Swhackers

[sumner4991]

Why do you believe it didn't open?

[one shot scott]

Wish I had that good of luck with one. I shot a Doe yesterday morning, my Swhacker didn't open, Arrow covered with blood, but no blood trail at all, lost that deer. I believe if it would have opened, there would have been a blood trail and deer would have been recovered. Just saying what happened. The hit seemed good but could not find the deer.

You retrieved the bloody arrow and the broadhead was still closed?

[bigsy]

I picked mine up @ B.Pro T.O.

They have them in stock. I thought i saw them on the websight too, but its american. I dont order from them online for that reason. Even though stock is in TO i have no idea where they ship from.

How much were they?
Just priced them from the website worked out to $75 for three once shipping and taxes added. Two weeks delivery if I opted for "priority" shipping of course that was another $8

[one shot scott]

I would have to check the invoice bigsy, but I think they were around 40 for a 3 pack.

[bigsy]

I would have to check the invoice bigsy, but I think they were around 40 for a 3 pack.

Looks like I'm going for a drive

Thanks "scott"

[Masboy]

I looked at some at Lancaster archery and could not see me screwing something that long on one of my arrows. I got dizzy looking at all the heads they have . I,ve killed a lot of deer with many different heads and could not tell any difference in how dead they were if I made a good hit . so I,ll stick with my slicktricks or little rocket steelheads for there accuracy and toughness and killing ability . I don,t believe most broadheads make a lot of difference but think that good placement does!!!!!! so no Swhackers for me!

[kenspiel]

Hit behind right shoulder, broadside shot, recovered arrow about 15 yds from where she was shot. All bloody, but head closed.????? Shot looked good but must have missed both lungs somehow - yet absolutely no blood except on arrow.

[nchunterkw]

There's a "dead spot" (I like the irony) above the lungs and below the spine where you can hit basically nothing. Even if it didn't open a 1" hole through both lungs would do it. Did the blades feel tight when they closed together?

[one shot scott]

Hit behind right shoulder, broadside shot, recovered arrow about 15 yds from where she was shot. All bloody, but head closed.????? Shot looked good but must have missed both lungs somehow - yet absolutely no blood except on arrow.

Im just trying to understand. As you know the shwackers have an elastic holding them together. Was that still in place?

Where you hunting from the ground or treestand?

alot of the time, When hunting from the ground, If the shot was high then a blood trail will be very difficult. Entrance and exit wounds are the same level. If done from a treestand then high entrance, lower exit. And likely an arrow ebedded into the ground, unless the deer pulled it out. Then the b/head would close.

[JohnnyDollar]

I picked mine up @ B.Pro T.O.

They have them in stock. I thought i saw them on the websight too, but its american. I dont order from them online for that reason. Even though stock is in TO i have no idea where they ship from.

How much were they?
Just priced them from the website worked out to $75 for three once shipping and taxes added. Two weeks delivery if I opted for "priority" shipping of course that was another $8

Try EBay, I bought a new set of 125gr for $25.00 and free shipping and got them in 4 days!

[kenspiel]

Yes, I did retrieve the arrow about 15 yds down where she ran. The band was on. The head was closed , seemed like a chunk of hair was in where the blade was. Maybe that stopped it from coming open.

[one shot scott]

Very weird. Sorry to hear you lost that one man.

[Riflemanz]

You would still have a 1" cut thru the deer with the blades closed.Either it was a non-fatal hit or maybe the deer went farther than you thought.How long did you go looking for her?

[Boo]

You would still have a 1" cut thru the deer with the blades closed.Either it was a non-fatal hit or maybe the deer went farther than you thought.How long did you go looking for her?

Agreed.

[kenspiel]

You would still have a 1" cut thru the deer with the blades closed.Either it was a non-fatal hit or maybe the deer went farther than you thought.How long did you go looking for her?

I was hunting from a ground blind. The band was on when i shot, but not on when arrow found. Maybe I hit above the lungs, I don't know, the shot looked good and my Excalibur is dead on, i shot it afterward to check. I was thinking maybe liver but no blood on trail at all. We looked for 6 hours and some the next day.