I hadpreviously asked on this forumif anyone had tried the new Slick Trick Razor Tricks yet due to their delayed release and not many being in stock. I have always preferred a "cut on contact" type of broadhead and these new Razor Tricks looked pretty good. There were no immediate replies but to my surprise I received an answer from the Slick Man himself saying he now had some in stock. So I ordered a half dozen to try them out.

The first thing I did was open the package (three per pack) without looking real good and four tiny stainless steel screws went flying down to the floor. The two stainless steel blades are connected and held together by these screws. They give you the hex key as well as an extra screw in the package. Well I finally found the screws and started putting them together. One complaint a few years back was people didn't think Slicks were sharp enough but I'll tell you these babies are right out of the package!!! The screw is fairly easy to put into the body and it locks the blades tight.

So I went outside with my Excal Exocet crossbow with a factory stock Excel string and put them on my Gold Tip arrows with 2" Blazers that weigh in a total of 400.5 grains. I shot two different types of foam targets and my arrows went in both past the fletching. The heads fly exactly where my field points do so they are just as accurate as the original Slick Tricks. The pratice head has held up great and after many shots both blades are still snug and tight. I didn't try anything fancy like shooting tires or plywood but stayed with my broadhead targets. Like the regular Tricks, they do look kind of small sitting on a 20" arrow but if they leave a blood trail like the originals then they are o.k. by me. So I'll be using them this Saturday, October 4th when our bow season opens in Virginia. If I get anything with them during the season I'll update this post with the results.

well keep us informed about them. i traded for 6 Boltcutters and have shot them at 10 yds. they seemed to fly well.

Best of luck Zombie!! I will also be out this Saturday for Va. archery season opener. I am hunting private land in Culpepper. I am going on line to see if I can look up the Slick Tricks, maybe for next year. I dontlike to change up anything during the season.

I know what you mean mackesr. But I needed some new broadheads and had been waiting for these to hit the market. I had been disappointed in the broadheads I was using last season so I was looking fora different broadhead. I thought I was gonna have to try something else as these kept getting delayed. But MeanV came through and I really like these things. It's hard getting around them being so tiny (just a mental thing I guess going back to my younger days with Bear 145 grain broadheads) but Lord do they fly straight and true. Plus they are as sharp as any I've ever held. I'll update if I luck out anytime soon.

Good luck to you, too. There some mighty big deer floating around Culpeper.

Thanks Zombie. We have taken some decent bucks in Culpepper, but the pressure is pretty hard and they do run dogs there. We find the bucks going nocturnal about three weeks before bow season even starts, which makes them tough to git. I took a look at the Slick Trick website and their broad heads do look impressive. I did not see any three bladed versions and am assuming they only make four bladed broadheads. I was told to only buy three blade fixed broadheads for my X bow so they could be lined up with my vanes. I am not sure how much of a difference it would make if I went to a four blade design. If anyone has any input on that issue, it would be appreciated.

Good luck on Saturday. I will be using the regular Slick Tricks myself in King and Queen County, VA

Dave

"I was told to only buy three blade fixed broadheads for my X bow so they could be lined up with my vanes."

Mack, that's an old saw that may be applicable if one uses large/long 3 bladed broadheads (like Thunderhead) that tend to steer the CB arrow. I find that small/short 4 bladed heads, when coupled with an arrow with high FOC, fly accurately regardless how they are turned. I'm using Gold Tip Lazer II shafts, brass inserts, 2" Blazer vanes and 100 or 125 gr Slick mags (depending on which X bow I'm using) for a FOC over 20%, great accuracy and terminal performance.

Yeah Mack, they run dogs around here, too. But I'm pretty lucky in that the don't start running them for "training" until November when muzzleloader season starts. They're not supposed to hunt from dogs during muzzleloader season but they do. It's hard to prove whether you got a deer from a dog while they are in their "training" sessions. I hunt with a bow 98% of the year and only use a firearm (muzzleloader) for a week's camping trip to the mountains in Bath County where you can't run dogs except for Bear. I don't hunt with dogs but I'm not opposed to those who do, just opposed to those who use them illegally.

I use to use 3 bladed broadheads and would line them up with my fletchings, too. But I experimented with other broadheads and even the larger Magnus Stingers with four blades (two large and two small bleeder blades) flew well so I just figured that was one of the many myths with hunting. Sort of like the myth here in Virginia years ago about the crossbow being the "ultimate poachers weapon". Just a few years back several game wardens would appear before the General Assembly testifying that a crossbow was a "perfect & ultimate poachers weapon" and that was the stigma that kept us from getting them allowed except for handicapped for so many years. But I asked a couple of game wardens that I know and consider a friend to show me how to shoot my Excalibur Exocet out of a car / truck window and none of them could do it. In fact, one of them now hunts with a crossbow. Go figure. I guess the old adage that we all learn something new everyday still applies. But I also give extreme credit to those who took the time to educate and dispell the myth of crossbows so we could join the other States who had already "seen the light".

Good luck to you and to all who either have responded to or read this post.

GZ

Hey Zombie,
Keep us informed as to how those Slick Razors perform.
They just don't look like they will be as durable with that leading cutting edge.
I'm one of those that likes to re-use my broadheads by either re-sharpening or replacing blades.

xbowbarry

Sure thing xbowbarry. I hope to get a shot opening day or at least some time during the season. I've got a lot of hunting time now that I've retired. I do have a part time job three days a week but don't have to go in until 5 p.m. so I get my morning hunts which I still prefer over afternoon hunts.

I like a leading cutting edge which is why I was interested in the new Razor Tricks. To each his own I guess. They say these can be resharpened so I'll see if I luck out and get something. I'll take photos of both the game and the broadhead after-the-fact if I should get lucky.