I read a lot of commenting on how small different broadheads are in relation to other broadheads such as the Muzzy or Thunderheads. And that these "small" heads just couldn't possible do much damage on their way through an animal. I would like to put an end to this myth.

A SHORT broadhead does not mean it has a small cutting diameter. You need to consider the total cut made by each blade. We will call this the "slash factor" which simply means that if you had a single bladed head it would be "X" inches wide.

Lets look at some of the popular "large" broadhead designs.

Typical three blade head with a 1-3/16th cutting diameter (muzzy or thunderhead). Each blade sticks out from the center line of the furrel .594 inches. Times three blades and you get a slash factor of 1.782 inches.

Magnus stinger four blade. It has a cut of 1-1/16 X 3/4. Add these two numbers together and you get a slash factor of 1.813 inches. A little bit more than a Muzzy or thunderhead.

Steel force 125 grain four blade. It has a cut of 1-3/16 X 3/4 inches. Add these two numbers together and you get a total slash factor of 1.938 inches.

Now lets look at some of the so called "small broadheads.

NAP nitron (one of the smallest heads out). It has a three blade cut of 1-1/16 inches. Each blade sticks outfrom the center line .532 inches times three blades and you get a total slash factor of 1.595 inches. That's only .218 inches less total cut than a Muzzy.

Montec. It has a three blade cut of 1-1/8th inch. Each blades extends out from the center line .562 inches times three blades and you get a total slash factor of 1.688 inches. That's less than 1 tenth of an inch differance in total cutting ability.

Slick trick has a four blade cutting diameter of 1-1/8th inch. Double this number for the four blades and you get a total slash factor of 2.25 inches. That's .468 inches more total cut than the huge Muzzy.

Now shoot these same heads through an animal and you can calculate how much linear cutting each one will do. To keep it simple lets assume 20 inches of penetration for all 6 heads.

Muzzy/ thunderhead..... 1.782 X 20 = 35.64 inches of cut flesh
Stinger........................ 1.813 X 20 = 36.26 inches of cut flesh
Steel force................... 1.938 X 20 = 38.76 inches of cut flesh
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Nitron......................... 1.595 X 20 = 31.9 inches of cut flesh
Montec....................... 1.688 X 20 = 33.76 inches of cut flesh
Slick trick................... 2.25 X 20 = 45 inches of cut flesh

These small heads don't do too terribly bad do they?



So hopefully now many of you now realize, when looking for or talking about broadheads, that the overall size of the head does not make the hole. The cutting diamater plus the number of blades makes the hole and cuts the tissue.

Just because a head may be three inches long does not mean that it creates a big hole and just because the broadhead may be small it can still cut a substantial hole often times as large or larger than the "BIG" broadheads..