Broadhead Test

[sakoshooter]

Couple buddies down at Sportco(archery dept) have been doing a little broadhead testing. Mainly testing sturdiness, deflection and penetration via shooting them from a 60lb compound into a sheet of 5/8" plywood at a 45* angle.
Interesting that some of them would not penetrate at all.
I took a few down today for them to shoot: Slick Trick Razor Trick, Viper Trick and Slick Trick Mag and a Trocar tipped Grave Digger. All Slick Tricks penetrated until the vanes caught in the plywood with "0" damage to anything plus they spin tested them afterward - perfect.  The Grave Digger did the same but with a slight wiggle on spin testing. Kind of gives a guy confidence in what he's using.
For the results of all of them that Sportco tested, I'll let you visit and ask the folks in the archery dept. I don't want to be the guy bad mouthing somebody's favorite broadhead.

[D-Rock425]

 

[MLBowhunting]

I plan on testing some heads after the ATA show.  I would like to video and show the results. 

[sakoshooter]

I know we don't usually shoot plywood out hunting but the question came up a few times concerning some mech designs opening on raking shots etc especially if bone was contacted. Deflection off bone was also a concern and badly bent ferules was one of my concerns since a badly bent ferule could drastically change the direction of penetration. This actually happened to some of the broadheads they tested (that I wouldn't mention) plus a couple didn't even penetrate the 5/8" plywood.

[RadSav]

I plan on testing some heads after the ATA show.  I would like to video and show the results.

OH NO

[D-Rock425]

We should shoot cement blocks for no other reason than I like to see arrows just smashed into pieces.

[sakoshooter]

We should shoot cement blocks for no other reason than I like to see arrows just smashed into pieces.

I'm in as long as we're using your arrows and broadheads.

[Mxracer532]

Use Magnus Black Hornets and damage the head they will replace them for free. (one of the many reasons I am shooting them) I did shoot ST Standards prior and for the most part was happy with them.

[RadSav]

Would an honest person really send back a broadhead they destroyed on purpose?

[sakoshooter]

Would an honest person really send back a broadhead they destroyed on purpose?

I'm w/ya Rad but I read about folks on Archery Talk doing it all the time with Magnus broadheads. Pitiful.

[RadSav]

Cheap advertising then, I guess

[sakoshooter]

Correction:
The Grave Digger ferule "did not" bend as originally thought. I install tiny O-rings so indexing the broadhead is easy. Come to find out, the o-ring split making the head wobble at Sportco. When I got home and removed the broken o-ring, the head was perfect.
I'm going to resharpen it and use it again.

[PA BEN]

Good video on broadhead test

[RadSav]

 

[PA BEN]

Ok you seem to be a know it all explain