RE: Mechanical BH failure
 

I have to know,how did you know it opened in flight?



I have had one problem with mechanicals andone problem with fixed.The expandableI recovered and the fixed I did not.I had a blade come off on impact once but the shot was perfect and the deer was recovered.Rocket was more than fair with me when they sent me a new package of a different model.Apparently there was a problem with that particular model.




The fixed was a Thunderhead and it caught whatI believe was the back of the shoulder and I found the arrow about 30 yards down the trail.The head was twisted beyond belief.

RE: Mechanical BH failure
 

TFOX, I had sort of a similar problem with rockets. I bought a pack of 100 grain steel heads I believe and all the blades fit loose in the grooves. I didnt like that one bit and emailed rocket about the problem and they said as long as they werent falling out it was fine.

RE: Mechanical BH failure
 

I use the Steelheads and haven't had a single problem with them.

RE: Mechanical BH failure
 

The reason I am curious about knowing if the heads open or not is because I have purposely left the bands off mine before and had NO problems with flight.I do use smaller cut steelheads though.

RE: Mechanical BH failure
 

I stand corrected, I was shooting the ultimate steels I believer they were called. Sollid steel with the bacon skinner blades.

RE: Mechanical BH failure
 

Aren't those fixed heads.[8D]

RE: Mechanical BH failure
 

yes, and the blades were rattling cause they were so loose. In my amazment rocket said it was fine.

RE: Mechanical BH failure
 

I've used several mechanicals over the years.

Punchcutters

Rocket Miniblasters 3L

Wasp Jak-Hammers

along with several fixed blades

Thunderhead 125's

Satelites

Wasp Cam-Loks

Muzzy 75's


I've taken many deer with each head. I've taken most with Rocket Miniblasters. Not sure how many but probably around 20 with just that head.

I never had one fail. I will say this, Every time I shot a Rocket mechanical it would severely bend the blades or break them off. They were only good for one shot.

Idid read somewhere, that the Rocket blades were designed to bend and break as to not stop penetration. They wanted the arrow to keep penetrating and not to get wedged and stop.


One other problem with some mechanicals is on very sharp angles. They will slide along theyrib cage, instead of penetrating sometimes. Ive had this happen twice.

Below is a pic of what a Rocket did on a sharp angle. It really sliced open a heck of an entrance wound. Yes, that is the entrance wound.

RE: Mechanical BH failure
 

"I never had one fail. I will say this, Every time I shot a Rocket mechanical it would severely bend the blades or break them off. They were only good for one shot."



If the blades bend or break or shear off, then they're not even good for that one shot.

Nothing out-performs a solid two blade conventional broadhead. Nothing.

-Sharpster

RE: Mechanical BH failure
 

cant go wrong with fixed broadheads :D