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Big Game Hunting => Bow Hunting => Topic started by: Beardo on April 14, 2013, 06:56:00 PM

Title: Turkey broadheads
Post by: Beardo on April 14, 2013, 06:56:00 PM: I have my trip planned two weeks from now at gallo springs :)
I am going to be in the market for some broadheads this next week and broadhead tune them for my bow. I know the expandable are legal for spring but are they worth it. I have looked at the rages and like the looks of them. Should I just use my normal heads which are thunderheads or montecs. Never killed a Turkey with a bow so any advise on this will be appreciated.
Title: Re: Turkey broadheads
Post by: emac on April 14, 2013, 07:27:33 PM: I am in the same boat. you should look into getting some guillotine broadheads i ordered some haven't shot em yet but the videos of them look sweet
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Post by: whacker1 on April 14, 2013, 07:29:46 PM: If I recall correctly, your arrows need to be longer than normal for the guillotine to clear he riser. But I have never shot them myself.
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Post by: 3dvapor on April 14, 2013, 08:28:29 PM: I've had real good luck with the spitfires, 3 blade open on imppact. I've shot turkeys with fixed broadheads too but they don't put them down as fast unless u hit them perfect.
Title: Re: Turkey broadheads
Post by: Beardo on April 14, 2013, 08:45:06 PM: Quote from: emac on April 14, 2013, 07:27:33 PM
I am in the same boat. you should look into getting some guillotine broadheads i ordered some haven't shot em yet but the videos of them look sweet
I am not looking into the guillotine style. I wanna just keep my normal bow setup with my easton fmjs and possibly a wider cutting head that would drop the bird on impact. That's why I think the rage turkey heads might be a winner.
Any other options?
Thanks for the responses!
Title: Re: Turkey broadheads
Post by: lokidog on April 14, 2013, 08:55:46 PM: I've gone two for three on turkeys hunted with a bow (oops, two for four, I shaved a bunch of feathers off one south of Spokane one other time). I use my deer/elk setup because that is what my bow is tuned for. The year I did not get a shot, had I had one of the guillotine types I probably would have connected as I had a gobbler at 25 yards but only had his head and upper neck visible.

With this style, you do need a longer arrow and they don't fit in quivers very well. Target shooting with them is tough with a standard target, I hung a chicken food bag filled with grocery bags as a target for my wife to practice with last year. She never did get a shot opportunity.
Title: Re: Turkey broadheads
Post by: demontang on April 14, 2013, 09:16:15 PM: Ive been shooting the bullheads and they fly the same as my regular heads. I just started shooting the rage turkey two blade heads and im still unsure about them. They dont seem to fly right for some reason im hitting low right. :dunno: Im going to do a little more shooting before I give up on them. I hope tomorrow it isnt windy and I can get out and shoot more.
Title: Re: Turkey broadheads
Post by: Beardo on April 14, 2013, 09:19:00 PM: Quote from: demontang on April 14, 2013, 09:16:15 PM
Ive been shooting the bullheads and they fly the same as my regular heads. I just started shooting the rage turkey two blade heads and im still unsure about them. They dont seem to fly right for some reason im hitting low right. :dunno: Im going to do a little more shooting before I give up on them. I hope tomorrow it isnt windy and I can get out and shoot more.
Have you tuned the broad heads to your bow?
Title: Re: Turkey broadheads
Post by: demontang on April 15, 2013, 09:42:37 AM: I tune my bow with with the other heads and they fly true as my field points out to 50yds. I dont know why the rage doesnt fly because the 3" dia bull heads fly very well all are 100gr all are on easton axis 300spine 30" arrows :dunno:
Title: Re: Turkey broadheads
Post by: Beardo on April 15, 2013, 09:56:25 AM: Quote from: demontang on April 15, 2013, 09:42:37 AM
I tune my bow with with the other heads and they fly true as my field points out to 50yds. I dont know why the rage doesnt fly because the 3" dia bull heads fly very well all are 100gr all are on easton axis 300spine 30" arrows :dunno:
that's strange. Thanks for the info. I think I am gonna pick up some rages to test out. I will let you know how they fly.
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Post by: lokidog on April 15, 2013, 10:19:48 AM: I don't understand, if your bow is tuned for your deer/elk broadheads, why go to the time and expense of buying different heads that do the same thing? I can see getting some of the neck chopper types, but just another penetrating blade? :dunno:
Title: Re: Turkey broadheads
Post by: bow4elk on April 15, 2013, 10:37:15 AM: I'm still looking to tag my first turkey with my bow. I keep taking it but leaving it in the truck :chuckle: Hoping to change that this weekend. I'm using NAP Shockwave three blade expandables, mainly because they fly great without additional fussing or tuning, and I want three blades with a larger overall diameter. Shot placement is always the #1 factor and plenty of birds are killed with fixed blade heads so it's really just personal preference.
Title: Re: Turkey broadheads
Post by: Beardo on April 15, 2013, 11:44:48 AM: Quote from: lokidog on April 15, 2013, 10:19:48 AM
I don't understand, if your bow is tuned for your deer/elk broadheads, why go to the time and expense of buying different heads that do the same thing? I can see getting some of the neck chopper types, but just another penetrating blade? :dunno:
haha I kinda just want to try a large cutting blade like the rage turkey expandables. I know even with those heads my arrow is more than likely going to pass through because I don't want to crank my bow down in draw weight. I just want the hit to drop the bird quick instead of having a montec pass through and have to track a turkey. I also have never shot expandables and am curious haha.
I don't like the guillotine style just because I don't wanna travel across state and risk missing a head shot on a bird. I also wanna just use my easton fmjs and not need longer arrows.
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Post by: BlacktailBowhunter on April 15, 2013, 10:00:48 PM: If you are shooting a compound, I highly recomend shooting an expandable. I like the Rage broadheads for compounds. I would stay away from the guillotine types unless you practice alot and have birds that will come in to very close range. The 2 turkeys that I took with a trad bow were under 7 yards and I always look for a back shot with trad gear.

With a compound and Rage Broadhead, you can hit them dang near anywhere and kill them. That big of a cutting area on that small of a bird just works very well.

Rage:

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Thunderhead:

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Fixed Blade Magnus 125:

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Title: Re: Turkey broadheads
Post by: lokidog on April 15, 2013, 10:17:45 PM: Nice batch of birds Blacktail. :tup:
Title: Re: Turkey broadheads
Post by: Beardo on April 20, 2013, 10:36:21 PM: Quote from: lokidog on April 15, 2013, 10:19:48 AM
I don't understand, if your bow is tuned for your deer/elk broadheads, why go to the time and expense of buying different heads that do the same thing? I can see getting some of the neck chopper types, but just another penetrating blade? :dunno:
You have knocked some sense into me. Haha
I will be shooting my thunder heads.
Title: Re: Turkey broadheads
Post by: lokidog on April 20, 2013, 11:23:14 PM: Good shooting!