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re: What broadhead do you use for whitetail?
Posted on 7/13/14 at 11:07 pm to TheBowhunter
Posted on 7/13/14 at 11:07 pm to TheBowhunter
quote:If you hit there, you have bigger problems than blade choice.
I dare you to try to shoot an expandable through an elk shoulder plate
quote:Not really.
any time you have moving parts, you are setting yourself up for the chance of failure
quote:Like how each arrow can fly differently
When I'm on a hunt, I try to remove every variable I can
with different fixed heads from the same box?
quote:You have seen examples of blades not opening? What head and when.
I've heard lots of stories and even seen alot of firsthand examples of blades not opening
quote:Me too, and that's why I shoot Steelhead. Hell, even with their skinny blades, I've had more broken ones with fixed heads.
Personally I just want something that has 100% dependability
Posted on 7/13/14 at 11:27 pm to AlxTgr
Shot Rage 2 blades the past few years. Gonna give the grim Reaper hybrids a shot this season.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 11:53 pm to AlxTgr
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I dare you to try to shoot an expandable through an elk shoulder plate
If you hit there, you have bigger problems than blade choice.
Sh*t happens. I've had to take a quartering-to shot through the front shoulder before.
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When I'm on a hunt, I try to remove every variable I can
Like how each arrow can fly differently
with different fixed heads from the same box?
Each of my arrows in my quiver is individually shot and rated. If its out of the ordinary, I tweak it or cull it.
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I've heard lots of stories and even seen alot of firsthand examples of blades not opening
You have seen examples of blades not opening? What head and when.
I've seen heads that did not open, had one blade open, and have opened in mid air before impact. One example that sticks in my head is a buddy who shot a doe with a Rage Hypo last fall. The broadhead opened before impact, threw the arrow off course, and he still almost decapitated the deer when he hit it in the neck (all on slow-mo video). He had had no problems with the heads before, and continues to shoot them. Those kinds of things are freak incidents. I know for a fact how good a Rage Hypo is, I've seen the damage they can do. Personally, I just want to remove the CHANCE of a freak accident happening.
I'm not saying expandables are better or worse. In fact, I said...
"Broadhead choice is one of those "to each his own" kind of things. The truth is any modern broadhead on the market can kill a deer or other game animal. Each type has its drawbacks."
I'm just defending fixed blades from whoever said they are obsolete. I don't care what ya'll shoot. You can kill a deer either way.
This post was edited on 7/13/14 at 11:57 pm
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