BROADHEAD QUESTION

[RadSav]

I have shot Wasp for many years and I will never change ....give the 100gr wasp boss 3 blade a try and watch animals die ...if you hit them right I guarantee Ray charles will follow the blood trail .... Like someone said above ...most of the animals I have shot died right before my eyes ......

Had a long talk with the new owners of WASP at the ATA this past year.  Sure hope they can make it.  Their marketing is great, but I got the feeling they've gotten more than they bargained for.  I was in the market to buy WASP too.  However, they didn't want to deal and felt it was worth much, much more than it was worth.  Not sure what these guys paid though I would venture "A LOT"!  Especially since their prices increased almost 100% in 2011.

Maleski like so many others had to switch blade manufacturers a few years before he passed away.  He was an extremely smart man and went to Techni-Edge USA.  Those were some dang good blades for stainless.  Now Techni has sold and is expected to stop producing short run blades (less than 1,000,000 per run).  If that happens I'm not certain those guys will make the right decision.  They are really, really nice folks so I hope they do.  Told them I would run them on the old Savora machine we just finished rebuilding.  Though they did not seem comfortable with that.  Guess I can't blame them as we will re-launch Savora soon.

As I said, Really nice folks!  And a great product.  Keep your fingers crossed they can keep up the Maleski quality.  If not!  Say a prayer or two that they will sell to me - Cheap!  I'd love to have those blade dies.

[Recurve-Elk]

I use magnus basic 2 blades for my recurve.  Can't remember what I use in my compound, but it was three blade with the chisel type tip.  I think they were wasps.

[colockumelk]

I use the Slick Trick 125g magnums.  This is one tough blade. On youtube Ive seen them shoot steel barrels and cinder blocks with no damage to the head whatsoever and little damage to the blades. This is because the blades and the head are made of Steel, not Aluminum.  As far as blade sharpness goes these .035" thick steel blades are razor sharp.  I've cut myself more than once.  These are scary sharp.  As far as a wound channel these four bladed 1 1/8" blades make a 33% larger wound channel than a 3 blade broadhead and make just as large of a hole as a 2 blade expandable broadhead.  And out of my well tuned bow broad head tuning took little time.  (Once I figured out the tuning process   ) 

So basically with the Slick Trick you have a head that will punch through bone with no problem, with super sharp blades that cut a HUGE wound channel that fly like field tips.  Can't go wrong with these heads.  Of course there's a TON of really great broadheads on the market.  So really you can't go wrong if you buy a Muzzy, G5, Slick Trick, Magnus, Shuttle T, Wasp, etc.  If your bow is well tuned it should do well. 

[dreamunelk]

I have always used thunderhead 100s or 125s.  Never a problem with a good shot.  Don't see any reason to change.  Getting into traditional and plan on using Zwickey Eskimos as I have talked to several people who have killed multiple critters with them and they all say they get the job done.

[akirkland]

Thanks for all the info guys. I sure do appreciate it. Probably gonna stick to what has worked for me in the past.

[BOWHUNTER45]

I have shot Wasp for many years and I will never change ....give the 100gr wasp boss 3 blade a try and watch animals die ...if you hit them right I guarantee Ray charles will follow the blood trail .... Like someone said above ...most of the animals I have shot died right before my eyes ......

Had a long talk with the new owners of WASP at the ATA this past year.  Sure hope they can make it.  Their marketing is great, but I got the feeling they've gotten more than they bargained for.  I was in the market to buy WASP too.  However, they didn't want to deal and felt it was worth much, much more than it was worth.  Not sure what these guys paid though I would venture "A LOT"!  Especially since their prices increased almost 100% in 2011.

Maleski like so many others had to switch blade manufacturers a few years before he passed away.  He was an extremely smart man and went to Techni-Edge USA.  Those were some dang good blades for stainless.  Now Techni has sold and is expected to stop producing short run blades (less than 1,000,000 per run).  If that happens I'm not certain those guys will make the right decision.  They are really, really nice folks so I hope they do.  Told them I would run them on the old Savora machine we just finished rebuilding.  Though they did not seem comfortable with that.  Guess I can't blame them as we will re-launch Savora soon.

