Are the mechanical heads any better at anchoring a turkey? I' ve taken several turkeys with a bow with both thunderheads and muzzy' s and it is always a footrace after the shot. I' ve never used a gobble stopper either, do these help? What have you guys had luck with, short of head shots do the expandables or gobble stoppers keep them where they are?

A lot of guys use a standard broadhead like a Muzzy or Thunderhead and add some kind of stopper to it. An example is the muzzy Grasshopper.

Another option which I like is to use a wide cutting mechanical. Some very good heads to check out are the Rocket Hammerheads/GKF Reapers, Rocky Mountain Snyper or Ironhead XP, NAP Spitfire, or the new NAP Scorpions.

Good luck on your search,oh by the way if you like a tradtional style head it is also well worth checking out the new turkey / small game head by Steelforce.

James gave you some very good advice. My personal favorite expandable for turkey would be the Rocket Hammerhead. 2 inch cutting diameter!

James just about summed it up. My personal favorite head is the NAP Gobbler Getters. They are basically Spitfires with a conical head which dispurses a tremendous amount of energy in the bird.

I have taken several birds with traditional heads, traditional heads with grass hoppers and large cutting diameter mechanicals. All of these setups are effective and I had no trouble chasing birds down. The three birds I shot with the Gobbler Getters died in there tracks, I mean they just hit the ground and were done. I would even say they did a better job stopping the birds than my shotgun.

Those heads sound quite impressive. I think I might have to try a set for this spring. Are they in the typical expandable head price range or something unusual?

I agree with AC on the NAP Gobbler Getters they are made specially for turkey' s.

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They are the same price as the spitfires. The even use the same clips, blades and practice blades.

I just ordered some vortex 100 expandibles. They have a 2.5" cutting diameter. I have never tried them before, but I have heard good things about them.