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Offline Dirty Mike

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mechanical heads legal 2015
« on: April 17, 2015, 08:09:44 PM »
Now that they are legal who's using them?

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Re: mechanical heads legal 2015
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2015, 08:30:04 PM »
If you know how to tune your bow and your arrows there completely unnecessary. I can shoot my whack ums out to 100 yards and there exact where my field points hit form there to 20. Just one more moving part

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Re: mechanical heads legal 2015
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2015, 08:45:33 PM »
You need to tune your bow no matter what head you're using. There isn't a modern fixed head that I haven't been able to get to fly with field points (never tried Allen heads :chuckle:) Add to that better durability, less wasted energy, better penetration, and better reliability, I don't see the point in using mechs. I won't use them, especially for Elk. :twocents:

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Re: mechanical heads legal 2015
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2015, 04:46:56 AM »
I'm gonna experiment with them on the target.  Just to see the difference from my fixed heads.

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Re: mechanical heads legal 2015
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2015, 06:51:12 AM »
Grimreapers.  Used them before I moved to WA going to use them again.
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Re: mechanical heads legal 2015
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2015, 12:35:55 PM »
I bought a 3 pack of schwackers. Im excited to try them out. From what I have watched they have good penetration and leave big holes.

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Re: mechanical heads legal 2015
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2015, 02:31:00 PM »
If it ain't broke don't fix it.  I'll shoot what I know works 100% of the time.

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Re: mechanical heads legal 2015
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2015, 03:30:18 PM »
I think I will be using some rage hypodermics this year.I got 570 grain arrows at 268 fps so I feel pretty good about having enough oohmph.

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Re: mechanical heads legal 2015
« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2015, 04:52:52 PM »
I'll be using DirtNap Gear Broad heads! These Broad heads keep impressing me with every shot

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Re: mechanical heads legal 2015
« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2015, 10:19:36 AM »
Shot my schwackers practice head yesterday and its shoots exactly where my field tips hit and shuttle t's hit. Im excited to try them. Since both heads are dead on with everything else I'm carryingthem both this year.

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Re: mechanical heads legal 2015
« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2015, 10:34:18 AM »
Sticking with my fixed blade thunderheads.  Excited to hear some reports back from guys that are making a change though.
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Re: mechanical heads legal 2015
« Reply #11 on: April 21, 2015, 11:54:36 AM »
I think ill have a rage or 2 in my quiver this year.

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Re: mechanical heads legal 2015
« Reply #12 on: April 21, 2015, 12:44:30 PM »
I'm curious, how much damage do mechanicals do to broadhead targets compared to fixed blades?  How easy are mechanicals to remove from targets compared to fixed blades?

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Re: mechanical heads legal 2015
« Reply #13 on: April 21, 2015, 04:11:22 PM »
I'm curious, how much damage do mechanicals do to broadhead targets compared to fixed blades?  How easy are mechanicals to remove from targets compared to fixed blades?

I was shooting my shuttle t's and schwackers side by side yesterday. Seemed about the same amount of damage and same to remove from the target. I was shooting the practice head that does not open. You dont want to shoot the actual head because then I think it would do a whole lot more damage and be very difficult to remove.

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Re: mechanical heads legal 2015
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2015, 07:06:46 PM »
I'll stick with muzzy or g5

 


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