Which broadhead should I use?
 

Fixed blade, mechanical? which one is the most price efficient? I need one that will get the job done the quickest? New hunter here so any hunting advice would be helpful as well! I was think on using Rage but they are SO expensive.

Fixed blade heads have been killing big game for years. Thunderhead, Muzzy, and Slick Trick just to name a few.

Muzzy 3 blade did well for me. I tried the rage 2 blade this year and lost my only deer I shot with it. No blood trail and it was not a pass through. This year I think I will try the slick tricks and see how they work since I have heard all good things about them.

you probably weren't set up right (low poundage) or hit the deer in the shoulder. Its hard not to get a trail for those heads. I used to use rage 2 blade, even though i don't use them anymore the deer i shot with them, just devastating results. Just got tired of replacing o-rings. BTW all pass thrus at 62 lbs.

i recommend rage 2 blade for mechanicals. if your shooting a bow at least with a draw weight of 60# you can use any mech. head you want. If you are shooting below that poundage you should use a fixed blade IMO.

for fixed i recommend NAP Hellrazors, muzzy 3 blade, and NAP Thunderheads.

first depends on your set up, so let us know at least the draw weight

I've used the 125gr Thunderheads for about 30 years...

As mentioned, any good, 3 blade fixed head will get the job done...

I have been killing deer with archery gear since 1962. I am, and shall remain, convinced that simpler is better whe it comes to archery hunting. I much prefer a recurve .... but those days are ong gone for me now.

For a broadhead I prefer a cut on contact design over any of the mechanical designs. My favorites when I used a recurve or when I used a compound included the Steelforce Premium and Magnus Snuffer. Heck I still have a double handfuls of 150 gr. "Land Sharks".

Because of a shoulder injury several years back that did not respond well to surgery and rehab, I had to switch to a cross bow. I decided to try several boraheads and ended up selecting the G5 Montec 125 fixed blade. The G5's fly super at high velocities and penetrate extremely well. And are as simple as they come. All you have to learn is how to touch up the blades should they dull ... and that is simple.

If you decide to go to a style with replaceable blades, for decades I used the NAP Thunderhead. Never a single issue ... killing white tail deer and feral hogs. Many, many of my frineds have used the Muzzy 3 blades and love them.

As far as expandables, you'll learn that some folks swear by them .. and some folks swear at them. My view is that while they can perform great (and I have seen the end results to that effect) , the fact is full and timely opening of the blades is critical to a quick kill. In my opinion, this introduces just one more something to go wrong. I have seen this sort of failure far too many times to suit me ... so many that I will not use this style of broadhead.

Look at G5 been killing with it for years there fixed blades will stand up to the test.

Rage 2-blade.

how are they more expensive than any other broadhead? 3 vs 6?

how many broadheads you planning on using?

i used to be very skeptical and leary of the mechanical broadheads but im am using the new swahacker 2in and im sold nothing to go wrong as long as ur shooting enough kinectic energy, im shooting a dream season evo at 58 lbs harvested 10 animals, coyote bear and deer and shot one buck last year about 215lb through both shoulders complete pass thru on every animal and watched every one expire within 50yds no joke but make sure bow has enough umph to let broadhead work properly, cant go wrong with a fixed blade thats for sure!! Good luck 2 ya!!

Well down here we get 4 bucks and unlimited does, the season comes in mid-September and runs through January 1st...

So it can add up...

HuntinKidPA I am shooting 70 lbs at 29 in draw. It should have been more than plenty to pass through. The shot was quartering away and it was behind the shoulder when I saw her run into the swamp with it. Hard to say if I hit poodle shoulder or not but I really never found any blood. Im sure they work but as for me I would rather have some confidence with what I use next yr.

I shoot muzzy 3-blade 100gr heads, they are one of the cheaper ones on the market (34.99 per 6 last time i bought) and as long as you find the head after the kill you can just change the blades out (15.99 for replacement blades for 6 heads). I shot a doe last season through both shoulders and into the dirt bank behind her, so i dont think penetration is a issue with them. I have taken several deer with them and did not have any problems with any of them, But i think you would be satisfied with about any fixed blade out there. Hope this helps. good luck with whatever you choose!!!

You will receive about as many different answers as you get posts on this question. I personally use the rage 2 blade. Pass through every time for me. Replacing the oranges does suck though.

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Someone mentioned simplicity. Simplicity is in the eye of the beholder. It's true that a mechanical has to open on contact and a fixed doesn't, so the mechanical is more complex in that respect (and it's something that might go wrong). But mechanicals have less blade protruding during flight, reducing drag and shear and making them simpler to shoot. I shoot Rage 2's, and I like the fact that I can switch from a practice head to a hunting head without retuning my bow. It's simpler.

Muzzy and slick trick are great but if you want an expandable I really like the grim reapers it's just hard for me to find replacement blades here. Because if that I tried the rage 2 blade this year but haven't had the opportunity to harvest a deer with them yet.

Find a 3-blade broad head that has blades firmly locked in place (front and back) and preferably allows blade replacement. And they must shoot consistently on target. Sometimes you can find some pretty economical broad heads that will fit the bill.

I have tried a lot of different broadheads over my 25 years of archery hunting. I have been shooting 100 grain slick trick magnums for the last 5 years. I really like them and plan to stick with them. HD.

i imagine you hit the opposite shoulder. I was always afraid of hitting shoulder with them, i don't know if they could handle it or not. I guess you could say thats another reason i switched. all about what you have confidence in.

I am shooting the PSE Omen pro at 60 lbs

Some states dont allow mechanical broadheads...I have had good luck with rage 2 blade...although if they are in a spine hit they have trouble deploying...I lost one deer with them the rest were complete pass throughs and not a doubt of the blood trail and they all went down within 50yds

Grim Reapers, Razor Cut. I use the 100grn, 1-3/8ths cut. Blows clean through. NEVER fails to open. No rubber bands. Have taken over 100 animals with them from hogs, deer, bear and Catalina Ram. Never lost an animal till this past year and it was due to me shooting too high on a doe.
Missed near lung, got far lung and lodged in shoulder socket on far side. Found 2 days later in neighbors pond, dead.

Haha yep. I tried to say replacing the O-RINGs.

I agree with the simplicity of not having to retune the bow.

Truth is.....Doesn't matter. Become a great shot and pick a broadhead that flies well with your setup. They all work. Shot placement is the key.

In most cases I'd agree. but I had a good vitals shot from my treestand and I almost lost one deer because the broadhead didnt deploy..somehow the blades got stuck under the skin in between the ribs and skin. The only reason I found the doe was because I followed her to where I heard her crash through the woods...and the point had punctured a lung and she basically bleed out internally.

This is why I stick with fixed blades. 99% of the time mechanical deploy fine but, with fixed it always dose its job. Just my prefernce, but I want all my hit animals recoverd and I want equipment that isnt effected by murpheys law.

Broadheads
 

Fixed broadheads affects flight.
Fix: Adjustments.

Mechanical Broadheads shoot more like target tips - less effect from wind and planing.

However, there is that orange thing resulting in deployment issues.

Probably easier to fix point of impact adjustments but YMMV as will mine.

I'm migrating to mechanicals because I think deployment will be a lesser issue for me.

Aye!
 

YESSIR! Won't even TRY anything else, won't fix what ain't broke. Shoot'n 64 LBS, 29 inch draw, 65% let-off..