Anybody got a " badnews" story about Spitfires? Or any mechanicals? Don' t have enough info about Spitfires... Thanks again....

I' m not sure I' d call it BAD news, but I find Spitfires to perform quite different than many swing open " Tip to rear" style mechanicals............For One, IMO they need more energy than the cutting diameter dictates due to the tension the retention clips place on the blades. They just don' t open very fast at all, and it takes some force to do so. I know any sharp broadhead in the boiler room will do the job as long as it " Gets there" , however if you want to reliably " Get Through" you should probably be shooting 65ft lbs of KE and over for the most reliable performance.
Now I' m not saying that some shots will not pass thru at lower energy levels, but if you want the MOST reliable performance, especially if you hit some ribs , thick back muscles, or nick a shoulder blade etc........keep the energy up. That goes for all heads really but especially this design.

Since they don' t open very fast, you can encounter " Bullet Hole" style entrance wounds.........I' ve shot 2 deer with a Spitfire and BOTH displayed that type of entrance. They did open inside and do a nice job but I totally prefer a mech that will give me as close to a full width entrance as possible. Just picture the type of blood trail that is possible if you have a tiny entrance wound high on the animal, with no exit? Not good. And remember you increase your odds of this as you head toward the lower end of the KE levels that are adequate for this head.

Pluses for this head?.........Quality of construction....its very nicely made (hate the clips, but the rest of the head is well made) Blades are nice and sharp right out of the package. Sharper than most.

What Matt said.

Do not use Grim Reaper Broadheads. I shot a nice buck last fall with them and the broadhead didn' t penetrate the chest. My buddy shot the deer 5 minutes later and we found the broadhead in the chest wall. Also the heads are not tough enough to be shot again. They are get bent easily.

spitfires work very well even have shot some cotton tail rabbits out to 45 yards with the soft tissue of the rabbit and no problems opening longest shot on whitetail 67yards complete pass through on a 125 class 8pt 10 yard pile up have shot several whitetails with all complete pass throughs @ 74#s 340 grain arrow 27" draw and have got to see all game fall with in eyes view very happy for a color blind person

As in most equipment cases such as this, some folks swear by them while others claim they are one of the worst mechanicals out there. My opinion is rather simple...I have had limited experience with them but what I have had makes me consider them average in terms of reliability and design. Not the best but not the worst either. There must be something to them though as they continue to be one of the more popular expandable designs.

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