Rock Mountain Turbos
 

Anyone shot these yet? I'm thinking about jumping the Muzzy ship this fall:D

RE: Rock Mountain Turbos
 

Excellent little heads.

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I am keeping my Muzzys, but gonna carry some Turbos with me as well.

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I'll have a couple in my quiver. Very sharp heads, plus they did outstanding in 5 Shot's testing.

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I have jumped ship myself WWAG, this will be the first year that I am not shooting Rocket Aeroheads........I will have a mix of Turbos, as well as Gator XP and Snyper XP3 mechs in my quiver. All Rocky Mt. heads.
The Turbos are obviously an impressive head if you have read any of the reports on them including 5 Shot's.
On top of being extremely tough and fly like darts , they are typical Rocky Mt. scary sharp.
This will be the first year since 1997 that my primary broadhead choice will be a fixed blade head.

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The fly great--right with my field tips, slicktricks and wacems! I've got deer, elk and antelope hunts this fall. Hope to compare the turbos and wacems with the slicktrick which I like very much. The turbos clearly have the sharpest blades. Shooting them into a foam targets, its clear they twist upon impact. Don't know if its good or bad--just something I noticed. I'm excited to compare results--still not sure which heads I'm going to use for which species. This is a wonderful dilema.

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I'm getting used to the idea of the angled blades helping out to spin the arrow instead of just dragging along in the wind.

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Very sharp head but not a muzzy, don't expect the same results. A well placed shot will kill with any head, a little to small for my taste.

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Yeah, I'm sure 1/16" less cutting diameter will make a major difference![8D]

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Why is that?......According to 5 Shot's tests the 100gr Muzzy 3 blade scored a 25 w/ a blade sharpness of B.
The R.Mt. Turbo scored a 28 w/ a blade sharpness of A+, and according to him it shot through everything like wet toilet paper with no damage and with field point accuracy.
Muzzy is a good time tested broadhead, but what are you basing that opinion on? 1/16" of cutting diameter?
IMO the new breed of short, inherently accurate heads like the Rocky Mt. Turbo, NAP Nitron, Slick Tricks, Sonicsetc could quite quickly replace oldstandbys as Muzzy, Thunderhead etc as the year in year out favorites.

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My thoughts exactly. In addition, Muzzy's blades are thinner (i.e. easier bent/broken) and Muzzy's don't have steel ferules (steel is much stronger than aluminum)like the above mentioned heads.

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All you guys can have your medium size broadheads, They penetrate because they are smaller and sharper. i'll stick to old reliable, after all these new broadheads fade out year after year, muzzy will remain.Wonder why?

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Seems like the last time I counted the different broadheads in my journal that I used to take deer there were twenty six different heads if I remember right. Most types were used more than one time but a few weren't. By that I mean I used the same style of head to kill more than one animal but I didn't necessarily use the exact same broadhead over and over, although I have done that too with certain types.

When it comes to performance inthe quality heads that are on the market, one begins to split hairs (no pun intended) . There are strengths and weaknesses to all the different designs. For example most would agree that all things being equal a three blade head will out penetrate a four blade head of the same design, and a two blade will out penetrate athree blade head.That leads usto the debate concerning cutting surfaces (area), hole size and blood trails. Eventually the bottom line becomes when is enough penetration enough? Are there trade-offs? If so what are they?

Then we have thearguementsconcerning cut on contact heads and their "ease of penetration" versus the "bone crushing" power of a conical head. Having used both I think both arguements are over hyped for the average bowhunter

Of course there is the never ending squabble between the guys that lovemechanical heads versus the guy that shoots only fixed blades.Having taken plenty of game with bothagain I will say, quality heads of both designs work, and work very effectively as long as the shooterdoes his part. By that I don't only mean in the firing of the bow(as in shot location)but also the tuningof the weapon and the effort of good practice sessions.

Finally, it would be naive to think that one design should be used by all. Each person's setup is different. For penetration purposes I think it is wise for some people to stick to a two blade, for others there are some advantages to be had by using a more blades. Like wise some should stay away from mechanicals, for others they may be better served using one. Further, I think it handicaps a person to become "emotionally attached" to a product whatever that product may be. Sure we all have our "favorites", nothing wrong with that. But to blindly follow any product without keeping an open mind when it comes to improvments in the industry,is just, well,foolish. :)

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Very well put antler eater, Email me or send a message I would like to compare notes with you on the different heads we have used and make a comparison.

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I'm just thinking about the steeper blade angle and the blades being short. I'd like to see a 1 3/8 inch cut 3 or4 blade with a blade length of only one inch and weigh 125 grains.;)

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11/8" cut is plenty enough cutting area. Even the Magnus Stinger has the same cut. Gotta remember something, with a larger head also comes more resistance.

Just ordered a 3 pack of Rocky Mt. Turbos along with extra blades yesterday.:)