If you shoot 50# or more, do you still shoot a 2 blade?
Seems most/a lot of guys go to three or four blades once they hit 50#
I shoot a 2 blade Magnus out of a 55# and 52# and will sometimes shoot it from my bows over 65#
Shoot simmons bh's out of 56# bow that i'm drawing back closer to 63-64#'s
I switched this past fall to the 160g Ace Broadheads. My bow is 53# at my draw. I switched because I couldn't get my three blades to fly well. Got a complete pass thru on my deer last fall...
-Jeremy :coffee:
Two blade Ace Standards from a 50# River Raisen longbow .
Two blade broadheads work fine, why switch.
I just prefer the extra cut of the three blade. I shot Zwickey Eskilites last year as I was planning on hunting with 43#. I ended up shooting 52# and the 145 grain tips flew well with the bow and arrows I had, but this year I will be shooting a 125 tip, so they are too heavy unless I go to a different spine as well.
I shoot 2 blades out of a 57# longbow. Shooting single bevel Steel Force BHs now but may try Simmons out this year.
I shoot a 60# @ 27" (my draw is 26") and still prefer a 2 blade. I'll take whatever penetration advantage I can get. Nothing wrong with 3 blade, 4 blade, bleeder blades or whatever else, I just like a 2 blade. The eskimo has dropped more animals than I'll ever live to see and if it ain't broke I don't aim to fix it.
2 blade Simmons for everything and every bow
Yeah, but those Simmons are more like a hatchet than a broadhead! :thumbsup:
I shoot 2 blades 90% of the time
71# and shoot 2, 3 & 4 blades. Nice thing about this weight is I can use whatever COC bh I feel like as long as they are sharp.
Currently have VPA'S & Zwickeys in the quiver. Ace's, Snuffers and Magnus have all been used and may again. Have a bid on some others in the St. Jude auction.
Will probably have two blade for elk.
I shoot 52/55/57/58# bows with Zwickey 2 Blade Eskimos, Deltas, Deadheads and Schulz heads. I like Snuffers for Turkeys.
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I shoot 45-75# 2 blades for all.
52-54# 2 blades for hogs, 3 blade for whitetail(1 1/8"-1 1/4") and turkey (1 1/2").
I shoot right at 50# and use 2 blade broadheads.
I shoot #60 with Zwickey 125gr. Eskimos
I shoot 55# and am guilty of using 2 blades.
125gr. Zwickey Eskimos, or old green Bear Razorheads without the inserts...
Never liked 3 blade heads!!!
All my bows draw more than 50#
I shoot 2 blade Zwickey, Magnus, Grizzly's, Abowyers & Centaur Big Game heads.
Kris
Simmons Tigershark for my Black Widow setup....
Rodd
I shoot all sorts of heads, many of which are two bladed. They work
ChuckC
"Seems most/a lot of guys go to three or four blades once they hit 50#"
I never heard that one before. In my nearly 30 years of traditional bowhunting, two blade is most prevelent with those I've hunted with.
Howard Hill 11/32 heads are the ones I use most,then Zwickeys,Ribteks,Bear Razorheads,and Ace heads are next-no particular order.
Yep two blade heads for me.
Low 50's is my favorite weight range and the poundage of all my hunting bows. I ONLY use 2 blade heads.
50# HH Wesley longbow. Shoot zwickey and bear razorhead without the bleeder and see no reason to change
All of my bows are50+# all I shoot are 2 blade Magnas, Bear or STOS. Aleays have always will. They never had a problem wher I felt I needed 3 or more blades.
I do and most people I know that shoot trad bows do most of the time, either that or they shoot a four blade with a small bleeder. Most everybody here setup for elk and use the same setup for everything else. I see very very few three blade in quivers here.
My bows are 46-60 pounds. I shoot 2 blade Magnus Stingers in 125 or 150 grain weights.
