Mecanical Blades??
 

Are mecanical blades reliable?? Are they better than a fixed blade? What is a good brand?:):)

RE: Mecanical Blades??
 

i have never had a problem with rocket sidewinders. they are awesome and leave HUGE blood trails even on bad hits. i think they are better than fixed blades. i get awesome penetration. i spine shot my first buck and the whole broadhead went into the backbone just like the muzzy bad to the bone picture. The buck i shot this year, entered a little high but went through the other shoulder blade but not a complete pass through. I would def recommend trying them

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i believe fixed blades dont get as easily bent up like mech. i do use only vortex 2blade heads love-em. if they get bent or dull just by replacements blades.always make sure your blades open up easily before using they should just fall open by rolling the o ring down..
i get great penetration and great blood trails,no complaints and no lost deer.these heads work great for my set-up.

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It all depends. You sure don't have to worry about your blades opening on Fixed blades. If you do use mechanicals you have to be drawing quite a bit of weight and and KE. No they are not better then a fixed blade, but they might fly better, thats it.

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i was skeptical about mech. but i got some NAP scorpions and they are AWESOME! they open every time. give them a try.

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I'm skeptic about the question.[&:]

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visit broadheadtest.com, 5shots page , cool site

RE: Mecanical Blades??
 

go to www.broadheadtests.com and check out the mech vs fixed section

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Fact that they must perform a trasformation before they will do job immediately turns me off, despite the fact that I have seen devastating results with mechs.

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Any More info????

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Both will work, one just has more of a chance of something going wrong. I've used both and have had no problem with either.

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I have never had any problems with Rocket arrow heads, however, I like the mechanism in the Rocky Mountain Snypers. Makes sense to me for the quartering shots.

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I use nap spitfire's. They really do fly like practice points. I shoot @ 73 pounds, and have yet to have one prematurely open. My archery pro chop suggests useing fixed points for anyone shooting over 30 yards, but mechanicals, in my opinion, have a much more devistating effect. A new study has confirmed that mechanicals only lose 3 to 4 percent more than fixed.(bowhunter mag.)

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Ive shot the rocket hammerheads 100grains mechanical with a 2inch cutting diameter. And they have been a 100% sucsessfull. I will never shoot another broadhead. They always fly exactly like my field points and I never had to adjust anything on the bow yet when switching to broadheads from field tips. Why are they sucsessfull because I limit my shots and range. A well placed arrow tipped with a razor sharp broadhead will prove every time.

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A number of my friends shoot snypers and really like them. I've tried a few different ones but ended up going back to thunderheads. They shoot well with my setup and I figure it's just one less thing that could go wrong. Most of the spots that I hunt I can't see 35 yards much less try to shoot that far.