(archery) fav broadhead and why?
 

I have shot some different ones but haven't hunted with a bow much. Shot mechanical and they are good. Shot fixed replaceable blade stuff and they were ok.My favorite by far is the simple Magnus Stinger 2 blade. Shoot like darts, tough and resharpenable. Not wanting a debate thread. Just what you like and why so we all can get some ideas on what to try next.
The Magnus is easy to tune also. When tuned you don't shoot at the same spot twice unless you love refleching.

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Fast, accurate, deadly, and not too pricey for mechanical.

I shoot Grim Reaper Razorcut. I just like the way they shoot with my Hoyt Vector. They fly true every time and punch a big hole.

I probably shoot more hogs than deer.

I have shot most fixed blades and I didn't have issues with them just find mechanicals to shoot better with my set up.

Meat seeker flies like a field point but can't fail to open

Rage hypodermic. Opens them up and leaves one hell of a blood trail!

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Love these. They shoot like a field tip. I have shot a lot of broad heads and I truly believe these are some of the best out there.
The head is very shot like a field tip and with the blades Undeployed and in flight they will ride along the shaft of the arrow. What this does is it won't change your FOC on the arrow. It keeps it in the same place. Which in better terms keeps your arrow flight the same as it were with the field tip. With other broadheads (fixed and expandable) I find that the broadheads are to long or are not as aerodynamic as these and will change the flight of the arrow. Either making it shoot lower or possible fly to one side.

I haven't lost a deer with these yet. I love them.


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I started shooting 3 blade swhackers this past season. I killed 8 deer with them and 6 of them fell within 20 yards, the other 2 only made it about 60 yards. Amazing blood trails and had pass throughs on all deer shot. Even a 205 lb Illinois buck!

That's a big hole bro
Congrats on the table goodies :)

Very nice hole!!!


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I've only shot one critter with a bow and I was using a magnus stinger. It was a small pig but I was surprised at the hole a sharp broadhead will make.

I've been shooting 2 blade Xecutioner heads for two years now. Always open to new stuff but they've done more damage than anything else I've use.

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I shot those for a few years. No complaints with it.

Been shooting Thunderheads for about 6 years now. I just don't like the idea of mechanicals being able to open while in flight. It's hard enough to get one with my bow, don't need to decrease my chances!

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I used the same six 100 gr Thunderheads 18 years. I would re-sharpen them before the season and once or twice during the season to keep them razor sharp. I replaced a few blades over the years after loosing them when shooting them.

I now shoot the 85 gr thunderheads at a lower poundage.

When the broad head kills them dead..... no need to change.

I have been shooting Slick Tricks for about 5 years now... very tough broadhead. Flies very true and makes a nice hole. Ive thought about trying mechanical broadheads over the years but just can't change from what works.

I keep a couple grim reapers in my quiver for hunting in water but I am a big fan of the Ramcat broadhead.

I shoot 100grain ramcats (1 3/8") but I switch out the 100 grain blades for the 125 grain blades (1 1/2") cut and fly's like a field point. Best part is no to very little broadhead tuning.

In the last 3 years have killed over 10 deer, 1 big boar and 1 bobcat with these broadheads. I had one doe this year that I gut shot that went a few hundred yards but let her sit about 6 hours and found her sitting in her bed too weak to get up. The rest have fell within 100 yards and most within sight.

If I were to try anything new would be the slick tricks. I just like a fixed blade although the mechanicals do some SERIOUS damage even on the some marginal shot placement.

Year before last I shot a bobcat that was facing me in the front shoulder with a ramcat. The broadhead sliced him all the way down the body. It was pretty messy.

Infraction......this term is not allow.....IMO.

Won't happen again. Main reason why I shoot these fixed broad heads.

Haha I tune all of my broadheads. Can't say if it makes a difference because I do it before they are ever shot the first time.

I know how to tune my bow for shooting broadheads... how do you actually "tune" the broadhead before it is shot? I don't understand what you guys are talking about.

Mechanicals are 1 piece broadheads... most fixed blades are 1 piece or you put the blades in only 1 way...

There is nothing to "change" or "tune" on a broadhead that I'm aware of... Have I been missing something for the past 9 years??

We are going to be in trouble for talking about broad head tuning.:work:

Broadhead tuning a bow and tuning a broadhead is different.

Broadhead tuning is only really confirming that broadhead is straight and perfectly aligned on the shaft and insuring you have the correct fletching to give arrow stabilization without having too much fletching with will affect performance.

I will stay away from talking about broadhead tuning a bow but plenty of help on that from the net or local bow shop.

Not sure what this is about... but if someone is going to get in internet trouble for discussing a topic on a public forum maybe we are on the wrong forum. :shaking::rolleyes:

Someone mentioned they would like an archery sub-forum as long as no one brought up the topic broadhead tuning.

I don't have a problem with it. I always check my own equipment and normally tune my own bow.

I like a traditional two blade broadhead. Magnus Stinger is my favorite. I like it because it can be tuned. The broadhead itself is glued onto the ferrule (the threaded part) that screws into the arrow. Screw on the broadhead and stand the arrow up on a piece of glass or other non marking surface. Not on the wood table by your chair or your wife will not be happy. Yeah I know. Spin the arrow and watch for wobble at the broadhead. Use a candle flame to heat the broadhead glue and twist it a little on the ferrule then recheck. Do this until it spins as true as a Russian ballerina. After that it's one arrow per bullseye unless you just love relfletching arrows.

They shoot great and are tough. 3riversarchery.com is the only place I find them anymore. Some of them used to be marketed under Ted Nugent's line of stuff.
Have shoot G5's and like them too. Haven't shot a critter with them though. Going back to Stingers for my recurve since that's what I want to hunt with now. A deer or hog with a recurve instintive shooting would be badA. At least to me it would.

I just shoot regular out of the box untunable broadheads... haha... As long as they keep passing through the deer I'll just keep shooting them. I do spin test them to make sure they are seated properly in the arrow but I don't think that is considered "tuning"... I've never had one that was wobbly.

If it ain't broke don't fix it bro.

Once I make the switch to traditional I will be trying that broadhead. Looking at getting a Bear Grizzly but want to try a few before I buy. Not sure what poundage to get yet.

The grizzly is nice. For your first bow I would suggest a take down stlye bow. Whit them you can buy replacement limbs of differnt weights. I have a set of 45, 50&55lb limbs for one of my take downs. Kind of makes an all around bow. Use the lighter limbs for summer time plinking and the heavy ones when its time to get serious. Check out 3riversarchery.com. All they do is traditional archery

Been shooting Slick Trick Standards for several years now cuz they leave a nice hole that won't close up and before that I shot Thunderhead 100s. Both great broadheads.
the only drawback with the STs is removing them from a broadhead target because they are not tapered on the back side.

Muzzy / Grim Reapers

NAP Spitfire Pro 100g, 3 blade. Passthroughs @ 60# Z7

I really like my ramcats but like to have expendables in quiver as well.

Right now I keep a couple Grim Reaper Whitetail specials in the quiver but think the G5 Havocs look like would be a good broadhead. Can anyone give any real world experience on how they fly and penetration and thoughts on wound channels.