mechanical heads legal 2015

[Dirty Mike]

Now that they are legal who's using them?

[longwalker]

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

[Jellymon]

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 ) 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.

[DIYARCHERYJUNKIE]

I'm gonna experiment with them on the target.  Just to see the difference from my fixed heads.

[Russ McDonald]

Grimreapers.  Used them before I moved to WA going to use them again.

[LeviD1]

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.

[D-Rock425]

If it ain't broke don't fix it.  I'll shoot what I know works 100% of the time.

[earlmarne]

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.

[Z_rock01]

I'll be using DirtNap Gear Broad heads! These Broad heads keep impressing me with every shot

[LeviD1]

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.

[Rainier10]

Sticking with my fixed blade thunderheads.  Excited to hear some reports back from guys that are making a change though.

[BULLBLASTER]

I think ill have a rage or 2 in my quiver this year.

[Band]

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?

[LeviD1]

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.

[demontang]

I'll stick with muzzy or g5

[Lucky1]

I am going to try shwackers this year. 

I have been shooting shuttle t's. They work good, but I think they are not as forgiving on a bad release as the mechanical heads are.

I killed a few whitetails years ago in Minnesota with Rocky Mountain mechanicals. They worked great.

[haulinbass]

I would discourage shwackers. From experience they should be called trackers. 

[Lucky1]

What happened?

[LeviD1]

What happened?

Im guessing a bad shot.. even if you make a bad shot its going to not be good for tracking. Or maybe the bigger blades didnt deploy,  which is another reason i like the schwackers cause they still have the first blades that hit and will leave at least a 1 inch hole. Also if i only drew less than 55 lbs i would probably use a cut on contact and not trust a mechanical. I think thats the reason for the mpst part why people have a mechanical fail is cause they are shooting with the propper amount of force then obvioisly they hate them afterwords. That statement is just an opinion and not factual and not directed toward anyone. 

[BOWHUNTER45]

Not me ...

[SGTDuffman]

I'm going to keep using the single bevel 2 blades I've been using. If I do change broadheads, it will be to a forged version of the same head. Though that would mean either dropping down to 150 grains, or more likely jumping up to 200 grains, from the 175 grain head I'm using now. Either way I'd be between 625 and 675 grains total. I'm a big fan of keeping heads simple. The more complex they are the more likely they are to fail. I guarantee mine never fails to open. I spent more time looking for my arrow than my deer last year because it was buried into the ground to the fletch after a 68yd shot. Know yourself and tune your gear correctly, and there is no reason at all to ever use a mechanical head.

[WapitiTalk1]

Pot is legal. Won't be using it either.  Don't kid yourself folks, mechs have a tendencey to fail when deployed in the most extreme conditions.. COC solid BH is the way to go.  Yes, there have been elk taken with mechs but there are many, many tales of failures also.. I won't take that chance.     

[ridgefire]

I will be using my magnus snuffer ss again this year and have no plans of changing anytime soon. If i ever change it will be to some other one piece coc head.

[MLBowhunting]

Will be using the fixed blade Savora.   

[Russ McDonald]

Not putting down fixed BH but it should be a hunters choice.  I have heard of tracked and unrecovered animals shot with fixed broadheads.  Find what you like whether is it fixed or mechanical.  I am going from my Muzzy 4 blades to the Grim Reapers.  Only because I have used them before moving to WA.  Happy hunting everyone. 

[TheHunt]

I am going to buy a set of mechanical just to increase my knowledge.  But I will be using Shuttle T's as they have never failed me yet.  I have no need to fix something that is not broken.

The other item is that if an elk is standing in back of a bush.  And the bush is fairly sparse I will send the Shuttle T through it and take the elk.  I have done this multiple times.  I am not sure I would do that with a mechanical.  As I said I will have to mess with it.

[SGTDuffman]

Not putting down fixed BH but it should be a hunters choice.  I have heard of tracked and unrecovered animals shot with fixed broadheads.  Find what you like whether is it fixed or mechanical.  I am going from my Muzzy 4 blades to the Grim Reapers.  Only because I have used them before moving to WA.  Happy hunting everyone. 

An animal can be wounded by any head, but I'd think an animal wounded by a sharp cut on contact 2 blade has a much better chance of healing and recovering from a wounding shot than an animal that has some crazy expandable shot through it. The gnarly wound channel that somehow makes them "more lethal" than a shot to the heart, also makes them more likely to cause sepsis or infection on less than perfect shots, with no better chance of recovering the animal, and little to no chance of the animal recovering.

[Lucky1]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4M4v8eHmzK4

He shot the Brown bear with a shwacker mechanical.

[flcracker]

I've had really good experiences with mechanical heads but also bad ones before I moved to Washington. When they open perfectly with a good shot the blood trail can be what they show on tv but I've also lost well shot deer and pigs when using them. I've only had good experiences with fixed blade...sticking with the muzzy

[LeviD1]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4M4v8eHmzK4

He shot the Brown bear with a shwacker mechanical.

Thats why I chose to try schwackers. No matter what even if they fail to open you get a 1" cut and the design of them I think it would be very very rare for them to fail even. but that is pretty much my same set-up haha. PSE Evo and schwackers. Cant wait to try them out.

[Nice Racks]

Just use Rage.  They guarentee you find your animal or get your money back. 

[DIYARCHERYJUNKIE]

Just use Rage.  They guarentee you find your animal or get your money back. 

So they'll pay for the trip huh?  Obviously it's worth it right there.  Jeez guys.  Wise up.

[Nice Racks]

Just use Rage.  They guarentee you find your animal or get your money back. 

So they'll pay for the trip huh?  Obviously it's worth it right there.  Jeez guys.  Wise up.

I use fixed blade heads. Was just being sarcastic about that guarantee.

[DIYARCHERYJUNKIE]

Just use Rage.  They guarentee you find your animal or get your money back. 

So they'll pay for the trip huh?  Obviously it's worth it right there.  Jeez guys.  Wise up.

I use fixed blade heads. Was just being sarcastic about that guarantee.

Yea. I caught that.

[saylean]

I'll stick with muzzy or g5

Same here demon.