how does the NAP spitfire work
 

I have the NAP nitron broadhead and they fly realy well and they are cheaper than most broadheads,but does the NAP spitfire expandable fly as good as a broadhead.

Or are they junky

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No, there not junk. IMO, they are one of the best mechanicals. I've used them for a few years and took both deer and turkey with them. I've gotten pass thru's that sliced ribs clean in two. My first shot at a deer this year was a bad shot, high and back, but didn't get a pass thru. Shot a Nitron a week later and missed. I wasn't feeling real good about my heads but reality was, it was the shooter. Anyway, I bought some Rage Slipcam 3 blades and used them the rest of the year. The Rage heads were awesome. I still think the Spitfires are good blades. Don't try to use them straight out of the package. Check all of the blades and make sure they are opening/locking just right. I've found most of them are too tight. There's a small metal shim with a divot that fits against a hole in the blade. I'll take the screw out, pull out the blade and shim, flatten the divot slightly or take a small screwdriver (like the ones in the eyeglass repair kits) or any other semi-pointy utinsel and tap the divot to make it bump up more. If the blades too tight, flatten it. If its too loose, make it protrude more. Play with them until you get them securing the blade good but easily releasing with a bit of pressure. I'll usually put just a dab of oil where the screw goes thru. Their no different than any other head in that you will need to resharpen/replace the blades after every shot, maybe two. I just buy the replacement blades.

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aeroslinger hit it right on the money, nap spitfires are not junk at all, i used them for years, but this past year i switched over to the rage slip cams, these' broadheads are awesome you wouldnt be dissapointed in either of the two..

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Those Spitfires ain't no joke! They leave a hell of a hole/bloodtrail. Ithink they're probably one of the best expandables out there.;)

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They are good heads, but from what I have seen they require a bit more energy to use than some other mechanicals. Probably because they use friction to hold the blades in vrs a rubber band. I tried them to begin with and couldn't get pass throughs, neither could my buddy shooting an older darton set at 70 lbs. It didn't really make much more energy than my newer set up with a lower draw weight though. Both set ups were with arrows near 400 grn total arrow weight and shooting roughly 230 fps or so, maybe a bit less.

They worked as advertised though, opened up reliably and left a pretty large hole going in the deer. Shot just like my field points as well. I wasn't real impressed about tracking my first deer for 400 yards though;). I took out one lung and the arrow stopped in the heart. I was 18 yards away from 16 feet up perfect broad side shot. I went to a fixed head and had no problems blowing right through deer. I also tried a mechanical with better penetration and they worked as well (Nail driver 2 blade heads).

I would say if you have well over 50 lbs of KE and a fairly heavy arrow they will work fine, if not you might want to consider using fixed blade heads instead.

Just my opinions though. I mostly hear good things about them.

Paul

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That deer had some serious stamina if it went 400yrds with one blown out lung and an arrow in it's heart!:D

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It ran full bore until it dropped pretty much. Ran right down a trail until the very end. It didn't take out the heart either, the heart stopped the arrow so it didn't go all the way through it. Deer are AMAZINGLY motivated animals when they want to be. I have never had anything like that happen since.

I shot one last season from 20 yards with a 600 grn 12 ga magnum slug. Took out the lungs and top of the heart (seperated the arteries from the top of the heart). It ran about 100 yards jumping a fence along the way before it dropped.

Paul

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I shot some of these for the first time this morning. The print maybe one inch left of the same weight field point - good enough for hunting. They are also about the easiest point to remove from the block 4X4 I have tried so far. We are going to blunt thepoint a little on them and use them for turkey hunting next month. I think I will stay with my G-5 Montecs for big game.

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I've been using Spitfires for several seasons with great success. I have to disagree with Paul L Mohr a little bit though. I would recommend a minimum of 65 ft. lbs of energy for using them.

For example, Paul said he was shooting a 400 grain arrow 230 fps. That's only 47 ft. lbs of energy which IMO is far too low to shoot expandable heads.

I am one of the staunchest advocates of expandable broadheads as long as their appliacation is correct in term of the set up. It is the hunter's responsibility to make sure he/she has the energy to effectively use them and to know their limitations on taking angled shots.

OK, enough thread hijacking. Bottom line, Spitfires are one of the best broadheads out there. Quality components and well made.

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I think I'll stick with my Slick's. No shims, divots, pins, hinges, movement, or energy restrictions. Just awesome 4-blade cutting and super penetration every time.

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My neighbor shoots them on his crossbow bolts and he hit two deer this year and could not find them. He swares both were good hits, but obviously I can't be 100% about that. I was thinking of switching to mechanicals until his woes started. Then I figured, if it aint broke, don't fix it. Just my $0.02.

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This has been rehashed over and over. Your friend did not make good shots. If he had he would have two filled tags for this year regardless of the broadheads he used.

I do agree with the if it ain't broke part. If your broadheads are working, why switch?

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I haven't had any issues with them. They fly great and function without flaw. I've had great kills on reindeer and whitetails using the Spitfire 125's. I have noticed that the practice blade inserts for them don't always group in with the actual blades though... just something to be aware of, buy a spare set of blades for practice. The thing I like most about them is the safety factor. I travel a lot and it's nice to know that if I have a broadhead get loose in my gear it's not going to ruin an expensive hunt nor do I have to worry about cutting a cable with them while nocking an arrow on game.

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I totally agree. My thought is regarding questionable hits and how those results compare, but seeing as how I have no first hand experience I will just read what those who have used them say.

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I said "Well over 50 lbs" not 50 lbs, since that is about what I shoot and they didn't work. There are some mechanicals that penitrate quite well with lower KE setups, however the Spitfires are not one of them.

Paul

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The spitfires are not junky at all. Our whole family shoots them. But a tip:
IF YOU ARE SHOOTING FROM A BLIND (THROUGH THE SCREEN) OPEN YOUR SPITFIRE HEAD BEFORE SHOOTING, THAT WAY IT WONT OPEN WHILE PASSING THROUGH THE SCREEN AND YOU ARROW HITS RIGHT WHERE YOU WANT IT!!!

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Paul, sorry about that I just saw the 50 and got fixated on it. You are correct that there are a lot of good expandables out there that will work with lower KE, and I agree that the Spitfire is not one of them. I do know someone that shot a lower poundage bow and removed the shims in the Spitfires and retained the blades with rubber bands with a lot of success.

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IMO they are unbeatable. I have only great things to say about them and i havent lost a deer yet when using them, something i cant say about other heads. You wont be dissapointed.

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No biggy, I could have worded it better as well. I have heard of that trick. I tried it goofing around, but never hunted with them that way. I was also shooting the 85 grn models with the smaller cutting dia.

Paul