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looking to switch to mechanicals this season for deer,bear,turkey...i have a bow that shoots around 282 fps...not getting consistant fixed broadhead flight and checked everything i know...my local pro-shop recommends mechanicals...please give me brand name and style that has given you the best success...my setup is:PARKER UL 31, 70 LBS.,30 INCH DRAW,PSE CARBON FORCE 300 EXTREME,4 INCH VANES....THANKS TO ALL WHO RESPOND!!!

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I have tested a good many mechanicals and their are some great ones floating around. The rocky snyper is an excellent head as are the rocket steelheads. If you don' t mind shooting a 125 grn head, the steelhead 125 is one of the best broadheads I have ever tested, fixed or mechanical. It penetrates like a fixed blade head, is very durable, and shoots great. The 100 grn version is also very good, but not as tough. The Rocky snyper penetrates as well as the steelheads and has stronger blades, but the ferrule is not as strong. I think you would be happy with any of these three heads. Of course their are others, but these will give you mechancial accuracy with fixed blade penetration.

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I shoot a similar set up ,same arrows currently. There are a lot of good broadheads ot there. I like Spitfire 3 blade 100' s the best out of all the expandables I' ve tried. They shoot great even at 308 fps ,they' re the sharpest out of the package of any I' ve tried,I like their no o-ring system, I' ve never had one get damaged or break a blade, they penetrate excellently,they give you an awesome bloodtrail with good shot placement,the blades are easy to replace, and you just need to see the exit hole they make with their off set blades. Quality broadheads are kind of a personal preference though, because all will do a good job with correct shot placement. I can' t wait to check out NAP' s new Scorpion mechanical,it looks pretty interesting.

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Shockwaves =4 Deer = 0 Haven' t had to track one yet,all dropped in sight.

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Shockwaves here also I have used them for the past couple of years and have never had a deer run out of my sight and this year I took 6 with them.

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I use rocket sidewinder never had a problem with them

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I' ve taken three deer with NAP Spitfires, 85 gr. I like them too because there are no o-rings and they do fly like field points.

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used both the shockwave and the sidewinder.sidewinder has more punch.shockwaves are more durable.both are excellent heads.

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Several good models out there. The Rocket Steelheads are very good and so are the hammerheads if you shoot enough KE. I also really like the Rocky Mountain Snyper & the new Ironhead XP they make - both are simply awsome heads. I think another good head appears to be the new Scorpian by NAP - (slight copy cat off of the snyper with the tip). I hope it opens easier than the Spitfires which Iam not a big fan of at all.

Honestly most companies have really improved their products and most are good. try a few models out & see what they do for you. You may find a perfect head for your rig that hasn' t been mentioned yet.

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Like 5 shot said, Rockets are the ones, and the 100gr steel heads are the ones I went with. They pass through deer like a hot knife through butter!!!;)

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" ...not getting consistant fixed broadhead flight and checked everything i know."

You have either a tuning or a shooting issue.


" ..my local pro-shop recommends mechanicals"

I' m not surprised. The ones around here don' t seem to know much about tuning bows either. [:' (]

JRW

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This past season was my first with a bow in the woods.

I was very happy with the way I was shooting and fully convinced that all I had to do was SEE a deer within 25 yards and it would be lights out.

That was until I screwed in my fixed blade broadheads and started to practice with them before the season........my confidence went quickly downhill as I watched random flyers coming from my bow. I tried EVERYTHING known to man, I checked my arrows, heads, bow, tune, release, anchor point, form, grip, rest, until I just gave up. I could not eliminate the flyers from my practice sessions. Sometimes I would only get 1-2 and sometimes I would get more. Different arrows and head combinations did not solve the problem. This carried itself into the season and I had no choice but to hope I did not get a flyer at the moment of truth...........1-2 flyers out of 40-50 practice shots was enough to aggravate me but not enough to keep me out of the woods IMO. As luck would have it I had a broadside shot on a 6pt at 15 yards and my arrow struck nothing but dirt under his chest. I was astounded that I missed from that close but I had a sinking gut feeling that told me why I missed..........when I retreived my arrow the fixed head was destroyed by a half rotted tree root no bigger then my finger. I dug up the area to be sure no rock was hiding and all I found was dirt and root. This all was a slap in the face that I needed a change. I went home and bought a pack of WASP JAK-HAMMER SST mechanicals and they shot as true as my field points right out of the box. Shot after shot after shot.........no flyers to be found.

