It's all about shot placement. "Rage in the cage" "muzzy moments" are just marketing to depart you from your money. Indians did if with sticks with flint tied to the end. I would say that spend more time on the range practicing hitting where you intend and onlny take high percentage shots then thinking some trendy item from the sporting goods store is going to help you kill deer or what ever else you're shooting. Just my opinion and you know what those are like.
I follow what you're saying, you've had cheap heads fail, I get that. I've had cheap & expensive heads fail/break. I guess my point was unless you've tried every brand from every manufacturer(cheap and expensive) you don't really know if they fail more or less than some other head. Unless you have access to or performed you're own testing we are essentially just saying "cheap heads fail more" and that doesn't necessarily make it so. And "cheap" is such a relative term, we don't know how much it costs companies to make broadheads. We know the materials they are made from & how much they charge for them we don't know how much of that sticker price includes marketing/advertising but I'm guessing It's a lot because $40-$50 for 3 heads is kind of a stretch, but folks still pay it so it is what it is. I prefer buying the more reputible named heads cheaply as opposed to buying ones that are cheap from the get-go, I base that simply on the fact that just about every popular broadhead on the market has mountains of reviews, results, independent testing I can look at prior to purchase. The cheaper heads not so much.
I use thunderheads. They could be considered a cheap head only costing me $25 for a 5 pack. I used rage 2 blade for one season and was disappointed with them. They seemed cheap and at least one blade bent after every deer I shot, I wasn't able to reuse any of the broadheads. I went back to thunderheads have never had a problem with them and can count the deer on one hand I have lost since I started bowhunting 13 years ago.its all preference and what works for one will not work for the other. Its just like trucks, stands, bows, ect. One failure or problem with something will leave a bad taste in someones mouth, but if someone has success with the same product they're not going to have the same opinion.
Indians used the best equipment available to them. They were smart that way. We should do the same. Cheap heads tend to fail and have blades fall out or break on contact with bone. I prefer a solid, well built broadhead that can stand up to shot after shot. Decent broadheads are a very small expense when compared to the rest of what goes into bow-hunting. I tried the cheap route when I was starting out and had a lot of failure with blades breaking and falling out. Its just not worth saving a few dollars.
Im saying that for the people with lower poundage bows because im shooting 57 and I don't think any broadhead, fixed or mechanical, would make it through a shoulder bone. Ive never shot a sholder bone but I hear a lot of people lose a deer due to a shot in that bone.
I THINK. im not stating that matter of factly. im saying this because if I slip up on this forum, I always get lit up like a match.
It can happen, tough at that poundage though. I shot a buck two seasons ago that took an arrow through the top of one shoulder blade and through the knuckle on the other side (weird angle). Complete pass through at 35 yards with 416grns@64#. My SlickTrick held together just fine.
Yeah but at the time the flint was the 40 dollar head and the pointy stick was the walmart head. Yeah sure both will do it but the flint was the best around that is why they used it. Now we should be using the best we can get and not the proverbial pointy stick Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
I've not tried to tune all the heads out there but I can say that I have never had a cheap head tune worth a crap. This is something I'm extremely anal about. (I don't consider muzzy or thunderheads cheap,both tune great) I will not shoot a head that doesn't tune well, regardless of price. Be it cheap or expensive and I also will not shoot a head I don't have a 100% confidence in. If you like what you're using and they get the job done, then by all means use them but I'll stick with my magnus buzzcuts. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2
I am not buying cheapo broadheads in the form of flimsy mechanical/fixed heads from Store X. I am not doing it. Buying cheapo broadheads is like shooting a real light arrow.....most of the time it is no problem. However, when you need that little extra umph to pound that arrow through an animal on a not so perfect shot, you want a little heavier arrow and a solid broadhead. At least that is the way I think.
of all the things to buy cheaply, I don't think broadheads are the thing. To each his own, you have killed more deer than I have (new hunter) in the past few seasons, but thinking as far as a list of stuff we tend to upgrade vs. skimp... 1. Bow- none of us need 600-1200 bows 2. sights- we don't need new sights for $100-200 3. Range Finder- completely optional, we are paying a few hundred out of laziness of honing a very important skill 4. Scent clothing- the spray is fine, regular clothes would work 5. Arrows- $100-200/doz is outrageous, cheaper arrows will deliver the punch. Basically, there is room within your gear set up, and pack (didn't even want to touch this one $100-400 packs, give me a break), to shave some dollars to upgrade your broadheads just on the CHANCE of a failure. Just my thought process though. Now, speaking of spending- I think there is more crap that I don't need but want to add to my over inflated pack haha.
I rate arrows high on the list. Arrow rest and broadheads are also high on my list. Most bows will get the job done as will most any sight. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317 using Tapatalk 2
I am new as this is my first season hunting, but hunting eqipment whether it is the bow, arrow broadhead, etc to me are getting to be like golf equipment. Every year the companies release the newest, latest and best thing in the world which in reality is only marginally any different than last years latest and bestest thing. Practice is what makes the difference. I suck at golf but whenI play on a regular basis I start to score pretty well for me and it does not matter what balls or clubs I use. I have seen people with the latest and newest clubs that could not break 100 with 10 mulligans per 9 and also scratch golfers using 15 year old clubs and cheap balls. It is all about preference and what we want. Any of the equipment if use properly will do the job. Since I started this year everything has been on a tight budget, but even if I had spent thousands more on the gear and equipment it will not change how I perform on the range or in the stand. That all comes down to practice and making what you have perform the way you need it to at the time it is needed.
I shoot a Mathews bow, ACC Pro Hunter arrows, HHA sight.... why? Because I like them. Because I work hard for my money and I can spend it on whatever I want. I also drive a Chevy Duramax Z-71... why? Because I like it. As a country we spend too much time judging others and what they do. If you work for your money and pay your bills, do what you want with your money and don't worry about how others spend theirs!
Hey Bronson, I'm with you. My point was if you are going to skimp on anything (I don't, I buy the best gear I can afford to so it will last me the longest and I don't have to buy it again), my choice wouldn't be the broadhead.
