probably been asked before but what kind of braodheads do you like and why also what grain
Really sharp 2 blades 125 or 160.. Zwickeys Eskimos, Eclipse and grizzlies
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im a big fan of tusker aztecs 175gr or ribtek 190s. Both are 2 blade
Snuffers 125 grain
Killed two elk last fall with the Woodsman Elite 200 grain solids. They did the job but, I just can't seem to get them as sharp with the three blade angle as I would like. I shot a whitetail with a 220 grain Muzzy Phantom, 4 blade with the bleeder (shaving sharp right out of the package) and it was scary! Blood like I have never seen it and the buck made it 17 yards. I like sharp, sharp, sharp! Going to try the Phantoms on elk this fall.
1st identify the targetted game in conjunction with your total set-up. 2nd... using the search function, will provide a plethera of information.
I use Grizzlies 200gr or Muzzy Phantom without the bleeders at 200gr. Any 2 or 3 blade that fly well and are sharp, sharp.
With my very heavy arrow setups for both of my light poundage bows, I've been using a 2 blade 130 grain STOS.
But, this year, I'm going to a light arrow setup shooting a 2212 arrow. I'm getting the maximum speed out of both of my bows with a 75 grain point weight, but there are no 2 blade 75 grain broadheads. With that said, I'm going to borrow a page from the compound shooters and I'm going to use a 3 blade, 1" wide Muzzy 75 grain broadhead.
Since it's a 3 blade broadhead and I'm shooting light poundage bows, the more I think about it, I'm going to limit myself to broadside lung shots (my favorite) at 15 yards and under.
STOS and Magnus MA-125 (both 125 gr) single blades. Easy to sharpen, relatively inexpensive and great penetration on a 640 to 660 gr all-up weight arrow. I have had great luck finding deals on the Magnus heads by watching the classifieds here and on other sites.
I knock just a bit of a skew tip into either for point strength.
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The middle head is a RibTek 125S. I've had good results on deer with those, too, but they are no longer imported and I relegated mine to secondary duty as small game heads. VERY rugged and they used to be very low price.
QuoteOriginally posted by Friend:
1st identify the targetted game in conjunction with your total set-up.
I have to agree If i'm hunting Hogs, or Elk I love a 2 blade for the penitrasion Magnus 1 with insert 215 gr. For Turkeys the BIG SNUFFER again 215 with insert. For deer and bear 8 times out of 10 the big snuffer!! If I'm hunting with a back quiver or my lighter poundage bows then the Magnus 2 blade.
hey night wing magnus makes a 85 grain stinger ans is flat wicked i killed 3 deer with some very worth looking in to.
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i would have to say try broadheads out and see what fly's best outa your set up i like stingers an grizzlys best but i can get em super sharp and thats half the battle if you can sharpen them well and an they fly good use em just MHO take care jake
I shoot 125 gr Magnus buzzcuts with 50 grain inserts. 536 grains total weight out of a 50# bow
I like concave heads such as the sharks and centaur big game head for their penetration and the hole they leave. I personally buy glue on heads and add steel adapters to get the weight as close to 250 grains as i can. Oh yeah... with the reduced steel in a concave head you tend to get awesome flight with a wide head.
I like the 125 grain Woodsman. Why? They fly great for me. They are easy to sharpen. Hold a razor sharp edge. They have 3 blades instead of 2, (absolutely nothing wrong w/ 2 blades), thus have more cutting surface. They penetrate well. For deer, I believe I've gotten better blood trails w / them than a 2 blade.. I would not be afraid to go after an elk or moose w/them either.
On my carbons, I shoot 160 grain screw in zwickey eskimo 2 blade. I love them and can get them rediculously sharp. On my woodies I like 145 grain stos. Again, I can get them extremely sharp.
Bob.
Zwickeys Eskimos are all I've ever used
160 grain STOS & ACE on my woodies
QuoteOriginally posted by Jake Fr:
hey night wing magnus makes a 85 grain stinger ans is flat wicked i killed 3 deer with some very worth looking in to.
I know Muzzy has the 2 blade Muzzy 85 grain broadhead. I've looked at it. Magnus also has the 2 blade Stinger 85.
If I had to choose between the two of these broadheads, I would choose the narrower of the two broadheads and the nod would go to the 2 blade Stinger 85 because it's only 7/8" wide. The Muzzy 85 is wider. The Stinger 85 would probably work better with my 42# and 37# bows.
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zwickey eskimos 160 work great foe me.
I use different broadheads for different animals.
Black bears... a wide cutting three blade like 160 gr. Snuffers, I might be trying VPA this year
Moose... a heavy two blade like Stos, Magnus, I might be trying Abowyer this year
Deer and caribou... any of the above and a few other reputable heads.
VPA's... They are tooled from a solid piece of tool steel, spin perfectly [ my 1 1/4" 250 gn screw in's ] very sharp and easy to touch up after the shot. Fly perfectly and make no noise as some of the vented heads do. I love that long profile and they perfom excellent, leaving an awesome wound channel and excellent blood trail... :wavey:
I'll be using a couple different heads. The Simmon's 165gr. glue on Safari or Intercepter..the non-vented one not sure what it's called. Will use 25gr. adapter.
Also Ace 125grs. 2blade. with 75grs. adapter.
Woodsman elite in a 175 grain head The best thing about it is there is not a weak point on the head for it to fail on you cant beat one up
James :wavey:
I've been partial to 125-grain Ace Standards for the past several years. They've always performed flawlessly for me on everything from small game to turkeys, deer, hogs, elk, and moose.
Im partial to the original 125 grain glue on Wensel Woodsmans. I had my best season ever with them and still shoot them. I know though that a field point in the right place is better than the greatest broadhead ever in the wrong place.
Woodsmans-125gr with 75gr steel inserts.
There are several broadheads I've used and trust. My favorite from last season is the single-bevel "Helix". I used 100 grain last year and will bump up to a stiffer spine arrow and 125 grain Helix heads this coming big game season. I primarily hunt white-tail deer and turkey.