I did a little Broadhead testing today between Rocket Steelhead 125 gr and Phantom 4-blade 125gr.

I was impressed that everytime I shot the Rocket it out-penetrated the " cut on contact" Phantom by 2.5 inches??? This was into a new layered styrfoam target. I tried from 20, 30 and 50 yards and everytime the Steelhead won.

I know the one extra blade would hinder pentration somewhat but still thought the Phantom would fair better. To the Phantom' s credit it has a larger profile that the Steelhead. I also think that the vented blades catch alot of foam going through.

Would the test results vary if a different target material was used...??


The only reason I ever decided not to use the Steelhead is that for hunting Moose I wanted to be sure to have a good sized entry hole in case I didn' t get a pass through. I don' t think that the Steelhead would leave a good bloodtrail if any without a pass through.

I will still go with the Phantoms but I was still AMAZED at how well the Steelhead performed.