B-Head for turkeys?
 

What does everyone/anyone out there prefer for their broadhead of choice for turkey hunting? Are there any difficulties in tuning your preferred BH?

RE: B-Head for turkeys?
 

For turkeys you want to have something with a much bigger cutting diameter than for other game, maybe around 1.5-2". The key to bowhunting turkeys is to not get a passthrough and cause as much shock to the bird as possible.

The gobbler getter from NAP is a good choice because it has a blunt frontend that decreases penetration.

RE: B-Head for turkeys?
 

I use NAP Shockwaves with a i think the call it a stopper behind my BH.

RE: B-Head for turkeys?
 

I would recommend something in the bigger end as well.......a quality large cutting diameter mechanical head like a Rocket Hammerhead 3 or 4 blade version.

Or if you can go the head shot route with the new "Gobble Guillotine" heads with their huge fixed cutting diameter.........you shoot at the head and neck and you either have a dead bird or a miss. Not much left for a picture however;)

RE: B-Head for turkeys?
 

As has been said, a mechanical head with a larger cutting diameter is going to be best, but make sure you have pin point accuracy. The vitals on a turkey are a lot smaller than most people think so you need to be very accurate even with the larger cutting broadheads.

RE: B-Head for turkeys?
 

Thanks for the info everybody!

RE: B-Head for turkeys?
 

There's lots of fun broadheads to use.
The only disadvantage with using the Gobbler Guillotine is it has to be used in combination with the Arrow Dynamic shaft and it's pretty much just for 'head & neck shots'.
The same guys who designed the Gobbler Guillotine has come up with another head called the ATOM--don't know if it's on the market as yet--but saw it at the ATA show.
For me, I found the 'Grim Reaper' heads do quite a respectable job--can't go wrong with the Reaper for the turkeys.

RE: B-Head for turkeys?
 

I does not have to be used only with the Arrow Dynamics shaft. I have seen many pics of turkeys killed with different shafts than the Arrow Dynamics brand. (Arrow Dynamics and Arrowdynamic Solutions are two different companies). The main thing is that the shaft be long enough to allow the head to sit a couple inches in front of the riser, and that the fletchings be larger and helical. They recommend carbon arrows, because aluminum ones will bend under the kind of KE that this design delivers during sudden stops. The Arrow Dynamics brand is tapered to maximize KE and arrow stability.

Yes just head and neck shots, but that's a much larger kill zone than vitals with a fixed or mechanical head.

The Atom is on the market now. You can order them from their website.

RE: B-Head for turkeys?
 

I've got a problem with the gobble guillotine. In MO, the head MUST be attached to the body of the turkey. If you shoot these broadheads and cut the head off, then what? Your screwed. You can't leave the bird there. You can't just take the bird and not check it in. While the heads are a nice concept, in some states they are not logical.

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Big Slick-
What size of fletching is reommended?

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I use Rocket Slammerhaeds for Gobblers and they smash 'em!!! This year I'll be using the 90 grain Slammerheads and the 2.5" NAP Quickspins as soon as I can get my hands on some!