Question of the decade right here. I use rage but i also have fixed blade broadheads in my quiver as a back up. I love the cutting diameter and the field point accuracy of them. But you cant beat not worrying if the broadheads opened if you used a fix blade. Im sure many people are going to say that its not the broadhead but the shot placement that counts which is 100% true but a good bh couldn't hurt any.
New guy here. Just posted in the intro section and thought I would jump right into the chats. I shoot Muzzy MX-3. 100 grain. I have always shot them them and guess i'm a believer of "if it ain't broke don't fix it". I understand mechanicals are much better than they used to be but I will stick with my fixed blades.
^2. Good answer. I personally used fixed blades last season. I will be using NAP Killzones this coming season. Similar to Rage but, it doesn't have O-rings and on top of that, both blades deploy at the same time. http://www.newarchery.com/products/1-67/broadheads/killzone.html A fixed blade will show any and every flaw in your bows tuning.
Which is exactly the problem with expandables. Too many people have tuning issues with fixed blades so they turn to expandables to get that field point accuracy without ever having fixed their tuning or form issues. Both work, both have been proven, but don't choose an expandable simply because you have tuning issues, you're just masking your problem.
I couldn't agree more. Even though I am going to be using mechanicals this coming up season, I will still paper tune, Walk back tune and broadhead tune my bow. Then and only then will I screw on the mechanicals. I am glad I am this far ahead of the game with my equipment and knowledge this year so I can spend way more time just practicing and scouting than I did last season.
i just picked up some g5 montec 100 grains they fly just like my field points i will be useing them on a boar hunt in nov i mite try the killzone for deer this fall i think it is what works out your set up the best and what you shoot the best when it comes to a bh
I'm an old school guy...been hunting with a bow only for 25 years...I've used Muzzy forever, with great results..with that said this past season I used Swhacker broadheads...didn't kill anything with them this year but I can vouch for them...fly like a field point and cut the heck out of whatever they hit...I'll have them on for next year as well.
Fixed blades are my primary BH's but I have no problem with a mech. haha I've tried alot of chisel tip type broadheads and keep going back to muzzy 3 blades. But I have started dwelling in the mechanical world and one may find a place in my quiver.
They both kill deer dead, use what hits where you aim! And don't blame the broadhead. Most of the time the blame belongs on the shooter.
I shoot rage broadheads mostly. They work great but my dad did have one horror story where one of the blades didn't open. Had the nap blood runners in my quiver for a while this year, but Never got the chane to try them out on a deer.
I have shot both in the past and I shoot both right now. Depends on the game and situation. I cant honestly say I ever had a broad head failure for any type. Have I I had some that I didn't liked ....yes of course. But i have never had one that I put in the right spot that didn't kill a deer, or other game for that matter. Right now I am shooting Spitfire Edges and Ramcats. The past season was my first with both them and I was very very happy with the results.
Barbed Broadheads A photo showing examples of Broadhead arrowheads Barbed broadheads are illegal for hunting big game. A barbed broadhead is one in which the angle formed between the trailing or rear edge of any blade and the shaft is less than 90 degrees. Broadhead examples on the right compare one that is barbed to three that are legal. Broadheads with retractable blades are legal. Broadheads with mechanical blades are legal if the blades DO NOT form a barb or hook when the arrow is pulled from the flesh of a deer or bear. As long as the blades on the killzones flip back like rages they are legal in NYS. The actual page http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/8305.html
Just want to say thanks for the info here. I will be getting my first compound bow and equipment this next week and this is one of the things i have been debating. For learning how the bow works I think i will go with a fixed blade.
