PROS AND CONS ABOUT SPITFIRES
 

I know this has probably been beaten to death but I am new at this so here goes. What do you guys think about spitfires? I have gone from thunderheads to muzzy now spitfire. I am not knocking the others but I just wanted to try mechanicals this year. So tell me the good and the bad. If you have photos with on game damage that would be great... Thanks...

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I USED SPITFIRES FOR A FEW YEARS THEY ARE A VERY ACCURATE SHOOTING BROADHEAD THE ONLY THING I FOUND WRONG WITH THEM WAS THE BLADES WERE NOT VERY DURABLE. MY OPINION

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They are deadly but, although I'm sure many have, don't expect to shoot more than one animal with them; they warp pretty easily.

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Con: I used them in the past and I found that after one shot, they are done for and you got to go get more (not durable). Pro: very large cutting diameter, resulting in quick kill of animal. I have never heard of someone having to track the animal further than a 100 yards.

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:eek:I don't know about "not being a tuff head" ??.I shot A few deer with them years ago.Spitfire Pro's,,VERY TOUGH,,NAP sharp blades [:-],,HUGE hole on the exit.I could still shave hair off my arm,after a pass through on a doe.One of the deer/kills,bent a blade,just a hair.I think overall they are a good head,,if your PACKIN THE KE.
Just look at it this way,,People love Rocket heads,,tons ofdeer are taken with Rockets.Ever look at a Rocket head up close ???...You get the picture...

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Droptines has some good points...

I think NAP comes with some of the sharpets blades out of the box. Their "diamize" process or whatever it is really works wonders. Spitfires leaves some incredible holes.

I took over 20 deer in a row with Rockets before starting to experiment in the last year or so... The blade sharpness just isn't there like I'd like it to be, and they DEFINITELY are throwaway heads after being used. I've literally spent a whole hour trying to swap out the blades after shooting them; finally, I decided my time was worth more than the $24 or so it would cost to simply go get another pack.

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I think its funny we spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars to pursue whitetails every year. What's 11 dollars for a accurate killing machine like the Spitfires? So you don't use it over again, so what!

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Another spitfire wound. After taking several deer, bobcat, 4 foxes and 4 turkeys with spitfires, I haven't seen anything to make me want to change. They're the only thing in my quiver now. I even got 5-shot to use them successfully. He's a rough one on broadheads.

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TRYCON said it all!

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They did a job on my turkey too. I've never used em on a deer though. I'm trying to decide between slick tricks, spitfires, and magnus stingers for my Illinois trip.

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John, I'd about give an eye tooth to take a cat like that with my bow... It would make an absolutely beautiful mount.

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It would have, except for the 3 inch entrance and exit hole the spitfire left.My fur guy woln't take my fox hides anymore cause of them wicked things.

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Pros for me would be the gapping exit hole and the blood trail if needed. I also don't worry about accidently hitting the broadhead razors on my bow string.

Cons for me is that the blades aren't very durable and even if you wanted to change them it is more time then it is worth. But Iknow guys that get a new bow every year or every other so what is a few bucks for a new pack.

All in all I like them and use them on whitetail and bear.

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High quality materials like everything else NAP makes butI don't like them because I feel they do not open fast enough & they require a bit more force to open than others. In my opinion NAP makes better mechanicals than the Spitfire. Of course I havn't shot one in a long time. Hopefully they improved them.

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All pros, no cons. I love em.

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Both pics are showing entrance holes. Everything I have got with spitfires, the blades opened upon entrance.

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:eek:It has been proven that mech.heads that have their blades retained by a rubber band or O-ring,,tend to open faster.I'm thinking the Scorpian could be the bestchoice.Not too huge a cut,,very sharp tip,and NAP blades.:)

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I shoot the spitfire 125 never had a failed open. massive blood trails my opinion very humane. echoing what was said earlier never shot one twice with same blades. this year is the first time i replaced the blades i have been buying new pack every year, first one was a trick but after that no prob...

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Massive holes and short blood trails. They work great for me.

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My own experience with spitfires was not good. I shot a doe at 15 yards. I found a decent blood trail but never found the doe. I didn't start to trail her for a hour and a half after I shot her. Was this the broadheads fault or mine. Maybe both. I don't think I got the penetration because of a combination of the expandable and because I was shooting a 125 grain with alluminum arrows. I have since switched to carbon arrows and another broadhead. My other buddies like them alot. They shoot the spitfires xp I think. WHO KNOWS

Bones1768

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I believe they are called spitfires for a reason,they make ya want to spit something out of your mouth thats bad.Put the arrow in the right spot and then blame the broadheads if ya dont get resullts.

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Shot the spitfires, muzzy ,thunderhead ,wac em, and wasp fixed and expandables. All on heavy bodied mature whitetails. Not on does or varmits or young bucks. Expandables plain and simple do not have the penetration of the fixed blades. Broadside close range (under 2o yds) shots. Yeah they get thru barely. Maybee. Sometimes. But never always never out and stuck in the dirt on the other side. Never in an off angle shot. Never in a shot where heavy bone is impacted. It is just the facts of physics. Fixed blades by all means if possible. Expandable under certain conditions only. But like the guy said why spend all that time and money and then handicap yourself. Get your bow shooting correctlty shoot fixed blades and maximize your chances.