Carbon Express Fixed blade

[dougedwards]

Check out these wicked looking broadheads!


there is absolutely no way that thing can fly well

Doug

[sw]

Doug,
It looks like it would steer a lot. That said, I wonder how a crossbow arrow with a brass insert and Al nock with a 5" feather or 4" Blazer would do with it. Or a good, larger, say 2514, arrow would do with a lot of steering in the back. I'm happy with a good expandible.

[dougedwards]

Sept 4, 2009 20:17:24 GMT -5 sw said:

Doug,
It looks like it would steer a lot. That said, I wonder how a crossbow arrow with a brass insert and Al nock with a 5" feather or 4" Blazer would do with it. Or a good, larger, say 2514, arrow would do with a lot of steering in the back. I'm happy with a good expandible.

Well......maybe. But it seems like unnecessary effort to me. Give me a well balanced, aerodynamic head in front of a light, thin spline with a little vane action to steer things along. When I look at this broadhead it reminds me of the old adage that goes "fishing baits or made to catch fisherman, not necessarily fish".

Doug

[davewolf]

Wow! Wicked looking is right, but I doubt that that bird will fly!
Have a great day!
Dave

[sw]

Doug,
4 years ago, a friend of mine baited an area where a huge bear lived. Sure enough, I shot it, the hit looked great, pass thru. We had appx 77 films of the bear and it was estimated by the "experts" here in AR and they guessed it would go 700# though the state record was 645# at the time. It was huge!! I used a Spitfire. I don't think it failed. Still after 1 1/2 mi tracking and 6 hrs we gave up. Never seen again . I would consider the most evil looking broadhead possible for my yearly bear hunt. Maybe even these. Shots are usually <35 yards. I may use my 145g Bear super Razorheads. Or these .

[dougedwards]

Gracious! That is a sad story Steve. Did you actually track blood for over a mile? That must have been one tough bear although I have never seen a black bear that huge. I think I would use that wide two bladed Rage and aim for the neck next time. Would be cool for you to post a picture of a big black bear with an arrow sticking out of his neck.

I am not sure this ugly broadhead would have helped you much but I bet it was a real adrenaline rush to see a bear that huge at such a close distance.

[sw]

That was the first bear I'd seen when bear hunting. It came up to within 60 yds of the bait(bait between me, in ol' man stand - 17 yds up a pine tree, and the bear). I was appx 20 yds from the bait with Hoyt Razortec, 60# 2219/125 Spitfire. It was a black silvertip. Beautiful coat. It laid down facing the bait with it's head laying on it's paws, with the huge claws! It stayed there for appx an hr just watching. It then came fwd and slowly started eating. I aimed low in the chest but it moved just as I shot. It went in just to the side of the sternum and exited out the back. It stood up, growled, blood was running down it's chest, and started looking around while acting like it was swatting at bees. It was looking for whatever hurt it. I melted into the pine tree - but wish I had nocked another arrow and had shot again. It was looking right in my direction the entire time. Then after about a minute, it took off thru the woods. 6 people tracked it for 6 hrs. Large blood train at 1st then a drop every 50' or so then nothing. They had named it Methusla(sp?), you know - the old guy . It had been shot with x-bows twice before. I had thought a v-bow might be the trick. Now that I also hunt with a Strikeforce, I can push about anything thru a bear. I'll be out there again Oct 1-3 if it takes all 3 days. Last bear went <80 yds - heart shot(same set-up as before except 125 Thunderhead). That's the story.