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Post by gar on Jan 7, 2015 7:09:01 GMT -5
I recently used Antler Insanity's hybrid expandable with stellar results. Tip is a trocar style with a fixed two blade design at front of ferrule and then an expandable two blade that open at 90 deg. to the fixed blades and open inside the animal similar to the schwacker so the two exp. blades are sharp on the way through the vitals. Much greater opportunity for complete penetration than the Rage's.
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Post by ramzilla on Jan 7, 2015 11:21:25 GMT -5
Shot placement is the key for sure. Deer do not always give you a perfect angle and most angles, except facing slightly away, are a no-no. Several straight down angles are also marginal. However, if you are a very precise bowman and you stay withing your slam-dunk range, some of the bad angles offer a few square inches of opportunity. In those cases, I feel the broadhead that gives you the best chance is a one piece, solid 3 blade like a Montec. No blades to break, get loose, not open etc. JMO I agree with this but that is also why I don't like the rages. While most deer I have shot with them drop and don't go very far I rarely got pass thru and marginal blood trail and these were on what I consider great shot placement.
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Post by sw on Jan 7, 2015 19:51:36 GMT -5
Broadheads are like bullets.. Shot placement is the key. I've shot many deer with many different kinds of broadheads and if shot into the right spot at the right angle your deer will fall quickly., if it don't go down and you can't find it, its not the broadheads fault. Jeff I agree totally . However, some seem to be problematic : higher than normal losses, blade breakage, blades coming open in flight, blades closing in the animal, accuracy problems , etc. my son and I have a fairly large sample size of 3 broadheads. 3-blade Spitfires - over 70 consecutive kills with no losses between the two of us. Rages: 3-4 kills, no losses by me. However, great or poor performance. Son: 12-13 shot, maybe 50% recovery. Big blood trails then nothing. FOCs- me 14 kills out of 14 hits. Very forgiving of a couple of bad hits. 6 were DRT, 3-4 were knocked to the ground. Son 100% recovery on 6 hits. Concerning mechanical failure : over 100 kills and 1 loss(1st yer, 2-blade Spitfire, doe, don't know why lost deer). I've still used some fixed blades(Slick Tricks, Xbow Tricks, Thunderheads) and, of course, they work well, but don't demonstrate the spectacular terminal performance of the Spitfires or FOCs. Concerning mechanical BH failure, I believe a few of the mechanical BHs can prejudice people against all expandibles. I think Rage BHs are one of these .m
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Post by ramzilla on Jan 7, 2015 20:34:43 GMT -5
SW I agree with what you said. A close friend of mine runs an archery shop and I test his broadhead samples for him every year. I shoot and he records with a chrono and slow motion impact. Of all heads we have tested the best has been Swhacker, Grim Reaper and Spitfires. Now before I catch crap over this. These were our tests and opinions shot into plywood,55 gallon drums, and shooting jelly. Not saying that some broadheads weren't better at some things than others but those three averaged the best across the board in flight, penetration, durability, wound channels etc... Me personally I have been shooting the Swhackers for 2 years and had excellent results. I guess what I like the most about them is durability. I usually can give the blades a sharpen and a new band and they are back in my quiver. As far as expandables go I shot them when they first came out and hated them( opening in flight and poor penetration) so I went back to my trusted Muzzy for years and just turned to the dark side again about 4 years ago.
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