Well let me start this review off by saying that I originally had a negative option of this broadhead, but I have definitely changed my mind. I will let you know what I think about it now since I have been shooting them for a couple of weeks and have a better idea of how they perform.
Fit and finish:
When you take these out of the box they look like what you would expect from a quality broadhead. The machining on the ferrule is clean with no rough marks or blemishes. The ferrule reminds me of a Magnus stinger ferrule and the quality is at a comparable level. The blades were really sharp right out of the package and all three broadheads spun true. I know the blades are made out of a 440 stainless instead of the Lutz steel but they remind me of slick trick blades in a way. One of the coolest features of this head on my opinion is the adjustable tension screw on the kickout blades. No more complaining from people about the blades being to tight or too loose, because you can set them however you like. I set them a little on the tight side because the impact force is plenty to open them, and I definitely do not want them loose enough to open in flight.
Flight Characteristics:
The closed profile on this head is basically the same as a regular two blade fixed broadhead with bleeders so there is no reason it wouldn't fly well, but just to make sure I wanted to try them out. Nolimitarchery suggests gluing the blades together and tightening the screw in order to practice with a foam target so that the blades will not deploy. I personally wanted to check expansion as well as accuracy so I just shot them into my broadhead target right out of the package.
I don't even waste time anymore testing broadheads at 20 yards because if you are going to have trouble with flight it will usually be at the longer ranges. I started right off shooting at 50 yards and the first group was about three inches across with identical impact to my field points. I shot several more groups and all of them ranged between 3-4 inches which is a comparable average to what I shoot with field points at 50 yards.
Penetration was excellent for such a large cutting diameter, and since the heads penetrated all the way through my target and out the back I can see that they opened perfectly every time.
Another thing I will also note is that even after shooting them through my foam target multiple times the blades and tip are still razor sharp and I would not be afraid to put them through an animal. The only thing I had to do was tighten up the tension screw on the expandable because it loosened up a bit after several shots.
Customer Service:
I have no issues with these broadheads whatsoever but I have had several conversations on the forum with Dale Perry the creator of the broadhead and I will say that he is both helpful and informative. It seems that he really wants to make a good product and will stand behind it.
This is about as far as I can go with the review without testing them on live game, but I will add more information as well as entry and exit pictures in the next few days after I have killed with them. For now the Gravediggers are in my quiver and I foresee them staying there for awhile
Justin
Fit and finish:
When you take these out of the box they look like what you would expect from a quality broadhead. The machining on the ferrule is clean with no rough marks or blemishes. The ferrule reminds me of a Magnus stinger ferrule and the quality is at a comparable level. The blades were really sharp right out of the package and all three broadheads spun true. I know the blades are made out of a 440 stainless instead of the Lutz steel but they remind me of slick trick blades in a way. One of the coolest features of this head on my opinion is the adjustable tension screw on the kickout blades. No more complaining from people about the blades being to tight or too loose, because you can set them however you like. I set them a little on the tight side because the impact force is plenty to open them, and I definitely do not want them loose enough to open in flight.
Flight Characteristics:
The closed profile on this head is basically the same as a regular two blade fixed broadhead with bleeders so there is no reason it wouldn't fly well, but just to make sure I wanted to try them out. Nolimitarchery suggests gluing the blades together and tightening the screw in order to practice with a foam target so that the blades will not deploy. I personally wanted to check expansion as well as accuracy so I just shot them into my broadhead target right out of the package.
I don't even waste time anymore testing broadheads at 20 yards because if you are going to have trouble with flight it will usually be at the longer ranges. I started right off shooting at 50 yards and the first group was about three inches across with identical impact to my field points. I shot several more groups and all of them ranged between 3-4 inches which is a comparable average to what I shoot with field points at 50 yards.
Penetration was excellent for such a large cutting diameter, and since the heads penetrated all the way through my target and out the back I can see that they opened perfectly every time.
Another thing I will also note is that even after shooting them through my foam target multiple times the blades and tip are still razor sharp and I would not be afraid to put them through an animal. The only thing I had to do was tighten up the tension screw on the expandable because it loosened up a bit after several shots.
Customer Service:
I have no issues with these broadheads whatsoever but I have had several conversations on the forum with Dale Perry the creator of the broadhead and I will say that he is both helpful and informative. It seems that he really wants to make a good product and will stand behind it.
This is about as far as I can go with the review without testing them on live game, but I will add more information as well as entry and exit pictures in the next few days after I have killed with them. For now the Gravediggers are in my quiver and I foresee them staying there for awhile
Justin
