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I just wanted to voice my opinion on these broadheads and tell everyone about my experience with them.
I was a little skeptical about them before, due to there small cutting diameter, but after talking to a few people and reading some other posts about them I was assured that these heads were rock-solid and to not write them off because of the cutting diameter. I decided to give them a try and was happy to see that they flew exactly the same as field points and had major penetration.
Well, these broadheads tipped my arrows on this weekends elk hunt. On Saturday I got my opportunity to see how they worked. I shot an elk at 25 yards and achieved a complete pass-through on a slightly quartering-to broadside shot. The arrow placement was perfect just behind the shoulder. The elk didn't know what hit it and walked a few yards and stopped. It stood there for about five minutes so I decided to put another arrow in it. This was a little farther shot, but I still managed to make a good placement. This time the arrow did not pass through, but lodged in the opposite shoulder. I watched the elk walk off and bed down about 75 yards away. I couldn't believe this thing was not dead yet!! I continued to watch the elk for another ? hour before it finally expired.
I found my first arrow and noticed that one of the blades was missing. My second arrow was still in the animal and once I got to it I noticed the arrow was dangling so I pulled it straight out. The broadhead was gone!!! The arrow was perfectly intact, complete with insert and everything. The head had unscrewed!!! I also noted that the blood trail was very minimal and if I hadn't watched the animal go down, I could have had a tough time following the blood trail.
Needless to say, I was not impressed with the performance of these broadheads. Were they effective?......yes. Were they efficient?.....I would have to say no. They ended up to not be rock-solid?.lost blades. They also only give you a couple threads when you screw them in, which at first I thought was no big deal, but it ended up to be a big deal when it unscrewed!!! People may argue about the cutting diameter, but I think it is too small and didn't give a good blood trail. It's not like I made a bad shot?.it would have died if I was using fieldpoints. I'm just glad I made a good shot and got to see the animal go down. If I made a poor shot, or didn't get to see it, it would have been a long night and a tough tracking job.
In my opinion, a larger cutting diameter and a stronger head is more important than penetration. Most of us have enough kinetic energy to achieve pass-throughs with most large diameter heads anyway, and other heads may be a lot more efficient, especially in less than perfect situations or marginal shots. Looks like I will look for another broadhead, or maybe just go back to my tried-and-true Thunderheads.
I was a little skeptical about them before, due to there small cutting diameter, but after talking to a few people and reading some other posts about them I was assured that these heads were rock-solid and to not write them off because of the cutting diameter. I decided to give them a try and was happy to see that they flew exactly the same as field points and had major penetration.
Well, these broadheads tipped my arrows on this weekends elk hunt. On Saturday I got my opportunity to see how they worked. I shot an elk at 25 yards and achieved a complete pass-through on a slightly quartering-to broadside shot. The arrow placement was perfect just behind the shoulder. The elk didn't know what hit it and walked a few yards and stopped. It stood there for about five minutes so I decided to put another arrow in it. This was a little farther shot, but I still managed to make a good placement. This time the arrow did not pass through, but lodged in the opposite shoulder. I watched the elk walk off and bed down about 75 yards away. I couldn't believe this thing was not dead yet!! I continued to watch the elk for another ? hour before it finally expired.
I found my first arrow and noticed that one of the blades was missing. My second arrow was still in the animal and once I got to it I noticed the arrow was dangling so I pulled it straight out. The broadhead was gone!!! The arrow was perfectly intact, complete with insert and everything. The head had unscrewed!!! I also noted that the blood trail was very minimal and if I hadn't watched the animal go down, I could have had a tough time following the blood trail.
Needless to say, I was not impressed with the performance of these broadheads. Were they effective?......yes. Were they efficient?.....I would have to say no. They ended up to not be rock-solid?.lost blades. They also only give you a couple threads when you screw them in, which at first I thought was no big deal, but it ended up to be a big deal when it unscrewed!!! People may argue about the cutting diameter, but I think it is too small and didn't give a good blood trail. It's not like I made a bad shot?.it would have died if I was using fieldpoints. I'm just glad I made a good shot and got to see the animal go down. If I made a poor shot, or didn't get to see it, it would have been a long night and a tough tracking job.
In my opinion, a larger cutting diameter and a stronger head is more important than penetration. Most of us have enough kinetic energy to achieve pass-throughs with most large diameter heads anyway, and other heads may be a lot more efficient, especially in less than perfect situations or marginal shots. Looks like I will look for another broadhead, or maybe just go back to my tried-and-true Thunderheads.
