR so I have 20 yard and 30 yard fixed pins and a 40 yard pin that is adjustable out to 80 yards. This got rid of some of the pin clutter since I rarely ever shoot past 40 yards - I took one shot this season at 45 yards and it was a follow up shot that put the deer down within 30 yards.

If you're in the market for a new sight or want to check out the latest in broadhead technology give G5 Outdoors a shot and the results will speak for themselves.