Broadhead Success Poll Results!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

As a preliminary............there were 27 different brands represented(28, counting two kills using a broadhead made from a circular saw blade). Not models, but brand names! 100 grain was the dominant grain weight used, with everything from 65 grains to 190 grains being reported. Cut-on-contact heads accounted for 88, which are included in the fixed blade category.

TOTALS

Fixed blade........385
Mechanicals.......195

Fixed blade:
Fixed heads reported included: Muzzy, NAP, Bullet Razorring, Crimson Talon, Simmons Landshark, Rocky Mountain, Wasp, Montec, Magnus, Phantom(Muzzy), Bear, Zwicky, GKF Deadheads, Savora, Tri-loc, Ribtec, Rocket, Steelforce, Sonaran, Satellite, Innerloc, Slicktrick and Edge(?)

Top 6 fixed heads reported in number of kills.

Muzzy....................... 138
3 blade 100 grain..............71
4 blade 100 grain..............25
3 blade 125 grain..............15
4 blade 125 grain................6
4 blade 90 grain................15
115 gr., 75 gr., 145 gr.........6

NAP Thunderhead.........97
100 grain.......................59
125 grain.......................32
85 grain....................... .2
Razorbak ........................2
Razorhead.......................2

Montec.........................24
G-5 100 grain.................20
G-5 125 grain...................3
B 52................................1

Magnus.........................22
Stingers led with..............14

Rocky Mountain.............19
T-100 led with.....................7

Steelforce.....................15

* Rocket which is widely known for their mechanical heads had 9 kills reported with the Ultimate Steel fixed blade broadhead

Mechanicals......................193
Mechanical broadheads reported included: Rocket, NAP, Wasp, Gold Tip, Game Tracker, Marden Vortex, and Grim Reaper.

NAP.............................................80
Spitfire 100 grain...........................30
Spitfire 125 grain...........................13
Spitfire 85 grain............................1
Shockwave 100 gr......................... 24
Shockwave 125 gr............................5
Shockwave 85 gr............................1
Scorpion 100 gr............................5
Scorpion 125 gr............................1

Rocket...........................................3 0
Sidewinder......................................11
Steelhead.......................................10
(other various heads included Aerohead, Hammerhead, Wolverine, Miniblaster, Buckblaster)

Rocky Mountain..............................22
Snyper 100 grain led with.................12

Wasp.............................................1 7
Jackhammer 100 grain led with.........11

Vortex...........................................1 3

Gametracker..................................11
First Cut EXP.....................................8

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We're waiting patiently !
nubo

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Thanks Cougar , We know you put considerable effort into this .

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Thanks a bunch! that really shows what we are using. I do have a questions I think this is the third or 4th year you have conducted this pole. Have you noticed any trends over the last years? it would be intresting to compare results from the last several years.

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Wow, those are some impressive statistics. I definitely appreciate the time and effort you put forth with this study. Not exactly what I expected in the mech. category but worthwhile for sure.

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Thanks for your hard work!!!

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Yeah - thanks a bunch. Very interesting.

This also proves a point - fixed blades are better and kill more deer than mechanicals!:D:D:D

I was really surprised Thunderheads and Razorbacks were not used in the fixed category. (Maybe that's why I wasn't a part of this poll[:'(])

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Well done Cougar.

I am always amazed how much effort some put into their posts on this board. This is a excellent example.

One question, I have never heard of Ribtec or Edge. Perhaps someone could fill me in with some information and/or a picture.

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Great job, Cougar. Thanks. You da man. :)

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[8D] Nice, well done effort Cougar Mag. Statistical efforts like yours is a great way to track current trends in broadhead preferencing. It gives us bow hunters a fine guide as to what is being used. When someone is thinking about changing their set-up this is just another tool that can help in selecting broadheads. Kudos for your efforts and a big thank you from all of us is in order.

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Although I use fixed blades, I will not say this. I honestly feel that the ratio of fixed blade users and mechanical users may be about the same as was reported in kills. Who knows? That is probably the reason more fixed head kills are reported....more fixed blade users? Enough people are having success with mechanicals that I may givem a try this season.

Antler Eater, not sure about Edge..could not find any info. on it. It was just reported as one kill. Ribtec is made in Australia, and if you saw it......well[&:]

5 Shot, It seems to me that the number of members using mechanicals and fixed blades remained about the same ratio. Rocket lost some support the last 2 polls, I believe its because of NAP's popularity along with more people trying the Shockwave and Scorpion, along with Spitfires gaining more followers.

Its interesting to note that although Muzzy was ahead in 100 grain, Thunderhead led the 125 grain category. Any clue?

Montec seems to be picking up steam, I am going to carry a couple, along with my Muzzys, and gonna try a mechanical this season.

