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Fixed Blade Broadhead

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Peterk1234 said:
Wasp Drones for me. Not sure why I went to them but they are affordable, fly right, and are razor sharp. Oh, I guess that's why.

I shot mechanicals for years and never had a problem. I used them because I never bothered to tune my bow perfect. A few years ago I decided to learn how to tune my bow. Total game changer. Then I decided to take mechanicals out of the equation, figuring that it was smart to eliminate another possible point of failure. Fixed blades do not fail. Now it's all on me :)
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I use to work at a local Archery shop for years and I could never understand why guys wouldn't tune their bows no matter what broadheads they were using. Alway turned mine .
 
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vabwhntr said:
I have always shot the Rage 3 blade mechanical broadheads with my Mathews Z7 extreme. I have always had good luck with them. Next year a couple of us are going to Idaho on a bow elk hunt and mechanical broadheads are illegal. I want to switch this year so I have a year to practice on whitetails and get ready. What does anyone recommend for a fixed broadhead that would be good on whitetails and elk? A guy I know that goes out west recommended the stingers.
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Been using Montec 100gr since day 1, seen them tear hogs and deer to shreds. IMO they’re the easiest to sharpen and fly pretty true under 35 yds. I don’t really shoot broadhead a past that, so I can’t speak to longer western distances. Our Whitetails here are not huge compared to up north and west, so if I were going for elk I might opt for a 125gr Montec or heavier head of a different make.
I’ve also heard good things about pretty much all the other broadheads mentioned, I just like the simplicity of a Montec-style head.
 
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vabwhntr said:
I have always shot the Rage 3 blade mechanical broadheads with my Mathews Z7 extreme. I have always had good luck with them. Next year a couple of us are going to Idaho on a bow elk hunt and mechanical broadheads are illegal. I want to switch this year so I have a year to practice on whitetails and get ready. What does anyone recommend for a fixed broadhead that would be good on whitetails and elk? A guy I know that goes out west recommended the stingers.
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If you are looking at the stingers check on amazon because you can get them for cheaper than I’ve found them in local stores. Might also be the stores around me hiking up prices but worth the look.
 
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A lot of what’s been mentioned are not “fixed” blade. If you can remove/replace the blade, it’s not fixed.

The more components, the more of a chance of failure. Aluminum in a bh is a no no to me personally. I don’t even like aluminum adapters. Brass or stainless is much tougher. Same for bh adapters....the 42grain aluminum work, but are a weak link at the threads. If you beef up the bh, say to a solid one piece, there will be failure at the next weakest spot. Replaceable blades and aluminum furrels take the abuse otherwise.
 
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Goldentriangle85 said:
I’ve had a lot of luck with Montez 100gr also. And the muzzy or slick trick 4 blades


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I’ve often thought about the Viper Tricks. My bow-tech shoots them on his compound at a similar weight/draw and he likes the flight pattern, as well as not having to sharpen. I’m pretty stuck on the strength and easy sharpening of the Montecs though. Plus they fly great for me even before tuning.
 
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Montecs are a strange “metal”. They are not as strong as they look/seam compared to a comparable machined head. I had a three pack to try....two broke. They do fly well.
 
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kbetts said:
Montecs are a strange “metal”. They are not as strong as they look/seam compared to a comparable machined head. I had a three pack to try....two broke. They do fly well.
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Aren't they a plastic/ steel particle mix that's moulded under heat and compression, it was explained to me once but I might have it wrong
 
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Pse said:
Aren't they a plastic/ steel particle mix that's moulded under heat and compression, it was explained to me once but I might have it wrong
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I heard the Montecs are molded, still have a couple buddies that love them. It appears they are more and more heads out there being made form one single piece of material, I think Muzzy came out with one this year, Annihilator broadheads and VPA are to name a few.
 
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kbetts said:
Montecs are a strange “metal”. They are not as strong as they look/seam compared to a comparable machined head. I had a three pack to try....two broke. They do fly well.
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Not seen one break yet from normal abuse. Are you shooting the all-stainless, or the high-carbon black heads? I’ve heard the high-carbon can rust easily and become more brittle. I’ve left my stainless ones in the rain overnight by accident and no rust on the broadheads or visible wear. Only had one stainless break in 4 packs, and that’s because I hit a metal target support with it lol.
 
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I would be willing to bet that the problems people are having with Montecs are with counterfeit Montecs instead. I have been using Montecs since their inception and have yet to break one. The worst damage I have seen done to a Montec, was after it blew through a deer at 17 yds and blasted through a creek rock, before lodging 4-6" into the ground. It crumpled the tip. I sharpened the scrunch out the tip until it spun properly and killed my last bowkill (2017) with that broadhead, 3 deer later. I put a new sight on a few years ago. At 40 yds. I missed the target. The Montec lodged into a seasoned hedge post (tougher than the hubs of hell) nearly to the insert. I gouged and dug and dug and gouged til I got it out of the post. I resharpened it and put it back in my quiver. The only legitimate complaint I can see with a Montec is they really should be hand sharpened out the box, IMO. That may not be a bad idea regardless of brand. Luckily Montecs are so easy to sharpen (keep proper angle) that "even a caveman can do it", as I can attest.
 
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Mine were the grey ones. One broke on an offside leg bone and the other on a pass through I believe. I wanted to say they looked poured after looking at the break area. I have the last one in my quiver. They shoot well.

I like Simmons as well but had one bad experience when trying to dispatch a doe at a steep quartering angle. Biiiiiiig slice but no entry. Never found that arrow.
 
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Don’t overlook blade “angle”. Old school heads are longer with a lot more cutting edge. 3 to 1 is the typical ratio of length to width for the top quality single blade producers. VPA doesn’t approach that until you get into the larger sizes and weights. I shoot Sick Tricks a little but they don’t “cut” a hole.....they punch one.

It’s hard to compromise between weight and strength. My traditional arrows are all shooting 175-250 grain heads....easy to build strong. Hard to do for the compound unless I retool my whole setup.

Every Broadhead should be sharpened out of the box. Probably the most overlooked detail out there.....the tool that actually does the killing. So much about flight and grouping and very little about whether or not it has an edge.
 
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Born and Raised Outdoors on YouTube did some broadhead reviews. It changed my opinions on a couple of those heads.

I have a nice broadhead collection as it stands of 100 grain heads and a couple 125s....

Muzzy 3 blades x3 (spin okay, group okay, kill deer okay, hissing sound, cheap okay heads)

Monotec x2 (Metal seems soft, can resharpen them, hissing sound, fly great, they always find a way into my quiver)

Chinotecs x??? (Not a fan, not many spun well, they’re just follow up shot heads)

Vandieman 125 x2 single bevel (great heads if you can find them, fly great, very quiet)

Rage SC x2( fly great, great blood trails, fly great, just seems like there’s not much forgiveness on bone)

Chinodermics x4 (they work like the rage, some spun terrible, most was so-so, however I’ve broke a ferrule at the screw hole)

I’m looking forward to trying out some Bone Broadhead 125 grains, Tooth of the Arrow, Magnus Hornet Ser razor, and possibly a new mech head.
 
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