Iv had them break off in a soft foam target first shot, with nothing in the target to rip a blade off.

 

Dang no kidding? That's interesting, I may do some extra testing on mine this weekend

 

I shot some of the first Wasp that came out "back in the day" and they had a habit of losing blades internally. Loved everything about them but that. Didn't like cleaning an animal and looking for blades as I went, so I changed to something else.

 

Well at least the shoulder was on the exit instead of entrance.

 

What happens when you hit the shoulder on entrance?

I like Wasp but their blades have always been pretty weak.

 

I like Wasp but their blades have always been pretty weak.

I haven't bought them for that reason also. Thin blades compared to others.

 

Dead deer is a dead deer. Broadhead did its job

 

I use Jak Hammers as well. I really haven't killed many deer with them yet, maybe 25 total but so far, I haven't had any missing blades. I have had some slightly bent blades though. That is odd there and kind of scary. I have reused the heads many times after killing a deer.

 

I've never seen one loose it's blades at all. I have shot a bunch of deer with them over the years and the farthest one has made it was 50 yards. Also the blood trails looked like someone was dumping a can of red paint in the woods.

 

I kill boat loads of deer every year with them... never lost blades. I shoot heavy arrows with heavy poundage and have put them thru both front shoulders to where the buck was face plowing on the get away because his legs were gone... never lost blades.

I have bent the ferrule, and i have rolled the trocar tips.... but again I put them thru the test and back. I average 15-20+ a year and its what I use and have exclusively for a long time.

 

Reviews like this is what sold me on them and made me try them. Which is why it was even more odd that on my 2nd deer this happened? You could tell all the blades sheared off as soon as it passed through the opposite shoulder. He was quartering away, I hit him about the third rib from the back and it exited the front shoulder

 

With this being said the carnage they produced on both deer I'll be hard pressed to shoot another head. Heck the first deer I shot with it was a quartering shot also but the head lodged in the opposite shoulder and the deer legit dropped like you shot it with a rifle.

 

Actually Wasp Jackhammers have some of the thickest blades you can get on a mech head. They are .036 and for me have been very tough and durable. I took this buck last week with a 100 grain jackhammer 1 3/4” cut and he didn’t make it far and left a terrific blood trail.

 

Used to use them,no issues.I watch Midwest Whitetail and if that's what they use,have seen a few sketchy bloodtrails this year.Has made me curious.Glad to hear the good reports.

 

To the original thread starter...be careful butchering your deer! Those blades can be on the front shoulder meat somewhere and cut you when you're not expecting anything to be there.

 

Yep they were in the opposite shoulder, all 3 of them!

 

OP IMHO it doesn't matter what others say......yours broke off. It killed the deer but if it was the entrance shoulder you hit you might have had different results.

IMHO there are so many good heads out there I personally won't use one that falls apart like that...…..I'd switch.

Nothing against those heads and it goes both ways too. I have used brand X (not going to say what head because I don't want to derail your thread) and people have said they broke off blades those and they aren't tough. But I haven't and have hit a few leg bones, shoulders and spines so I don't care what other people think because it's not changing my success rate...….it's more about what I see and you saw them fail.

Last I can post all kinds of pictures of deer I killed but again what's that really mean? If you hit ANY deer in the ribs any head will work...….it's when you hit things you didn't mean to hit when the extra strength pays off.

 

Excellent point you have there, I may actually keep my jackhammers for the 80# southern deer and just swap them out when I head up north. Idk, I still got some furthur testing to do on them, I'm a broadhead junkie and always try new stuff

 

I have used Jakhammers on and off for years. Only time I broke a blade was when I didn’t clean one well enough after a kill, hoop solidified holding a blade closed that broke in half instead of opening. Completely my fault. I’ve had a few bend a little in the middle.

This year tried Rocket Hammerheads. Had 2 of the 3 blades break in half, thinking the off side knee might have been the cause. It was not an issue as the head had already gone through the heart. Will use them again, lots thinner blades than the Jakhammers.


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That’s a great buck!


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I'd say your experience is the exception, not common. That said, it did its job. People can come up with all kinds of what ifs, but the fact is your deer died quick and was easy to find.

The blades shearing off wouldn't bother me if the deer was dead. I don't reuse mechanical heads, anyway. For the cost of a fast food value meal, it's not a huge expense to screw on a new head after killing an animal. If I were like the fellow above who shoots 15-20+ deer per season, then perhaps I'd be looking at it differently. But I don't. It would be a lot for me to go through a pack of heads.