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Title: Singing Broadheads
Post by: ram on January 09, 2007, 09:05:00 PM

Does anyone else have problems with vented broadheads singing in flight? How big of a problem do you think it is?Is it just 3 blades or do all of them do it? Are there any that don't?


Thanks,
Robert

Title: Re: Singing Broadheads
Post by: Pete W on January 09, 2007, 10:47:00 PM

Lightly round off the inside of the vented opening. That usualy helps.

Title: Re: Singing Broadheads
Post by: 30coupe on January 09, 2007, 11:25:00 PM

If they make a high pitched noise, I'd never hear it anyway. The deer didn't seem to notice either.  :archer:

Title: Re: Singing Broadheads
Post by: Curtiss Cardinal on January 10, 2007, 02:10:00 AM

I have never had the noise a broadhead makes scare game....I have just caled it whispering or whistling death.

Title: Re: Singing Broadheads
Post by: LoneWolf on January 10, 2007, 07:43:00 AM

My snuffers have a "death hiss", doesn't seem to bother the game.

Title: Re: Singing Broadheads
Post by: George D. Stout on January 10, 2007, 09:42:00 AM

Oh for pete's sake!  I thought we had a new singing group here representing the TradGang.  It does sound like a good name for a back-up group for Mark Baker 8^).

Title: Re: Singing Broadheads
Post by: buckracks7 on January 10, 2007, 11:48:00 AM

I think it actually makes them hold still.

Title: Re: Singing Broadheads
Post by: mike g on January 10, 2007, 11:53:00 AM

I think I read one time that if your Broadhead dose Sing, then it's not mounted true....And that makes it sing.
    Don't quote me, I may be wrong, I do vagely remember being wrong once...."maybe"

Title: Re: Singing Broadheads
Post by: CJ5 on January 10, 2007, 12:09:00 PM

The only ones that I've had problems with were the Magnus 4 blades, caused by the bleeder slits. Painting over the slits with nail polish solved the problem, but I went with a different head.

Title: Re: Singing Broadheads
Post by: WildmanSC on January 10, 2007, 03:23:00 PM

I've heard Bananna fletching make a whole lot more noise than any broadhead I've ever shot.

Bill

Title: Re: Singing Broadheads
Post by: bentpole on January 10, 2007, 05:29:00 PM

Hey ram it's the last sound a deer should hear!!!

Title: Re: Singing Broadheads
Post by: bentpole on January 10, 2007, 05:32:00 PM

Seriously though I use vented heads and never heard them sing,I used to shoot 'nannas they made some noise like wildman said but I don't think the deer mind the sound could even freeze them.

Title: Re: Singing Broadheads
Post by: Jreyna920 on January 10, 2007, 05:40:00 PM

are arrows are not flying faster then the speed of sound....the will hear the thud from your bow coming to brace before they hear the broadhead and anyway i like that noise

good shooting

jreyna920

Title: Re: Singing Broadheads
Post by: TSP on January 10, 2007, 06:26:00 PM

Some heads are actually quite noisy...the Patriot vented two-blade comes to mind.  A piece of tape over the vents helps but I'd avoid whistling arrows (from either vented heads or big feathers) if possible when hunting spooky critters.

Title: Re: Singing Broadheads
Post by: Falk on January 11, 2007, 09:42:00 AM

I tried the Patriot once and it earned itself the inofficial title to be the "best" whistle point - which was not primary designed to be one ... at least I suppose that to be the case.

I can't contribute datas on how it may effect a hunting shot though. But I would definately not want to use anything like that for such purpose. A hisss - okay - but not an orchestra!

I've shot Snuffers and they do hisss - same do Delta Sniper - but I would consider both to be "harmless". SilverFlames are very quiet - at my arrows speed at least, but do make some sound.
Solid blades I shot, like Grizzly, Wolverine and Ribteks, don't make any sound I can hear.