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While watching these shaving commercials it got me thinking . They always promote more blades. Well we have 2 blades,
then 3 blades , and now there are broadheads with 4 blades. What do think about if they came out with a head that head 5 or even 6 blades on her ? would slice a mean hole , maybe see daylight through the other side ;)

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not to burst your bubble, but they already do....or did...almost positive Crimson Talon made a 6 blade head...i think 3 were smaller "bleeder" blades...but i believe it had 6 total blades....


cant cut much better hole than a 3 blade IMO...my buck last year had a perfect hole cut out of its ribcage...i would never guessed a broadhead would made a hole like that, i was expecting 3 slices....heres a pic...im just impressed by the hole it made...first bowkill...i wasnt expecting that at all....

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i was using Muzzy MX4s but they didnt make a very big hole. i switched to the Rage 2 blades and they make devistating holes and a nice blood-trail

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NAP had a 5 blade razzor back it weighed like 3 pounds, LOL actualy 145 grains.

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god that makes me hungry

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oh...for the record......125gr 3blade muzzy......


its not RAGE gaping gash....but im still impressed by the hole..wish i put something there for size comparison...

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I use three blades. Have heard good things about four, tho. I've wanted to try them but I like the old school style where all four blades are the same. Not two mains and two bleeders. I actually use cheap Magnus 125gr's with good success. Just bought the girlfriend muzzy 100's, we'll see how they turn out.

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2-4 blades period.

rage- 2blade

muzzy 3blades,

only time I'd use a 4blade is when its a 2 main blade design with 2 bleeders style...

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I am a fan of Magnus stinger buzzcut 4blades at 100 or 125gr.

Or the Magnus snuffer 125gr 3blade broadheads.

The way i figure... Go with a heavy head, heavy carbon arrow and the highest pondage you can comfortably shoot, Maxium kenetic energy and maxium cutting diamiter with out loosing cutting power. sure those expanders can open up to 2 inches across but if they hit the wrong way from an arrow thats too light u might not get threw the ribs.

also you got to think about the ribs, because a triditional 2blade like a magus stinger or a zwiki.. you can hit a rib and it will turn flat and think and slit it intwo and keep going or it can turn to pass between them. A magnus 3blade can slit it the same way or slip between it. a 4blade magus buzzcut has half saw tooth and half razor main blades with razor bleeders. that will take out a rib or a shoulder blade....

I just dont like expanders... we all make mistakes... and I know far to many guys who have a rage or a nap expander hang up in the ribs as its coming open or but penitrate a bucks shoulder blade.

But thats just how i see it.

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When I started hunting archery my first broadheads I ever used were the old satelite 4's ....metalic purple.




Mitch

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I've killed with flint heads with cedar arrows...and the deer ran 30 yards...dead...so # of blades means nothing to me...make a hole in the lungs....animal bleeds to death and dies...when will we all realize this??....

:)

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4 blade ST's.......... simply awesome

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Yea Crimson Talon already made a 6 blade like mauser06 said. They were not impressive (to me).

I use 2 blade heads and they make they best blood trails I have seen so far.

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Crimson tallons are not real 6 blades. The have three blades and three tincy little "bleeders" that stick out about 1/8th of an inch. Not exactly a blade IMO. Besides that, their blades are dull enough thatI wouldn't call any of the "blades" blades.

Innerloc is the only company that i know of that makes real 2, 3, 4, and 5 bladed broadheads.

IMOa broadhead havingmore than4 blades is pointless. 4 blades maximizes a broadheadscutting ability yet keeps the exposed surface area of the blades as small enough for better flight characteristics. I am talking fixed bladed heads here.

But like Michigan said. Cut a hole in both lungs and you have a dead deer. The number of blades really isn't going to make a hill of beans difference to the dead deer.

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Dance with the one that brung ya.. If it works for you go for it..

I'msold on220 Grian Muzzy Phantoms with bleeder blades.

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I think there is/was a 5 blade head it was razorback (I think) and the head actually spun I never tried them and never heard anything about them but I did see them