Actually that was pertaining to a question asked about the broadhead in question. Mine was not a smart *** remark screaming for attention. Sent from my ADR6350 using Tapatalk 2
which slick trick is this copy of the swackers...I've never used swackers but aren't they mechanical and large cutting diameter?
Slick trick was hawking a new Mech at the ata show.....Looks like a carbon copy of the swacker...what do they say intimation is the greatest form of Flattery...
You think replicating a successful product is a new ploy? It's part of the game. How exactly did SlickTrick sell out? Sent from my ADR6350 using Tapatalk 2
Yes it happens everyday since men been sharping flint...I agree with you there. The sell out part comes from reading Gary's(the owner of slick trick oldhootowl) rants against mechanical broads for the last few years....seems to me if they been so bad( his take on it not mine) why copy them and market them.
While I do agree that Gary was fairly flamboyant against mech's I do feel it was a necessary move. With a quick growing fanbase and the obvious popularity of mechanicals is was free money, essentially. Other companies have had to eat their words too... Mathews? Sent from my ADR6350 using Tapatalk 2
The Slick Trick Nukes look just like the Swhacker even if they don't open you still get an inch of cutting diameter. When they do open it is once the head has passed through the skin saving the sharpest part of the blade to slice it's way through the good vitals. I will check on getting some nukes to see how tough they are and what type of material is used to make these Nukes. Swhackers will be tough to beat in this configuration of broadhead, if you want to see the swhacker in action youtube "Hank Parker 3d" one of his sons takes an awesome buck with one.
I have to ask...if your going to shoot a mech with over an inch of in flight blade blade exposed then what is the point? Just shoot a fixed blade head.
Thats a great point, a lot of it is personal preference for me. I shoot the G5 Montecs If I decide to go with a fixed blade and they work great for me. Most the time I shoot mechanical and my choice is the swhacker, IMO having less out there in flight makes it more aerodynamic I personally get tighter groups with them and their tough as hell. I have shot through shoulder and spine with them, not the greatest shots I know, but within the hunting combination they performed well and were reusable. The other thing I like about them is that they have 2 inches of pencil point shaft that enters the body cavity before the blades deploy making quartering shots more lethal with less chance of bounce back. Bottom line, I just like em.....
op. I have no dog in your fight, so shoot what you like. But why mechanicals? I tried them and killed several deer. My reason was with failing vision, I was hoping to get better blood trails. I discovered it was actually far worse blood trails with them than what I get with my Muzzy heads. Pass throughs are everything. As far as how far deer travel after the shot... that is very subjective measurement often more related to accuracy than broadhead performance. Yes, there are times when a larger cut may give you a better trail on a marginal hit, or even cut an artery that would have been otherwise missed but well hit deer go down very quickly when their lungs are popped. Always give a deer time to lay down expire unless you actually see them go down and your recovery percentage will skyrocket. Check out this photo of the blood I had at the spot I hit a deer with a Muzzy a couple weeks ago. It was this way every ten feet for the entire trail to the deer. I still waited 4 hours.
I think I did hit bone and found the arrow [a pass through] w/i 10 yds. One side of the blade was open and the other was still closed. I will likely never know 'why' and I've had similar experiences w 4 blade Muzzies at 10 yds. A loud crack, some blood and 1/2 mile later the blood trail ended. Likely that too was a shoulder hit...I'm thinking its very important to make certain the leg is straight or forward at the release.
Possible the blade closed prior to exiting the body? Judging by your descriptions it sounds as if the shot was high and forward. Scapula.
I'm taking a stab here that you are aiming too far forward and/or perhaps too high. Try drawing an imaginary line up the back of the front leg and then another horizontally 1/2 way up the deer and making a crosshair. From the ground make it 1/3 horizontally up the deer. This will give you some wiggle room and put you in heart double lung territory. Remember to adjust for angles.
Not too brag, but I've dropped a lot of deer w the bow. I shot for 30+ years instinctive and have a nice collection of antlers. I appreciate your pointers but I know where to aim, I have the swacker and one blade was opened when I found the arrow, blood from tip to nock, and the other was still tightly closed. I think I hit the humerous or possibly the scapula, the arrow has almost a grissy peppering I think was caused when the bone deflected it downward [sternum?]. I am not certain my 60 lb bow at 30 yds had the ke to push both blades open. I do think if both had opened I'd have more hemoragging. Thats why I'm reluctant to use them w/o some serious testing. I'm even tempted to go back to my old muzzy 4 blades....
No offense intended... I am sure you are an experienced and capable hunter... I was just responding to your other post: There are a lot of inexperienced guys who also read these posts and they often learn from our experiences... I make mistakes constantly and have learned this is a great place to share them and take the ribbings that naturally come with the lessons learned.
