yeah i just checked it out. do you think the killzone would work for me? i shoot 55 lbs and use a 370 grain arrow for about 50 ft lbs of KE. would that be good for the reg. killzones or killzone low KE?
Nap makes very high quailty broadheads. I've always shot thunderheads and they have never let me down. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SIII
My brother used them last year. 29" draw at about 54#'s clean pass thru on a doe at 20 yards Sent from my LG-E739 using Tapatalk 2
I used Slick Tricks for the past 3 years with great results. But this year I'll be switching to the Killzone.
Why on earth would you want to shoot a mech. head with your setup? What do you have to gain? Sent from my ADR6350 using Tapatalk 2
Never used them but I saw a pretty detailed show with guys using them. They indexed the blades with the nock and had good results with accuracy. Were shooting into a layered foam target for practice. Of course they didn't on how they faired on a miss, prolly not good for the head. They did lop some heads off tho! ! :thumbup: Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2
And if he doesn't get a pass through? That was a terrible example. If you hit one in the right spot, regardless the BH, they will bleed like crazy. Sent from my ADR6350 using Tapatalk 2
To me the best broad head is one you are confident with. I, like you, like fixed blade heads. I have shot a few and always seem to go back to G5 strykers.
You're right you can kill a deer with a field point if you hit it in the right spot just like you can kill one with a .22 it might not be ethical but you defiantly can do it some guys can't or don't take the time to tune their bows correctly so they can't always steer those big fixed blade broadheads and most low wind resistance expandables do fly like field points also you're not guaranteed a pass through with a fixed blade either so that has nothing to do with it if you can get 2 inches of cut vs 1 5/8 cut whether its one hole or two that 3/8 of an inch will make a big difference maybe the difference of clipping an artery or not and we're all human we've all made marginal shots at some point or you will and I would like to have that extra cut on my side.
Not tuning your bow isn't an excuse to shoot mechanicals. Just because you have the same POI does not mean your arrow is hitting square. And yes, a fixed head is more apt to pass through. Sent from my ADR6350 using Tapatalk 2
I never said it was an excuse but i know that guys shoot mechs because they shoot just like their field points and they can't get fixed blades to fly as well thats not my reason but some guys are lazy or and don't have the time, knowledge, or equipment to tune their bows so thats THEIR reason not mine I like them because I like cutting as much as I can and having gaping holes for massive blood trails and I have enough KE to either blow right through them or lodge it deep in that offside shoulder and they don't go far if you do either. I shot slick trick razor tricks for a long time I'm not against fixed blades by any stretch i had good luck but with that little cutting surface you don't have much margin for error and I'm human I won't always make a perfect shot so I like to stack the odds in my favor thats why I picked up a 2 inch cutting diameter tough mechanical. Every one is different and people like to have their own ways of doing things thats one great thing about bow hunting you can all do your own thing and make it work for you then discuss it with your peers and tell them about your success or sometimes your failure and we all learn from each other but no matter how much we learn we are always going to be different but we can still support each other. As an example every one jumped on the RAGE band wagon and there is nothing wrong with that when they work they are awesome I've seen bigger holes on Rage shot deer that any other but I also know guys that have lost a buck of a life time because they didn't open for whatever reason a perfect example my uncles hunting buddy shot a 230 inch buck a few years ago with a rage 2 blade on film and you can watch the fletchings disappear right in the boiler maker he should've killed over in 40 yards but the blades didn't open and they chased him for 2 miles and one of his neighbors found it laying in a brush pile the next spring and he never got the deer back the game warden couldn't do anything about it and now he'll never shoot a Rage again even though he had shot countless deer with it he lost the big one but I wouldn't swear against them some guys love them some guys don't but I would never tell someone they shouldn't shoot them if thats what they like its not my place and it will probably work flawlessly for them so I just wish them luck and go on. Its all personal preference but there is nothing wrong with either if mechanicals were useless no one would use them just like if fixed blades were useless no one would use them.
sorry didnt mean to start an argument. the mech heads was just a thought. personally i like fixed heads and took the time to tune my thunderheads from last season very well. i just liked the idea of a huge cut. if i put them both in the right spot that 2 inch cut will make a much bigger difference. but i knew my set up doesnt have enough KE for a huge 2 inch cut. thtas why i like the ulmer edges. 1.5 inch cut with swivel blades. pulling 55 pounds that is definitely going to penetrate well. 4 blades with a 1.25 inch cut is way more resistance than 2 blades and a 1.5 inch cut. so that is just my reasoning. its not that i dont want to tune my bow or im lazy, i have no problem with tuning . i will test many heads and see which works the best, but at this point i am leaning toward the VPA solid machined heads anyway.
dude... Punctuation and paragraphs, please I'll opt out at this point. I can see this turning into another stupid argument this site is so famous for. Good luck with your future thought processing.
If you wanna shoot a mechanical...you could put the low KE blades in the Rage Hypodermics....atleast I think you can...lol. You can on the others. I'm not much on the original rage...but do like the new Hypodermics. I bought a pack last week. Like the new steel ferrule and the fact they don't use the rubber o-rings.
I haven't seen any mention of Wasp heads. I have been using them for 30 years. All models I have used were strong and accurate. I shoot 3 blade Boss these days. So does my daughter shooting 45# at 27". Pass throughs on every good shot. $34 for 3 heads and 2 sets of spare blades. They are worth looking at. http://www.wasparchery.com/store/broadheads
