I killed my buck earlier this year with a killzone, it did a great job but the body of it is now bent. Thinking maybe fixed blade would be a more durable design , but will I loose accuracy? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free
I use G5 montecs and they fly the same as my field points. One piece design, no replacing blades etc. Just re-sharpen and use again. I haven't shot a deer with them yet, but I shot a coyote and a good sized log after the arrow went through the coyote. Sharpened back up and still flies straight.
People blame fixed heads a lot for poor broadhead accuracy but the problem really is usually either a poorly tune bow or improperly spined arrows. Muzzy's and QAD Exodus fly excellent for me out to 50 yards (as far as I can shoot at home). I don't have a problem with mechanicals as long as you aren't using them for a bandaid for one of the above problems, I just prefer to shoot fixed heads.
Tune and Index This year I decided that I am going to try the NAP Killzones, so I just switched over. Regarding the question; no, that is a common misconception. Generally, to make your fixed blade broadheads fly well all you have to do is have your bow well tuned, and to make sure they are indexed as well as possible. I have shot NAP Thunderheads since I started hunting, and have never had to change my sights; like so many say you have too. Also, unfortunely not every arrow flys the same. The minor differences you do not notice in your arrows with field points will be magnified with fixed blade broadheads equiped, so what I personally do/did was shoot every arrow with a broadhead; then, choose the ones that flew best. Careful though, if you do, remember to only shoot one arrow at the target at a time or to shoot at different spot of the target, because they like to cut off your blazers. Hope this helps.
No... If your tuned properly they will both fly straight. I shoot slick tricks and they fly better than my field points. There four blades with three vanes...... So there goes that myth too.
I shot muzzy's for years & switched to killzones this season for the simple reason that they WORK! Much bigger hole & amazing blood trails. Plus, no screwing around tuning them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free
Will have to agree with the others ^^^ my Muzzy's fly perfect . After watching my brother try to replace blades the other day , I will add that blades are easy to replace on a Muzzy also
Mechanicals don't fly any better than broadheads from the exact same bow...unless that exact same bow is out of tune.
You don't have to tune the heads.....only the bow needs tuned. To use mechanicals so that you don't have to tune the bow is asking for huge trouble. This is why I hate mechanicals. Too many guys use them as a band-aide, shortcut instead of shooting a properly tuned bow. A mechanical head shot out of a poorly tuned bow is a lost deer very often.
When I was shooting muzzy's I always had to adjust "tune" my bow when I shot them vs. Field points. When I switched to kill zones they shot the same as my field points. That's all I'm saying. Maybe I'm just lucky? ;-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free
If you have a properly tuned bow then there shouldn't be any adjusting between BHs and FPs. They should be hitting at the same point with one another. If they are not then something is not in tune with your set up.
Exactly my point. Most don't understand that mechanicals will shoot just the same as field points from a poorly tuned bow. But the results will be horrible on game. Merely moving a sight to change point of impact for broadheads is NOT tuning a bow. Again, a properly tuned bow will shoot fixed heads the same as fieldpoints.
I could not agree more with this, my bow has been paper tuned, double checked my sights, my rest everything with my field points hitting exactly where they should. Once that was done I began selecting my arrows and putting on my Muzzy's, spin test the arrow and if they spun great then I would shoot a field point and then the broad head. My Muzzy's hit right on top of my field point and in one case it cut my vanes off..... After having done this I have a lot of confidence in my bow and my arrows. It can be boring and meticulous but it must be done.
Ok I will agree muzzys are a good broadhead as are the montecs but I will 100% disagree with a properly tuned bow will always make a fixed fly straight or a proper arrow spline here's the deal and I know some of you will say different but the faster bows these days are way faster and a lot less forgiving I've been part owner of a pro shop in my town for many years and I'm the bow tech we sell Pse matthews bear and Hoyt. If you are shooting 20 yards only then shoot whatever you like but if your going to shoot a double cam bow like the pse freak or omen and wanna shoot more than twenty yards the good luck with fixed heads bcuz I've found it's next to impossible to get them to fly straight out over 20 yards, arrows are a very important thing to consider but here's the thing guys and gals I've found people use anything they can as a excuse so when a guy hits a deer to far back and don't find the deer they blame the equipment instead of blaming preparation if you shoot a fixed and you practice and find it shoots high then adjust your bow to your broadhead don't just assume it's junk equipment bcuz both muzzy and many other broadhead company's make great products! You wouldn't buy a 4x4 truck and put racing slicks on no you would put the kind of tire you like and trust on for the terrain same goes for broadheads just bcuz a muzzy don't shoot good don't mean it's not good just means it's not right for your setup! Ok I've babbled on for long enough not trying to seam like a know it all but I've dealt with 1000s of customers who blame muzzy,rage,meatseaker,montecs etc.. When most of the time it's poor preparation, poor shot choice so moral of my story is get prepared and stay that way!
