I do, and it is why I will be shooting a mechanical broadhead come this year. I don't know which yet but the following arethe reasons that make me think I'd have the advantage with an expandable BH:
1) It flies more like a field point. This becomes even more crucial in higher crosswind situations. A fixed blade has between 2-4 "fins" catching wind and steering the darn thing where you don't want it to go. This can mean the difference between a deer recovered or lost.
2) It is lower profile so it'll be less likely to catch a branch in flight and deflect. Yeah I know, cutshooting lanes right? Well in the woods, things don't always happen like you want. If the arrow happens to fly a half inch right by a branch, a lower profile mechanical will miss the branch whereas a fixed will have deflected.
3) With a rear opening blade, extreme angled shots are not an issue like with the jacknife style.
Yes, there's a small chance the blades will fail to open or break during penetration but a fixed head can break just the same. The added advantagesoutweigh the disadvantage... 2 to 1.
What am I missing?
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Nothing, I switched to The Rage 2-blade and like them, but you do have to be sure the blades are locked in to the O-ring in the back. They can come loose in the quiver. They do fly scary-like a field tip though and I for one can use all the help I can get. I have shot the slick tricks and they are almost as good. My Muzzy's seem to be about 6" off from my field tips. (and yes a freind of mine has checked and tuned my bow to no avail) He has and old slower bow and says this is a common problem with the slower bows. My PSE shoots at about 228fps.
Before You try Mech head try Slick Tricks! They fly like Field Points. The biggest NT-Buck I never recovered was shot with a Mech head {Gold Tip}[:@] I was sick for a year after that Buck. [:'(]Never used Mech heads again. That was a long time ago, about 10 years or more. I know Mech have come a long way since then!! BUT that lost NT-13 point Buck, the one side of his rack curled right in front of his face really soured me on Mech Heads. That Buck still Haunts me to this day! Good Luck on you choice!! Slick Tricks are a great head!!!
I have been practiceing with my broadheads (G5 montecs) and it seems that they are real close to my field points. The two at the top are the broadheads. I took these shot at about 20 yards.
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If your bow is tuned properly you should have no problems with the fixed blades. If you are still having problems getting them to fly consistent, then you may want to change to a different style of fletching. If you make a slight mistake and hit a 200# deer in the shoulder with a mech. you will regret it the rest of your hunting career. I personally feel that as hunters we are being irresponsible when we choose to shoot mech. Just my opinion.
1) It flies more like a field point. This becomes even more crucial in higher crosswind situations. A fixed blade has between 2-4 "fins" catching wind and steering the darn thing where you don't want it to go. This can mean the difference between a deer recovered or lost.
You should know long before season how your heads hit compared to your fieldpoints. If your bow has been tuned well, you should have absolutely no problem getting today's fixed blade broadheads to hit like fieldpoints. Mechanicals are a quick fix for tuning/form issues, I'll concede that point.
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2) It is lower profile so it'll be less likely to catch a branch in flight and deflect. Yeah I know, cutshooting lanes right? Well in the woods, things don't always happen like you want. If the arrow happens to fly a half inch right by a branch, a lower profile mechanical will miss the branch whereas a fixed will have deflected.
Ok, so the blades may miss the branch, but what about the fletching? I've yet to shoot a broadhead with blades that stick out further than my fletching. You may bypass the branch with the tip of the arrow by shooting a mechanical, but if you cut it that close you're going to hit whatever obstical with your fletching.
Just my thinking... Mechanicals aren't legal here anyway, so I don't have to worry about it. I'm just sayin'...
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The bottom line mech/fixed debate doesn't bother me, but some of your reasonings do.
1. If the winds are THAT bad, your fletch is going to drift it just as much as the head, and you shouldn't be taking the shot. Not to mention the wind blowing your bow arm & your ability to hold steady. And besides, a well tuned bow & quality fixed head will fly pretty good if not exactly the same as your field points.
2. If the difference in a hit or miss boils down to the less than 1/2" distance of a blade sticking out, you really should not be shooting. At that point you are "hoping" to get the arrow thru the hole. BAD BAD situation. And besides your fletch would most likely still hit it, they stick out as far or more than the blades.
So by all means use a mech, but please have valid reasons to do so. The above mentioned are only going to lead to bad things happening.
Next october we'll be seeing this title
"I can't find my deer, I thought I could fit it thru the limbs but it deflected"
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! Good Luck on you choice!! Slick Tricks are a great head!!!
