I use lots of different heads, but over time I settled on big cut Mechanicals for Whitetail. I like them because they make big holes and bleed a lot and the deer are easy to find in thick cover because of all the blood. And deer are easy for me to shoot through

 

I have been shooting smaller fixed blades out of fear that I may not have the patience to wait for the perfect and or the perfect angle may not be presented at all. Also worried about blades opening prematurely and throwing off my trajectory. I am a novice and don't get many encounters.

 

I shoot iron will solid broadheads. I wanted a fixed blade to not have to worry about potential for mechanical failure. I chose iron will because of their materials. They fly very similar to field points (and they look cool lol)


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I live in Idaho where fixed heads are required.
I started archery hunting in the early 90's and first started with 3 blade 100 grain Thunderheads. I had no issues with their performance but didn't know how to sharpen them at the time and couldn't ever find replacement blades for them. I noticed that there was always an abundance of 100 grain 3 blade Muzzy's on the shelf, as well as replacement blades, so switched to them just because they were always easily found.
I've had no issues with them either. I've read a lot of folks have had trouble getting them flying well, but I've just never had a problem with them. I get pass through's on broad side elk, do see them not go through if the far side shoulder is hit. Blood trail is plenty to track and animals have been within 110 yards or less of the shot location. I do find that when I buy blades these days they aren't as sharp as I remember them being, so I touch up brand new blades right out of the package.

 

I started with whitetail special but had a couple of failures. Switched to rage hypodermic and haven't had any issues.

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I have never even heard of the iron will broadheads before this forum but I have not seen one bad review of them I checked on their website $214 for 6 with a case gotta be good lol


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Ok. Plenty of other great fixed blade heads that will get the same job done for a fraction of that price though...QAD, VPA, Slick Trick, Magnus, and on and on.

 

For the first 20 years of bowhunting, I tried many fixed blade broadheads and a couple of mechanical broadheads. In 2001 I started to use the Grim Reaper's because I was hunting with the owner of Grim Reaper and he asked me to give them a try. Since then I have killed well over 150 big game animals with the Grim Reaper 1 3/8'' Razor Tip's without a single broadhead failure to open or prematurely open or bounce off a rib as so many fixed broadhead companies have said. I guess if I owned a fixed broadhead company, maybe I would help fan the flames of doubt on mechanicals. I don't own a broadhead company and can shoot whatever I want. I now shoot the Grim Reaper 1 3/8'' Razor Tip because they flat out work great for me.

 

Rage Expandibles here. Have never had a problem with them. Don’t recall a deer running more than 75 yards. Expandibles seem to fly more true with my setup.

 

In 35 years I've shot a ton of different brands/models
I still try different ones from time to time depending on what I am hunting and new models that interest me.
My "go to" for deer is the Grim Reaper 1 3/8" Razorcut
I prefer the smaller cut for my 60 lb, 380-400ish gr arrows
Smaller blades break less often than longer ones
High 90% full, stick bloody arrow in the dirt, passthrus.
Ave distance deer go, I'd say about 40 yards
MADE IN USA

For larger game I have used several, Montec, Exodus, Stinger, DRT, but again, my "go to" is a Grim Reaper. Lol ( I should be on their payroll)
Their Hades is a really good broadhead.

 

slick tricks, Qad exodus fixed. they work. i wouldn't shoot a mechanical for a paid endorsement. mech will work 9/10x but that one failure will hurt your feelings.

 

I use to be a Rocket Steelhead guy for a long time which were great, but switched to G5 Deadmeat mechanicals a few years ago... what intrigued me was the way they opened and the practice heads you can buy that match the exact size of the broadhead.

 

I have not hunted in several years but I prefer mechs (for deer),. Not all that jazzed with large cutting diameter mechs though (over 1.5). Also prefer smaller cutting diameter for fixed blades- Muzzy 90s and old Thunderhead 85s were my absolute favorites- sadly both discontinued , and looks the same for Rocket, too.

Have had great luck with:
NAP Shockwave
WASP Jak-Hammer 100
Rocket Steelheads (especially 125s)- My last several deer were taken with these and Sidewinders.
Rocket Sidewinders
Muzzy 90 4 Blades
WASP SST/CCL SST 100s
NAP Thunderhead 85s (the old black ones with 1 1/8" cut) and 100s.
Rocky Mountain Ironhead 125s

 

G5 Megameats and Annihilator XL’s for me. I think the Megameats are one of the most innovative broadheads that have been produced. I have had great luck with them. All my field points have been replaced by BMP’s and that gives me a lot of confidence.

 

Exodus. Why??? (in order):

Made in USA
Fixed
Sharp
Durable
Fly perfect.

 

Exodus. Why??? (in order):

Made in USA
Fixed
Sharp
Durable
Fly perfect.

Yep. I would add to that fairly inexpensive replaceable blades as well, so no need to mess around with resharpening if you don’t want to.

 

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Exodus Def nice, had good luck with them.
This year ss3 from slick trick, waiting on 3 packs

 

I shoot all kinds of broadheads but my go to is G5 fixed head. I really like the Striker X.

 

Magnus Black Hornet for me
US Made
Sharp out of the package
Lifetime Warranty

Also like the QAD Exodus

 

Shot Muzzy 90gr 4 Blade Heads for years (~20years) with good success. Just last year switched to Whackem 3 Blade 100gr heads. I think they are a little easier to tune and shoot better at longer distances. Killed last year's bull elk just as dead as the Muzzys did years before. I will be using the Whackem's again next year.

 

I’ve been using Rage hypodermic 2” the last few yrs, but the last 2 out of state bucks haven’t went so well. One arrow deflected forward, and the next one broke a blade on a rib. Both Bucks were recovered, but I’ll be shooting something different this season.

 

I switch between traditional and compound and like to use the same broadheads for both. I use Grizzly single bevel 150s and VPA non-vented 3 blade 150s. Both are easy to sharpen and super tough.

 

I have been using Rage Hypodermics for the past 4 years for all my hunting in North American and for South African plains game......never have had one fail yet. I will be using Shuttle T-Loks though this October for musk ox in Greenland as they do not allow expandable broadheads there.

 

I've tried a bunch of them...

Magnus and QAD are at the top of the list for me

Haven't tried VPA yet but I've been wanting to

 

I’m more partial to fixed for personal reasons, but will most likely try a set of mechanicals this season. I shot G5 Montecs for years and always liked them. Easy to sharpen, balanced well, and flew great. This past season, I wanted a wider-cut fixed head, so I tried the Sik F4s. I made a bad shot on a poor little doe that barely tapped a small limb and deflected up into her throat. Glad I had the wider head, as it left a fantastic blood trail all the way to the meat pile. Only downside I have with them, is that they are a little bit of a pain to get a new razor edge on them.

 

Magnus broad heads, I use stinger buzzcuts. Hold an edge, fly true, customer service is top notch. Made in Kansas.