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Post by budga82832 on Apr 13, 2017 7:01:21 GMT -5
I ordered a 10 point Titian SS and it came in. Shot it at 20 yards a couple times and it was already dead on. Very impressed with the quality and accuracy of my first crossbow. I haven't bow hunted for about 10 years because of a shoulder injury. I saw firearms season wasn't coming in this year till the 18th and figured rut will be winding down by then. I hunt on public property and rut really increases my odds of getting a decent buck. So I decided to try a crossbow so I could hunt in peak rut. Might be showing my age and the miles on this 60 year old body, but looking forward to getting out there this fall with a crossbow lol.. Im undecided on which broad head to use yet, but I'm looking at Rage and Splifire right now. Also looking into getting a sling of some sort to pack my crossbow around.
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Post by Russ Koon on Apr 13, 2017 10:03:32 GMT -5
I'd go with the Spitfires, based on many, many informal reviews on the net from users of both.
My own experience has been only with the Spitfires and a few other mech's, and many fixed-blade BH's, and only with compounds while practicing.
The Spitfires have withstood lots of practice rounds where my BH practice is mostly into a grassy slope at my sister's place that is basically hard clay and gets shot at in the summer until the droughts of late July and August start causing the arrows to deflect and carry over the hill and into the woods. They have remained unhurt by that abuse except for a few bent blades, and most of those have been straightened for further practice.
Blade deployment seems to have been very reliable and consistent.
Don't know if they are still Woody's favorites or not, but IIRC he was using them for quite some time and with much hunting success with his crossbows and liked them.
I'm still a fixed blade guy (Thunderhead 125's) with a compound, but tried the Spitfires and a few others as a "plan B" BH for geese and turkey hunting where the more massive immediate damage would seem to result in a quicker kill and less probability of a wounding loss where a bloodtrail is unlikely. My only actual experience with them while hunting is that they carry well in the quiver. The few times I've attempted bowhunting for geese or turkey haven't resulted in any shots taken 8^)
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Post by wesb81219 on Apr 13, 2017 20:34:36 GMT -5
To begin I highly recommend the spitfires with your tenpoint. I have a wicked ridge invader which is made by tenpoint. I shot a doe at 10-15 yds last season and she did not run very far and had a massive pool of blood where she went down. She didn't start bleeding until about 20 yds into her sprint but left a decent trail. My wicked ridge invader is also dead on the money, highly accurate and most impressive. I hope you enjoy your xbow as much as I enjoy mine.
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Apr 13, 2017 21:19:21 GMT -5
I like both Rage and Spitfire, but hunt with the spitfire. For me, I needed to site my xbow (Horton Storm RDX) with broadheads from my tree stand. I was surprised at the difference from my field tips. This could be totally me, and the way I do things, but it sure does give me a warm fuzzy feeling knowing that I have check it where and how I plan on shooting it.
First I do sight in with field tips, then tweak in the tree. I know the difference, so I can check it at the end of a hunting day with my discharge field tip bolt ...when I get home.
I saw a difference between the Rage practice tip and the real deal. I tossed the practice tip. This was for my grandson's xbow.
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Post by throbak on Apr 14, 2017 10:37:50 GMT -5
I shoot a titan HLX by 10 Point. The Head I've stuck to is the NAP Bloodrunner shot spitfires no problems but really Like the Bloodrunner
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Post by budga82832 on Apr 14, 2017 11:45:57 GMT -5
Thanks guys for your feedback. I'm sure the heads all you have recommended will do the job if the shot placement is good. Looking forward to the hunt this fall.
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Post by 76chevy on May 11, 2017 16:00:37 GMT -5
spitfires get high marks as do the grim reaper heads. Slick tricks are exceptional if the fixed blade is the route you decide to go
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