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Swhacked Off

Can't beat fixed just requires a little more tuning.
I'm with you @MCDM I shoot Wensel Woods man's (225 grain) out of my trad bows.....and G5 Montecs out of my wheelie bow.

Sharpening is a lifetime skill that every hunter should possess.
 
I know there is a lot of differing opinions about mechanical broadheads, but I hunt hogs in Texas with mechanical broadheads and I have had excellent success with 3 blade rage broadheads. I have shot smaller hogs (80 lb range) that I could see daylight through the pigs when they are hanging from the gambrel before the hide has been removed. I have killed large hogs with them as well, but on large dominant boars, it is best to shoot them quartering away for better penetration so you don't hit the shield. I killed a 281 lb boar that had a fixed blade slick trick broadhead stick just inside his shield and healed over. I shot him quartering away with a 3 blade rage and he ran about 40 yards and piled up. The only thing about mechanical rage broadheads for hogs or deer is that you get 1 animal before you have to trash or rebuild the broadhead. I am a skeptic about their new kore broadheads though because of surface area I think penetration will be an issue for hogs. I would also stay away from 2 blade mechanicals for large pigs, because a slit closes up much easier than a hole. You may get penetration, but the thick shield will seal right back up and if the arrow does not get a complete pass through a blood trail will be a rumor. I think the whole principle behind the schwackers is a joke. No entrance wound, the blade deploys once the broadhead is inside the animal. The vitals of an animal are soft you don't need the blades to be scalpel sharp once they have passed through the rib cage and rough cuts don't seal and clot as fast or easily as sharp cut wounds.
 
Don't get me wrong mechanicals are great but my reasons for fixed bh's are just my preference.

Fbbh require a shooter to have their bow tuned and supertuned for optimal performance. This is the heart of the craft tuning, tinkering, and shooting. Mechs fly very similar to fp's which is very misleading at times. I imbrace archery and the bow is my extension. I am a supertuner in the sense.

Mechs can also open accidentally which i have heard but its never happened to me. However i have had them on spot and stalk hunts snag and open up costing me success points lol.

It is a preference thing both fbbh and mechs get the job done but I think its up to the archer to figure their own path and preference. I shoot a wheelie bow lol but as i progress i am looking at more and more trad equipment. Is it inferior to what I use now probably not but with the right setup and skill anything can kill.

Sorry for getting a little philosophical there i had rubber boots on LoL
 
I will agree about the blades popping open during stalking,especially on the rage rear deploying broadheads, but the entrance holes from those things are worth the extra attention I have to pay to the blades before taking the shot. I have probably killed 100 animals with them and I have been hunting with them so long it is a habit for me to check to make sure they are locked in correctly like second nature now. But I did decide to use a fixed blade head for my elk hunt last year because I was stalking and walking the whole time. Strummed a big 6x5 in New Mexico:D
 
I will agree about the blades popping open during stalking,especially on the rage rear deploying broadheads, but the entrance holes from those things are worth the extra attention I have to pay to the blades before taking the shot. I have probably killed 100 animals with them and I have been hunting with them so long it is a habit for me to check to make sure they are locked in correctly like second nature now. But I did decide to use a fixed blade head for my elk hunt last year because I was stalking and walking the whole time. Strummed a big 6x5 in New Mexico:D
This is why I love my rage and will most likely be sticking with them. This is the entrance wound from a quartering away at about a 45.
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It flies great, the only thing is you have to make sure the blades are locked in before you shoot. The blades tend to get unlocked if they hang on something. It has become second nature to me to check the blades when I get situated.
 
It flies great, the only thing is you have to make sure the blades are locked in before you shoot. The blades tend to get unlocked if they hang on something. It has become second nature to me to check the blades when I get situated.
Are you using the rubber band type or the collar? When they came out with the collar I started looking for those exclusively just because they seem to hold the blades better.
 
I use the rubber o ring type I have not used the new ones with the shock collar. They seem to take too much force to deploy for my liking. The ones with the o ring have never let me down and the entrance holes are massive
 
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