Shuttle T (LEGAL) per WDFW

[halflife65]

Nothing like a 700000 grain broadhead!  I bet those explosive tip arrows had good downrange kinetic energy, too.  I wonder what the spine was on his arrows?  What was really amazing is that Rambo could screw those onto an arrow and they would fly just like his regular broadheads.  I really need to get some of those things...

[BULLBLASTER]

i wonder why Mik told a few people they are illegal and now that they are legal?

[halflife65]

There is a whole thread as to why that occurred having to do with the back of the broadhead sloping towards the feathered end of the arrow.  Easy to misinterpret.  The Shuttle Ts (and the Strikers) have a slight slope toward the back of the arrow, making them legal.  You actually have to take the blade out and put it against something that is a right angle to see it.  They are like 88 or 89 degrees instead of 90 degrees.


Check out:
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,30334.0.html (it’s long, read through and find the pertinent parts.  It's fairly interesting, though.)

[coachcw]

Has any one been shoting tlocks with 300 fmjs ? . I've had a bit of planeing issues with mine , in the past I,ve just scewed and shot . I'm useing blazer four fletch and 100 grain tlocks . they seem to fly better when i set one blade up. Thanks Coach

[TheHunt]

I took last years bull and this years bull with the T-Locks.   Both went about 25 yards before pilling up.   One was a heart shot the other was a lung.  Great broadheads in my opinion.

[LongTatLaw]

Im gonna piggy back not thread jack...

Im concerned that my great for deer thunder head's arent made for elk!

Sooo, thinking of a switch...

2 choices....

Shuttle T-Locks or Slick Tricks...

pros and cons?

which is better?

[PolarBear]

I love my Slick Tricks!  The buck (250 lbs+) I shot last year at 35 yards, the arrow went completely through busting ribs on both sides and buried 8" into the ground.  Gaping holes on both sides and he piled up in less than 10 yards.  I like them much better than the Thunderheads that I have been shooting for years.  I have not tried them on elk yet, but I would imagine that they would do great.  Haven't tried Shuttle T's but I see no need when the Slick Tricks do so well and fly like darts even while practicing out to 90 yards.

[LongTatLaw]

Im kinda leaning toward slick tricks because they are CHEAP but get great reviews and man are they thick...which should equal strong...

90 yards huh...wow

what bow/weight/arrow/stiffness/grain heads?

I shoot a guardian set at 78lbs with 400g FMJ's and plan to use 125's!

[billythekidrock]

I like my slick tricks and I have seen some monster holes in critters from them.

That being said, Thunderheads are great for elk. I know quite a few guys that have killed dozens of elk with them.

[dromero]

Not sure what issue but Eastmans did a penetration test with fixed-blade broad heads in Ballistic Gel, Easton Axis 400 w 28" shaft, 70# Mathews:

Shuttle T-Locks      12 1/2" Penetration
Montec 100gr G-5    11 15/16" Penetration.

They were the top two broadheads in the test. Keep in mind that a a gel test is just that, gel. It doesn't include hide or bones. So take it for what it's worth....I shoot the T-Locks.

[halflife65]

Is this thing back?  Awesome.

[LongTatLaw]

Well...

titan convinced me to try them on my pig trip in Georgia...  shuttle T locks that is...

125 T locks on 28 inch 340 FMJ's with 4 inch shaft wraps and blazer quick spin fletchings...oh and red luminocs

I killed 10 pigs...
smallest being around 20 lbs and biggest about 150lbs
distances from about 8 yards to 55 yards...give or take between me and my buddy

I broke several FMJ's and have all but decided to try to find an all carbon arrow that will meet the GPI required in WA...

that said,

Im AMAZED by the T-Locks...

absolutely could not be happier...  not one blade to bent to use again (if wanted but never did)...

not one blade lost...before during or after the shot!

excellent cutting...strong as an anvil...  these things were made to destroy elk bones!

Id 100% stand by Shuttle T Locks!

glad Chris Titan turned me onto them!

only complaint might be I wish they had a 125 grain with a slightly bigger cutting diameter in t-locks...but small concession for what ya get from a work horse of a broadhead!

[carpsniperg2]

they are very good heads, i have shot them a lot but i still like my montecs a bit better.

[LongTatLaw]

Ive shot the montecs and they are sexy but they arent nearly as strong in my experience...

[carpsniperg2]

lol i don't think they are sexy and they do make a little noise in flight. but i have shot many of beef shoulders brought home from the butcher" with diffrent broadheads and the montecs have always done just fine i would say the same as the shuttle t i would probably shoot the shuttle t but they shoot about 6" low and right from my field tips and my montec shoot the same hole as my field points and i like never having to touch my sights i have shot 2 elk and other than a small nick in the blade on one no problem x force at 343 fps at 83lbs eats them up and spits them out i am going to shoot the shuttle t's a bunch threw my trad bows this year because i have a multi tag and always hunt with a muzzle in th late season and if i shoot one early it has to be a toad and with my trad bow to burn a tag but i will probably end up hunting with my dead heads or maybe one of my hand knapped points who knows i like to mix it up.