Brodheads.......Whats best?

[huntordie]

Can someone give me some feedback as to what your opinion is on the best broadheads. Currently I am shooting the Spitfire 125 from NAP. Is there a better one that has been field proven on ELK?

[pleasantmisery]

What's best is more of a personal favorite than one necessarily being better than another.
I hunt with a 125 gr. muzzy three blade. I like how they fly and I haven't had any problems.

I hunt with guys who use Bear Super Razorheads and the NAP Thunderheads and NAP Spitfires (mechanical).
They have all done well and haven't had any problems.

Experimentation is the best. Everybody will have broadheads they like and others they don't. Just see what suits you.

[huntordie]

Pleasantmisery,
Are they using the spitfire on Elk? Just curious cause I lost a huge bull this year with the spitfire. The blades had never been used and all else was fine. I cant go through losing an animal like that again so I want the best. Thanks for the advice.
Scott

[pleasantmisery]

Dude, that sucks. I don't blame you for wanting a new broadhead now. They guys I hunt with have used them without problem but I dont favor them myself. I prefer the muzzys. As far as the best that's a difficult question. For elk I would go with something with a wider cutting diamater. Steel Force has some out that look pretty wicked or even Razor Cap. I seen these at Cabelas but that's about all I know. If you do find one that excels above the rest put out a message. That would be something good to know.

[huntordie]

Yeah, it doesnt get any worse. It was all text book. I called him in from about 1/2 mile out. He bugled all the way. He stopped at 80 yards and one chirp of the cow call and he closed to 35. Thats when I shot. We only found a few drops of blood. It really puzzles me because the shot placement was good. I have taken 40+ whitetails with the bow and only came close to losing one. As a matter of fact it's the one on the home page at the top left. It still makes me sick to think of it.
Scott

[hornbow]

I have had excellent luck with Muzzy 3-blades. They fly well from my bow and split heavy bone like a hot knife through butter.

This year, I also tried out the mechanical Shockwave from NAP and it is an excellent head too. The whitetail I shot with one a few weeks ago didn't take more than 3 steps. What was really surprising about the shockwave is the exit wound though; it left a good 4 to 4.5 inch exit wound. My hypothesis is that the arrow stretched the hide out as it was exiting and the blades then cut down the stretch, causing a larger exit wound than the "cutting diameter" of the broadhead. Moreover, the blades on the Shockwave open easily and don't rob the arrow of much kinetic energy. I remember reading some measurements before; something like 2 or 3 ft-lbs of energy to open the blades.

[Oneida Guy]

I really only hunt whitetails so my opinion is based on just that. Been bow hunting for 25yrs. Taken multiple deer every year since. For 20 yrs a 125gr Thunderhead was my only BH. Every single shot was a pass through. I don’t take shots over 20yds at very quick to move whitetails. My own personal thing. I can drill the mark at 60 yds but a target isn’t a deer. Anyways I decide to see what all the hype was about with the all new must have bh’s. :rolleyes: Mostly the Slick Tricks my buddy swears by. Nothing at all special about these heads except they are shorter then most so the FOC matches closer to the field points FOC. In other words if the bow was tuned properly he would be able to group any BH and not just the Slick Tricks. They did cut nice and everyone except the shoulder shot passed through. Grim Reaper mechanical head was the only head to break the bone and still make a kill shot. By the way, my testing is done on deer. Fresh road kill happens almost daily around my house so I wrap some rope around the front and back and hoist one up in a standing position and do real live hunting testing. If you plan on doing this make sure you inform the right people so you don’t get pinched for poaching an already dead deer. ;) All the BH’s flew fine from the cheap ass Walmart junk (blades sucked, weight on each one was off, cut like crap) to the expensive (45 bucks for 3) mechanicals. A properly tuned bow is the key to get your field points and your BH’s to hit the same spots.

My 2005 season I went with Muzzy after my testing. 100 and 125gr 3 and 4 blades. Both the 3 and 4 blade cut through like a hot knife through butter. Didn’t even slow them down. 100 and 125gr heads both worked the same. I was shooting an “Oneida Black Eagle set at 65 pounds. All arrows passed right through. The big difference was the blood. The 4 blade heads kept the cut open wider which made a massive blood trail. None of my 9 deer went more then 40yds so looking wasn’t an issue but if it was I would say I would have been much better off using the 4 blade Muzzy. All shots were full broadside shots with 6 out of nine hitting some of the heart. One deer dropped almost no blood at all. It fell within 20 yds while I was watching it. But hardly any blood at all hit the ground. The deer was taking a step and the fur must have covered the hole as it took off. Direct heart shot. FILLED the entire cavity with blood. This was a 3 blade 100gr Muzzy and the reason the rest of my season I carried 4 blades in my quiver. Can’t cover blood trails while testing on dead deer.

Good luck and always test your equipment before entering the woods with it.

[ARMallardSlayer]

Muzzy 3 Blade in your weight of choice, you can not go wrong.

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