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the better Turkey Broadhead

Started by sbschindler, January 19, 2011, 12:46:00 AM

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sawtoothscream

out the those 2 the bullheads get much better reviews. also wit hte guillotine your suppose to leave the pastic on i believe.  idk if i would use ether with trad gear, deff with my compound i would try it out
- Hunterbow 58"  47# @26"
-bear kodiak 60"  45# at 28"

stevewills

i killed 2 birds with trad last year.both snuffers.first one i shot perfect down in 15 yds,2nd i broke his back down and the second shot he stretched his neck out and it ended with a big hole in it..i have the pics on the itba.org web site.indiana traditional bowhunters.org
i like biscuits

Slasher

Gee.. I have had lots of turkey in range... I just haven't been able to get to full draw and settled on one... I got to full draw and was setting in when a big ole "PUTT" scattered them all...

I keep trying... but then I mostly hunt high pressured birds...
Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.
                                       ~Zig Ziglar~

Bill Skinner

I like the larger Simmons or a Snuffer.  Bill

Earl Jeff

I'm headin to Kansas in April with some Snuffers on the end of my shafts.

Friend

Believe the optimum traditional BH for turkeys has not been made available as of yet.

In the dark years, I had harvested 20 consecutively hit birds with a 2 ¾ wide head. (Probably missed 20)
Many birds took less than desirable hits and were all extremely easy recoveries except for one, that with a leg completely severed was still able to fly, but only for a short distance. Took one more shot to get him.

Two of my partners together lost 5 birds with the same BH but in a 2 ½" version before switching to the 2 ¾".

By using Muzzy's Slash Factor equation for BH designs that yield equivalent SF's well above the 2 ½" two blade and up to the 2 ¾" two blade, the following calcs have been derived for the SF target range.

2 1/2" Two Bl  yields a SF of 15.0 - which field experience has determined as questionable
2 3/4" Two Bl yields a SF of 16.5- which personal field experience yielded 100% recovery on 20 birds

Possible optimizing traditional BH designs for turkey would have Slash Factor well above 15.0 and up to 16.5.

Calculated findings for possibly optimizing a traditional BH design for improved turkey recoveries are as follows:

2 3/4" ...   Two blade yields a SF of 16.5
1 3/4" ...   Three blade yields a SF of 15.75
1 5/16"...  Four blade yields a SF of 15.74

Would be interesting to try these designs- The BH would have to tune and lethal penetration would have to be demonstrated. A mature Tom is ~1/10 the wt. of a mature buck and being light, limits penetration by the turkey being knocked off its feet, thus not absorbing the full strike. The feathers themselves absorb energy and limit penetration.

I would believe that for me that my current 32.4% Ultra-EFOC arrow (608 gn) would be a great place to start. The only change would be to start with 5" three fletch instead of 4" three fletch.

Note: My current set-up shoots 1 ½' Big 3's marvelously and spot on with my bare shafts out to 20 yards. I have not tried further since turkey hunting is a 15 yard and under game for me.

IMHO there may not be a perfect design, but possibly a more optimized BH design in conjunction with an optimized arrow set-up.

I practice and plan to make a perfect shot and a possible pass thru, but reality demonstrates that I must focus on planning for the unexpected, which often is the case with turkeys.

JMHO
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My Lands... Are Where My Dead Lie Buried.......Crazy Horse


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