I still have a pack of nap Nitrons myself. They are nice broadheads. I shoot the slick tricks now that the Nitrons are not made.
yup, over the counter, do it yourself. First time either me or my partner hunted elk (first time for me period; first time archery for him.) I misunderstood you - I thought by "indexing" you meant aligning the head to the vanes (or offsetting them.) I also number all my arrows and know exactly which ones are most consistent. Of the last 3 dozen I bought; I had 3 Beman ICS Hunters that are just "off", 2 Carbon Express Maximas, and 1 Victory. I literally spent most of 2 days figuring all that out, shooting several different types of fixed blade broadheads (these were top 3) : Montecs flew the best. Slick Tricks were a close second. Strikers were close 3rd. Montecs got best penetration. Strikers were 2nd. Slicks a distant 3rd (4 blades really hurt there.) Slicks had biggest cutting diameter. Strikers 2nd. Montecs were smallest. Averaged out the scores and given I was hunting a big heavy animal I went with the Strikers. Seemed the best compromise. They just tended up not being as tough as I would have liked. I hit her smack in the rib right over her heart at appx 25 yards, and that blade bent almost 90*. Still got her heart, but had it punched through instead of veering off, I would have had a pass through and an easy blood trail (in theory.) Instead I got maybe a cup of blood over 175yds. Luckily we're pretty good at reading sign.
I'm glad you posted this, that's pretty interesting. Thanks for the elk info too. There was a video I looked at on YouTube and the guy tested 20+ broadheads, the best penetration (tested by plywood, not shoulder) was the rocket fixed blade Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
You know, food for thought for any of you that butcher your own deer like we do. When you pull all the meat off the shoulder, there's a thick ridge in the middle of the shoulder plate- I've never shot a deer right on that ridge, but holy hell I just can't see a broadhead punching through that! I'm not saying it's not possible by any means, but that's gotta be 1" of solid bone. I'd sure as he'll not want to do it with the mechanicals I have right now, but Richie music did put a killzone through a doe shoulder real well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I have been shooting fixed blade heads my whole life. Shot thunderheads for about 12 or 13 years and never had any issues with them, just started shooting the G5 Montec last season. I've killed three deer with the Montec and each one of them was dead within eye sight. They have all been well placed shots and on deer that were not alerted to my presence. The things are so sharp I don't think the deer know what hit them. They run 20 or 25 yards put on the old wiggle legs and crash right in front of me. Happened again last night with 5 year old son sitting right next to me.
Ha that is probably the one thing that Montec's aren't known for, and thats being super sharp out of the package. Nothing a whetstone can't easily fix, and the carbon steel ones are definitely sharper out of the package than the standard steel ones.
bgusty is 100% correct in that statement. I should have mentioned in my earlier post that you should never expect a montec to be sharp right out of the package. It does take some stone work to get them ready to go, but once that work is done there isn't a much stronger broadhead available on the market.
no prob. Here are the threads I started on both subjects (sorry they are long but especially on the broadhead test I felt it necessary.) http://forums.bowhunting.com/equipment-reviews/63478-royal-rumble-fixed-broadhead-style.html http://forums.bowhunting.com/big-game-hunting/64566-idaho-elk-diy-sept-13-27-a.html after re-reading my review; I see that the Slicks were even more accurate than the Montecs! totally forgot about that!
I can't believe magnus stingers aren't on this list from anyone. They are by far my go to head. Strong durable an lifetime warranty. I have broke all kinda of bone with them. The one I would never shoot again is the g5 Montecs. Now I'm shooting rage hypodermics rite now because I'm liking the holes they put in deer so the blood trail is lil better. But if I have something that I need to do a perfect job I screw on a stinger
Can you say why you wouldn't shoot the Montecs? They fly exactly like my field points and I have sharpened them. What more does one need out of a broadhead? Just curious what your reasoning is.
Justin, look at the muzzy trocars...pretty dang close to the old nitron, which was one of my favs as well.
I agree with you an the flight man they fly really good. But the durability is what I disliked. I hit a lil bone the shoulder an they blew up. Once on a deer an then at home on a test one a shoulder an it blew up. The stingers have not. I broke leg bone with them. But that's the reason an the blood trail I very weak
I have always used muzzys and slick trick magnums. I love them both and this yr I have tried out the g5 strikers, they are crazy sharp out of the package and fly great. If I had to choose I think I would go with the slick tricks, and muzzys a very very close second. Lots of good broadheads out there tho, and I have tried many and most of them will get the job done. Another thing I like about muzzy and slicks tricks is that they are not to expensive which is nice
that's the first time I have ever heard that about Montecs. Not saying it didn't happen, but it's the first time I ever heard that complaint. They're solid steel- durability is usually the #1 reason I hear guys use them. Certainly isn't the blood trail.
Yes sir I thought so to. Now I will say that the buck I shot was not at the best angle but when I tested them ( I do that by tying a shoulder to my target) I shot the stinger phantom an Montecs after the shot on the buck stinger an phantom blew thru no problem but the Montecs shattered. Broke a blade completely off. I couldn't believe it so I got rid of them all maybe a bad batch. But after that can't trust them
