Originally Posted by
buck-i
i havent used a fixed blade in years,tried a couple different mechanicals even a cheap allen head it worked just like my vortex did. but i have the most confidence in my vortex heads even after trying a rage three blade.
blood trails are great especially if the exit wound is lower .
the only disadvantage in mechanicals i see would be if the arrow is inside the body. the fixed heads would tear up more than the mechanicals because my heads mostly need forward motion to stay open and cut because they do not lock back.
so it might not do as much damage and the arrow might come out easier because the blades do close back up, giving that never did open look or head failure as some claim.
all in all i love my mechanicals they do great and not one issue after many years and deer. hey we all like different things and have different results with the same products.
the quickest iseen a deer go down not spined either and die,i was using a cut on contact head it jumped took three or so quick steps staggered and fell and was dead.
Nice post, and I agree, being inside is a certain disadvantage, although even a mechanical is working while its inside, just not cutting as well
The one deer I didnt get a pass through on with a rage I shot in the shoulder. I was trying a light arrow setup out with the rage 3 blade... although it had ample KE, it did not have enough momentum to continue to carry itself through the otherside(it was sticking through the opposite side of the rib cage, but it did not break through the hide).
She had virtually zero blood, but went down in 40ish yards... Her vitals were destroyed obviously by the head, and no more destruction was needed
So with that one occurrence, I learned my lesson and will never use really light arrows again(they were in the low 300gr realm. apprx 325ish out of a 60# bow).