Swhacker & Matrix 355 on up

[vixenmaster]

Has anyone used a swhacker on deer or hogs with the 355-380-405 with a single band on it ?

[flatone]

I killed a good buck yesterday using my new 380. I used 2 bands because I had issues with them opening only using 1 band.

I have 2 packs of swacker 125g. They will be my last. I put together 1/2 dz BE Zombies and the swackers were grouping better than I could shoot at 50 yards ripping the center out of my 12 in 1 target. My issue is that when swackers deploy, the blades come back and hit the insert and shaft. They have ruined 2 of my arrows, as I don't feel comfortable with the damage on the front end. Maybe there is a fix for this.....

[vixenmaster]

OK 380 double banded, i don't care about the arrow they get broke alot here when they pass-through & hits rocks.

[robertyb]

I killed a good buck yesterday using my new 380. I used 2 bands because I had issues with them opening only using 1 band.

I have 2 packs of swacker 125g. They will be my last. I put together 1/2 dz BE Zombies and the swackers were grouping better than I could shoot at 50 yards ripping the center out of my 12 in 1 target. My issue is that when swackers deploy, the blades come back and hit the insert and shaft. They have ruined 2 of my arrows, as I don't feel comfortable with the damage on the front end. Maybe there is a fix for this.....

You can file the part that contacts the arrow down a tad and it should not effect accuracy.

[cspot]

We shot 8 deer and 2 turkeys out of them last year with the 380. Only used single bands and had no issues with opening. I always check the bands though before loading an arrow to make sure it is in good condition.

Forgot to add that we use the 1.75" 100 grain model.

[vaXbow]

I'm using them myself in my 380 this year. I will try the double bands