mechanical broadheads....

[fishweewee]

What is your thinking on the various makes of mechanical broadheads for white tail?

I was looking at some 100 grain Grim Reapers ( ) for Bambi - anyone have any thoughts on these?

-WW

[mikecc]

I run 100 gr spitfires. love them 18 deer and 1 Curled Horn Ram all but 2 was a pass thru. the 2 were straight down spine shots.

[fishweewee]

thx Mike

These are the 3 blade heads, right?

[TheSpecialist]

I am using the 100 Godzillas. So far on one deer no complaints. I was turned onto them by a guy that works at Reedys.

[mikecc]

3 blade they no longer make the 2 blade.

[Goose]

The two main reseaons many hunters choose mechanicals is......1, their cutting diameter and 2, they are easy to tune.

I hate talkin bout the shot that was well placed and have guys brag about how the deer went down 20 yrds,,,that's great BuuuuuT.....lets talk about the deer that was poorly hit and the choice of broad head is what determined whether or not you recovered the deer. Lets take away the vital shot because we know that it is very likely you will recover the deer..... it makes no difference what broadhead you use.

When you hit a deer to far back or low with mech. heads theres a good chance you many recover that deer. When you have a head that has a cutting diameter of 1 1/2 you will loose penetration. This is not good because if you hit bone...I don't care if your pulling #80 you ain't getting penetration. To understand penetration you need to understand kenetic energy(another subject). I've heard plenty horra stories of them not opening.

Tuning with mech. heads. There are so many different mech heads out there so I doub they are all easy to tune but I can say spitfire's shoot just like feild points. Keep in mind though,, in order for them to shoot like feild points you should pull at least #65.

IMO, muzzys (a fixed head) are one of the tuffest head out there, buy a pack see how their made... feel the point. They have a cutting diameter at 1 3/16. A few years ago I took a 8pter at 30 yrds hit him in the hip, it went through the hip an stuck into his other hip bone.... he went about 30 yrds. FWW, find out what you like and stick to it, its like any thing else...what gives you condfidence out there is what gives you the edge.

[fishweewee]

Tony, Bill, Mike, thanks a ton, I have some serious research to do.

[buckskin]

I used to use spitfires but now mostly Muzzy 100 grains. If the woods are open mechanicals are great but deflection can be a problem. For me fixed broadheads all the way (as long as your bow is tuned for them).

[GBOUTDOORS]

FWW its like Tony said find what you feel best with and make a good shot. I have used Muzzy,Satil. Mags and now use the spitfire all have been 100 grain and all have worked for me. I hunt almost every day of the season in Mass. or N.Y. or R.I. I took 3 deer with the bow this year and thats how many I shot at. Last year I took 3 with the bow and same thing thats how many I shot at. Best year ever was 4 years ago 5 with the bow and that was the first year I started with the spitfires. I have not shot at a deer with the spitfires that I did not recover! I can not say the same from my fixed blade days but then as the years have gone by I find my self passing up shots I would have taken back years ago so it just may be I am only taking better shots. But I can say this I don't ever think about changing to another blade theses days and that has to count for something. Shot placement is more important than anything else combined. And for me the spitfires fly better than any fixed blade I used so that equils better shot placement. Four years not one deer lost. Good luck

[sportsman]

GBOUTDOORS
well put