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Broadheads: Which ones shoot the same as field tips?
Posted on 10/19/12 at 7:55 am
Posted on 10/19/12 at 7:55 am
I've heard people say mechanical b'heads shoot like field tips but I've never shot mechanicals before. Any suggestions?
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Posted on 10/19/12 at 8:05 am to Junior23
Rage3 blade
Posted on 10/19/12 at 8:21 am to Junior23
Shoot fixed. Don't listen to these fools
Posted on 10/19/12 at 8:23 am to Junior23
Chadboy is gonna come in here and drop so much knowledge but hasn't kilt a deer with a bow.
That's all I will say
That's all I will say
Posted on 10/19/12 at 8:26 am to Junior23
Listen to me Junior..
Spitfires
Spitfires
Posted on 10/19/12 at 8:45 am to Junior23
I'm a grim reaper man myself and I have seen what they will do at 25 yards.
Posted on 10/19/12 at 8:56 am to Junior23
quote:All mechs. Some fixed, but that depends on many variables. Tune, arrow to head match, insert quality, cut quality....
Which ones shoot the same as field tips?
Posted on 10/19/12 at 9:26 am to Junior23
quote:
I've heard people say mechanical b'heads shoot like field tips
I'm not so sure this is a good thing.
Posted on 10/19/12 at 9:47 am to Junior23
quote:
I've heard people say mechanical b'heads shoot like field tips but I've never shot mechanicals before. Any suggestions?
Any mechanical and 90% of fixed heads will group with field tips provided your bow is in tune, you're form is correct, and you are shooting a properly spined arrow. If you are having trouble getting fixed blades to group with field tips I would recommend correcting the issues rather than masking them by shooting a mechanical. If your arrow isn't flying true you aren't going to get optimum penetration. Once you get your tuning issues worked out, if you choose to shoot a mechanical go for it. While I prefer a fixed head, there is nothing wrong with shooting a mechanical when hunting deer sized game.
Posted on 10/19/12 at 11:15 am to Junior23
Previously shot thunderheads and wasp hammer sst fixed blades and out to 25 yrd they would shoot like fieldtips. To 35 yrds they would fly about the same but groups spread a bit to 6-8 " vs 4" with field tips.
Now shooting NAP killzone and they fly like field tips up to 30 yrds (as far as I practice)They are supposed to lock open but after shooting (horrible shot on my part) a buck yesterday it is evident that my killzone did not lock open.
Now shooting NAP killzone and they fly like field tips up to 30 yrds (as far as I practice)They are supposed to lock open but after shooting (horrible shot on my part) a buck yesterday it is evident that my killzone did not lock open.
Posted on 10/22/12 at 3:33 pm to Junior23
They all do if your bow is tuned perfectly. As you get farther away from perfect tuning your choices narrow down big time with fixed blades.
Most mechanicals will shoot close to field tips.
A few fixed blades that are pretty forgiving are slick tricks, G5 montecs, and Hellrazors.
A few fixed blades that are very effective but not very forgiving are muzzy, thunderhead, and any of the big huge delta-shaped hatchet looking things from hell.
Most mechanicals will shoot close to field tips.
A few fixed blades that are pretty forgiving are slick tricks, G5 montecs, and Hellrazors.
A few fixed blades that are very effective but not very forgiving are muzzy, thunderhead, and any of the big huge delta-shaped hatchet looking things from hell.
Posted on 10/22/12 at 9:42 pm to Junior23
My two cents.
Used the old rocket mechanicals way back when. They were great on a broadside shot but less than stellar on angled shots.
I used to swear by the fixed broadheads.Three years ago I hit two different Pope and Young class bucks in three days. The first was a bit high and back due to the arrow getting a slight kick from a vine I didn't see. Liver shot. Trailed deer for over 400 yards. Lost trail in stuff so thick a rabbit would get scared. Next day tropical storm floods whole bottom and washed him away, if indeed he was still there.
Two days later nail a 10 pt following a hot doe from 8 steps. Steep angle , but the shot looked to go in this side lung high nd should have laced offside lung at bottom. Broadhead must have caught offside rib bone square and didn't penetrate other side. This was with Rocky Mtn. 100 grain 3 blades. Deer made it onto next lease (which is owned by a nutcase and who refuses to let us trail deer onto his property). Deer made it 130 plus yds to get to this property.
Two arrows, two P&Y's gone. Fixed broadheads.
Two years ago I switch to 2-blade Rages.
Since taken two P&Y's and one 120 class. Both the 120 class and the Pope 10 pt were the exact same shot as the 10 pt that got off the property the year before. High entry angle close shots that double lunged and hit offside ribs. No penetration out backside. Difference is both the deer hit with the Rage went less than 50 yards and BOTH died on a dead run. My best friend heard the 120 go down and said he never moved a muscle after hitting the ground. 130 I killed last year was a double lung that went 47 yds and went down within sight. Never moved an inch after hitting the ground.
Moral of the story. I have three deer on the wall taken with the Rage. If I had switched to them a year earlier I would have TWO MORE Pope and Youngs on the wall at home due to their ability to kill QUICKER with the massive amount of tissue they cut over your typical fixed blade.
I won't be switching back anytime soon, thats for sure.
Used the old rocket mechanicals way back when. They were great on a broadside shot but less than stellar on angled shots.
I used to swear by the fixed broadheads.Three years ago I hit two different Pope and Young class bucks in three days. The first was a bit high and back due to the arrow getting a slight kick from a vine I didn't see. Liver shot. Trailed deer for over 400 yards. Lost trail in stuff so thick a rabbit would get scared. Next day tropical storm floods whole bottom and washed him away, if indeed he was still there.
Two days later nail a 10 pt following a hot doe from 8 steps. Steep angle , but the shot looked to go in this side lung high nd should have laced offside lung at bottom. Broadhead must have caught offside rib bone square and didn't penetrate other side. This was with Rocky Mtn. 100 grain 3 blades. Deer made it onto next lease (which is owned by a nutcase and who refuses to let us trail deer onto his property). Deer made it 130 plus yds to get to this property.
Two arrows, two P&Y's gone. Fixed broadheads.
Two years ago I switch to 2-blade Rages.
Since taken two P&Y's and one 120 class. Both the 120 class and the Pope 10 pt were the exact same shot as the 10 pt that got off the property the year before. High entry angle close shots that double lunged and hit offside ribs. No penetration out backside. Difference is both the deer hit with the Rage went less than 50 yards and BOTH died on a dead run. My best friend heard the 120 go down and said he never moved a muscle after hitting the ground. 130 I killed last year was a double lung that went 47 yds and went down within sight. Never moved an inch after hitting the ground.
Moral of the story. I have three deer on the wall taken with the Rage. If I had switched to them a year earlier I would have TWO MORE Pope and Youngs on the wall at home due to their ability to kill QUICKER with the massive amount of tissue they cut over your typical fixed blade.
I won't be switching back anytime soon, thats for sure.
This post was edited on 10/23/12 at 6:10 pm
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