The Best Mechanical/OOI heads
 

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I've been out of this game afor a bit and I see a TON of new mechs out there- Rage, Undertaker/Meat Seeker, Reapers, etc. Rage seems to be..well..all the rage, but what are the best mechs out there these days?

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I would have to say from the Mechanical Broadheads out there these days...The Rage are the best in my experiences.

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I killed 4 deer with Grim Reapers this year and they will be in my quiver next year as well. They truely give new meaning to watching your deer fall.. The farthest one traveled was my buck at 40 yards.. Walt

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Im a Rage guy myself

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I used the rages this past season and i have nothing bad to say about them. But i am going back to a fixed head next season.

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I'm a big fan of Rage's but i'm looking to try Piston Points this year for something new.

Rage's are a very accurate and deadlyhead, you will not be disappointed with them.

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IMHO I think the 3 best Mechanicals on the market are:
1. Spitfire XP's
2. Rage
3. Grim Reapers

Dan

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Hey Jeffro!
I have had very good luck with Rages myself but I don't trust the blade retention on it's own. I put one of those little dental rubber bands around the middle of the blades as some added security from getting bumped open. They're one shot and done on the blades as most are but the results have been nothing short of gruesome from my experience. [:-]

Blood trails have been very short and wicked and the entry holes huge.

I know you'll have enough snot to shoot em' so the 2" cut will be fine.

The other I still love to death is the Rocket "Slammerhead" I used to homebrew these using the pathfinder style tips from Sidewinders and put them on the larger cutting diameter 75gr Miniblaster.
The following year they came out with the official Slammerhead and they are devastating. I think however they've been discontinued sadly or I'd probably still use em'.

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I havent really tryed alot of broadheads, but i have Tekans and they shoot really good.

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Never had a single problem with my NAP Spitfire 125's so I've never used anything else in a mechanical.

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I shoot mechs at turkeys, and the Rocket Hammerhead is just devestating. It certainly isn't a head thats going to last a lifetime.... infact its pretty much a single use item.... but then so is a bullet and a piece of toilet paper.

Always worked on the thunder chickens.

Looking at it from a design standpoint, I think the Undertakers and Meat Seekers are about as solid and dependable an expandable as you'll find. A hunting buddy of mine shot a couple with Undertakers last year and he can't stop talking about how great they were.... helps that he is one hell of a shot too.

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8 seasons with Rocky Mountain Snypers, I've killed 10 deer, 2 turkeys with them, flawless. Incredible entrance hole, quick deaths. They are the head which created the Rage. 1/2" smaller, existing Oring/rubber band.

I'll use them until they no longer exist at this point. I'm that confident with them.

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Used Rage this year and was more than happy. I shot 3 does and my buck. My buddy also used them and shot his buck and 5 does. All with Rage all withdevastating results.

Shane

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I use Grim Reaper 100gr Razortips on deer, bear, hog, and turkeys. Never failed.

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I used the rage 3 blade 100 gr this year. Shot 6 deer with them, all clean pass throughs sticking in the ground. Allmajor damage, all down within 50 yrds. Oh yea and all does.

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Used Rage 3 blades last year. The results were excellent! Ive never had quicker recoveries. I shot 3 times last season. 3 deer down. Cant beat that.

Like MAtt/Pa said though, they are one and done! but i really dont mind b/c when i see/hear the deer fall, its worth it. I think i will be packing SlickTricks in my quiver next year too though just b/c of the fixed head idea. Like i said, i never had a problem with the rage, i just want to simplify a tad... or at least have the ability.

Derek

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X2 on the Rocky Mtn. Snypers. You might say they're the father to the Rage. I'm a fixed blade guy these days but there was a time when they were all I shot. Hard to beat that 2 blade slipcam design. In all honesty I'm not a big fan of the three blade Rage design although others swear by them.

Dan

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This may be biased since I have only used the Rage 2 blade, but I have had not 1 issue with them. They have not malfunctioned. I shot 5 deer this year, and have had a combined 110 yards of tracking, with 1 of them making it only 10 feet.

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Ive used both NAP Spitfires and Rage 2 blades. Both are deadly. Either way you cant go wrong. I think i will stick with the SPitfires though, they dont have an o ring and i just didnt like how sometimes i would take the rages out of my quiver and the blades would be open.

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Eastman Outfitter's 100 grain Silver Strikes keep laying them down for me.

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I forgot I posted this- keep opining folks!

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Innerloc EXP (also sold under Fuse name).

Saw a detailedreview of a mechanicaltest in Bowhunting World magazine and was looking for the
best penetrating vs. cutting areathree blade and this was the one.

Hit a 200lb buck high due to severe angle (deer was in ditch) just at the heavy bone at the top of the
rib cage and it went through all the bone,was sticking out low,and he died within 30 yards.

I like them because they are 3 blade, low profile, fly well,and won't open prematurely with the clip loc design.

You can also switch them from 1.5" cutting diameter to 1.25" by reversing the collar (I left mine at 1.5").

I also like them because apparently no one else does and I just picked up 2 packs for next year on
ebay for less than $30 with shipping :D

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Piston point/undertakers are the ones that have scored highest in my tests. They are durable, accurate and penetrate well for the cutting surface. Lot's of other good heads as well but these are my personal favorites as of right now.

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Isn't that head considered barbed?

Dan

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x2

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This past fall was my first for mech heads and for the first time in 4 years I will be using the same heads 2 years in a row. I had great luck with the Grim Reapers. My son has used them for 5 years and has had great luck. I was always a fixed head only guy but once I shot these I will not go back.

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5 shot,

How much pressure does it take to open these heads? I haven't seen them in person, but I've heard it takes a good deal of pressure to open them.

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My personal favorite is the Rocky Mountain Gators. The have a huge 2" cut like a Rage, but no o-rings. The blades pivot/deflect around bone, but don't free-float on the pivot like the Rage heads which is a plus imho. I like the older style Gators with the trocar style tipinstead of the bladed tip they changed to when the Rage came out as I feel they provide better penetration/passthru especiallywhen hitting bone. I've shot the Gators on and off for about ten years and have never been disappointed. Always had pass-thru, always had a tremendous blood trail. I tried the Rage head this year and had success with it as well, butIprefer the simplistic design of the Gators.

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I'll say this much-I've seen quite a bit of footage of the Rage heads in action and they are freakin' scary (in a good way).


Thanks for everyone's thoughts (and by all means continue)