Advice for 37# shooting 3 blades?

Fish Finder · July 25, 2012, 04:08:00 PM

My girlfriend shoots 37# at her draw. I curious what would penetrate better the 150g WW originals or 150g WW Elites? I was thinking the elites only because they are smaller dimensions.

What would you guys think? I like the idea of a killer sharp 3 blade to ensure a better blood trail and shots only 10 yards and under.

tecum-tha · July 25, 2012, 04:11:00 PM

Use a 2 blade head. 37 pounds is not really for 3 bladers.

Fish Finder · July 25, 2012, 04:14:00 PM

Need maximum damage inside cant afford a far track job with these urban hunts.

4dogs · July 25, 2012, 04:14:00 PM

What kind of critters are you hunting? anything bigger than rabbits, I would go with a good two blade too.

ThePushArchery · July 25, 2012, 04:16:00 PM

x2 on the 2-blades. @ 37 lbs, penetration will be much more adequate in exiting the other side, creating a better blood trail.

With high poundage bows, where penetration isn't an issue, 3 blades will produce a better blood trail. But a 2 blade broadhead that pokes through the other side will lay much more blood and be much more lethal that a 3 blade that doesn't get through.

ThePushArchery · July 25, 2012, 04:17:00 PM

Ofcourse, I've experienced and have seen some knarly pictures of 2-blade blood trails!!!

Gotta love my Magnus 1's!!!

ThePushArchery · July 25, 2012, 04:19:00 PM

Fish - Sorry, just catching your second post.

A good penetrating 2-blade with 37 lbs will put a deer down much quicker than a marginal 3 blade hit. No doubt.

Check out STOS. They have a great width to length ratio that are well suited for lower poundage.

Red Tailed Hawk · July 25, 2012, 04:19:00 PM

x3 on the two blade

Real good advice.

yankeevol · July 25, 2012, 04:19:00 PM

I would only agree with the 2 blade crowd if she is hunting from an elevated stand. Otherwise, pick your poison and get it razor sharp.

bigbadjon · July 25, 2012, 04:20:00 PM

Shooting a deer isn't the same as shooting a jug of water. I have some doubts how much more blood is splilled using 3 and 4 blade heads.

$bowhunter$ · July 25, 2012, 04:21:00 PM

a two blade is just as deadly as a 3 blade as long as its properly placed and sharp. exspecially with thst poudage youll need all the penitration you can get

July 25, 2012, 04:29:00 PM

My wife has shot a number of deer with the same poundage at 26" draw. Using Zwickey Eskimos and Grizzly heads, she has had one time that the arrow stopped inside the deer. The deer jumped the string and she caught it in the back right ham, the arrow stopped in the front left shoulder blade. That was the her longest tracking job 110 yards, all of the others were much shorter than that. I am not so certain that she would have had an effective kill on the ham shot deer with a three blade. Number one thing is to make certain of the arrow, it needs to fly perfect and be sharp.

Bjorn · July 25, 2012, 04:35:00 PM

A sharp 2 blade is the answer at that #.

awbowman · July 25, 2012, 04:44:00 PM

Agree with the 2 blade crowd

Adam S. Daugherty · July 25, 2012, 04:44:00 PM

Magnus stingers mounted to a smaller diameter carbon shaft like an easton axis or similar. I think as much gain in penetration can be had from smaller diameter carbon shafts as going from 3 blade to 2 blade head. Just my 2 cents worth. I busted a limb on my main hunting bow and finsihed the season a while back with a 43 lb red wing hunter that was my great grandfathers that he had willed to me. Easton Axis 500 29 inches with jeweller buffer wheel sharpened 125 grain magnus II's. They were very, very sharp. 1 10 yard pass through rib section of 80 lb doe. 1 18 yard arrow fell out off side 30 yards from shot through ribs on about a 70 lb doe. 1 6 yard shot on doe high entry low exit both lungs. Arrow stuck in ground and deer never moved until she collasped. Late season yearling, prob 50 lbs field dressed. I though I had missed her and was reaching to get another arrow when she fell over.

Fish Finder · July 25, 2012, 04:49:00 PM

Thanks for the info ya'll!

cbCrow · July 25, 2012, 04:58:00 PM

I shoot a 38# abbott longbow with an 1816 shaft and a 3 blade snuffer weighing 125grs. and have been quite successful with them. A good sharp!!!, 3 blade BH. will work for you.

magnus · July 25, 2012, 05:01:00 PM

A heavy arrow with that set up using a shaving sharp broad head in the right place either head will do. I prefer a 2 blade myself but you can use either.

Slasher · July 25, 2012, 05:22:00 PM

ALSO a 2 Blade guy!!!I think a skinny shaft and a sharp 2 blade will be a plenty!!!

I messed up a few years ago and had to rehab the shoulder...I used 42# whip (I call it a turkey bow...) with eclipse 2 blade (lots of efoc) and had plenty of penetration on whitetails...

gregg dudley · July 25, 2012, 05:30:00 PM

I think I understand that you are looking for blood on the ground to quicken your urban deer recovery. A deer shot in the heart/lungs is going to be just as dead just as quickly with a two or a three blade head. I am not the game killer that a lot of people on this board are, but from my experience three blade broadheads DO absolutely spill more blood than two blades do...BUT they have to pass through to do it. For that reason I lean towards the 2 blade camp for the poundage you are talking about. Personally, I have been impressed with the Magnus stingers and I think that they would make a great broadhead for your wife to shoot.

Good luck and be sure to post pics!