Hi everyone,
I killed two deer with these broadheads this week and have some initial thoughts.
I ordered a package of the K2 Hybrid 100 grain 1 3/4"
I'm shooting a Mathews Drenalin. Getting 272 fps set up for hunting and my arrows are 400 grains with these points installed.
First of all, I spoke with Mike in mid October and there was a fire at their facility. They lost computers etc and so had pretty major communication and supply chain problems. That delayed the release of the product somewhat and most likely lead to the poor communication many of us experienced.
When I received them the packaging seemed a bit basic. The insert inside the plastic was thin paper and lower quality printing than you would see on a bigger brand.
I was not impressed with the sharpness of the blades out of the package. I'm a super fussy sharpness guy - on everything from my kitchen knives to my pocket knife and on any broadhead I intend to use on a deer. These just weren't up to my standards. I broke them down and put a better edge on the blades and on the chisel tip along with the drive key / bleeder blades with my diamond stones. The mechanism for taking them apart and replacing blades is well thought out and easy to work with.
They come with a little nylon cylinder to lock the blades in for practice. The chisel tip is just a touch wider than the blades when folded so the blades make minimal contact with your target with the pin inserted.
Like most modern mechanicals they shot well compared to my field points. No adjustments necessary.
The overall build quality is good. As I said, the grind and sharpening on the blades and chisel tip left a bit to be desired. The packaging was moderate quality. There was a bit more play in the blades than I expected - but the way they deploy needs that to work optimally. There's just a bit of rattle in these guys when they're in a closed position. The o-rings that come with them may be just a bit too weak to hold things in place well.
The drive key is a really great design. It's smooth, clean moving and really locks things into place.
Now, the important part.
Monday afternoon I had a nice bodied 6 (plus a goofy nubbin on the left making it a 7) come into my stand to my left. Grunted to stop it in one of my shooting lanes directly on my left putting it in perfect shooting position at 17 yards. Close side leg was forward and the deer didn't know my location. It's about as good a situation as you can get. I hit him right where I intended. The entry wound was devastating. Literally a cup of blood erupted out the entry wound side before he took a step. Hit both lungs and the heart. The arrow hit just behind the bone on the far side leg, severing the tendon. He made it under 100' before dropping. The arrow did exactly what it was designed to do - and did it really well. Huge entry and exit wound. Massive blood trail. I recovered the arrow about 5 yards behind where I hit the deer stuck into a small log. The blades were damaged but still deployed and locked open. Pictures below.
Entry wound:
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Arrow:
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Heart:
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Blades:
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The broadhead performance was flawless.
The hunt I was on was an urban management hunt so they ask us to take all legal deer we can. I had the opportunity to take a yearling doe on Wed afternoon. She bedded down 8 yards behind my stand at about 2:30. At 3:15 she decided to move. She stopped to look n the direction of a barking dog at about 12 yards broadside. I took the shot. Again, full deployment on the entry side, lungs massively damaged and a huge exit wound. She covered about 50 feet before and dropping. Recovered the arrow laying on top of some brush behind where I hit her. Again, significant damage to the blades (see above). This time the blades were't fully locked open - but based on the damage to the deer they were when they exited. I think they popped partially closed when the arrow landed in the brush hitting the drive key.
Overall I give these heads a big thumbs up. If they can get a better edge on them when they ship and work on communication a bit I think we have a winner.
I certainly plan to replace the blades and keep shooting these as my primary hunting points.
Hit me up with questions.
thanks for reading!
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I killed two deer with these broadheads this week and have some initial thoughts.
I ordered a package of the K2 Hybrid 100 grain 1 3/4"
I'm shooting a Mathews Drenalin. Getting 272 fps set up for hunting and my arrows are 400 grains with these points installed.
First of all, I spoke with Mike in mid October and there was a fire at their facility. They lost computers etc and so had pretty major communication and supply chain problems. That delayed the release of the product somewhat and most likely lead to the poor communication many of us experienced.
When I received them the packaging seemed a bit basic. The insert inside the plastic was thin paper and lower quality printing than you would see on a bigger brand.
I was not impressed with the sharpness of the blades out of the package. I'm a super fussy sharpness guy - on everything from my kitchen knives to my pocket knife and on any broadhead I intend to use on a deer. These just weren't up to my standards. I broke them down and put a better edge on the blades and on the chisel tip along with the drive key / bleeder blades with my diamond stones. The mechanism for taking them apart and replacing blades is well thought out and easy to work with.
They come with a little nylon cylinder to lock the blades in for practice. The chisel tip is just a touch wider than the blades when folded so the blades make minimal contact with your target with the pin inserted.
Like most modern mechanicals they shot well compared to my field points. No adjustments necessary.
The overall build quality is good. As I said, the grind and sharpening on the blades and chisel tip left a bit to be desired. The packaging was moderate quality. There was a bit more play in the blades than I expected - but the way they deploy needs that to work optimally. There's just a bit of rattle in these guys when they're in a closed position. The o-rings that come with them may be just a bit too weak to hold things in place well.
The drive key is a really great design. It's smooth, clean moving and really locks things into place.
Now, the important part.
Monday afternoon I had a nice bodied 6 (plus a goofy nubbin on the left making it a 7) come into my stand to my left. Grunted to stop it in one of my shooting lanes directly on my left putting it in perfect shooting position at 17 yards. Close side leg was forward and the deer didn't know my location. It's about as good a situation as you can get. I hit him right where I intended. The entry wound was devastating. Literally a cup of blood erupted out the entry wound side before he took a step. Hit both lungs and the heart. The arrow hit just behind the bone on the far side leg, severing the tendon. He made it under 100' before dropping. The arrow did exactly what it was designed to do - and did it really well. Huge entry and exit wound. Massive blood trail. I recovered the arrow about 5 yards behind where I hit the deer stuck into a small log. The blades were damaged but still deployed and locked open. Pictures below.
Entry wound:
Arrow:
Heart:
Blades:
The broadhead performance was flawless.
The hunt I was on was an urban management hunt so they ask us to take all legal deer we can. I had the opportunity to take a yearling doe on Wed afternoon. She bedded down 8 yards behind my stand at about 2:30. At 3:15 she decided to move. She stopped to look n the direction of a barking dog at about 12 yards broadside. I took the shot. Again, full deployment on the entry side, lungs massively damaged and a huge exit wound. She covered about 50 feet before and dropping. Recovered the arrow laying on top of some brush behind where I hit her. Again, significant damage to the blades (see above). This time the blades were't fully locked open - but based on the damage to the deer they were when they exited. I think they popped partially closed when the arrow landed in the brush hitting the drive key.
Overall I give these heads a big thumbs up. If they can get a better edge on them when they ship and work on communication a bit I think we have a winner.
I certainly plan to replace the blades and keep shooting these as my primary hunting points.
Hit me up with questions.
thanks for reading!
