Rocky Tradition

Plywood 5 points
Steel Drum 6 points
Tire 4 points
Cutting diameter 1 point
Accuracy 5 points
Non-mechanical head 2 points
Blades 3 points
Total score 26 with a blade sharpness rating of A

The Rocky tradition is one impressive head. It is a basic fixed two blade head. It has a cut on contact tip that is replaceable and a cutting diameter of 15/16”. The tip acts like a bleeder blade as well as aiding in penetration.
In the plywood the tradition busted through with no problem. The only thing keeping the arrow in the board was the fletching. In the tire the head fully penetrated with several inches of arrow shaft. In the steel drum it fully penetrated BOTH sides, stopping when the fletching contacted the first side. In all the tests the head was undamaged and very useable. I found the accuracy to be outstanding, and the blade sharpness is, as I find with all Rocky Mountain heads, excellent.
The tradition is not a large head, but with the tip being placed crossways to the main blades it cuts a larger “hole” than one would expect from a broadhead this size. I would say the wound channel is a bit larger than that left by the Rocket ultimate steel. The accuracy was truly outstanding. This head grouped and shot just as well as any mechanical I have tested, at least out of a properly tuned bow. In the scoring portion of the tests I gave the Tradition a 3 for the number of blades. I know the tip is small compared to most other “bleeder blades”, but I personally feel it adds enough to the overall cutting surface to earn a point. For those interested in either the maximum amount of penetration, or that want to shoot a fixed blade head with superior accuracy, this is an excellent choice. I have tested no other broadhead that penetrates this well. It would also make a great choice for young children or lady bowhunters who may be limited in the amount of kinetic energy their setups are able to produce.

Wow !!

I have been using Spit Fires while my brother has been using Rocky Mts. and trying to get me to change. I have been readind more and more about RM' s and I' ve finally decided it' s time to make a change. Thanks for all the info.

Maybe you should use that head and begin testing to see which FLETCHINGS penetrate best.

I know it is off this particular topic, but I was looking at the RM Ti-100' s. I have read on a couple of other forums of people having problems with losing blades from the TI-100' s. You rate them very high. When you tested them, did you have any trouble with blade retention? I know I' ll probably replace them as soon as they are used on a deer, but I don' t want to constantly lose blades during practice. Is there a trick to keeping everything locked down tight with the blade-retaining collar?

5shot ,
How far away are you when shooting the plywood, etc.
And what kind of plywood ?
I want to test these Boss Bullets I have and I have plenty of Lueon plywood 3/4" around the shop to play with ......just curious. Thanks !

I have not had any problems with the Rocky ti-100' s or ti-125' s loosing blades. Just screw them down tight and you should be fine. CBM I do all my shooting at 30 yards with a bow putting out 70 ft/lbs of KE. The plywood board changes. Alot depends on the moisture content etc. I have had some 3/4" wood that was not as hard as some of the 1/2" stuff. I use a muzzy 3 blade as a control head to make sure the wood has the right " consistancy" for testing. I would say 1/2" wood most often works out, but the luon plywood is softer and would probably work fine, but I think shooting at 20 yards with most setups would be a good way to go. I shoot at 30 mostly becuase my setup is a bit more than most bowhunters use and the extra 10 yards gives a more reasonable idea of what most can exspect. Arthur Arizona vanes hang on the best, but they shure do get boogerd up, they however don' t come off! The new speed flight vanes are tougher, but at 13 bucks for 50 I don' t use them on my test arrows![]

5 shot,
Pretty impressive! What is your bow setup that you use for the tests?

5shot, Thanks......never mind my testing........I also have 70# of KE. So your results should be pretty dead on with what I' ll get. I just bought some Boss Bullets......I wonder how they' ll compare to these ??

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