i think that if your current fixed broadheads are doing good for you, then why bother change them? so just think about that, if they are doing good, flying good and all that, then why change?

You are exactly right. With one major exception....Not ONE of those fixed blade heads offers a 2" cutting diameter.

A 2" cutting diameter with how many blades? Because there are definetly a number of fixed blade heads that DOcut more tissue than a 2" two blade expandable.


There isn't a mechanical out there that is as strong, durable, and reliable as a fixed blade head.

There isn't a mechanical out there that can guarantee 100% with out a doubt that they will open up 100% of the time.

There isn't a mechanical out there that can guarantee an entry wound evry time it strikes an animal.

Two inch cutting diameter isn't necessary, on anything except maybe turkeys. On most NorthAmerican animals 1" to 1 1/4" will get the job done. This theory about "bigger is better" is truely a myth. Ask any woman.

It's men, with their testosterone that have the ego problem, whether it be penis size or broadhead size.

I agree that the larger cutting path isn't necessary, and I also agree that a 1" or 1 1/4" broadhead will get the job done just as well. That being said, I don't see how punching a 1 3/8" to 1 3/4" hole through an animal's vitals wouldn't do more damage and make it bleed out faster. Granted, a 2" cut is only available in a 2 blade BH, but there are 1 3/4" cut 3 bladed heads out there. The question there, in my opinion, is that too much resistance to get a good pass through.
Bigger may not be better, but bigger will absolutely get the job done faster.

I think you're right. All things being equal, I would expect a head with more blades or a wider swath to not penetrate as well as a head with less blades or a narrower swath.

I still know some folkswho think theideal scenariois for the broadhead to notcome out the other side -reasoning that it will continue to cut and do damage as the animal runs off. They also think the advantages of the pass through are far over-rated. Yes you have a good blood trail. But you are probably going to need it, since the animal is probably going to go aways. I'm not sure I buy this logic - but will admit there is probably some ideal balance of penetration and a lot of internal cutting.

Some bowhunters will make the choice of a mechanical because they can't get a fixed blade to fly correctly.
Don't make the choice of a mech. based on a poorly tuned bow. The fact is that fixed blades are 100% guaranteed when it comes to blade cutting hide, and your bow can be tuned to shoot today's accurate flying bh's at 300+ fps if you are willing to commit to that end. I'm not saying that the mechanicals are no good. They are excellent, but even a mechanical out of a poorly tuned bow won't do it's job. If it contacts the animal while fishtailing or corkscrewing it's robbed of Ke. and the blades may not open properly or penetrate as it should.
Some bowhunters make the choicebased on terrain and distance of the shots they will take. A mechanical may fly better on a 50yrd shot at a moosein a 20mph crosswind in open country,than a fixed blade.

Make your choice based on reasonsOTHER thanthe tuned condition of your bow and go kill something.

I agree, they can both do the job, andthe newer verisons of both taking are it to the next level, accuracy wise. Personally, I'm always a little worried when using a mechanical, mainly if one of those blades snaps off inside the animal, and I find it with my hands when field dressing!!
Seriously thinking of going to either a Wasp Boss bullet or the Slick trick's this comming season just for that very reason.

You act ass if fixed blades have never broken inside of and animal before. Mechanicals are new and they scare people, but as the years pass they are going to get better and better. It is like the switch to carbon arrows people had these same kinds of arguments. I personally see a complete pass throug a waste of energy. I have taken a lot of physics classes in college, and know that a arrow flying through animal and sticking in the ground is a waste. You want all the KE to transfer to your target thus giveing a more effective and humane kill. I personnaly do this through mechanical arrows. Others can get bigger arrows, but My ultimate goal is for my arrow to create and exit hole but stay in the animal or fall/be pulled out by the animal.

I would tend to agree with you if a broadhead killed the same way a bullet does, but it does not. From my observations over 30+ years of bowhunting I've seen deer hardly react at all to a good double lung hit when the arrow passed completely through. They do react to the noise it makes when it hits the ground. I've shot deer that took a couple bounds, maybe 100',and stood looking around till they fell over.

On the other hand I've had shots where bone was hit and the loud "thwack" created made the deer take off running. With that and the arrow cartwheeling around inside created a lot of trauma, making the deer run harder and faster, seemingly trying to "get away' from the intrusion. And anybody who's ever seen a deer run can attest that they can cover a lot of ground in that 8-10 seconds that takes them to die. Maybe a couple hundred yards.

Now which one would you want to trail. The one you just watched die or the one that flew helter skelter to who knows where?