Anyone have any results to share on the Penetrator in general and the 250 grainer in particular? I have use the 200 gr. Terminator with great success and am now using the same head in 250 gr. Having to drop down in bow weight and with the VPA hog hunt in a couple of months I was wondering if any of you had got a Penetrator bloody yet.

I picked up a half dozen of the 250 gr. Penetrators used. VERY solid head, flies great, but the profile is different from what I was expecting from the photo. Not knocking the head at all but having them in my hand and looking at the photos it isn't quite what I expected.

Mike

Mike,

I took a half dozen VPA 250's to africa in August and took Zebra, blue wildebeest and gemsbok with them.  The performed flawlessly.  They're penetration was as you would expect.  Complete and deadly.  Honestly I lost a couple trying to kill som e south african rocks (well maybe not so much trying as accidently center punching).  They sharpened easily.  My bow was a Saluki Damascus about 52 lbs at my draw shooting a 650 grain axis shaft.

AKCrazyhorse-thanks for the reply. I know all the VPA heads I have used/handled are very well made.

Hope to hear/see some more results. Thanks!!

Got some 200's mounted and sharpened. Still looking for a test subject.  

I had a 300 gr. pass though a BB at 25 yrds, 43# @ 26".

I killed a 4" sapling the other day that was just behind a doe that I missed, after wiggling it out of the hardwood it was still sharp!!! touched it up and right back in the quiver. maybe if i pick a spot I will be able to post a success story.  

I use the 175 gr. went clean thru so smooth and quickly I thought I missed.Took home a button buck.

QuoteOriginally posted by Bowbldr:
I had a 300 gr. pass though a BB at 25 yrds, 43# @ 26".

Thats some great shooting!!!!  I'm lucky if I can get a tennis ball at reasonable ranges.   I don't think I could ever center punch something as small as a BB.

QuoteOriginally posted by Thebear_78:
 

QuoteOriginally posted by Bowbldr:
I had a 300 gr. pass though a BB at 25 yrds, 43# @ 26".

Thats some great shooting!!!!  I'm lucky if I can get a tennis ball at reasonable ranges.   I don't think I could ever center punch something as small as a BB. [/b]

I think BB means Big Buck?

I have harvested a few Whitetails the the VPA's they performed flawlessly. Very easy to sharpen and will hold the edge pretty well.
Ed

I wish it was Big buck, probably would have missed.

Brown Bear? Black Bear? Big Bird? Don't leave us in suspense Bob.  

A small Button Buck. I just knew someone was going to make me say it     Good eatin anyway.

Only thing tenderer is a doe fawn. I am out to get ol' Milklip this year! These heads are looking good!

Killdeer

We are talking about the 2 blade VPA's,right?

daveycrockett, I was specifically asking about the 2 blade Penetrator, but as I am already a fan of the 3 blade Terminator I enjoy reading about them too.

I hoped to be able to add to my own thread, but if I didn't know better I'd think that all of the local deer had taken Saturday off!

Thanks for the replies and good luck to all! Mike

I too like the 3 blade. Got these new 2-blade ones and itching to shoot something with them. Can't see a deer. Just seeing where they been. Hot and full moon killing daytime movement here in the pineywoods.

davey, same here! Had turkeys giving me fits in the morning and afternoon. I hate turkeys! Saturday I had birds come straight to me until they get within 30 yards, then they mill around just out of range for 20 minutes. I switch to another stand in the afternoon as they passed within 15 yards of it in the a.m. Nope! I set and watched them  feed under the stand that I was in that morning! Did I mention I hate turkeys?
Mike

I had Ron at KME sharpen my 300 grain 3-bladeVPA heads and they are are all hair popping sharp now!
A third blade means 50% more cutting edge and a really big hole when it hits.
VPA had nickeled 300grain fielpoints too.

Good luck hunting!

QuoteOriginally posted by daveycrockett:
Got some 200's mounted and sharpened. Still looking for a test subject.    

Found my test subject! 60@30 ACS 2-blade VPA Penetrator.