Trying to decide which to shoot this year. Anybody have any pros and cons or suggestions on a make and model they have had particularly good luck with?
This has been 100% over discussed and dissected and far too many people are idiots when it comes to it. Bottom line: There is not a single broadhead on the market today that if the hunter does their job won't kill efficiently and swiftly and leave a blood trail anyone can follow. Stripped down differences between mechanicals and fixed are as follows: Mechanicals - Typically have a larger width of cutting surface, but not necessarily more cutting surface total. They perform amazingly well in organ hits. (They "typically" will suffer in bone connections in comparison to good fixed...but easily still kill their target) Fixed - Typically have a stronger construction style due to no moving parts. They perform amazingly well in bone hits due to their strength. (They "typically" will suffer in organ hits in comparison to good mechanicals...but easily still kill their target) A good shot, can easily harvest a deer with a field tip even
If the bow is properly tuned, I'd honestly say again nearly all broadheads on the market will fly great for nearly everyone depending on set up.
As long as your bow is perfectly tuned for broadheads, they are both accurate. If you struggle to get your arrows perfectly tuned for fixed blade broadheads, mechanicals will win out. I suggest going the extra mile to get your complete rig tuned for broadheads, regardless of which model you choose, you will notice the difference shooting long range not to mention you owe it to the animal and yourself.
Yup, honestly I think most fellas will never even notice if their bow is out of tune a little because most of us don't even or very rarely shoot farther than 35 yards or so.
Took this doe at 37yds with a Rage X-treme 2.3" cut with my Chill-R set at 62# on a GT Velocity with an arrow weight of 374gr.
Well put. Let me add also that another difference between the two is that a mechanical uses some of the arrows kinetic energy to deploy it's blades and and a fixed blade uses all of its KE for penetration. With that said, I prefer using a fixed blade because I want all of the KE I can get for a pass through. Two holes are better than one. I shoot the 125 gr Ramcat. I killed 4 good deer last year and not a one of them crashed outside of earshot. Plus they fly exactly like my field points. It boils down to preference. Just like Chevy vs Ford vs Dodge...
i shoot rage 3 blade and love them. mechanical are easier to shoot if your bow is not properly tuned. but as everyone else has said all the broadheads on the market will do the job if you can make a good shot
I've used fixed blades since 2002, with the exception being the 2011 season I used Rages. In 2011 I shot a deer with the Rage and the blood trail was absolutely incredible. There was no need to look for blood, even in the dark. It was everywhere. I have killed several deer with fixed blades (Muzzy, Slick Trick, G5 Montec) and none of them provided the blood trail like the mechanicals. This season I am switching back to a mechanicals. Opening day of last year I arrowed a nice buck at 9 yards. The hit was perfect but there was almost NO blood. I was fortunate the deer only made it about 60 yards because if he had gone any further I never would have found him. I have had very poor blood trails with most of my deer with fixed blades so I'm going to try Spitfires this year.
I personally shoot the NAP Killzone (trophy tip) for the past few years but I tune my bow with standard muzzy 3 blade heads. I wouldn't hesitate to shoot a fixed head if its all I had at the time.
Definitely mechanical. Anyone who shoots fixed has small hands (you know what Rubio says) and has probably been clipped.
