specialized broadheads
 

Is there really any large advantage in using special crossbow broadheads over a regular archery head. Always used 90gr muzzys with a compound and would like to use on cb unless i'm giving up a lot.

i cant speak to performance because i havent actually shot a deer with mine yet, but i really cant imagine an extra 30 or 50 grains making that much difference (most of the special crossbow heads i see are heavier). Now i have heard on some of the mechanical heads for crossbows they design them different to stay closed and not open in flight, but i cant say if its true. I like fixed heads in my excalibur, the muzzy and the cabela copperhead both fly just like a fieldpoint for me.

I have had good experiences with RamCats.

Scottycoyote,
Are the muzzys you use designed for crossbow(crosskill) or just the standard fixed blade?

just standard heads.

Thanks,
How about everyone else? Are the crossbow marketed broadheads advantageous or just another gimmick?

I use the Rage 2 blade 100 grain on both my compound and crossbow. They shoot great on both.

Be careful shooting light weight broadheads in you crossbow... Check and make sure your bow doesn't have to have a certain weight in grains... I shot 100gr heads in my xbow and blew my bow up...

I shoot 100gr. from my Excal Vortex, but I also use 110gr. brass inserts for weight forward. I would read and see what your owners manual says about minimum weight arrows/heads.

I shoot 100 gr. Thunderheads from my Excal. with no problems. Shoot where I am looking and passes through.

I shoot Grim Reaper X bow heads from my Ten Point. They fly great & perform even better. With that said, the performance is identical to the non x bow series that my brother shoots from his Hoyt.

Plain and simple NO__NO!

I am shooting 100 gr. Hypodermic 2 blade mechanical and have no problems. two shot so far and two deer in the freezer.

Not in my experience. I have used "regular" Muzzy, NAP Thunderheads and Montec G-5's in my corossbow set-ups with excellent results. All 125 gr. I currently use the G-5's .... but only because I have a bunch and they work great.

I think it's more of the min/max weight your crossbow is rated for. I shoot a Tenpoint Stealth XLT, WITH a 100 grain Wasp Jak mechanical. This is on a Luminok arrow. This set up total weight of arrow and broad head is 420 grains. I have good flight with this and it fits well into the weight profile for the bolt on the Stealth XLT.

I have tried both fixed and mechanical. I like the WASP JAK hammer for crossbow.

Good luck

I think that the issue of standard BH or crossbow BH is dependent a good deal on the crossbow they'll be shot from.

I've seen this type question asked before, most say it does not matter........but....

I bought a couple packs of Spitfire standard 1 3/4 cut BHs. LOL! ! !.......they fly out of my Scorpyd 165 like ones you'd see on the Roadrunner & Wily Coyote toon....which means they'll fly off at strange angles the instant one or 2 of the blades deploy in flight........so not so good.

Went and bought some Spitfrire Max Crossbow BHs, problem solved, they stay closed in flight & are highly accurate. The crossbow ones are also 1 3/4" cut. They have a much stiffer spring to hold them closed though & are 125 gr. where as the standards were 100 gr. ones.

I'm pretty sure my Scorpyd isn't the only one this is true for. If you've a fast Xbow of 380 fps or higher, I'd suggest buying the crossbow BHs. If for no other reason than peace of mind.