Broadheads

[pianoman9701]

Nobody shooting G5 montecs? I was given some as a gift this year and planning on trying them out.  Thoughts?

I shoot 'em. I sharpen them fast with their sharpener or replace the blades if they get too dinged up. I really like them. The replaceable razors are pretty sturdy.

[Machias]

I shoot 175 gr VPA Terminators.

[pianoman9701]

I shoot 175 gr VPA Terminators.

You're a super manly man, though Fred. Not all of us can even hold one of those at full draw without dropping the tip!

[BULLBLASTER]

I use shuttle or terminal t!

[Machias]

I shoot 175 gr VPA Terminators.

You're a super manly man, though Fred. Not all of us can even hold one of those at full draw without dropping the tip!

 

[Dr. Death]

Shot WASP for years, but am switching to Shuttle T, black ops this year since they changed their sharpening on them...

[AKBowman]

Has anyone ever shot the Muzzy Phantoms? Look pretty sweet especially for a trad setup

[jechicdr]

Has anyone ever shot the Muzzy Phantoms? Look pretty sweet especially for a trad setup

That's what I use.  I don't go traditional though.  Have not gotten a shot at an elk since I switched, but killed couple of deer with it.  Switched after losing a blood trail on a wounded elk with traditional trochar tip.  It was a good hit but not a complete pass through, but pouring down rain and dark (so much so, that I was walking back to camp in about 6 inches of standing water.  I was only 20 yards and so have no doubts about the shot.  If I had an exit hole on the other side, then the elk would have gone down quicker and I think I would have been more likely to find her.  I figure if I can get a four blade cut on contact to hit, it is going to pass through.  Exit hole is always going to bleed more, and two holes is going to bleed more than one, and any major vessels along the path of the cutting blace are going to bleed like stink.  There's now a 150 grain version.

[BOWHUNTER45]

Man you guys are killing me ....with all these leaded broadheads ..... just do not need them  but whatever floats your boat .... I never had trouble killing anything with a 75 gr broadhead ( I will not say what kind  ) then I went to an 85gr and still the same results and then to 100 gr and still the same results ...just alittle more gap between the pins but never nothen over a 100 for me ... just me speaking 

[RightPlace-RightTime]

Slicktricks!!!

[jechicdr]

Increased FOC (front of center) will stabilize better and result in tighter groups.  Something probably more important with the faster bows these days.  Sure I could shoot a 45 lb draw and 85 grain broadheads and limit myself to 20-30 yards and kill deer...but I don't want to .  I guarantee, you are not going to get consistent flight with an 85 grain broadhead with my Mathews Z7.  Yes it has to be well tuned, I have to have good form, proper spined arrows and a bit of weight on the front of the arrow.  I once killed an elk with a 100 grain trochar tip broadhead...just wasn't able to retrieve it because I lost the blood trail in pouring down rain in the dark through thick berry patch (you know the ones with green leaves and little reddish brown spots on a lot of the leaves) .  I want to shoot at a 400 lb elk at up to 60-70 yards, have the arrow almost always pass through, and leave a big hole on both sides with a big blood trail to follow under 50 yards to an animal laying on the ground.

[BULLBLASTER]

If the elk didn't die within 150 yards it wasn't the broadheads fault... if you put any broad head into the lungs the animal will die. I have had passthroughs on elk up to 65 yards with a 100 gr shuttle t on a 365 grain arrow out of a 60 lb bow. Also not had pass through inside 30 yards with same set up. Both elk dead inside 40 yards from hit.

[D-Rock425]

I don't see any problems with my 85 grain broadheads. 

[pianoman9701]

If the elk didn't die within 150 yards it wasn't the broadheads fault... if you put any broad head into the lungs the animal will die. I have had passthroughs on elk up to 65 yards with a 100 gr shuttle t on a 365 grain arrow out of a 60 lb bow. Also not had pass through inside 30 yards with same set up. Both elk dead inside 40 yards from hit.

You can also kill one with a .22. That doesn't mean I'm going to use one. I understand you prefer a smaller broadhead. However, I have to compensate for my other shortcomings in life. I use a 125. They fly right, they do lots of damage, and I usually have a plethora of bodily fluids to follow to the downed animal.

[BULLBLASTER]

You can also kill one with a .22. That doesn't mean I'm going to use one. I understand you prefer a smaller broadhead. However, I have to compensate for my other shortcomings in life. I use a 125. They fly right, they do lots of damage, and I usually have a plethora of bodily fluids to follow to the downed animal.

can't argue about wanting a bigger hole. And I agree that more blood on the ground is better. My comment was more directed to the case of jechicdr blaming a lost elk on a trocar tip. I have used plenty of heads from muzzy to thunderhead to montec and stingers and shuttle t... nothing had issues killing what I shot at when placement was good.
I will most likely end up shooting 125s next year when I go moose hunting because I want an arrow that weighs 450+ with good foc.