Slick tricks, Sonics, Nap crossfires or Crimson Talons
09-13-2005, 09:08 PM
#2
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 10,679
RE: Slick tricks, Sonics, Nap crossfires or Crimson Talons
Shot them all, but not hunted with, and here is my take on them. In order of preferance.
Slick tricks are my favorite broadhead as you all know. Tough as hell, fly perfectly, cut a huge hole, and penetrate like a hot knife through butter. Blades are not NAP or Magnus stinger sharp but are plenty sharp enough to shave hair from my arm. IMO this is as good as it gets.
Sonics are an excelent head. They fly awesome and are sharp, agqain not as sharp as NAP but definetly sharp enough to shave hair. If put together correctly and tightly they are next to impossible to get the blades to fall out. I will say that the threaded ring can work loose so a little wax or blue locktite would be good here. IMO the cutting diameter is small for my personal preferance but that's not to say that they wn't kill deer just as dead as any other head. Overall an excelent head.
Crossfires are kind of gimmicky. I do not like the very thin furrel in the center of the rotating blade cartridge. This makes for a very weak design and on hard hits or a passthru into the ground can ruin a $12 head.. Being NAP they are definetly sharp and they do fly great but I do not like the furrel design.
Tallons are crap IMHO. Furel is very weak with SIX slots cut into it. Blades are incredibly dull and somewhat weak. They do fly good and should cut a big hole if you can get tehm to push their way through cause they aint gonna cut their way through.
Slick tricks are my favorite broadhead as you all know. Tough as hell, fly perfectly, cut a huge hole, and penetrate like a hot knife through butter. Blades are not NAP or Magnus stinger sharp but are plenty sharp enough to shave hair from my arm. IMO this is as good as it gets.
Sonics are an excelent head. They fly awesome and are sharp, agqain not as sharp as NAP but definetly sharp enough to shave hair. If put together correctly and tightly they are next to impossible to get the blades to fall out. I will say that the threaded ring can work loose so a little wax or blue locktite would be good here. IMO the cutting diameter is small for my personal preferance but that's not to say that they wn't kill deer just as dead as any other head. Overall an excelent head.
Crossfires are kind of gimmicky. I do not like the very thin furrel in the center of the rotating blade cartridge. This makes for a very weak design and on hard hits or a passthru into the ground can ruin a $12 head.. Being NAP they are definetly sharp and they do fly great but I do not like the furrel design.
Tallons are crap IMHO. Furel is very weak with SIX slots cut into it. Blades are incredibly dull and somewhat weak. They do fly good and should cut a big hole if you can get tehm to push their way through cause they aint gonna cut their way through.
09-13-2005, 09:17 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 3,784
RE: Slick tricks, Sonics, Nap crossfires or Crimson Talons
Out of all of those I've only shot the Crimson Talons and I wouldn't recommend them for hunting. They've been sitting on my shelf for almost 2 years now. I just don't have faith that they will do the job. [&:]
09-13-2005, 09:18 PM
#4
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Ocean Springs, MS
Posts: 4,103
RE: Slick tricks, Sonics, Nap crossfires or Crimson Talons
I have not used any of the above mentioned broadheads, but I saw a guy shooting the Slick Tricks today. They were one of the best broadheads I have ever seen. I would buy a pack of them, but I just bought six Muzzys. I cannot justify buying new broadheads when I have six new ones waiting to be shot. I may buy a pack of them from Buckeyebuckhntr when he picks up the line.
09-14-2005, 03:04 AM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Vinton VA
Posts: 2,978
RE: Slick tricks, Sonics, Nap crossfires or Crimson Talons
I have reviews of all those head on my website www.broadheadtests.com
All are good heads with the exception of the talons, in my opinion anyway.
All are good heads with the exception of the talons, in my opinion anyway.
