Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Bow Hunting => Topic started by: Grizzly95 on September 16, 2008, 10:22:43 AM
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This will be my daughters first year bowhunting and a good friend of mine told me to get her some cut-on-contact 2 blade broadheads. Any input on this? She is just at the 40# mark. Thanks Grizz
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Personally i dont care for 2 blade broadheads but thats a personal choice. i would recommend any of these
G5
http://www.cabelas.com/hprod-1/0004535.shtml (http://www.cabelas.com/hprod-1/0004535.shtml)
Tight Point Shuttle T-lock
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pod/standard-pod-wrapped.jsp?id=0033275&navCount=0&parentId=cat20059&masterpathid=&navAction=push&cmCat=netcon&parentType=index&indexId=cat20059&rid= (http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pod/standard-pod-wrapped.jsp?id=0033275&navCount=0&parentId=cat20059&masterpathid=&navAction=push&cmCat=netcon&parentType=index&indexId=cat20059&rid=)
Muzzy
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pod/standard-pod-wrapped.jsp?id=0004591&navCount=0&parentId=cat20059&masterpathid=&navAction=push&cmCat=netcon&parentType=index&indexId=cat20059&rid= (http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pod/standard-pod-wrapped.jsp?id=0004591&navCount=0&parentId=cat20059&masterpathid=&navAction=push&cmCat=netcon&parentType=index&indexId=cat20059&rid=)
Whatever you choose good luck. There is aways something special with a first hunt. Bring us back a story :hello:
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My first archery deer was taken at 43lbs with Easton XX75 19xx (don't remember shaft size) and Muzzy 3-blade, 125gr heads.
35yd shot, broke two ribs and penetrated to the far shoulder...buck made it about 15yds and piled up. Pretty much been using the same heads ever since. Work great for me.
I'm not a bit fan of 2-blade heads, either.
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I use the Muzzy 3 blade in 100gr and have always had good luck, I was only concerned with the lighter pull weight and that is what he had rec. she use. This will be her first bow adventure, she got a doe 2 years ago with a rifle (10 years old).
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I'm curious why he would say to use a 2 blade broadhead? :dunno: I would think that a 3 blade broadhead would be less likely to plane and create better penetration no matter what the bow poundage. Good luck on the hunt. I'll be ready to read the story :)
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Congrats on getting the family into the sport! The suggestion on using the 2 blade head was a good one. There's nothing wrong with the killing power of a 2 blade head; in fact I'd bet a nickel that more game has been killed with a 2 blade head than a 3 blade head by a factor of 2 and maybe 3 (not counting stone heads of way back). The reasoning behind the 2 blade suggestion is based on physics and is sound: the mechanical advantage of a 2 blade head is significantly greater than that of a 3 or 4 blade head. With equal shot placement the 2 blade will penetrate better in every situation up to the point where both heads create a pass through. At 40 pounds, a pass through is not a guarantee, so the penetration gained is worth losing the extra blade worth of cutting. At 70 pounds good shot placement will give a good pass through with the biggest of animals, so the extra cutting is a nice luxury. Keep the arrows heavy and use a good quality head that you can keep sharp, and she'll be just fine for deer or even elk with good placement of the shot. Magnus Stingers can't be beat for your description, plus they have a lifetime guarantee, so you'll only have to buy so many of them when she starts practicing with them and inevitably hitting rocks on misses or pass throughs.
Keep her practicing, get her close, and you only carry a video camera when she's hunting because you'll want those memories on film to re-live for a lifetime. Good luck!