62@29 and 57@29 640 grain arrows 200 grain Grizzly Kodiak 2 blade. I'm just a believer in using 2 blade single bevel. I killed 3 deer with it last year...pass-throughs and short recoveries on all, even one I made a poor shot on. I do think I am going to switch to a 185 grain grizzly and a 75 grain steel adapter this fall...1/8 inch narrower, but thicker steel and stronger overall. You don't need a cavalry saber on your arrow...most important other than shot placement is leaving an exit wound, and a narrow, tough, single bevel heads give you the best opportunity to make this happen.
62#@29 and I shoot 2 blade VPA Penetrators. I figure if I make a bad shot and hit bone I have a better chance of it coming out OK :)
Also I found my 3 blade vented Woodsmans hiss in flight.
I shoot an 80lb tribute. I use 2blade heads still. A few different ones but all weigh in at 290-300 gr. Cuthroat, magnus clasic ma 1 ,grizzly. They all fly great and easy to file sharpen.
70-80 and always 2 blades
With a 53# Blacktail, I plan on using a Stos, or Zwickey
Until I become a better hunter, It does not matter what I shoot :rolleyes: I will use what ever flies the best for me though and I can get sharp.
I only use 2 blades and shoot 58#
I haven't used a 3 blade head since 1990.
I'm shooting 61# at my draw length (29.5") and have some 2 blade heads in my quiver, just depends what animal I'm chasing.
Elk/moose sized game I'll use my Cutthroats, most everything else is the VPA 3 blade. Although I wouldn't hesitate to use either head on anything I could have a chance @ taking in North America
55# with 2 blade stingers.
Mark
Always used a 2 blade. Mostly Magnus I or Zwickey Deltas. Shooting 53# now down from 61-63 I used to shoot
I think a two blade is best know matter what the weight.
The bows I use end up at 49-52# at my draw length. I have been using 125gr. Magnus II's for many years.
I've shot either 2 blades or 2 blades with bleeders for everything from 47-53 pounds. I switching to Simmons for this year.
I have shot two blade broadhead of over 30 years.
I shoot 53#, 55#, 65# (and used to be able to pull 78#) bow. I shoot 2 blade on all of them.
A different reason for me. I also hunt with bows around 60# at my draw length and use 2 blades. I like the sight picture better. I favor Zephyr Sasquatch broadheads 1 9/16" cut.
I shoot 54lbs and shoot the Cutthroats. I decided to give them a try because I know the family (who are great people) and they have a lifetime warrenty with them. I'm sticking with them because I've never been able to get a BH this sharp and they fly great. I CAN'T WAIT to shoot a deer to see the blood trail these leave.
I see a few other "heavy" guys weighed in, but I will too. I only hunt with longbows between 65-85 pounds, I use two blade heads exclusively.
Thom
All of my bows are over 50, and I shoot Simmons out of all of them.
I shoot 2 blade out of my 58/61# bows
Used to hunt 60 lb, now down to 50 and still using 2 blades most of the time. I'll use 3 blades sometimes too, not really that fussy or set on one. I tend to like a wider cut, but really like the Grizzly Kodiaks.
I shoot grizzlies out of my 55 recurve
I shoot 50#, and shoot 2-blade German Kinetic heads, both the standard 1 1/8" and the 1 1/2" models.
Bisch
Not me... I've shot 5-6 deer with average sized 2 blade heads and only had poor blood trails with good shots. I'm a big fan of big heads with appropriate kenetic energy. Of course they will do the job in the right place and lots of folks have great success.
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My bows are from 45 to about 55#'s and I shoot Simmons 2 blades. Tree Sharks only for the last 3 years.
I shoot anywhere from 54 to 60 lb and have been doin it for 40 years with nothing but 2 blade ( or a zwickey with a bleeder) but a 3 blade has always called me....
Shoot 2 blades for hogs.
I shoot a 60# recurve and a 73# Hill Tembo and I use Tuffhead 225 gr heads.
This fall I will be hunting elk with my 60 pound Tuktu EX with arrows that weigh just over 900 grains...broadheads will be 250 grain VPA Penetrators
DDave
Seems like the overwhelming response so far is 2 blade. That makes me feel better about the 2 blade heads I'll be ordering to shoot out of my 64# bow.
Of course that's the response, that's what you asked. If you asked how many shooters over 50 choose 3 blades I'm sure you'll get a similar number of responses.