4 blade Zwickie Deltas. Wide main blade with the small bleeders. have shot 2 and three blades in the past but now just shoot the Deltas.

I use 3 blade no matter what reason love them.    Widow

My preference, four blade Eclipse on elk and anything smaller.  For moose I take the bleeder blades out.  Headed for AK this fall so the bleeders will be left at home.

FYI: I shoot a 58# selfbow, which when considering efficiency, is comparable to using a 45# glass bow.

Maybe I should change my mantra: Tuning of the bow/arrow is paramount to penetration....ie  lethality.  

Just my thoughts

Tracy

2 blade single bevel Steel Force traditional series.

Just two.
Ribtek, STOS, Zwickey and Magnus are the four I have used in the last 20 years.

QuoteOriginally posted by Walt Francis:


Maybe I should change my mantra: Tuning of the bow/arrow is paramount to penetration....ie  lethality.  

Just my thoughts

Great thoughts Walt.... and that allows us to run more hardware through an animal if need be depending on the animal we are chasing.

2 blade single bevel for me. Ive gotten great blood trails and penetration from 45 lb bows.

2 blade has been my preference for 30+ years. Mostly Zwickey Deltas or the big Magnus I. I has some new Cutthroat and Wapiti single bevel but haven't shot anything with them yet

I have used double edge (single blade with two edges - think about it) for decades but recently found access a "hoard" of 1960 three blade Mowoc Dot broadheads available for less than a new two-edge so I picked up three dozen.  Did not have a shot opportunity this past season so the jury is still out.

I really like the STOS 125 gr and if the three edge disappoints I will be back to that.

Penetration has never really been a problem for me either, thus I tend to go with "a lot" of broadhead...  Last several years they have been VPA Terminators in the 1 1/4" 250 gr, or the Big Jim Big-3 at 1 1/2" and 300 gr...  For my Widow curves and Thunderstick MOABs...  But, with my Hill Custom I'm switching from the VPA 250 gr 1 1/4" to Zwickey Deltas and Centaur Big Game heads at 260 grains...  

As many have stated above, knowing your setup, and getting it tuned properly (including getting your broadheads SHARP!!!) is of utmost importance!  Then it just comes down to accuracy at the moment of truth.

I voted 4; they are 2-blade stingers with little bitty bleeders on each side.

I also shoot a 55# bow with a 29 inch draw, so I could get away with any of them.

I shoot the stingers because I have great confidence in their ability to fly where I want them to.

Blacktail Sitka 52# @ 28"
Zwickey " no mercy " broad heads,
2117's most of the time as I stump shoot often and they are durable. Cedar occasionally as they are quite and beautiful!

Magnus 2 blade stinger
Easton axis traditional shafts

4, it was easy, I just counted them. 1,2,3,4 some folks seem to make it so complicated.  I also voted for 4

I voted  4 blade , stingers with bleeders
on 400 spine fmj's

The longer I hunt the bigger my broadheads get.  Just have not had trouble shooting through deer with any of them and reasonable weight bows.  Deer are the biggest thing I hunt anymore so that works for me.

As Terry and others have mentioned repeatedly on here, deer are not hard to penetrate presuming you hit them where you are supposed to.  And as I have gotten older, my enthusiasm for pin drop blood trails has waned considerably.    

I have probably killed more big game with 3 blade heads than others.  But frankly, I found the big 2 blade Zwickey Delta or the Magnus 2 blade to be absolutely devastating with quick kills and excellent blood trails.  I have also used 4 bladed heads, but have never seen any advantage for the extra blades.  

As others have said, they will all do the job if razor sharp and placed properly.

I was a big fan of 3 and 4 blade heads until I used a single bevel 2 blade. A sharp single bevel will leave a hole as opposed to a slit...I had always heard this but didn't believe it until I saw it.

2 blade Zwickeys for everything.. They work...!