As I said, Really nice folks!  And a great product.  Keep your fingers crossed they can keep up the Maleski quality.  If not!  Say a prayer or two that they will sell to me - Cheap!  I'd love to have those blade dies.

All I can say is this .. 30yrs of solid bowhunting and I never ever had a blade break .. bent and twisted yes...but after it was to late for the critter ...I used to shoot the 75 gr wasp ... tiny little hole but will flat out put the hurt on something ..its all about shot placement for sure but I have shot so many animals dead center threw the shoulders and party over quick ... where with those mechanicals FORGET IT ....When you blow a 100 gr wasp threw a elks shoulders at 65 yrds like butter that is making a statement O.K and I have done it a few times with the same results .. BACKSTRAP !!!!!

[firedog]

Slick Trick 125 grain, I switched to 125's alst year when I went to Axis nano 300's from 340's to change my FOC. I am shooting an 08 Guardian also. Mine scales out at about 72lbs with a 30" draw.  I was shooting 100 grain heads, both montec and Slick trick with 340 spined axis nanos and they were a little soft for my liking. The stiffer arrows shoot better for me. Lots of great BH's out there, tune your bow and your arrows and start practicing and see what works for you.

[hoyt5199]

I have shot many types of broad heads through out the years and my opinion on the best one is the G5 Montecs. They fly true with field tips and they are tough. Shot 2 deer with them so far and both only ran about 40 yds.

[bullcanyon]

Like has been mentioned. Most of what you see are opinions. Some guys have actually seen results first hand. Most just use what the cool guys at the shop shoot. You wont see a lot of difference in lethality on a clean shot from just about any head out there. I don't think any head that is razor sharp and placed in the right spot kills an animal deader than another one. Its going to be more about what bh you can get to drive tacks out of YOUR set up.
I personally shoot slick tricks 125gn. I don't think they are better than say a montec. But they are on the same page for much less. I've killed two bulls with slicks and they did their job. Not any better or worse than another head placed in the same spot. But they allowed me to hit my spot. Other heads like muzzy bh would not fly well for my set up.

I get a kick out of guys boasting that what they have is the holy grail of what's out there.  Ill guarantee you they aren't killing elk any deader than the next guy. Best bow hunter I know runs muzzy bh and has dropped more elk than most people even shoot at. They just work for him. Didn't for me but might for you.
Ill let ya shoot some tricks into foam to see if they'll fly for ya;) save ya some money in the experimenting process you will be going through.

[akirkland]

I will be up this week

[colockumelk]

Thanks for all the info guys. I sure do appreciate it. Probably gonna stick to what has worked for me in the past.

   If it aint broke don't fix it.

[GoldTip]

I've shot quite a few animals, deer/elk,bear with the thunderhead 125gr and had good results with them, but always wanted a cut on contact head, and am horrible at sharpening anything.  About 4 years ago I switched to the steel Sonic COC 125gr replaceable head and have never looked back.  2 elk, half a dozen deer have fallen with excellent blood trails, even with a couple not so excellent hits.  A little difficult to get put together properly, but a very solid head even when hitting heavy bone.  Fly great and are plenty sharp out of the box.

[rebal69972]

i shoot 90 grain 4 blade muzzy's and have had very good luck with them over the years many many deer and turkeys have fallen to them. i have been concerened about such a light weight head on elk and bear but they worked really well for w/t. its mostly shot placement.
my wife uses montec g5's she hasn't killed anything yet but they came very highly recommended for her lighter weight bow. but i feel like asking which broadhead is better is like asking about which bullet is better. every bow shoots alittle different and you have to find out which 1 shoot better out of your set up the only deference is broadheads are alittle more expensive to try out. but once you find what works for you and your set up stick with it. 

[ribka]

Any good coc head like muzzy Phantoms, magnus stingers, zwikies. Thunderheads, snuffer and muzzies have been around a long time and are proven. All are high quality, sharp, durable and fly well.

Here is a coc recovered from far side shoulder from cow elk last year. Busted thru near and far side ribs then into the shoulder. Elk ribs are pretty tough as you know. Still sharp and elk died after running a short distance.