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Thanks for your work. I'm sure everyone appreciates the time you've taken to compile the results. :)

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No surprise here. The most used heads in the poll are the ones that are sold at every Walmart in the country. The same type of results turn up every year in the Bowhunting World reader's choice awards. The items voted most popular are the ones that are readily available at national chain stores. Now before anyone gets PO'ed, I'm not implying that any of these items are necessarly inferior. Some, like the Muzzy broadheads, are excellent. It's just that they are the most available products to the masses, and are usually discounted to be cheaper.

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Good point Olink. I had not considered that when doing a mental inventory of the results. I took them at face value more than looking for possible reasons behind them.

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Antler Eater, here is a Ribtec head. Obviously its a glue on. It comes in several different grain weights.



Olink, I would say you made a good point. As with everything else it seems, Walmart has gotten into almost everything. I bet if Wally World did not carry any broadheads at all or carried more brands and models, the results might be a little different.

Not to make anybody mad but.............wish Wally World didn't carry any broadheads at all!

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It may show what many bowhunting members here are using, but I think 5Shot's broadhead tests are more interesting, and his tests certainly contain indepth information.

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Thanks for the pic Cougar, much appreciated.

Statistics are always interesting. Most times people that visit these forums are a bit more serious about their hunting than the average "Joe Lunchbucket". That being said, I am somewhat surprised that over 33% of the participants of this survey harvested animals with mechanicals. Seems like I read somewhere that mechanicals have captured 35-40 % of the market share. I thought that was high but it looks like it isn't far off the mark.

Although I tend to be more of a fixed blade guy, starting in 1998 I have successfully used at least 10 different models of mechanical heads, and I have to honestly say I have never had one fail so they are obviously superior to the ones from days gone by.

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great job!!! and i do mean job.thats a lot of work,much time and effort.thank you.

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Thanks, Coug! That is interesting to see what we all used, and where a particular brand fits in with the rest of the results. Thanks!

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Thanks Cougar Mag for all the time and work you put into this!! I am ready to purchase new broadheads for the 2004 season and this will help.

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Hmmmmm. I don't see any results with the Rocky Mountain Gator XP's. I killed 3 this year with them and I was pretty sure I posted in the poll.

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Nice job and well dispensed info.

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...[:@]

J/k [8D], but I tell you what, it sure was nice to pick up some Phantom's for only $10 this year!


Thankyou very much for posting these results.

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This last season was my first bowhunting season, I used a $4.97 (cant remember the name of the brand) set of 3 broadheads, made a good shot, and clean kill. Sp I think the best thing to do is practice, practice,practice.

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Good work Cougar. I've read alot of good things about magnus heads on this board as well as others and I'm surprised there weren't more of them used. But it comes as no surprise to me that Muzzy's were numero uno! They're a great head but Olink does bring up a very interesting point. If walmart carried all of these lines, then which would be the most popular?

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Mike from Texas, yes I have some kills from Rocky Mountain Gator XPs, I just never listed how many.....4 kills listed with them.

To all......I want to add that there were a few posts that listed kills from past years, I made sure and did not count those. Also, a few posts mentioned broadheads carried....those were not counted and to be honest, Muzzy and Thunderhead took some hits, more than any other heads that I didn't include in the totals, when it was 100% clear that a head was carried but had not scored.

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Great Job Cougar. It is interesting

That was alot of adding:D

Thanks for all the hard work

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Sincere regards Cougar Mag and thanks for sharing the results with us!!

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Does anyone feel that Wally's might carry T-heads and Muzzys because they are so popular and have been for so long. And not that Muzzy's and T-heads are popular because Wally' carries them?

The heads popularity made the store choose them, rather than the heads being popular only becuase the store sells them.

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? :D

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Don't make me think too hard, I need to keep all the brain cells I have!;)

I was thinking this morning about this Wimp. In fact, some broadheads that are available now at Walmart were not available a few years ago. And some broadheads that were available at Walmart have seemed to disappear from their selection.

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Good Job. I will (hopefully) add a Buffalo to the Rocky Mountain catagory for 2004 in March. Good Job & I know it takes lots of time... A Rocky Kill last Nov...

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thanks cougar mag for the results.....i'm impressed with the thunderheads..they was wright up there with the muzzys...thanks...

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:D

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Thanks a lot for the good info, and all your work. I didn't participate in the poll as I haven't got a kill yet. (haven't even shot at one yet!)

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Great job! I thought Rocket would have been the leader in mechanicals. Most of my freinds shoot Rocket and don't even look at other mechanicals. I think I'm gonna try some NAP heads this summer and see how they compare. Thanks for your time and effort Cougar.

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That was some great statistics where did you find those??? [8D]

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hey cougar i was just wondering how many did the bear razorhead count for....or was i the only one..................................bob

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Bob, I will get back to you. I believe the count was at four to five, but I will edit the info when I find my papers.

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thank you....................bob