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Broadheads
My local archery shop tech told me about a new broadhead that has 1 inch or smaller cutting radius. He says the bigger cutting radius is mostly hype. If you're shot is accurate a smaller cut will still do the trick. Comments???
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RE: Broadheads
Okay, I'm no expert, but as to my comments, I'd say he's correct on one point and totally wrong on another. Sure, if you punch a 3/4" hole through both lungs, the deer is going down. It's just a question of how long will it take for the animal to bleed to death orsuffocate. As to the larger cutting diameter being "mostly hype", he's way off the mark imo. All things being equal, the larger the cut, the faster he'll bleed out.
A smaller cutting diameter would result in less planing in flight and less surface area to create friction during penetration, and that might increase your chance at more consistant pass-throughs, but as for me, I'll stick to a properly tuned, properly sharpened 1 1/8" cut 125 grain Montec. If your bow AND your arrows/broadheads are properly tuned, the bigger bladed broadheads will fly true and make a much bigger hole. |
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Thanks for your reply. That's what I was thinking too, common sense. I saw the new bows he had for sale and how small they are getting why not the broadheads??? I have a older Golden Eagle I'm getting some new stuff put on and complained about poor penetration. It's set at 70# shooting 100grain Thunderheads. I've used mechanicals and got the same poor penetration. Both shots were 20 yards. I guess both could have hit bone somewhere.
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Hopefully, some of the more experienced folks on here can chime in and help with penetration issues, but I can say that there are more factors, such as tuning, arrow spine and FOC percentage that will help with penetration just as much as making sure the broadhead is sharp.
I tried mechanicals as my first choice, but quickly steered away from them. I'm absolutely sure that they work, but some failures they had made me lose confidence in them. It's like bass fishing. If you don't have confidence in what you're using, chances are, you're not going to be as successful as you could be. |
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ORIGINAL: LittleChief Okay, I'm no expert, but as to my comments, I'd say he's correct on one point and totally wrong on another. Sure, if you punch a 3/4" hole through both lungs, the deer is going down. It's just a question of how long will it take for the animal to bleed to death orsuffocate. As to the larger cutting diameter being "mostly hype", he's way off the mark imo. All things being equal, the larger the cut, the faster he'll bleed out. A smaller cutting diameter would result in less planing in flight and less surface area to create friction during penetration, and that might increase your chance at more consistant pass-throughs, but as for me, I'll stick to a properly tuned, properly sharpened 1 1/8" cut 125 grain Montec. If your bow AND your arrows/broadheads are properly tuned, the bigger bladed broadheads will fly true and make a much bigger hole. Hit the nail right on the head! |
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I agree with little chief. I use Muzzy and they have a 1 1/4 cutting diameter I say the bigger the better.
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I believe the operational phrase is "If your shot is accurate"... In aperfect world, that would be right.
But, and I mean But, these aren't stationary 3d targets at known ranges. You aren't necessarily in a perfect stance. This is hunting not target archery. There are all kinds of opportunites for your shot not to be perfectly accurate. In that case, the extra width can really be an asset. Sometimes the deer helps kills himself. A big, wide, broadhead lodged in a deer can do a lot of damage as it's jarred and jammed back and forth as the deer is running and the arrow is being slapped by branches. Bowhunting is an iffy sport to begin with, don't additionally handicap yourself. |
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I started bowhunting in 70s,hunted self taught for 3 years before finally getting a deer in 1977. I've tried just about everything out there just to see what wooks and what don't-equipment geek. In my experience,The bigger cutting diameter you have within reason,as long as you have enough kinetic energy to assure complete pass thrus,the better. The last 24 deer I have shot left a bolld trail a blind man could follow but was completely uneccecary as they dropped while still in sight. In fact,I have even watched deer go back to chasing does or eating after a flinch! The bigger heads does 2 things-#1,cause massive wound for quickest bleed out,and #2,give that lil bit margin for error on questionable hits for most humane painless death. There's a lot of misconception about exactly how a deer dies from bleeding out. They lose blood flow to brain causing it to shut down.
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Anything below 1" seems too small. The bigger the better as long as it flies right. The last 2 deer I shot with Muzzy's went less than 50 yds and it looked like someone used a bucket to through blood around. A smaller head has a chance of missing vitals.
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Comments like that from an archery shop tech would make me cautious. Broadheads kill by hemorrhage, the more hemorrhage the faster humane kill, the bigger the cut thegreater the potential for hemorrhage. No way to argue against it. On perfect shot placement no issues with the smaller cut broadheads, but when the not so perfect hit happens you may need that extra 1/4"-1/2" cut. What if you would make abad hit out of the vitals and your 1" cut broadhead just missed the femoral artery by 1/4" the 1 1/4"-1 1/2" cut broadhead most likelywouldhave delivered a lethal cut to that artery which would have meant a quick recovery of a deer that would have only been wounded and lost with the 1" cut broadhead.
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