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I use 100 gr. jackhammer SST's. 1 3/4" cut I believe. I had complete passthrough on a doe yesterday AM and she bled like crazy. It looked like she had been shot with a .30-06. I love them!
Brian

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As above I also use the Jack Hammer SST 100 gr. I have not seen to many post on these but I have nothing so far but great quick humain kills. Until these fail I will stick with Mech.

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I had a really bad experience (during a practice session) with one particular expandable several years back. Because of that I refused to try another one for many years. About three years ago I gave the Rocket Steelhead 100 a try and I have never looked back. Folks do have issues with the number of threads on them and their blade sharpness....and justifiably so...but I have yet to have a single problem with them...and have taken two more deer so far this year with them to add to my tally.

Great heads in my opinion.

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Eleven shots at deer with Rocket Aeroheads, and eleven deer down within 75 yards -- most within 45. Three shots at turkeys, and three turkeys collected.

I did try an NAP Spitfire this season just for kicks, and took a big doe with it last week. I love how sharp the "diamonized" blades are, or whatever they call them. But having said that, I center-punched both lungs on her and didn't get the blood trail I'm accustomed to with my Rockets. I throw that in there because 5shot's right; Rocket needs to put sharper blades on their heads. Why am I still using them, then? It's hard to argue with results.

On the first turkey I took with a Rocket, I aimed at the base of her neck and hit just a touch high. All that was left attaching her neck to her body was a thin piece of skin. If it'll open up and do that kind of damage on a turkey neck, they'll do anything you ask of them.

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http://www.bowonlyoutdoors.com/broadheads.html

There is also another test where they shot fixed and mechanical through sheets of plywood and into a tire the expandables did very well some where ruined others held up. from the pictures I wass looking at the expandables had better penetration than the fixed blades. I have read other articles stating you should use expandables with an 1-1/4" cutting diameter you could go up to 1-1/2" and do well. It said anything much larger than that had issues with opening up. Also less messing around tuning expandables they fly closer to your field points less horizontal drift than fixed blades.

Remember:

BOWHUNTING IS NOT A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH...... IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT!!!!! (PLAGIARIZED FROM A DUCK HUNTER)

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No problem in thinking about them. Just don't buy any.
:D

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I have no experience with the Rockets , however I've had excellent success with the Spitfires and Snypers. If you choose a good mechanical and do everything on your end during crunch time you'll never go back to fixed blades!

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I've tried many different designs and I'm here to tell ya that you will NOT find a more reliable and more devastating design than the Rockets! I have alot of experience with different models in the Rocket line and they have ALWAYS performed exceptionally. My fav is the Steelhead 100 and I couldn't imagine anything they couldn't shoot through? In fact, I have been fortunate enough to take two dozen whitetails with 'em thus far. Some of these bucks have weighed in excess of 300# and still EVERY shot (with the exception of a spine shot) was a total pass-through! I would also like to add that not one single deer took more than 60 yards on me! They are just awesome b-heads and based on my own experience as well as feedback from some very successful hunters around here, a fixed blade stands a better chance of letting you down that a Rocket Steelhead!

I also know that many folks seem to be under the impression that mechs can't take quartering shots because of blade deployment issues? This is also false when it come to the Steelheads! In fact I have taken many shots at about as many different angles as would be ethical and again.... they have always performed flawlessly! Here is a very recent pic. This deer was taken sharply quartering away, the new Steelhead 100XP struck and sliced through the last 2 ribs on the left sideand penetrated the deer 3/4 length ways and exited just ahead of the front right shoulder! The arrow then went several feet behind the deer before imbedding in a ol' rottn log...... now THAT is what a persona should expect from a Rocket! This is the entry wound to prove the angle

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Rocky Mtn. Snyper, great broadhead, I had good luck with them today, shot a nice 12pt this morning, leave a nasty entrance hole, and a nasty exit hole, and one heck of a blood trail!