Non Political Broadhead Thread (With a Bonus Poll!)

[Joe Hulburt]

Currently shooting Magnus Black Hornet 125's. They shoot well out of my bow (now that I changed rests) and I love the cut on contact point. Killed a buck with them this fall and broadhead looks good enough to reuse.

I tried Grim Reaper expandable for a couple seasons on elk. First year was one perfect shot and a short and plentiful blood trail. The second season the first shot into my bull didn't open up. Lucking he allowed me a couple follow up shots. I was pretty sick when I saw the hole from the first shot and pulled the arrow out. Blades must of got a little stiff riding around in the quiver. Never again on expandables.

 

[grizzly63]

Where is the option for those of us that don't believe in bowhunting?

You can just complain about us getting the favored season or additional tags, etc, etc.

 

[grizzly63]

Still shooting Muzzy 3 blade 125's. I shot a buck broadside 23 yds with a mechanical and the last thing I saw of that deer was an arrow sticking straight forward out his shoulder running away. No blood trail, no grid search results. Just shame. In another season, 4 bucks ran by couple hundred yards out and the last one was the biggest and not keeping up with the rest. Approx. two months later, I shot that buck with a rifle. Found the mechanical head lower in his body between the ribs and skin. It had sunk down 10" or so from his shoulder where it had hit originally. Lost that front shoulder. He had probably lost 20 lbs and I do not know if he would have made through the winter. A friend shot a buck quartering away from him and when the arrow hit high in the ribs, the arrow made a 90 degree turn and came out the other side, luckily cutting the femoral under the spine. No blood trail. We found him because the coyote's eyes standing above him shown in the flashlight while we were searching. It is true that you must tirelessly tune your bow to make your arrows fly true but isn't that what you are supposed to do?

 

[MTLabrador]

Mechanical shooters are communists and I will never change my mind. I’m trying the QAD exodus this year.

 

[cgasner1]

Mechanical shooters are communists and I will never change my mind. I’m trying the QAD exodus this year.

I’ve always heard that 10% of hunters take all the game. Check the poll results

 

[thebestusernamesaretaken]

Has anyone used this? I have no reason to change but sometimes I just want to try stuff.

 

[Dave N]

Has anyone used this? I have no reason to change but sometimes I just want to try stuff.

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I don't like the looks of those. Don't seem like they would glide through very easily with those "cups" between the cutting edges.

 

[INMT]

I’ve been using Strickland Helix Single Bevel 150 grain. Killed a big bull dead. Switched to a recurve last year and they shoot great out of that.

 

[blackbeard]

Grim Reaper expandable for the compound, ace archery fixed blade for the trad bows.

 

[Beignet]

Has anyone used this? I have no reason to change but sometimes I just want to try stuff.

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Looks pointy enough. Curious if that YouTube broadhead tester guy has flung a few of these? Lusk is his name.

 

[Rack Daniels]

Though national politics are very much on my mind, I’d like to see some alternative debatable subject matter on HT.

It’s been a bit since there’s been a good old broadhead post. Let the poll rip, purely to satisfy my curiosity.

Beyond the age old fixed vs mechanical argument, I’d be curious to hear about what specific broadheads folks are currently using or building arrows with and your rationale? How are they tuning for you? How dead do they make critters of the elk and deer variety?

Much like politics, make sure you offer zero flexibility in your thinking that your decision is the only correct one and that the other choice is only for idiots.

On the contrary, my friend! For the last half decade I’ve been sold on fixed. I’ve had great success no doubt. Better than any other self taught bowhunters I know. But one must walk a mile in thou’s sandals before he compare thy efficacy…

 

[kiwi hunter]

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VPA carbon steel double bevel. Easy to sharpen, no gimmicks.

Hmm, I've had trouble sharpening mine, don't come up to shape new.
Those that use the QAD, are they sharp from new and if so I presume the the inserts are same? Getting close to hunt time here.

 

[el unit]

QAD and Muzzy fixed blades here.

 

[Beignet]

I haven’t had time to survey all the broadhead marketing material landscape, but my instinct tells me there’s a correlation between the more mechanical weirdness on a broadhead the more gore depicted on the packaging. Some of this stuff is reminiscent of the covers of those Fangoria horror movie magazines that used to terrify me from the periodical shelves as a child. Discuss.

 

[Nick87]

Discuss

It's moronic.

 

[Beignet]

It's moronic.

I thought they should just go full send and put some scary clowns with bloody, sharp teeth on them or some chit.

 

[Nick87]

I thought they should just go full send and put some scary clowns with bloody, sharp teeth on them or some chit.

Soon enough.

 

[Wild Bill]

It's moronic.

These are really moronic too.
I knew a guy about 7 or 8 years ago that was "pro staff" for these. I like how they mention "Meat Worm Technology."

Flying Arrow Toxic Broadheads (100 gr.)

Open-flex technology and a single beveled edge allows the blades to flex open when they encounter bone, leaving a wound that is second to none Meat Worm Technology™ RCD (Radical Decompression Technology) Massive bone crushing chisel tip 1" cutting diameter 100 grains Blade thickness: .027" 3...

lancasterarchery.com

 

[Nick87]

These are really moronic too.
I knew a guy about 7 or 8 years ago that was "pro staff" for these. I like how they mention "Meat Worm Technology."

Flying Arrow Toxic Broadheads (100 gr.)

Open-flex technology and a single beveled edge allows the blades to flex open when they encounter bone, leaving a wound that is second to none Meat Worm Technology™ RCD (Radical Decompression Technology) Massive bone crushing chisel tip 1" cutting diameter 100 grains Blade thickness: .027" 3...

lancasterarchery.com

Ha yah I remember those. I'm sure someone bought em.

 

[Hamms12oz]

Broadhead tune with fixed blades (QAD) = same POI with field, fixed, and mechanical (Rage).
Carry both in the quiver and if at longer distances or windy I'll use the mechanical otherwise always reaching for fixed blade first.