Couldn't have been Bishop a 6 pack there is 1200
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Looking for your broadhead opinions
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Since switching from rage hypo, I have had great luck with magnus black hornets in my crossbow. However, even with the sharpening jig from stay sharp, it takes a bit to get all 8 sides of the 4 blades sharp. I don't bother with the rear facing because I always get a pass through. Shot two so far, one liver/double lung, another double lung and both went about 50 yards and had immediate blood to follow. Photo is from a magnus black hornet kill.
I shot a large doe sunday(forgot to take photo) with a sawtooth A2 and that arrow zipped through her so fast she didn't realize she was hit. Hopped a log about 5 yards away at the sound of the shot and stood still for 10 seconds then fell over. That was also a double lung. The best part is the broadhead needed 20 seconds on the stone before it shaved arm hair again. It didn't need a jig, and I leave it on the arrow to sharpen.
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I shot a large doe sunday(forgot to take photo) with a sawtooth A2 and that arrow zipped through her so fast she didn't realize she was hit. Hopped a log about 5 yards away at the sound of the shot and stood still for 10 seconds then fell over. That was also a double lung. The best part is the broadhead needed 20 seconds on the stone before it shaved arm hair again. It didn't need a jig, and I leave it on the arrow to sharpen.
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WISCO
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I've never strayed from my grim reapers....I know mechanicals aren't what is trendy right now, but I've never had one problem.
WISCO
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Since switching from rage hypo, I have had great luck with magnus black hornets in my crossbow. However, even with the sharpening jig from stay sharp, it takes a bit to get all 8 sides of the 4 blades sharp. I don't bother with the rear facing because I always get a pass through. Shot two so far, one liver/double lung, another double lung and both went about 50 yards and had immediate blood to follow. Photo is from a magnus black hornet kill.
I shot a large doe sunday(forgot to take photo) with a sawtooth A2 and that arrow zipped through her so fast she didn't realize she was hit. Hopped a log about 5 yards away at the sound of the shot and stood still for 10 seconds then fell over. That was also a double lung. The best part is the broadhead needed 20 seconds on the stone before it shaved arm hair again. It didn't need a jig, and I leave it on the arrow to sharpen.
A2 Broadheads - Sawtooth Outdoor Products
3 pack (includes three broadheads) Spring Steel Blade
Great! now i have to go spend more money on broadheads. haha
I've shot the Rothhaar Snuffer in 170gr. for 50 yrs. Tried the Magnus 150 Buzzcut, just because I like to tinker. The last three does have been amazing pass thru's w/very little blood trail. Back to what works for me, the Snuffer in 170 gr. Very easy to re sharpen and they fly like darts. Like most, I have to try something new, and a year later I think it'd be good to try it again.
The_Fit_Ness_Monster
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I’ve used countless broadheads from the old thunderheads fixed blades to schwacker, G5 montecs, dead meats, muzzy, grim reapers. And the one I’ve stuck with since 2016 consistently are my bloodsport gravediggers, hands down in every aspect by far best broadheads ever, goes through bone like butter (or it may be my 80# hammer) lol and I’ve never had to track a deer yet with these, furthest ones gone about 11 yards before crashing, it does the most damage I’ve seen in a broadhead. I’ve mentioned these a good bit on this forum it blows my mind I’m still the only guy I know using these. I ordered a bunch in case they ever go out of business but I’ve been using the same 3 for 4 seasons now and zero problems, it’s a no fail system.PERIOD.
I’m with those who don’t fix unbroken relationships. I tried to go with a heavier broadhead this year, same style, and it was just too much…EXTRA. Extra time, money, shooting, blah blah. Before trying the switch, At 45 yards I could hit a pie plate, at 25 yards anything I shoot is getting at least 75% of my arrow stuck through a 3” spot if it doesn’t meet a shoulder first. Case in point: sounds like you’re already performing at near-peak lethality. If you look into changing anything, upgrade your BH sharpening regimen.
As far as pricing, I don’t reuse BH’s that have already been shot at an animal. Even when I cleanly miss I retire the BH from the hunting quiver. If no damage it becomes a practice BH. If I kill with it, it becomes part of the trophy display. Thus, I can’t justify more than $15 per BH (which is already more than I want to pay for something that I only kill with once or could miss with). For what it’s worth I’m using a 100gr Montec at 58# and 25.5” DL, 380gr TAW at 253fps and 12-13% FOC. Only times I don’t get pass through are when the opposite shoulder gets involved. Gotta keep those Montecs sharp but they fly true and easy to re-hone. Trocars are nice too tbh. Low profile and very sharp outta package imo.
As far as pricing, I don’t reuse BH’s that have already been shot at an animal. Even when I cleanly miss I retire the BH from the hunting quiver. If no damage it becomes a practice BH. If I kill with it, it becomes part of the trophy display. Thus, I can’t justify more than $15 per BH (which is already more than I want to pay for something that I only kill with once or could miss with). For what it’s worth I’m using a 100gr Montec at 58# and 25.5” DL, 380gr TAW at 253fps and 12-13% FOC. Only times I don’t get pass through are when the opposite shoulder gets involved. Gotta keep those Montecs sharp but they fly true and easy to re-hone. Trocars are nice too tbh. Low profile and very sharp outta package imo.
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Shoot what you have confidence in. It’s seems like your muzzy’s have performed exactly as you needed them to. Fight the urge to make a change because you get bored.
That said, I’ve had wonderful results with G5 Megameat. I’ve killed 5 deer with them since beginning of 2022 and all have been pass throughs and I’ve broken no blades on them. Best mechanical I’ve ever shot.
That said, I’ve had wonderful results with G5 Megameat. I’ve killed 5 deer with them since beginning of 2022 and all have been pass throughs and I’ve broken no blades on them. Best mechanical I’ve ever shot.
How many deer have you killed with them since 2016?
The_Fit_Ness_Monster
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13 or 14
If you like the grave diggers, while I have no personal experience with either, the original maker of those heads sold and made evolution outdoors and in turn the Jekyll and Hyde broadheads. I’ve heard from multiple people that they’re an improvement from a tolerance and blade durability stand point
The_Fit_Ness_Monster
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Are you saying the Jekll and Hyde ones are an improvement? I’ve never heard of those but I’ll check them out if so, the gravediggers are very durable I’ve never broken one even going through 2 shoulders, I haven’t so much as even bent a blade so I can’t imagine something that an improvement but you’ve piqued my interest though.
Yeah, dale perry was the original maker of the gravediggers. They garnered a pretty good following while he was at the reins. He sold to bloodsport and that’s where the part that I can’t confirm or deny on the degrade in quality in the heads. But he waited for his non compete clause to expire and then re made the heads under the evolution outdoor name. Have heard of improvement durability and tolerances.
The_Fit_Ness_Monster
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@Birddoggin19 so with minimal research just looking at the Evolutions off bay I can see they use the same retention as the gravediggers, which I must say is the best retention system in any “expandable” tied with the dead meats for me nothing else compares to those 2. I didn’t see that Evolution had chisel tip option as I prefer that over COC. Ahhh ok I wasn’t aware of that whole situation but I’m pretty sure I have both versions of the gravediggers, I would particularly say the one version is lower quality than the latter but I can tell with them they are slightly different material or thickness thinness of material but as far as durability I see no difference. But those Evolutions look pretty sweet.