Why not use a fixed blade broadhead?

[Lucky-Dog]

Ive had extremely good luck in accuracy from the one solid piece design of the
Montec CS. I also agree with using nothing but a fixed broadhead and agree with all the reasons why that were mentioned as well.

[NEPAbowhunter]

I have used a lot of broadheads over the years both fixed and mechanical. I know there are a lot of haters but I find myself coming back to the Rage 2 blade. The hole and blood loss these heads cause are simply amazing.

[bob1961]

i started archery hunting in 1980 using bear razorheads in 145gr until i switched to slick tricks in 2008, only two BH's i ever used ....

[Ont_Excal]

i started archery hunting in 1980 using bear razorheads in 145gr until i switched to slick tricks in 2008, only two BH's i ever used ....

I got serious with the archery about the same time. Harvested my first deer in 83. Still have 3 Bear razorheads in unused condition and never did install the bleeder blades. I did try a few different heads but quickly settled on NAP Thunderheads and still use today.

[Lake shooter]

I have used a lot of broadheads over the years both fixed and mechanical. I know there are a lot of haters but I find myself coming back to the Rage 2 blade. The hole and blood loss these heads cause are simply amazing.

Glad they have worked foryou so far. Hope you never experience a blade or two deploying on the shot as I have. That was enough for me, and yes, they were seated 100%.

Good luck in the future.

[bob1961]

I won't leave slick tricks any time soon with how they do the job ....

[XcaliburFX]

Fixed for me ... "NAP Thunderhead Razor" 100gr

[Fred T]

Fixed for me ... "NAP Thunderhead Razor" 100gr

I have been reading lots of good reviews on these here and elsewhere ,so I think I'm going to snag a 3 pak.

[Mo wannabe]

Montec g5 125 gr . My search is over

[vixenmaster]

FWIW the smaller profile BH's don't use as much energy in penetration as the larger ones do. Other designs do, as in the Toxic wid its clover leaf style. I shot the 7 pt usin 347gr arrow at 303 fps 3' in front of chrony & it had a 2" BH pass-through exit. Spect if'en it were another 30gr or so heavier it would have been on the ground on site of shot. Or used a faster model Excal

[lvt01]

I'm glad you fellas can get those NAP Thunderheads to work for you. I tried them a few years ago when I started with cb's and had trouble with them always planing. Never could get them to group worth a darn past 20 yards. After using the Boltcutters I went to the NAP Spitfire XP pro's when they came out and still use them even though they've been discontintued. Was able to pick up 18 new bh's from a guy a while back, so still have 15 that are new. Should hold me for a couple years. I got a decent deal on some 2 blade RAGE Xbow 125g with the new cup retainer design earlier this year. Was going to give those a try out of my Matrix, but haven't had anything walk in front of me big enough to shoot at yet.

[Tom]

Why not use a fixed blade broadhead .........

The answer is, I want accuracy with the larger cutting diameter heads. Yes you can get larger cutting heads to be very accurate, but when you get into windy conditions, especially when it is a cross wind the larger heads seem to wonder or plain as other have said. I also do not have a problem with the extra maintenance needed for mechanicals to make sure that they are in hunting condition.

It does not matter what hunting head you use, there will be times that factors determine that a miss will happen, and most people then blame the style head they use, not the shooter .

I use the mechanical head because I want to eliminate most if not all variables which might cause a miss. If I miss, the first thing I look at is me, not the bow or arrow or hunting head. This is why I shoot Excalibur with Spitfires.

Tom

[Zap]

125gn strikers!

[Ont_Excal]

Until I built a proper arrow, fixed blades gave me problems with my vertical bows as well.
My crossbow now and vertical bows before are shot with 500 grain arrows.
FOC has been critical for dependable flight.
Blazers were a big improvement over regular vanes on arrows bought off the shelf.

Now mechanicals have their place even for me. I use a big mechanical on a minimum weight arrow for turkey hunting exclusively.

I'm not trying to convince anyone to convert to either or.
It's clear to me that both types shoot well when used properly.

[Kegbelly]

Did I mention I like Magnus Stingers?