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So I had my mind made up after going down the rabbit hole with the Ashby reports that I would give single bevel broad heads a try. After looking at bonehead and cutthroat broad heads someone recommended Iron Will. They look amazing but they are double bevel. I read the owner of Iron Will knows his stuff and says double is better. Any users out there with input?
 
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He Might know his stuff BUT he is trying to sell a product. Not much bad said about his product. Go with a single bevel. I think you will be happy with what you see for results. Don’t be afraid to try something new.
 
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I used some single bevel in Africa and have used Iron Will on elk, deer, brown bear and Aoudad. Specifically the 125 vented IW. Based on my experience, I’ll take the Iron Will, any day.
 
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I think there is some merit to single-bevels for big game and I KNOW that Iron Wills are made of some of the best steel in the game.
Sooo...if I were in the market and a little more ambitous, I'd give some thought to buying some of the new Wide Iron Wills and grinding them down to a single-bevel configuration.

A lot of work, but I think you'd end up with one of the deadliest broadheads ever made...

But for the time and effort you'd have in that project, just buying some (more expensive) Bishop's single bevels would probably be more practical, ready to go, and arguably just as good.
 
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KRONIIK said:
I think there is some merit to single-bevels for big game and I KNOW that Iron Wills are made of some of the best steel in the game.
Sooo...if I were in the market and a little more ambitous, I'd give some thought to buying some of the new Wide Iron Wills and grinding them down to a single-bevel configuration.

A lot of work, but I think you'd end up with one of the deadliest broadheads ever made...

But for the time and effort you'd have in that project, just buying some (more expensive) Bishop's single bevels would probably be more practical, ready to go, and arguably just as good.
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Are the wide broad heads flying as good as the normal V? I’m only shooting whitetails and I’m always skeptical about companies going wider because people want them. My thoughts are, if the wide head is better than Why didn’t they make them to begin with.
 
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I have been shooting them out to fifty yards with no issues at all, the group is from fifty yards, 2 field points one wide series iron will. I was shooting Grim Reapers Hades 4 blade 150 's switched to IW needed no adjustments at all. Hope to test them out in Florida in two weeks on a hog. Never owned them before my first set. Yes I was lucky to shoot that size group.
 

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Passthrough z7 said:
I have been shooting them out to fifty yards with no issues at all, the group is from fifty yards, 2 field points one wide series iron will. I was shooting Grim Reapers Hades 4 blade 150 's switched to IW needed no adjustments at all. Hope to test them out in Florida in two weeks on a hog. Never owned them before my first set. Yes I was lucky to shoot that size group.
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Wow that’s some good groups, I guess you answered my question haha. Are you shooting more than deer with the 150g heads?
 
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noklok said:
Can you give us your reasons?
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I arrowed a Cape buffalo, blesbuck, and a black wildebeest with single bevels. Got poor penetration on all three. The blesbuck was spined.
Using same bow, but lighter arrows and 10 pounds less draw weight, I’ve “shot through” Aoudad, brown bear, elk, black bear and deer.
 
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df06 said:
I arrowed a Cape buffalo, blesbuck, and a black wildebeest with single bevels. Got poor penetration on all three. The blesbuck was spined.
Using same bow, but lighter arrows and 10 pounds less draw weight, I’ve “shot through” Aoudad, brown bear, elk, black bear and deer.
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Thanks for the info. And congrats!
 
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I believe Iron Will has the most advanced engineering/materials involved in fixed blade broad head to date, you pay for it though at $33 each when you start loosing arrows it stings. Extremely accurate downrange because of the smaller profile than many other broad heads and I have found the solid model make less noise than the vented ones- if that is a concern to you.
 
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ShakeandBake said:
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Wow that’s some good groups, I guess you answered my question haha. Are you shooting more than deer with the 150g heads?
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Will mainly use for whitetail and black bear, if I ever go west hunting I may just buy the solid blades, that was something I liked the idea that I can change blade width using same ferule as for wide's
 
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IW has a strong followership here, but single-bevels in general will do something IW won't. They rotate in the animal, cutting more, and essentially causing more damage. On the unfortunate shots through bone, the single bevel rotation has more ability to break the bones because of this.

With that being said, I don't think you'll be disappointed with either. Heck, buy both, get them tuned to hit the same, and interchange.
 
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ThumbsMcGee86 said:
IW has a strong followership here, but single-bevels in general will do something IW won't. They rotate in the animal, cutting more, and essentially causing more damage. On the unfortunate shots through bone, the single bevel rotation has more ability to break the bones because of this.

With that being said, I don't think you'll be disappointed with either. Heck, buy both, get them tuned to hit the same, and interchange.
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Bought some Iron Will wide heads and going to try some Bone broad heads. The single bevels are tuff to find under 125g
 
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Kinda of a broad “ paint brush stroke” there. Iron will against ALL single bevel heads. For most things and especially deer , iron will would get my vote. I have tried a number of single bevel heads and find no benefit as far as cut ( widths are about the same on most single bevel and the IW’s) and penetration seems to be about the same. Don’t find the “ rotation” helped in any way. And if you pull a double bevel broad head out of a block target slow and let it follow the path out it took in, you will find they rotate also. Or look at both the entrance and exit wounds, you will notice they rotated also. Not as much as the thicker double bevels but close on the thickness of a deer chest. The only thing most single bevel heads have going for them is they are one piece construction, and generally a much thicker broad head. Which should make them more durable. That said I never had a problem with the iron will as far as durability, and edge retention seems much better with the iron wills. So they would be my choice the majority of the time of these “ two” heads.
 
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Shot a 6.5' black bear with an iron will solid 125 on a frontal shot and the arrow went clean thru front to back and I never found the arrow it went in to the trees far beyond the bear. Granted it was only a 10 yard shot from ground level but the penetration was outstanding

 
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