2 days later I put one of those WASP' s through the heart of another 6 pt at about 13 yards..........no surprises this time......that arrow flew right where I aimed it. The deer ran about 100 yards and was dead inside of 30 seconds.

I will once again strap on a couple different fixed heads this year to see how they fly.......I like to try new things :) Besides thousands of hunters get great flight from them every day so why shouldn' t I?? Whatever the reason was for my occasional flyer though.......if it rears it' s ugly head again this year I will not hesitate to strap on another WASP and go to work.

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Another vote for the rocket steelheads. they are mean little heads.
but, I' m changing to the rocket sidewinder, for the larger cut, so
I can use them for deer and turkey both. I have 2 bows, one set
up for turkeys, and one for deer.;)

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I have a friend who has about 15 deer with the Wasp Jackhammer SST 100 (3 blade mech.) These heads have a 1 3/4" diameter cut. He told me he' s had one deer go 100 yards but all the rest average out at 30-35 yards! He told me if you have good KE, shoot a large cutting diameter head, the blood trail is unbelievable!!!! So at the beginning of the season I decided I was going to try them. He wasn' t kidding! I shot two deer with it and the blood trails were much bigger than I' ve ever had with a shotgun slug! If fact the big buck (235 dressed) I shot had a double blood trail (entry side and exit side) 2 feet apart. Each trail averaged 5" wide. I told him my success and he just laughed and said I told you so! The first deer I shot a medium doe went through the shoulder bone and still fully passed through the deer. Once agian an unbeilvable blood trail! When you see these entry and exit holes you just say wow! My KE is about 63. If you have the energy look hard at this head its tough and devistating!

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I use Rocky Mtn Snypers and love em deffinitly give em a try

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I would hope to convince you on trying the Rocket Hammerheads 100gr with 2inch cutting diameter. They are an awesome broadhead, and I have had great succsess with them and they fly just like my field tips.

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Shockwaves here also. They penetrate like a hot knife through LIQUID butter:D.

I love them and consider them tops to me. 2 shots 2 deer and no tracking over 40 yards.

Brian

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100 gr. Spitfires. I have used these the past few seasons with excellent results.

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100 GN Spitfires! Two shots in two years = two dead deer within 50 yards.

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I like the two blade spit fire' s. Too bad they are not made anymore. I guess i' ll have to try the three blade.

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I agree with both the Steelhead and Snyper recommendations. Even if your bow is tuned perfectly I would still recommend both heads as they provide much less of a chance of wind planing....both in terms of actual bow speed and because of actual wind conditions.

If both of these heads work well for you then maybe you might want to try something with a little larger cutting diameter. Then you can really take advantage of some of the expandables out there.

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The only one I have ever used was spitfire 100 grains, flew just like my field points, big hole in and shattered one of the vertabrae, all the blades remained intact and the deer bled like a stuck pig.

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I' ve used Punchcutters, Rocket Steelheads, Rocky Mt. Revolutions, Warheads, and Snypers and they all kill deer dead. I' m thinking about trying Spitfires this year just because I like to try different things.

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I like to try diferent mechanicals from year to year. Currently, I am on the Vortex bandwagon. Two blade version. What I like about these heads is they make a good entrance hole unlike most mechanicals. With the blades closed they still expose 1" of cutting surface. Entrance is close to the same size as the exit, a full 2" . In my opinion, a mechanical with a large cutting diameter is the perfect deal for thin skinned game like a deer.