Hey all! Was wondering if the NAP killzones would work fine with my setup. I'm shooting 58lbs on a 26.5 draw with a diamond outlaw. I've been using g5 montecs 100gr. Just wanting something with a bigger cutting diameter. Thanks guys!
Honestly I wouldn't. With your short draw and moderate weight I would stick to fixed blade broadheads ...if you want a larger cutting pick a larger fixed blade head.
Tiffany lakosky shoots about the same specs and uses rage mechanical! She seems to have no problem shooting elk, mule deer and bruiser Iowa bucks! Sent from my HTCONE using Tapatalk
So they will work or no? I know shot placement is key. But like I said wanting a bigger cutting diameter and have read good reviews on the killzones
Yes they will work no problem at all. If you go to NAP website they show the Killzone deploying perfectly out of a kids toy bow with like a 12 lb draw weight. Not sure of the exact weight, but its something ridiculous like that. You may not get a clean pass through every time, but they will be lethal if placed in the vitals.
I've killed 3 deer with 2" killzones @ 62lb and 410 gr arrow. I've yet to get a passthrough. I even had 1 blade shear off on entrance. Now, I recovered all 3 animals and they all went down within 75 yds. That said...I'm shooting a 490 gr arrow this year with a 175 grain 2 blade. I'd rather have a little more penetration if I hit heavy bone on entrance and a better chance at an exit hole. Your mileage may vary.
I would not. You dont need a bigger cutting diamater. I have killed hundreds of deer, turkeys etc., with a good old muzzy fixed head. I would stay with a good fixed head for sure. Having a pass through is much more important than having a big cutting surface. A solid fixed head will be much more forgiving on shots that come in contact with heavy bone also. Dont get sucked into the hype of large cut heads. They just aren't worth the risk.
Yea thats another reason I'm not sure if I want to convert over to mechanical. I've shot and killed deer with the montecs (except for one that left good blood trail with no deer). Just thought I'd venture out there
Personally I would rather have an entry AND exit hole that is 1 1/4" (I shoot the QAD Exodus) than just a 2'' entry hole. I trust fixed blades more to do there job and I want that exit hole to be there. In the end you have to be confidant in your setup so go with what you think is best. The Montecs are solid head though.
I personally would stay fixed with that set up as well...I am in the boat of wanting the highest percentage chance that I get a entrance and an exit hole. Will it work with your set up? Yes. Does it provide the best chance of complete pass through? In my honest opinion, no. Don't let the latest hype or sexiest sales pitches about broadheads suck you in. Nothing is ever going to be as full proof in the broadhead world as a fixed non-mechanical. I will admit there is nothing "wrong" with mechanicals, as a matter of fact every year I think about switching to them because they are made better and better...however it is still like anything mechanical and moving (not to mention man-made)...prone to failure by nature of anything man-made and mechanical. While that chance of failure is small, some would say almost not even measurable or worth considering...however the shorter your DL goes, the lighter your draw weight gets the more and more you are upping the chance some would say but besides that you are lowering the potential of the broadhead pounding through the deer 100% due to unlike fixed bladed broadheads, mechanicals require some energy expended to open them...then add in the larger circumference needing more momentum to push more surface area (blades, ferrule...).....okay rattled long enough. My personal opinion unless you're pulling big weight or decent with a long DL I error on the side of caution when recommending broadhead types to people. What I bolded I guess is really all that matters in this post.
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Also this is not meant to offend anyone....pictures of successful hunts or entrance holes exist for every broadhead....take them for what they are. My "less than adequate" slick tricks this year busted through my buck 100% pass through and he died 20 yards later...entrance hole if you think of a shotgun hole is what it was...exit hole the same...blood trail (un-needed) great...he wasn't any less dead than he would have been with a huge 3 inch or more long entrance slice.... In the end none of us really care how big of a gash in the skin our broadheads can make...what we care about is they get the job done...and to be honest ANY broadhead, shot accurately WILL ALWAYS END IN A RECOVERY OF THE ANIMAL (unless hunter fails at his part in the recovery).
Put it this way...... many people have tried mechanicals and switched back to fixed due to failure issues. Others love them because they have not had them fail yet. A quality fixed head removes any chance of broadhead failure. A fixed head will serve you better on steeper angled shots also. An opportunity for complete pass through is always better than a big entrance in my opinion. I have tried both.
I shot Trophy Ridge Rocket steelheads with my 60 pound 29 inch draw 240 fps bow for about 6 years and the blades always opened and 3/4 of the deer I killed in that time had passthroughs and very short obvious bloodtrails. The other 1/4 were either my fault for a poor shot or the angle at which the deer was standing slowed the arrow up enough to not passthrough. I can remember hitting one does in the shoulder with that setup and the fletching was tight against the entry side shoulder. She crushed that arrow in 5 pieces as she ran off and it was the most obvious blood trail I have ever seen. That was hitting the thinner triangle of the shoulder not the actual joint or knuckle. The same setup on a direct knuckle hit just let every other bow on the market didnt get the job done and only went in a few inches. Dont hit that spot...its bad news! Shoot what you feel comfortable with not whats trendy or you buddy things has a cool slogan. Even as a mechanical head user I would agree 1000 percent that I will take 2 smaller holes everytime over one gaping entry wound. That lower hole in bucket sure drops more blood on the ground that a higher entry hole. No doubt on that on that one.
Alright you guys sold me. I'm staying with the fixed. Like I said I shoot the montecs already. Maybe I'll try the qad exodus but there really isn't a need to when I know the broadheads I have now do the job
I have used several mechanical and fixed blades over the years. I am switching to a fixed head this year because I want one confident set-up for elk and deer without changing anything. I worry about a mechanical on elk, not really on deer.
