Red Fury 100 grain

Plywood: 2 points
Tire: 2 points
Steel drum: 3 points
Accuracy: 4 points
Cutting diameter: 4 points
Blades 4 points
Non-mechanical head 2 points
Total score: 21 with a blade sharpness rating of C

The Red furry is one of the older heads still on the market. I can remember this head being around ever since I started bowhunting 20 years ago. It is a 4 blade head with a long “spike” tip. The blades fit into slots in the tip interlocking with each other. Then there is a collar that slides behind the blades to support them at the rear. The tip is then screwed onto the aluminum ferule. This is not the exact order of assembly, but you can get the idea. It does take some time to get the heads put together, and you have to watch that you have everything lined up correctly, but it’s not difficult and to be honest I found it fun, sort of like a mini puzzle, just long enough for my short attention span. In any case if you follow the directions on the package you should not have any problems. The way this head looks and “feels” it really puts you in mind of the Crimson Talons I tested. That’s not to say that the heads are anything alike, but that they do share some characteristics such as the red ferule and both have “flexible” blades. The difference being that the Red Fury blades don’t bend in soft foam and stand up pretty well to practice shooting. They do however fold down or over if they hit heavy resistance.
I found the accuracy to be very good. Better than most other fixed blade head, but not quite that of the higher quality mechanicals. If I gave ½ points in the scoring system this head would have received a 4 ½ in the accuracy dept. In the plywood it penetrated up to the back of the blades and stopped. Two of the blades had folded over while the other two were in good shape. Even with the blades folding over the head still had a good size wound channel. In the tire it head penetrated up to the middle of the blades and stopped. The head was undamaged. In the steel drum the Red Fury penetrated the first side with the tip sticking in the back wall. Again two of the blades had folded over, but still retained most of the cutting surface.
All and all this head did pretty well considering the 4 blade configuration and the 1 ¼” cutting diameter. It’s not the strongest, nor the best penetrating head on the market, but it’s not the least durable worst penetrating head I have seen by far. With the 4 blade 1 ¼” cutting diameter it will cut a big hole in an animal, but as with many large mechanicals and fixed blade heads, penetration will be limited compared to smaller heads that cut less and or have smaller profile tips. My only real complaint would be the blade sharpness. It could be better. I would compare it with rockets mechanical line. I did find that with my redi-edge sharpener I could get the blades shaving sharp with a couple of strokes, so I guess it’s easy enough to correct if you are not satisfied with the factory edge.

Hi 5 shot,
Ive thought about using this head for a while and would like to thank you for a thorough test. I have one question, what kind of sharpener do you use on your bhs?
THANKS
PETE

I have several, but one that is quick and works with most heads is the Redi-edge. You can get them from cabelas or other places. It has an aluminum handle and two carbide blades. It does a nice job of gettting a good edge, but it won' t give you that fine edge like you can get from sharpeners like a Lansky or other similar ones.

Redd Fury heads have always had the reputation of giving good accuracy but limited penetration because of that long cone nose. I' m really suprized to learn they' re still in production.