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Fixed Blade Broadhead

I have been shooting Magnus (old school black), STOS, and Zephyr broad heads for years. None are being made anymore but if I was shooting a compound bow and wanted to go with a fixed blade I’d go with the Stinger or Muzzy. Both have a long and excellent track record.
 
Nutterbuster said:
I bought ramcats last year, but never bloodied them. They fly well and look like they should cut a good hole. Anybody that can verify?
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Yup. 3 for 3 pass-through with ramcats last year. Really liked them. And I just got a Cabelas/bass pro flyer that said they’re on sale for $29.99. Heck of a price.
 
Fixed blade heads are the work horses of bow hunting. I prefer 2 blade cut on contact heads. My favorite has been the big Magnus glue on two blade head, unfortunately Magnus sold that line to another supplier and that supplier went out of business. My choice will now probably be the Zwickey Delta two blade. They are so easy to sharpen and really take a great edge.

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Count me as another Ramcat fan. They fly great and do some damage. I've been out of the loop for a bit and just saw they have a single bevel blade available now. It's a little smaller diameter than the originals but if they'll fit on the original heads I may give them a try this year.
 
brydan said:
Count me as another Ramcat fan. They fly great and do some damage. I've been out of the loop for a bit and just saw they have a single bevel blade available now. It's a little smaller diameter than the originals but if they'll fit on the original heads I may give them a try this year.
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I agree that would be a perfect mix!!
 
I use Muzzy 100 grain 3 blade trocar. Excellent broadhead and great blades. Never had an issue with them and they have practice blades that pull out of targets easily. Have always had a passthrough
 
I've heard lots of people say they like the exodus heads but I have never used them. I'm going to try the Bone Broadhead this year which is a single bevel. I was also looking at the Cutthroat Broadheads and might order a pack of those to try this year too. Just a couple more options to look at.
 
I’ve been shooting Flying Arrow Archery’s “Toxic” broadhead for a few years now and I couldn’t be happier with it. The wound channels are unbelievable especially considering the small diameter of the broadhead itself. I decided a few years ago to switch from mechs after I had one that didn’t open but I didn’t want to sacrifice the field point accuracy of the mechs when I switched. The toxics delivered. I can alternate broadhead and field point practicing at 50, 70, 80 yards and not see a difference in flight path between the two. This year Flying Arrow came out with a new model based on the toxic called the pharmakon series. They are much beefier then the toxics but still have the same flight characteristics and are easier to swap out blades. The toxic is tough to switch blades and I often cut myself trying. One caviar though, you bow has to be set up properly for these heads to fly properly. Paper tuning is essential. The first time I tried shooting the toxic my arrow veered over a foot at 30 yards. I called flying arrow and they said that if I still wasn’t happy after I did a proper paper tune they’d refund me. They were right I had the knock kicking right on release sending the arrow left and those blades can really influence the flight path. Once it was fixed it actually seems like (and still does to this day) like my set up gets more accurate with the broadheads on then the field points. As an added benefit these force me to paper test every year before the season which keeps my set up right. There’s a video on the website of their broadhead crushing a moose so it should handle an elk and with those distances you may have to shoot I’d want a head that flys like a mech.
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I've been seriously considering Iron Will or Bishop this year. I've killed big game with a lot of different broadheads but Slick Tricks have been on my arrows more than anything else. They fly amazing and have always worked well for me. There is something unique about the lifetime warranty of the Iron Wills and Bishops. The steel used on both of those heads is much higher quality than what's typically used. With that said, I'm still using Slick Tricks at the moment.
 
Another Magnus shooter here, mainly buzzcuts but have had good luck with all of there line.
 
I'm on the Iron Will bandwagon. Lifetime warranty, shoot 4 deer and still shave with them, holds an edge like nothing else. $30 a head is nothing compared to what I spend on everything else hunting related. And it's the thing that kills the deer.

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I have always shot slick tricks. They have always been reliable and do the job well. Next year i may give the iron will heads a try as they have peaked my interest!!
 
Buckhole75 said:
Been shooting Simmons Landsharks for years.Great heads with great flight characteristics made from good steel that will get scary sharp when resharpening
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X2 from my trad bows. For my new compound, if I hunt with it this year, I really am impressed with the slick tricks I went with.
 
Check out Tooth of the Arrow if you want a solid machined broadhead that is scary sharp out of box and easily resharpened. BIL shot a deer with them last year and left an amazing trail. Fly like darts too.
 
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