RE: Broadhead for Turkeys
 

Steelforce has a new head made for less penetration and more tissue damage on turkeys and small game.

Check it out

RE: Broadhead for Turkeys
 

I will throw another vote in for the Rocket Hammerheads their impressive 2 inch cutting diameter in addition to their durable design should make them ideal for use on turkeys.

RE: Broadhead for Turkeys
 

6....4 in the head, one up the arse one in the boiler room
it is like shooting them with a 44 mag. devistating knock down power!

RE: Broadhead for Turkeys
 

I just bought some Rocket Stictnines for turkeys that look like they should really do the trick. They' re similar to the Hammerheads except they' re 125 grain, 2 inch diameter.

RE: Broadhead for Turkeys
 

Rocket Hammerheads. If you want the arrow to to stay in the turkey, bend a fish hook and screw it on under the broadhead. This really gives a thump when you hit em.

RE: Broadhead for Turkeys
 

I have had great success with Gobbler Getters

RE: Broadhead for Turkeys
 

I would have voted for the NAP' s too - until this weekend...

I think I' m growing less & less lucky - I had a broadhead issue during deer season & now I have one chasing the ugly bird.

I whacked a decent tom (~7" beard) at about 8 yards & I thought it was a perfect shot - he rolled & flopped & I thought he was done. I started opening the blind & about fell over when he got up & started running away. I grabbed another arrow & jumped out & saw him run off with my arrow dangling out of his side - it appeared as though it was barely in him - Long story short, we didn' t recover him or the arrow - so I spent the last 2 days wondering what happened.

Today my hunting partner took a perfectly broadside shot - same results - this time the arrow came out about 10 yards after the hit. We recovered the arrow & it shows no sign past the head - like it got 1" or so of penetration. One blade is gone, one is bent & the 3rd looks new.

What does this mean? I don' t know for certain - but I *believe* we both hit square at the base of the wing bone (fat spot) & didn' t penetrate.

Today I picked up the standard whitetail NAP spitfires with a sharp point.

Last year I took a 10" eastern @ 22 yards 1/4ing to me - I cut the ticker clean out of him & he didn' t go 3 feet.

For what it' s worth - I' d stick with the sharp heads.

BTW - I' m shooting a 450 GR arrow @ ~ 230FPS which yields ~ 53 ft-lbs of energy. My partners setup is probably a bit lower but I' d assume both have plenty of KE to do the job.

I just can' t believe it!

RE: Broadhead for Turkeys
 

In my opinion, (for all that' s worth) 53 KE isn' t enough to use an expandable BH. From what I have seen, the minimum should be 60 KE.
I have heard alot of bad things about NAP' s. Look at 5 Shot' s reports on heads, that may also help you.

RE: Broadhead for Turkeys
 

You got me worried now about the Gobbler Getters, I just bought a pack ready to shot a turkey this year. [:o]
I shoot a 100 grain Gobbler Getter on a Carbon Express 400 with a 70 lbs draw
What do ya think?

RE: Broadhead for Turkeys
 

huntmup
sorry to hear about your bad luck. with your setup I would suggest sticking to a better penitrating head. The Spitfire or Scorpion would be a much better choice.

turkeyreaper
I wouldn' t worry about your setup. I have taken several birds with that head and have had great success. I even called a coyote last Turkey season and got a complete pass through at 25 yards using a Gobbler Getter. He only went a couple feet before he was done. I am shooting right at 71ft-lb of K.E. with a 425g arrow/head setup.

I will post some pics of my first bird of the season shot yesterday as soon as I can. He is not a very big bird, but will make good table fare. The Gobbler getter I used dropped him on the spot. He rolled around a bit that was all.