I am about to order some new Squirrel/Rabbit heads and wanted to see what everyone's favorite small game heads are......
Vpa small game thumpers.
I like the hex heads and shoot them a lot because I gap shoot and they have the same profile as my field point. But I prefer the 'Small Game Thumpers', which I have gotten from Big Jim's shop. I just like their 'footprint' and how they don't bury in the ground. They're offered in a variety of weights as well.
http://www.shop.bigjimsbowcompany.com/VPA-SGT-Small-Game-Thumper-BP704.htm
I like Hex heads as well as thumpers, but they still can bury under the grass and leaves and I have lost a few, but I love the Muzzy SG-X points, they have the judo type wire arms to prevent burying under and a trocar tip for penetration and damge and are devestating on rabbits, squirrels, armadillos, birds, etc. Plus you can change out the trocar tip if they get damaged or even sharpen the tip up for more cutting as well.
I made the ones with t-nuts from the hardware store. You can vary the point weight to get what you need for a finished head. A member here had a video on how he made them and they work great.
Long time Judo user; but, I've seen bad results on small game. Recently seen the effectiveness of Ace hex heads which I now recommend highly.
Definitely agree w/Brad also. Make your own whatever weight you want! These heads work great!
ACE Hex Heads 200grn
Hex heads, Hammerheads are my choice.
I like the look's of the VPA ones. Gonna give those a try.
Hex heads, Hammerheads, Talons, and dubbed Bodkins. I bought some of the VPA heads to try this year also.
I used this one from Ted at Raptor with good results, but I prefer a Sasquatch
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Do those thumpers skip on hard ground or bury up at all?
RFA Talons. Devastating head on small game.
I prefer the Judo point and Tiger Claw...which I believe 3 Rivers now calls the Barta Head. Also tough to beat single blade Bear Razorheads on rabbits and pheasants (mounted on flu flu's).
Ace Hex Heads
Ace Hex Heads, hands down. Excellent performance, weights to match your field points, and less than half the cost of many other small game heads.
I like the looks of the Thumper sort, I like the way they work, but I have had entirely too many catch an edge on a tree, rock, stump etc and cause the arrow to snap. This almost never happens to me with hex heads.
Hex heads for me.
ChuckC
I have used the RFA talons and really like them, and the G5 SGH both are wonderful. But for stumping I prefer the judo over all others. I also like the Judos for rabbit and squirrel size small game. But I defer to the others for bigger small game. And then broadheads for coyotes.
Funny I just got some judos in my recent 3R order and I was telling the wife tonight "I don't know why anyone would use anything but these" I've used lots of other heads, I like the way the judos dig in and hold onto small game.
I like the Ace Hex Blunts.
I use the Judo too.
Frank
I really like the VPA SGT for stumping and small game.
Hex-heads or cheap broadheads.
Ace hex heads for me too. Priced right and work well.
Game Nabbers for me, had to many bad experiences with standard blunts.
I have a bunch of old Ace broadheads that I use. Squirrels are tough. I have hit them with blunts and they get away. Blunts are great on rabbits.
i make mine homemade. take a shot casing, drill out the primer part, and put a field point in. the tip of the field point sticks out the drilled hole. and now you have a blunt that has alot of punch.
After having a number of gray squirrels escape to cover with fatal body shots from a number of different "small game" heads, I won't shoot them with anything but old broadheads. It does limit the type of shots I'll take, however.
If you've never tried them, you wouldn't know, but the G5 Small Game Head is the killingest small game head I've ever used and I've owned them all.
EFA Talons for squirrels, small birds and bunnies, Bear Razorheads for woodchucks.
Blunted snuffers with a scorpio for bunnies, works great. Rubber blunts for grouse and ptarmigan. I like the G5's with a scorpio too for bunnies.