fixed broad heads?

[huntncoach]

First, let me say that I have never used mechanicals (Rage, etc.). My buddy tried them last season and had some issues, so I plan to go with what I am comfortable this season. However, I have considered switching brands. I have been using Muzzy 3-blade 100 grain heads, but have been mulling over a change to Slick Trick 4 blade heads. Anybody want to weigh in on your experience with either?

 

[lightsareout]

I shot Slick Tricks last year. First thing I noticed while practicing they do make some noise in flight. Reading online most people say that due to arrow speed the arrow will hit before the sound reaches your target. I took 2 deer last year with great results; I switched to these after poor/no blood trail from swhackers.

 

[huntncoach]

Thanks! I don't really trust the reviews on the manufacturer's sites. I know the best source is actual hunters on here.

 

[dhpro]

I went with rage last year . Only reason was I found them on clearance the year before and thought I'd try them. Before that I shot a lot deer with the slick tricks ,they fly great not field point but within a inch. They are scary sharp and I feel they are the best bad hit broadhead on the market. They are extremely stout more so than the rage heads I did notice. You will not regret shoot them there is also a broadhead called wasps drone it's a great great head also and it's a 3 blade, hope this has helped

 

[TJS209]

Used to shoot slick tricks. Made the switch to QAD Exodus. No noise and fly truest from any other fixed blade I've tried.

 

[PickettSFHunter]

I shot slick tricks for years. Good head, fly great. I now shoot large diameter mechanicals though and prefer them( so long as I stay away from the shoulder anyway).


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[rem270]

I have Muzzy 3-blade, Slick Trick 4-blade and the cheap Allen 3-Blade. All shoot the exact same for me and all have performed great. Did catch some Muzzy's on sale so back to shooting them for a while.

 

[Andy S.]

..... have been mulling over a change to Slick Trick 4 blade heads.

I love them, they fly like darts in my setup (same POI as field points) and I am no professional archer/shooter by any stretch of the imagination. Very sharp, durable and penetrate great from my experience. I shoot 125 grain Slick Trick Magnums and highly recommend them.

 

[jlanecr500]

Slick trick magnums set up with a 10% FOC on compounds and 25% FOC on crossbows. Tried, true, and can penetrate both sides of a 55 gallon steel drum.

 

[catman529]

I shot Slick Tricks last year. First thing I noticed while practicing they do make some noise in flight. Reading online most people say that due to arrow speed the arrow will hit before the sound reaches your target. I took 2 deer last year with great results; I switched to these after poor/no blood trail from swhackers.

arrows do not travel anywhere near close to the speed of sound. Deer will hear the bow shoot and arrow noise before they are hit.

I've always used thunderhead 100 grain. Have considered trying a mechanical like Schwacker or NAP Killzone but will see what I decide to use this fall.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

 

[ADR]

I shot Slick Tricks last year. First thing I noticed while practicing they do make some noise in flight. Reading online most people say that due to arrow speed the arrow will hit before the sound reaches your target. I took 2 deer last year with great results; I switched to these after poor/no blood trail from swhackers.

arrows do not travel anywhere near close to the speed of sound. Deer will hear the bow shoot and arrow noise before they are hit.

Catman is right. It is a cool experience to stand behind a tree or other impenetrable object with a target beside and beyond you and listen to an arrow in flight

 

[Wrangler95]

I shot Slick Tricks last year. First thing I noticed while practicing they do make some noise in flight. Reading online most people say that due to arrow speed the arrow will hit before the sound reaches your target. I took 2 deer last year with great results; I switched to these after poor/no blood trail from swhackers.

arrows do not travel anywhere near close to the speed of sound. Deer will hear the bow shoot and arrow noise before they are hit.

I've always used thunderhead 100 grain. Have considered trying a mechanical like Schwacker or NAP Killzone but will see what I decide to use this fall.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I've shot Thunderheads for years and plan on it forever.No sense in changing from a head that performs like Thunderheads!! :super:

 

[catman529]

I've always used thunderhead 100 grain. Have considered trying a mechanical like Schwacker or NAP Killzone but will see what I decide to use this fall.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I've shot Thunderheads for years and plan on it forever.No sense in changing from a head that performs like Thunderheads!! :super:

they are solid heads and affordable. But sometimes the blood trail is spotty even with a double lung shot. They sure have helped sharpen my eye for blood trails


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

 

[Mid-Tenn]

I've always shot Muzzy three blades except for one season where I tried Rage broadheads. I wasn't impressed and went back to Muzzys.
This year it looks like I'm also going to be shooting Slick Tricks

I'm not ashamed to admit that I get in on the after season clearance sales at Wal-Mart. I stocked up pretty heavy on Muzzys a few years ago and this past season I bought about 2 1/2 dozen of the Mossy Oak-Inflictor rebranded Slick tricks.

