Im thinking about going to a cut on contact design and I am seriously considering the 100 grain steel force. Any opinions as to how the broadheads perform would be greatly apprieciated. Thanks in advance guys.
Scottny

Here's the consensus as best as I can tell......
1. Steelforce shooters are very loyal
2. They fly real nice
3. They kill deer just fine
4. They are super sharp out of the package
5. They aren't the strongest "Cut-on-Contact" head .....they are actually quite fragile it seems, and the tip is prone to curling

#5 is where the fight starts between Steelforce users Vs. broadhead testers/people who had problems with them.......one side says they're great and no problems......the other side says, no thanks I don't trust them.

My personal opinion is that they'd be just fine for deer(just hit em' in the ribs)but I'd be leary just the same because of the chance of contacting large bone.......You'll have to just check em' out and decide for yourself.

I tested these heads a while back. I will say they fly great, and are some of the sharpest broadheads out of the pack I have ever seen!
They are not as durable as many other cut on contact style heads I have tested, and to be honest I was very disapointed in their penitration in 3/4" plywood. I could not get completed penitration with these heads, while other heads like the bear razorhead, and razor lite, G5-B52, as well as every fixed replaceable blade head( except the sattilte mags) busted right through. The tips and head can bend under realy heavy impact, although they did survive the steel drum test, but again did not penitrate as well as the better heads. In foam their penitration was as good as any head I have tested.
I personaly would go with a bear razor head lite, or G5-B52's, or maybe a magnus head( I have not tested any of the magnus heads yet, but I will soon) over the steel force heads. That said I have heard more good reports from the field, than bad ones. Most who use them like them.

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I wouldn't consider myself a loyal steel force user but I would give them a thumbs up if you want my opinion. I would agree they may not be the strongest head on the market but in some testing that I did I didn't experience any "peening" until the third shot through a steel drum. They flew fine as long as my fletchings weren't beat up.

I haven't taken a lot of game with them but the two bucks that I did harvest (one a quartering away shot where the arrow went the length of the body) were complete pass throughs and both heads looked like they just came out of the pack (still sharp, in fact sharper than some heads I have seen before use).

I know of a number of guys that use them on elk and they have nothing but good to say about them. One in particular took a bull last year shooting a Q2 at 55 lbs. and got a pass through with the steel force. Another guy I know using a recurve got a complete pass through on a buffalo which I thought was impressive.

Good luck.

5SHOT did you test all three kinds? the titanium& stainless or just the steel?

5Shot,


Did you test the Spitfire 100s? I was wondering how they fared for penetration. NAP claims they are the sharpest and best steel on the market.

Bo539, I only tested the steel ones. I don't see how the titainiums could be any better. Titainium is stronger than aluminum of the same weight, but weaker than steel. the big atvantage is that it allows you to make a stronger broadhead then you can with aluminum at comparable weights.
Bob I tested the spittfires, they are a fairly good head, the blades are indeed sharp. The only problem I found with them is that they are slow to open, I prefer the shockwaves to the spittfires, but a bunch of guys on the board have used the spittfires with great results.

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I used them this past season and must say that I was very disappointed. They are too fragile and do not have enough strength to withstand any bone contact. I hit a buck in the shoulder blade and the arrow barely penetrated and the broadhead broke. That was my first shot at a deer and I can say that I will never use them again.

5shot, I am interesting in hearing your testing on Magnus in the future. I have used Magnus in the past and am planing on using them again this year. The are not the sharpest out of the box, but I really don't care. If fact, when I practice with them, I like them a little dull.