The Exodus will be the most forgiving in flight. The Exodus will be sharper. The Exodus blades will not rust. The blades on the Exodus will not have the edge retention of the higher carbon steel of the VPA. The VPA may… may penetrate slightly better as it is a CoC vs a more chisel point design on the QAD.

It’s really hard to beat the Exodus for price, convenience and quality. The 3 blade one piece heads, due to their broader bevel angles, will never get as sharp as their counterparts without special jigs and time taken to change their bevels.
VPA makes a great head. I have several and have been happy with their performance, but my OCD about heads being wicked sharp puts them in my quiver rotation less.

 

If not going with the premium version, I would stick to the exodus, if going with the premium version, I would still personally go with the exodus, just as tough in practical terms and come sharp and easy to get really sharp

vpa makes a good no frills head, but I prefer the exodus over them, more forgiving in flight and just a great option for the price

 

I basically have 2 brand of heads that I’m shooting right now, 125 Exodus and 125 VPA solid. I don’t have a problem with flight out to 70.
Both have taken game. I lean towards the Exodus only because it is scary sharp out of the package. With the grind angle on the VPA, you can’t get it to that razor edge feel.
It’s still deadly, but may not feel like it.
Thinking about adding the Black Hornet serrated to my stockpile. Looks like a solid head and Magnus is a great company.

 

With the grind angle on the VPA, you can’t get it to that razor edge feel.

Only people who don’t know how to sharpen a 3-blade say this.

 

The VPA's never "feel" as sharp as replaceable blade heads because of the blade angle, but if you run them on a flat stone they do get very sharp very easily. Some of my replaceable blade heads had some major blade waviness and curl, as well as felt quite dull after going through some racks of deer ribs in an informal test. So while they felt scary sharp to begin with, they were surprisingly dull after going through the deer ribs, and would be much more dull than the VPA the rest of the way through an animal. The VPA felt just as sharp after the ribs as it did before hand. I can get them nice and sharp, and although they don't feel as sharp as the other heads, they are sharp and they stay sharp all the way through an animal much better. Just my opinion, and I'm sure someone out there has had the opposite results, but just relaying what I experienced, and why I keep shooting VPA 3-blades and 2-blades.

-Eric

 

Ive used VPAs for awhile. I sharpen similar to the video but finish on a ceramic stick. I can shave hair easily with these. I have played with the 344 angle changing jig from Stay Sharp Yes it gets them very sharp. I dont know if its worth the effort though.. It was quite awhile to change one VPA head angle. And the stock angle has had no problem killing as is. I mean you can get them hair shaving sharp. I doubt too many arteries are going to slide past those 30 degree angle blades. There is something to be said also about the durability of the original VPA angle. The durability is very good from the deer I have killed. But to be fair I have not shot anything with the Stay Sharp 344 modified broadhead to compare.
Im like many here I obsess over alot of things that probably matter very little to a successful outcome. But hey tinkering to get every advantage is definitely part of my archery journey. I really enjoy the prep for the hunt quite a bit.