Anyone tried the big 4 blade that eclipse makes with 50# bows?  Can't decided whether to go with the big 4 blade or the small four blade for whitetails this season.

I'm interested too. I have used the big Magnus 4 blade heads with great results. Thinking about the Eclipse though...

I have some of the small (135 grain) 4 blades coming tomorrow and plan on using them for elk. I bet the large 4 blade would be great for deer out of 50 pound bows.

I have had good results with the Eclipse four blades.  Two years ago I used them to take three deer, shooting them with a 60# Robertson recurve and a 57# selfbow.  You would probably get the same arrow speed from your glass bows that I get from that that 58# selfbow.  The arrows used were Grizzly Stick Sitka's (1) from the Robertson with a 40 grain aluminum adaptor and footed hex pine shafts from the self bow (2).  Twice the broadheads/arrows came out the off side, stopping at the fletching on the near side (Robertson & selfbow), and once the arrow passed completely through (selfbow).  The Eclipse are a lot harder/tougher then the Magnus I four blades but take a lot longer to initially sharpen too.  This year I will be using them from my 52# glass R/D longbow shooting Raptor Signature carbons, footed hex pines, and/or AD Trad Heavies, for deer, elk, and antelope.  For the carbons I will use a 100 grain steel adaptor.  If my arrows are well tuned and I put the arrow where it belongs there hasn't been any need to worry about penetration or the blood trail.  The buck I shot two years ago made it 150 yards at a dead run and left a blood trail three feet wide on both sides of his tracks; I could have followed it at a dead run (pun intended) without breaking stride.  I didn't use the Eclipse last season because I was unable to get them to fly well enough out of a new/different selfbow and the footed hex pines I already had.

I would also like to hear of others experiences. I recently dropped to 50# and am considering the large 4 blade Eclipse head or the Magnus I 4 blade.

I like the tip thickness on Eclipse heads. They seem to be an extremely strong head.

BP

Walt, that's good stuff.  Thank you.

Great info Walt.