Broadheads

[RatherBFishin]

I am researching broadheads. I have been shooting G5 Montec tips for the past 4 years or so. I have had some trouble with accuracy when using them. A huge difference between my field tips and my broadheads. I am really looking for more accuracy than huge cutting area. Any well placed broadhead will bring them down in my opinion.


What kind of broadheads do you guys use and why?

[hankscke123]

Slick trick flys good and leaves a blood trail Steve wonder can follow

[Kenner18]

Originally Posted by hankscke123

Slick trick flys good and leaves a blood trail Steve wonder can follow

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[Hopedale Hustler]

Blood runners brotha get u some and never look back

[wtretrievers]

Question is do they group?
A fixed broadhead will usually be a lilttle off from field tips, if they group shouldn't be a problem, you will almost always have to move your sights for fixed heads after shooting field tips, I shot G5's for a couple years, group was 1" high & 1" left compared to my field tips. Just something fixed head shooters have to deal with. I never shot field tips once season started getting close, used 3 heads just practice with.

[msu-tfrancois]

grim reapers!!!!!! I absolutely love em

[Is it October Yet]

Muzzy get 6 for the price of three others and they are ruthless. Buy their practice blades then you don't need field points. I'm also going to try the NAP Bloodrunners this year. They are mechanical but even if they don't open they still cut with the way they are designed. Have heard plenty of good things about them. Whatever you do do not by Rage.

[Hopedale Hustler]

Originally Posted by Is it October Yet

Muzzy get 6 for the price of three others and they are ruthless. Buy their practice blades then you don't need field points. I'm also going to try the NAP Bloodrunners this year. They are mechanical but even if they don't open they still cut with the way they are designed. Have heard plenty of good things about them. Whatever you do do not by Rage.

You'll like blood runners I never liked mechanical but I started using these last year and shot a 200 lb hog and it looked like a train came through wrecking that pig at the scene...blood for days

[flounder_smacker]

Muzzy mx3's. Fixed broadheads will differ from field points. Look up broadhead tuning there are videos on youtube. Also adding helical to your vanes will spin ur arrows helping stabilize the fixed head. I use muzzys and I can mix with field points and put them all in the same hole. Just need to fine tune your bow.

[RatherBFishin]

Thanks for the info guys. i am trying out the Slick tricks today. My buddy has some I can try. We'll see how it goes.

[Chem Man]

I have been shotting mechanical broad heads for years. Just like the cutting ratios and the blood trail. Some will disagree. I have shot many deer over the years using Rocket broad heads. I have been doing some research lately on this subject so I would like feed back on mechanical heads. I will not rank any heads but have noticed the top heads being Rage, Grim Reaper, Rocket, and Split Fire. (no order just from reading and asking other bow hunter) I just decide to go with Grim Reaper. I think they are all good. Lets here feed back.

Only head that I have heard anything bad and it was only one person is against the Rage said he had a head that did not open. Have 15 friends shooting Rage with no problems. Please list good and bad about any mechanical heads. Lets try to keep the bad shots out of it.

[RatherBFishin]

I have seen a rage 2 blade in action and it rips a huge hole! My boss shoots them but at the same time he has had problems with the o-rings not holding the blades closed. Numerous times they have come loose while drawing.

[CrazyD]

I love slick tricks. I have tried mechanicals, thunderheads, and slick tricks. They fly just like field points and are solid points. Noticed a very small difference in grouping out at the thirty yard mark. But they still group tight enough to cut fletches off previous shots.

[RatherBFishin]

I have heard the Slick tricks fly and group like field tips better than any

Originally Posted by CrazyD

I love slick tricks. I have tried mechanicals, thunderheads, and slick tricks. They fly just like field points and are solid points. Noticed a very small difference in grouping out at the thirty yard mark. But they still group tight enough to cut fletches off previous shots.

[Chem Man]

I have heard good reports from Slick Tricks myself but just like mechanical. Never have to adjust sights. When you hunt out of state alot you run the risk of having to buy heads on the road and I perfer not to start sighting and tuning my bow if I can not find the head I shoot. Almost never will u find a mechanical that does not shoot like a field point.

[Feesherman]

Any fixed head will fly with your field tips if you learn to tune your bow. That is first and foremost. To properly broad head tune your bow you must learn what to do. Your field points are hittin the bull every time. You screw on your fixed heads and they don't hit the bull. To broadhead tune you move your rest. Put on your broad heads, shoot a bunch of em and get a good idea where they are going. Then, adjust your rest to get your field points flying to the same spot the broad heads were flying. Now that your field points and broadheads are hitting the same spot, THEN and only then do you move your sights back to the bullseye. Now you have tuned your bow and your field points and broadheads should now be on the bullseye!


Mechanical broadheads were invented for people who don't know how or won't learn how to tune their bows. On that note, there are a bunch of outfitters that will not allow you to shoot mechanicals. Don't even look for an elk hunting outfit that will allow you to shoot mechanicals!

Also, look up walk back tuning to learn how to properly tune your rest to get center shot.

[Chem Man]

Sounds like you are a advance bow hunter like myself. So true on the Elk hunting, but I am still mad at the white tail. Thanks for your input. Shoot straight.

[Top Dawg]

Originally Posted by Chem Man

Sounds like you are a advance bow hunter like myself. So true on the Elk hunting, but I am still mad at the white tail. Thanks for your input. Shoot straight.

Eunice? My ol lady be from der.

[Feesherman]

Originally Posted by Chem Man

Only head that I have heard anything bad and it was only one person is against the Rage said he had a head that did not open. .

Lots of people hatin on the rage heads. Go to ArcheryTalk and do a search. It's like the whisker biscuit, they either love em or hate em.

For the life of me I can't figure out why anyone would shoot a mechanical and introduce more things that can go wrong. Not opening, opening on release and planing off, freezing closed, breaking off blades etc. etc. etc. Not to mention, even if they work correctly you are giving up some kinetic energy to open them. The only reason I can find is that folks don't have to tune their bows. "They fly just like field points" The biggest advertisment you see with mechanicals.

[msu-tfrancois]

Originally Posted by Feesherman

Any fixed head will fly with your field tips if you learn to tune your bow. That is first and foremost. To properly broad head tune your bow you must learn what to do. Your field points are hittin the bull every time. You screw on your fixed heads and they don't hit the bull. To broadhead tune you move your rest. Put on your broad heads, shoot a bunch of em and get a good idea where they are going. Then, adjust your rest to get your field points flying to the same spot the broad heads were flying. Now that your field points and broadheads are hitting the same spot, THEN and only then do you move your sights back to the bullseye. Now you have tuned your bow and your field points and broadheads should now be on the bullseye!


Mechanical broadheads were invented for people who don't know how or won't learn how to tune their bows. On that note, there are a bunch of outfitters that will not allow you to shoot mechanicals. Don't even look for an elk hunting outfit that will allow you to shoot mechanicals!

Also, look up walk back tuning to learn how to properly tune your rest to get center shot.

Come on now dude are u kidding me....thas a pretty bold statement there...