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re: Fixed Blade vs. Mechanical Broadheads
Posted on 7/21/20 at 8:30 am to mikeytig
Posted on 7/21/20 at 8:30 am to mikeytig
quote:
This is true, however there are some misplaced shots where a fixed broadhead will penetrate and a mechanical will not.
There are some misplaced shots where a mechanical's cutting diameter will hit vitals and a fixed will not
pros and cons in all aspects of it.
This post was edited on 7/21/20 at 8:31 am
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Posted on 7/21/20 at 8:35 am to mylsuhat
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There are some misplaced shots where a mechanical's cutting diameter will hit vitals and a fixed will not
Yup. Also, to the guy who said he shot a doe in the shoulder and the arrow bounced off because he was shooting mechanicals, that's horseshite. You can shoot clear through a deer's head with a field point (don't ask me how I know) with a decent bow. I don't care what heads folks shoot, but to say mechanicals are junk across the board is a flat out ignorant statement. Would I shoot an elephant with a rage vs fixed, nah. Can you effectively kill damn near everything in North America at the same rate with mechanical vs fixed, yes.
Posted on 7/21/20 at 8:40 am to mylsuhat
quote:
There are some misplaced shots where a mechanical's cutting diameter will hit vitals and a fixed will not
But wherever you hit the animal you will get penetration with a fixed blade - you will seldom see the arrow bounce off a thick ridge of bone.
This post was edited on 7/21/20 at 8:41 am
Posted on 7/21/20 at 8:45 am to mikeytig
quote:AGAIN
But wherever you hit the animal you will get penetration with a fixed blade - you will seldom see the arrow bounce off a thick ridge of bone.
No arrow will ever bounce off of a deer
This post was edited on 7/21/20 at 8:46 am
Posted on 7/21/20 at 8:52 am to mikeytig
I shoulder shot this doe with a 2.3" Rage Xtreme. You can see the hole from the ferrel and the blade cuts going from 10:00 to 4:00
Went through the bone and into the other shoulder. She dropped in her tracks.
Lesson here, if you're shooting mechanicals you should also shoot a heavier arrow
This post was edited on 7/21/20 at 8:53 am
Posted on 7/21/20 at 9:16 am to tigertrueAU
I'm going back to rage trypans. I prefer a lot of blood vs a pass through. Which i usually get with the trypans. One issue I have with fixed heads is you need to have perfect form for longer shots. Any torque and the blade acts like a Rutter and can cause you to miss even farther. And mechanicals aren't an excuse to shoot a bow that's not tuned. My bow is bareshaft tuned at 40 yards.
This post was edited on 7/21/20 at 9:17 am
Posted on 7/21/20 at 9:20 am to mylsuhat
quote:
you're shooting mechanicals you should also shoot a heavier arrow
To make sure you get penetration? Never put much thought into it
Posted on 7/21/20 at 9:23 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
There is some energy used to open the head (not much) and then you have a bigger cutting diameter, so that extra mass keeps it going
Posted on 7/21/20 at 9:37 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:It's absolutely correct. Moving parts doesn't help your terrible argument. In fact, it's much easier to support the notion that fixed blades add complication due to the need for each arrow and blade combo to match. Remember, I came from fixed blades.
This is stupid and incorrect. One has moving parts and the other does not.
Posted on 7/21/20 at 9:42 am to mikeytig
quote:Been using Steeheads for many years. Now that the replacement blades are no longer available, I am switching to a new head. B3 Exoskeletal,
which broadhead do you use?
Posted on 7/21/20 at 9:48 am to AlxTgr
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due to the need for each arrow and blade combo to match
I've never paid any attention to this and never needed to nor do I know anyone who does. Tune the bow correctly and you can have a quiver full of different heads and cut fletchings off at 50 yards.
So if you want to argue that fixed blades are more complicated to use because your bow has to be set up properly to shoot them same as field tips, go ahead.
Posted on 7/21/20 at 9:56 am to tenfoe
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Also, to the guy who said he shot a doe in the shoulder and the arrow bounced off because he was shooting mechanicals, that's horseshite.
I’m no liar, friend. The pic below is not mine but a google search found plenty of others that did the same thing as mine. Mine was shot from a Bowtech Allegiance 29/70. Now, was I tuned like I should’ve been? Probably not. This was back in 2007-08ish when it happened. When the arrow struck, it sounded like beaver tail smacking a frozen pond.
Posted on 7/21/20 at 9:58 am to AlxTgr
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complication due to the need for each arrow and blade combo to match.
What do you mean by this? Are you saying that mech heads and arrow combos don’t have to match? I think it has more to do with the weight distribution based on my findings.
Posted on 7/21/20 at 10:20 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:
I've never paid any attention to this and never needed to nor do I know anyone who does. Tune the bow correctly and you can have a quiver full of different heads and cut fletchings off at 50 yards.
No. I really am starting to believe you've never shot a bow.
Posted on 7/21/20 at 10:21 am to beHop
quote:Not sure what you're asking. Same arrows and same heads with mechs are safe. Same arrows and same heads with fixed, not so much. This was always the same whether Muzzy, Thunderhead, Rocky Mountain and several others I've used over the years.
What do you mean by this? Are you saying that mech heads and arrow combos don’t have to match?
Posted on 7/21/20 at 10:22 am to beHop
quote:What that shows has zero to do with it being a mechanical head.
The pic below is not mine but a google search found plenty of others that did the same thing as mine.
Posted on 7/21/20 at 10:26 am to AlxTgr
I'm starting to believe you've never shot a bow that was set up correctly. Nobody who has cares about any of that shite
Posted on 7/21/20 at 10:28 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I guess we can just do this every year. It's amazing how much totally full of shite stuff you post here. Just because grandpa and uncle Charlie said it around the fire at dog camp, doesn't make it true.
Posted on 7/21/20 at 10:36 am to beHop
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Behop
I can post a picture of a magnus stinger( fixed blade) that looks like a J . so all broadhead can fail no matter the style.. My son shot a 100 lb pig in the shoulder with a 40 lb bow.. rolled the broadhead up. If you shoot the correct style and material. A mechanical is just as effective. I prefer rear deploying heads and blades that don't pivot. Stainless or titanium ferrel. Aluminum bends too easy..
This post was edited on 7/21/20 at 10:39 am
Posted on 7/21/20 at 10:47 am to tigertrueAU
Killed with a rage last year and it was amazing. Next deer I shot with rage bounced off. The doe was shot a month later and had a spot on her where the rage hit.
Back to slick tricks for me. C
Back to slick tricks for me. C
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