Rocky Mountain Gator



Plywood 5 points

Steel Drum 3 points

Orange 4 points

Accuracy 5 points

Cutting diameter 5 points

Rearward opening blades 1 point

Blades 2 points

Total score: 25, blade sharpness rating A+



The Rocky Gator is a two blade mechanical head with a unique blade opening system. The blades remain partially open at all times maintaining a 15/16" cutting diameter. Once the head hits the target, two fins just above the cutting surface of the blades grab the target material and are forces closed. When this happens the blades are forced open and the head reaches it' s full 2" cutting diameter.

I will be honest I really didn' t really think this head would do as well as it did. I know Rocky Mountain broadheads are of excellent quality, but not every head is going to be the " best" . Well The Gator sure surprised me!

In the plywood test the head busted right through, without any damage at all. In fact the blades would still shave hair off my arm. In the Orange test the head partially opened on the front, remember though there is always 15/16" of cutting surface exposed. By the time it exited the orange the head had fully opened. In the steel drum the Gator penetrated the first wall, and the tip managed to punch a hole in the back wall. Half of one blade broke off, while the other blade looked fine. I found the Accuracy to be typical of a quality mechanical head, which is to say excellent. The gators shot and grouped right with my field points at all ranges. The blade sharpness was excellent shaving hair off my arm with no effort at all, and it remained so throughout the test.

I was really pleasantly surprised at how well this head did in the testing, so much so I may just keep one in my quiver this coming deer season, just to see how it will actually do on game. If you like the idea of always having some blade exposed to increase the entrance wound size, and like a two blade mechanical with good penetration and a large cutting diameter I can highly recommend the Rocky Mountain Gators.