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which brodheads are better for deer and why? any help would be great.

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I don't think it's a question of style as much as it is a question of brand. Asking "fixed or mechanical" encompasses too many variables to be answerable. Personally, I prefer fixed heads since it's just one less variable I have to worry about in a game loaded with them. I'd hate to hit a deer without the blades opening up. Even if they open 90% of the time or better, it's just another "what if" that's unnecessary IMO.

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Muzzy!!!!!

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I like fixed for deer, mechanicals for turkey.

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Read this, it should help you out some.
http://www.broadheadtests.com/tuning.html

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I believe I know what your basing this belief on; that a company with a reputation of producing quality products will always produce products of highest quality and performance. It that was true it would make choices much easier. However, it has been my experience that you cannot solely rely on the reputation of the company as an exclusive guide for choice.

Regarding broadheads, design (style) is paramount. Brand (manufacturer) is a supporting consideration. I have used broadheads made by popular companies that were not very good or no better than most, and I have found broadheads that were near generic but were very good heads.

I shot the Muzzy's for several seasons. No doubt they were a good head, and may still be. However, I never found them better in quality and performance than any broadhead on the market. That is why I dumped them when they (Muzzy), Wasp, and other leading broadhead manufacturers realized that an arrow is useless without a broadhead and began raising broadhead cost to a ridiculous level, and -in my opinion, "price fixing." In fact, it has always been my opinion that Wasp and Muzzy were the instigators of getting all broadhead manufacturers to raise their prices.

I have now used, as have several of my hunting partners, Cabella chisel-tipped replaceable blade broadheads for several years. We have had excellent performance and great results with the heads. In fact, I found the performance of the heads to be equal to Muzzy, but for a much lesser cost.

Seeing that broadheads prices are again on the rise, I have decided to change to a fixed head that is durable and can be resharpened. I am now changing to Magnus "Snuffers." Magnus is not as popular as other brands, but they have been around a long time (I used them in the past) and Magnus makes a good and durable head. For flight characteristics, I believe the low profile tri-blade is the best performer on the fixed (solid) blade category, and a wicked head when sharpened properly. In addition, "cut-on-contact" blades (heads) are still the best design (style) for best penetration as long they fly good and are durable.

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Actually, by brand I meant to say specific broadhead, not just manufacturer. I didn't say it clearly I guess.

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Better flight, better penetration.............. I'll stick with my Rockets. :D The new Steelhead XP series is gonna be awesome on critters this year!!!

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mrfritz44:

I considered that was what you actually meant. I went ahead with the post since it is common practice for many to go with the company name rather than the known quality of the product before quality and performance is known.

You summed it up quite well in a few words when you said, why add another "what if" to the existing "what if's?"

Il-Cornfed:

What do you plan on hunting with that lil' mechanical moustrap? Ground squirrels? ;)

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I use a mechanicle and love um and wil not shoot anything else.
Spitfires or rockets are the way to go.