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re: Fixed Blade vs. Mechanical Broadheads
Posted on 7/21/20 at 12:34 pm to beHop
Posted on 7/21/20 at 12:34 pm to beHop
quote:I just don't see how that needed to be explained. That tip could have been on any type of broadhead.
I mean if you would just take a little bit of time and explain yourself, we could actually have a conversation.
quote:OK, chief.
Go get em, sport.
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Posted on 7/21/20 at 12:41 pm to AlxTgr
Posted on 7/21/20 at 12:47 pm to beHop
Posted on 7/21/20 at 1:34 pm to tigertrueAU
Fixed here. I have 6 of the original German Kinetics silverflame 125XL broadheads I purchased from Markus a long time ago and I don't ever plan to sling anything else. Never had one not do it's job even on a not so great shot. I just re-sharpen them on a stone as needed. I quit chasing the latest and greatest fad a while back and just stick to what I am confident with. Elite Z28, gold tip arrows, silverflame broadheads, FOB's. This setup has filled my freezer many times.
Posted on 7/21/20 at 2:18 pm to tigertrueAU
I’m going from one extreme to the other this year.
I have shot gold tip 5575’s with a 100 gr rage for 15 years. I am 14/16 with this set up. But one of those lost deer was last year. 15 yards , broadside, shot looked perfect but the front foot was back (which I didn’t notice) and I must have caught the last bit of her Shoulder blade. Single lung shot, tracked for several hours in thigh deep swamp and never found her.
That was enough for me . I decided to go heavy and fixed this year. Switched to Day 6 arrows and fixed 150 Day 6 broadheads. Haven’t shot the broadheads yet, but it’s about that time....
I have shot gold tip 5575’s with a 100 gr rage for 15 years. I am 14/16 with this set up. But one of those lost deer was last year. 15 yards , broadside, shot looked perfect but the front foot was back (which I didn’t notice) and I must have caught the last bit of her Shoulder blade. Single lung shot, tracked for several hours in thigh deep swamp and never found her.
That was enough for me . I decided to go heavy and fixed this year. Switched to Day 6 arrows and fixed 150 Day 6 broadheads. Haven’t shot the broadheads yet, but it’s about that time....
Posted on 7/21/20 at 4:07 pm to tigertrueAU
quote:
tigertrueAU
How you gonna start this thread and abandon ship like this?
Did you learn anything today?
Posted on 7/21/20 at 5:49 pm to tigertrueAU
Go with fixed. Much better penetration than with mechanicals. Hard to beat Slick Tricks. The Standard, Vipertrick,or Wickedtrick fly like a fieldpoint.
Posted on 7/21/20 at 8:32 pm to boudinman
I really liked the Vipertrick. Cool little head.
If I had to shoot a replaceable blade it’d be the QAD Exodus or the Vipertrick.
If I had to shoot a replaceable blade it’d be the QAD Exodus or the Vipertrick.
Posted on 7/23/20 at 1:45 pm to beHop
Learned a lot guys. Some of y’all are very passionate about what you use. I’ve been using rage mechanical the last two seasons but think I will start this year off with something new. I just ordered a 3 pack of Grim Reaper Razortip 125 grain.
1 1/2 inch diameter
1 1/2 inch diameter
This post was edited on 7/23/20 at 2:22 pm
Posted on 7/23/20 at 1:59 pm to tigertrueAU
Those look solid.
Posted on 7/23/20 at 2:19 pm to tigertrueAU
Posted on 7/23/20 at 2:53 pm to AlxTgr
I’m new to bow hunting and was trying to decide on wether or not i will do fixes or mechanical. Came across this article the other day. Recovery rate study of Mech vs Fixed blade
I thought it was interesting as i was leaning more towards fixed to stay simple.
I thought it was interesting as i was leaning more towards fixed to stay simple.
Posted on 7/23/20 at 3:34 pm to Yukon7
Posted on 7/23/20 at 3:40 pm to beHop
This part is just sad:
This is about what I would expect:
quote:
We found in our study that the choice of bow type did not affect
hunter success rates.
This is about what I would expect:
quote:
Another consideration of the recovery data is
that the used of mechanical broadheads reduced the wounding
rate by half over that realized with fixed blade broadheads (9.1%
vs. 18%). The larger cutting width of mechanical broadheads (typically 5 cm vs. 2.5 - 3 cm for fixed blade broadheads) apparently
overcame any supposed issues with penetration or reliability. Mechanical broadheads could facilitate a more humane harvest of
deer by causing a quicker death and making hit deer easier to find.
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