5 shot

http://www.broadheadtests.com/broadheads5.html
While your at it take a look at the other pages and let me knwo what you think of the new format. I am now able to put a few more tests up at once.

Mike from Texas

Just curious as to why you rated the 85 grain head a 5 in the plywood test and the 125 grain a 3. It appears that they performed about the same by your description?

TFOX

Hey 5shot,I like the format but you didn't give the cutting diameters or I am just blind and can't find them.


I would also like to know if you are using the broadheads on the same arrows and what kind of foc you get with each,especially when doing a side by side comparison like this.Maybe a little more info like speeds and arrow weight would be nice because we all have different uses and setups and it may help make a choice when we know these things.But overall I think it is great.

5 shot

cutting diameters are 1 1/8" for the 125's and 7/8" for the 85's. The differnce in the plywood scores comes down to penetration. The 85's made it completely through the board, where the 125's did not. both were undamaged. I think the 125's are every bit as good as the 85's, they don't penetrate as well, but cut a larger hole. The 85's are going to be geared towards hunters that don't generate much KE or for those speed freaks that want a super accurate fixed blade head. For accuracy testing I shoot 2314 aluminums 27" fletched with 4 3" feathers. For the "abuse testing" i use cabelas carbon stalkers with 3 4" vanes. The carbon arrows hold up much better. A lot of people have asked about the accuracy score for th 85. It is small and low profile, and shoots as well as any mechanical I have tried. It's flight is very similar to the wasp boss bullet, rocket ultimate stee, and rcoky traditions. Foc is the 125 grn heads is around 12% while the smaller heads would probably be right around 9 to 10%. The latter figure is just a guesss though.

PABowhntr

As always, nice review. I am curious though, did you not notice any planing issues with these heads? I would guess not based on the scores but thought I would ask anyway.

5 shot

Frank, the 125's fly like most fixed blade heads. They are very accurate, but will plane if the bow is not tuned. The 85's are small enough that I didn't find any planning at all. They are much like a mechanical in that reguard. Of course the don't make nearly as large a hole as the bigger heads.

TFOX

Thanks 5shot

atlasman

Isn't 7/8" cutting diameter illegal?

I will have to check again but I thought NY has a 1" minimum......PA too I thought.



Anyone??

TFOX

I am pretty sure 7/8" is the minimum in Ky.

5 shot

I think most states have adopted the 7/8" minium. There is probably some exceptions but that's why you see so many companies settling on this size for their small super accurate heads.