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Old 10-20-2005 | 01:14 PM
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ORIGINAL: EatsLead

IMO that crimson croc head, and all other heads like it don't even look like they would work. Cut on contact is the catch phrase these days but many of the implementations are just terrible. Even respected manufacturers are getting caught up in this. The rocket steelhead XP looks pretty suspect to me.I will stick with the chisel pointsfor now.
A properly made cut on contact head works very well.......that has been proven for decades. What I think is going on today is that everyone is trying for a share of the pie and maybe rushing designs out instead of being sure they are going to perform.

Magnus and SteelForce have set the bar pretty high for other cut on contact heads to follow.........my brother destroyed the spine of a buck with a SteelForce head 2 years ago.

Whatever the reason is........these crocs are garbage.
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Old 10-20-2005 | 01:33 PM
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If everyone would ignore the advertising hype and just the notion to try something newwe would all be shooting Muzzy's and broadhead failure would be a thing of the past!
Don't be so sure . I had the same exact thing happen with a muzzy. It didn't break like that one but the sucker bent like a banana. It was a follow up shot so I still got the deer because of the first shot, but my muzzy looked like it got run over by a steam roller.
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Old 10-20-2005 | 02:13 PM
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It was a follow up shot so I still got the deer because of the first shot, but my muzzy looked like it got run over by a steam roller.
Was this shot about10 - 15feet away, almost directly into the ground?
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Old 10-20-2005 | 02:27 PM
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wow every one is shooting heavy grains i shoot a 85 grain thunder head killed 3 deer although they never went thru they hit hard i shot thru 2 lungs and shattered a rib on the exit

it shows u dont have to shoot so heavy
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Old 10-20-2005 | 02:58 PM
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A properly made cut on contact head works very well
Correct, I used Montec and they preform great and are cut on impact.
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Old 10-20-2005 | 03:30 PM
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Was this shot about10 - 15feet away, almost directly into the ground?
about 10 yards, and it hit the bucks shoulder blade because it was delflected by a twig
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Old 10-20-2005 | 06:29 PM
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A properly made cut on contact head works very well
Correct, I used Montec and they preform great and are cut on impact.

Looks to be a good head from what I have heard.........and now seen. Buddy of ours took a deer with a G5 the other day and we helped him track it down. Nice blood, good damage and the deer didn't go far. This guy shoots a bow from the freakin' stone ages too.......I bet he is well under 200 fps.
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Old 10-20-2005 | 08:43 PM
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WOW! i stick with muzzy's, never had them do that on me.
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Old 10-20-2005 | 11:00 PM
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Not an engineer[&o], maybe next go around though?



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Old 10-21-2005 | 03:46 AM
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I'll stick with my muzzy' too. That's a great example of what I don't want to use on deer.[:'(]
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