Should I Switch From Expandable Back To Fixed Broadheads?
 

Well for the last couple years I have been shooting expandable broadheads with no problems. The reason I switched from fixed broadheads was because for the life of me I could not get them to fly right out of my Hoyt Striker. This year I purchased a Hoyt Razortec with a NAP 4000 drop away rest and have found it to be an extremely accurate set up. I never even bothered trying to shoot fixed broadheads out of the Razortec so I just picked up a couple packs of 125 grain Shockwaves and figured that I just use those again. Well today I was shooting with some friends and decided to try a 125 gain Thunderhead just to see how well it would shoot in my bow. Well to my surprise it shot exactly like my field tips at 30 yards. I also tried 3 other brands of fixed broadheads and all of them flew just like my field tips. I couldn' t believe it. So now I can' t decide if I should switch back to a fixed broadhead or just use the Shockwaves that I already have? My setup is yielding 70#' s of KE so I should have plenty of penetration with either head. So what do you guy' s think I should do???

RE: Should I Switch From Expandable Back To Fixed Broadheads?
 

you will get good pentration with fixed heads. i only shoot 56 pounds on my browning tornado. i shoot 100 grain muzzy 3 blade. i shot my first deer with a bow thursday morning.it was a doe . shot hit both lungs and went out on the other sholder broke her sholder. i had a complete pass thru. i love fixed heads. especially my muzzys. if i were you go with fixed.


GO DEEP HUNT HARD.;)

RE: Should I Switch From Expandable Back To Fixed Broadheads?
 

If it ain' t broke then don' t try and fix it. if you wan' t to switch to fixed heads then do so and pay for em. i personally would continue to shoot what i had until it came time to buy some more.

RE: Should I Switch From Expandable Back To Fixed Broadheads?
 

well why would you switch back? if they work great for you?

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Im with ark bo, but I do like the performance of the fixed blade alot better. The only reason I dont use them is because I dont like buying 2 new targets a year. I feel like ya gotta practice like ya hunt. Those fixed blades are hard on anykind of target.

RE: Should I Switch From Expandable Back To Fixed Broadheads?
 

Since I believe in simplicity and ' less is more' for a hunting bow, that' s an easy question. If your setup shoots fixed blade heads well, I say shoot ' em.

Not to mention that a frugal character like me can get a dozen good fixed blade heads for what I' d spend for 3 mechanicals. :)

RE: Should I Switch From Expandable Back To Fixed Broadheads?
 

YES!!!!!!

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I' m a fixed blade man,if you hit bone they seem to do a better job

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I' ve seen the look on my friends face when his expandable didn' t work. Needless to say I shoot fixed and he will never see that look on my face. :D I shot a doe last week and my old Bear broadhead went right through her shoulder blade and out the other side behind the other leg. I resharpend the head and it' s ready to go again. But for those who like to buy new things, go for it, I like to eat venison.:D

RE: Should I Switch From Expandable Back To Fixed Broadheads?
 

I shot a 120 lb doe recently with a mechainical broadhead. It was launched by an old PSE with a 50# draw weight. At 30 yards, it went right through the deer' s body and messed up the liver pretty bad. I spent 2 hours looking for that arrow to no avail. I like mechanicals because they seem to shoot good for me and also because I saw a bowhunter once who cut up his leg pretty good with a conventional head. (I know, stupidity is not a good reason). I just feel mechanicals are a little safer to handle for some people.

Clint

RE: Should I Switch From Expandable Back To Fixed Broadheads?
 

Your new set-up is even more reason to stay with the wider cut mechanical. A KE of 70 will preform even better than your old set-up!

Good Luck!

RE: Should I Switch From Expandable Back To Fixed Broadheads?
 

i have been using expandable heads for years and last week got out my old satelite titans fixed blades and found they shoot 2inches lower than my field points of the same grain. i will stick with my mechanical spitfires for now. they hit the same as my field points. i love to hunt and not spend time changing my sites all the time.

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In these forums I think I' ve seen bad reports on just about every head out there.
The most important question is which do YOU have the MOST confidence in. I wasn' t sure about my Rocky Mt. Revolutions opening on impact, but I loved the accuracy. The top pic is entry, the botton is exit. No more worrys. To me confidence in my broadhead is probably the most important.

RE: Should I Switch From Expandable Back To Fixed Broadheads?
 

I switched to mechanicals for the same reason. I have not shot a deer with them yet but i feel that they will perform well. I still have 6 muzzys so when I get my new bow (this spring) I will see if they shoot well and if they do then I will go with those. One thing I like about mechanicals is that you can never bump your string and cut it. I have been careless in the dark with muzzys and almost cut my string!!! If i shoot a deer with these mechs and they are like absolutely devistating then I will probably stick with them. Otherwise I would rather get six for 30 bucks instead of 3!

RE: Should I Switch From Expandable Back To Fixed Broadheads?
 

I' ve shot both types from my Hoyt with similar results. Both fly well with no adjustments to my bow. However when I' m hunting I like the simplicity and reliability of a fixed blade.

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I have killed deer with both. Mechs fly great, are expensive and do a great job on most, if not all, situations. Fixed heads fly great, are cheaper, and do a great job on any situation that you will encounter. I shoot muzzy 3-blade 100 gr heads.

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I have the Muzzy ZE rest and have tried several fixed blade broadheads and they all fly great but I still shoot my shockwaves to hunt with I have never lost a deer with them and took 6 last year alone with them every shot has been a passthrough and have never had to track one over 75yds all but one went less than 40yds.

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Hey, you' re asking the wrong guy. I' ve bought 2 different brands of mechanicals and never put one in a quiver in 2 years. WHY, because my Thunderheads fly so well and like someone said.... " It ain' t broke......" . But hey, that' s me. Your other bow should have shot fixed the same but obviously wasn' t as in tune. A tuned bow and matched equipment are tough to beat. I hesitate to say it, but with your set up it probably doesn' t matter which type you use. If you' re going after something big I' d trash the mechs, but for whitetails at moderate distances you should be fine...... but I' m still shooting my Thunderheads.[:-]