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Post by hoosier on Sept 20, 2008 18:55:28 GMT -5
I am driving myself nuts about broadheads for some reason this year. I wont say what I am thinking until I get some feedback here. So, what broadhead do you trust the most for whitetails? Please answer from past EXPERIENCE, instead of what you may have read in a magazine or heard from someone else. Bloodtrails, accuracy, silence, etc, etc are what I want to talk about please. Gimme the facts of your field trials please. Thanks a bunch! Hoosier ;D
p.s.- please include your usual draw weight if you don't mind.
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Post by Sasquatch on Sept 20, 2008 20:20:30 GMT -5
From personal experience, I have to say Muzzy. They have always done the job, and considering their reputation they are a good value. I have never had problems getting them to fly good. I shot a small buck in the chest at 20 feet in 2001. The four blade 100 went all the way through the deer, came out the abdomen, and hit a femur before stopping. That was pretty extreme. This is the offside view of a section of spine of a doe I hit in the spine in 2004. One blade broke when pinched between vertebra when the deer fell. All blades passed through the thickest part of the spine unscathed. Muzzy 125 four blade.  |
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Post by Hawkeye on Sept 20, 2008 20:27:18 GMT -5
Talking Fixed blades,MUZZYS in a word.Three or four blade.The four blades are easier to replace.
They shoot exactly like my field tips,They are Sharpe,and very strong,Penetrate bone,Most always a pass through ,with tremendous blood trail.If I had to choose only one broadhead to use forever it would be a Muzzy.
Have taken several Deer with the Muzzy broadheads,feel very confident they always do the job.
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Post by hoosieroutdoorsman on Sept 20, 2008 21:06:21 GMT -5
For fixed head I always used 100 grain thunderheads, never once had an issue with them,,have only used Eastman First cut mechanicals and always liked them in the mechanical line but this year am going with G5 tekan
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Post by oggie on Sept 20, 2008 21:10:31 GMT -5
Personal Experience I have to say Grim Reapers used them for years and never lost a deer with them. Switched to Rage broadheads last year, didn't shoot a deer with them but have seen 6 deer shot with them over the last 2 years and the damage and blood trails they left were good enough to convince me to try them.
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Post by dbd870 on Sept 21, 2008 5:31:44 GMT -5
Muzzy's fly well for me and hit the button last year like a ton of bricks. I see no need to change.
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Post by DocHolliday on Sept 21, 2008 5:58:38 GMT -5
muzzy's have the best history and will always do just fine. but if you want something more hightec and new.. Trophy Ridge Undertaker expandables are the top of the line.. you wont be disappointed
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Post by huxbux on Sept 21, 2008 8:24:28 GMT -5
Three blade hundred grain Muzzy's for me. Fly like a field tip, always a pass through, always a good blood trail, never a failure. Most deer I've taken travel less than 50 yds. after shot.
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Post by hornharvester on Sept 21, 2008 9:39:32 GMT -5
The best is the one you got on your arrow! Broadheads are like bullets, they all kill, its the placement of the shot that counts. Now that being said some tune easier than others. No matter which one you pick make sure you tune your arrow for that particular head. Mechanics usually tune just like you field points. h.h.
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Post by bzeb on Sept 21, 2008 10:34:49 GMT -5
Been shooting Zwickey black diamonds for 25 years they never have failed me....just something about sharpening them to razor sharpness that keeps me coming back to them..
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Post by turkeyscout on Sept 21, 2008 21:01:33 GMT -5
HEY HOOSIER,what ever broadhead you choose, you got to have CONFIDENCE IN IT , that it will do its' job!! heck about all broadheads will put a deer down, to me ,i got to have ACCURACY in my TIGHT GROUPS first!! of course there is a lot of factors to get tight groups!!!!todays"compound bows that are set-up right will shoot tight groups ...HOPE THIS HELPS YA...GOOD LUCK THIS SEASON....turkey scout
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Post by jajwrigh on Sept 21, 2008 22:27:35 GMT -5
I made the switch to 100gr Muzzy 4 blades last year, and so far they fly like my field points.
UPDATE:
I got a complete pass thru on my recent doe harvest. I am very satisfied with this broadhead....
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Post by Sleazy E on Sept 22, 2008 7:34:11 GMT -5
Like the majority I shoot muzzy.... I love the 3 blade and they have worked flawlessly for me over the years.... I strayed once... but did not even make it to the season before I went back to old faithful....
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Post by trapperdave on Sept 22, 2008 9:24:26 GMT -5
THE Best head out there.....cant argue its the silver flames! But at $30 EACH you wont find em in my quiver  |
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Post by hoosier on Sept 22, 2008 16:10:25 GMT -5
I am most concerned with putting a deer down QUICK. I have a stand placed for a buck that I am after about 60 yards from a property line that I don't want to see him cross if shot. Any more reccomendations knowing this? Thanks for all the replies guys, I appreciate your 2 cents!
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Post by hornharvester on Sept 22, 2008 16:36:38 GMT -5
I am most concerned with putting a deer down QUICK. I have a stand placed for a buck that I am after about 60 yards from a property line that I don't want to see him cross if shot. Any more reccomendations knowing this? Thanks for all the replies guys, I appreciate your 2 cents! Since you are trying to go for a quick kill then get the biggest cutting blades you can and go for the heart. From my experience heart shot deer very seldom go more than 20-30 yards. The best scenario would be a spine shot which would put him right down but these shots are for only the most experienced archers. Good luck. h.h. |
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Post by oggie on Sept 22, 2008 18:28:19 GMT -5
You will have to shoot for the heart to get it to drop that quick so for accuracy I'd say go with a expandable and shoot at least 50 pounds. The Rage heads leave the biggest and quickest blood trails I have seen.
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Post by Sleazy E on Sept 22, 2008 19:19:43 GMT -5
To drop him that fast... as was pointed it out you need to go for the heart..... that being said while a larger blade will help them to bleed out faster and a mechanical may help to make it more accurate...... it is all going to come down to shot placement on the animal..... so practice practice practice.
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Post by powderfinger on Sept 22, 2008 19:47:09 GMT -5
The best one out there? A SHARP ONE!
Scary sharp to be more specific. Don't forget to sharpen your heads this year!
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Post by trapperdave on Sept 24, 2008 8:03:08 GMT -5
a heart shot deer will go farther than a double lung. I think its an adrenaline thing. Hit in the heart they tend to sprint about 100 yds then pile up. Double lung they tend to go about 20-30 yds, look around in a confused way, then drop
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