Just my opinion go with grimreaper if you're looking at that style of head. Much more durable.

 

The original 1.5" dia three blade head has worked fine for me. Great flight, reliable opening, and fine results on game from Polar bear down to Coues deer. Been using them the past 6 seasons.

 

I switched to Spitfires about 10 years ago and haven't looked back. Have shot the regular and the MAXX, but always 125g.

 

Nap usually makes a good product but to me Grim Reapers are hard to top.

 

First head I ever killed a deer with. Still have a couple. Fly true and kill just fine. 1 and done though. Nothing wrong with them, I just changed heads because I like to.

 

NAPs have been a great head but I've read that quality has gone down since manufacturing moved over seas. I would go Grim Reaper or Wasp if you want an over the top head. But the Spitfires should work fine.

 

If you still have some of the older, made in USA, Spitfires, they're probably great. The newer Chinese ones are made with lower grade Chinese steel. They're probably still OK for turkeys, varmints, but I wouldn't trust them for big game hunting. There are so many excellent USA made broadheads, why risk your hunt on Chinese steel. My Asian mechanic says: "Even steel made in Thailand (his homeland) is better than Chinese steel." He won't install any parts made in China, on any vehicles he works on.

 

Hit a deer in the spine last season and it went straight through (albeit it got stuck at the fletching). Blades didn't even break. There are plenty of made in China products that many people praise in archery without even realizing it. I've used them for 11 years and my dad has used them for over 20 years. Never noticed a change in performance and never once did they open mid flight or fail to deploy.

 

I've used the spitfires with good results, even reused them a time or 2. The biggest problem with them is the little springs that hold the blade shut. I've had those springs go bad and then the head is basically bad even though nothing else is wrong with it. I've tried to see if you could get those little springs, but as best as I can tell you can not.

 

I used 100 grain Spitfires for 12 or so years with my compound and crossbow. Never had an issue with them. My dad also uses them and they have worked for him. On a few of his shots the angle I think was more than he thought and on one occasion it caused the bolt to turn when it hit the deer due to the angle, but I'm not positive as I wasn't with him when he shot. I have since switched to Magnus heads as I wanted to go back to a fixed blade, but I wouldn't hesistate to use a spitfire on deer.

 

I used them for years and they are still one of the best mechanicals out there. If you want a mechanical that is based on the Spitfire but is about have the cost, go with the NAP Shockwave. It is a Spitfire, it just uses an o ring for blade retention. Same broadhead, for half the price. No little springs to wear out. Performance is lights out on the NAP Shockwave. WASP Jak Hammer 3 blade is also a sweet head. The Spitfire, Shockwave and Jak hammer have been around since the early 1990/s. All are very good heads.

 

new archery products.com...mechanical broadheads.. Shockwave. Check them out. 85 100 and 125 grain.

 

I use spitfires and love them. Have been very effective for me. No complaints.

 

I've had very good results with the Spitfire Maxx. I still own the USA made, but my buddy uses the ones made overseas and says they work just fine.

 

I’ve killed more deer with Spitfires than any other head. A close second would be Slick Tricks. There are So many good heads on the market today, but I have confidence in the spitfires

 

The ONLY expandable I have ever used they are the best in my opinion I have a pile of deer to prove it. Not one failure.

 

Coming from a long span of trad archery, I had a bias against mechanical BH's on principle alone. When my draw shoulder forced me to shift to a compound, I also began to reconsider some of my preconceptions. Ab4out 2014 I bought a pack of NAP Spitfires from the AT classifieds to try out turkey hunting, but decided to put one in my fall whitetail quiver "just in case". Well one Saturday morning I had a doe standing about 30 yards out and decided to give the Spitfire a whirl......flew straight, good bloodtrail ....Hmmm. Since then I've killed several whitetails and turkeys with Spitfires and continue to use them every spring for birds. The past few seasons I have gravitated back to fixed BH's for whitetail hunting, but not due to any issues with Spitfires.....just preference. I have a couple dozen and plan to keep thumping turkeys with them for the duration.

 

Shot them for many years with no problems, but I grew tired of having to sharpen them right out of the pack, switched to Grim Reapers.


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