Like Andy S experienced, they're flying like darts; at least from my compound, not so good out of my crossbow.

 

[poorhunter]

I've used Muzzys off and on since I started hunting in early 90's. I've tried several different mechanicals, Thunderhead, Wasp and the cheap Allen heads. Only ones I wouldn't use again are the Grim Reapers since they broke apart on every deer I shot. I used the Allens in a pinch two years ago because I needed some extras and was all I could get on short notice, and was very pleased with them especially since I can get them on clearance for $7 for three after season. Only shot three deer with them so far, but all were short and easy recoveries. If I had to choose and recommend one to anyone, it would be the Muzzy, but I've heard only good things about the Slick Tricks just never tried them.

 

[jlanecr500]

I've always shot Muzzy three blades except for one season where I tried Rage broadheads. I wasn't impressed and went back to Muzzys.
This year it looks like I'm also going to be shooting Slick Tricks

I'm not ashamed to admit that I get in on the after season clearance sales at Wal-Mart. I stocked up pretty heavy on Muzzys a few years ago and this past season I bought about 2 1/2 dozen of the Mossy Oak-Inflictor rebranded Slick tricks.

Like Andy S experienced, they're flying like darts; at least from my compound, not so good out of my crossbow.

I gave the crossbow formula in my above post. Get some Gold Tip bolts with brass inserts and tip them with 125gr magnum slick tricks. This will give you approx a 25% FOC. This setup will shoot well in a crossbow.

https://www.goldtip.com//Crossbow/Balli ... c-Pro.aspx

 

[THEdonkey0515]

I've shot Wasp jak-hammers 125gr for years.

Toughest mechanical broadband there is, and I've tried more then a few, and most the popular ones.

And man do they leave a blood trail...... so if I went to a fixed blade it would be one of there's

Proudly made is the USA as well, unlike Rage, schwacker, and many others

 

[huntncoach]

Ordered 4 blade Magnums (100 grain) - don't have them yet. Should be here today. Can't wait to shoot them! BTW - ordered100's because that's what I've been shooting.

 

[infoman jr.]

I hunted with rages for 5 years with very inconsistent results, and made the switch to 100gr slick tricks last year. 3 shots = 3 dead deer. One was a doe at 35 yards where I broke the leg bone in half, and it stuck in the ground after the pass through.

 

[diggerak]

I shoot old style grizztrick fly perfect. Deer are dead within sight. 1.25x1.25 is big and bad. Not for everyone seen the miss a glendell buck at 20 yds out of my buddies bow.

Sent from my KYOCERA-E6560 using Tapatalk

 

[casjoker]

I won't say never, but I will probably never use mechanicals again. I tried them twice over the years. I watched a Rage literally bounce back out of a deer when it hit a shoulder. Yes, poor placement on my part but never had that issue with a fix blade.

Anyway, I have used Slicktricks and G5s for the last 5 years with good results. Neither have same POI as field points but are with an 1".

 

[THEdonkey0515]

I won't say never, but I will probably never use mechanicals again. I tried them twice over the years. I watched a Rage literally bounce back out of a deer when it hit a shoulder. Yes, poor placement on my part but never had that issue with a fix blade.

Anyway, I have used Slicktricks and G5s for the last 5 years with good results. Neither have same POI as field points but are with an 1".

Yeah we got drawn into all the Rage hype as well only to find out they are awful.

We never had a good experience with them usually exploded into 30 pieaces after use....Still got one setting on a shelf new scared to use.

I usually try a new head every year just for the heck of it. Used and killed with alot of heads most all the popular ones I've used, got some dead ringer traumas 2 blade this year to just try.

But my old trusty every day head is Wasp jak-hammers 125Gr been making them proudly in the USA since the early 70's, cost less, and are nasty. Give them a try if you ever go back to playing with mechanicals

https://youtu.be/_jVcwMIzJJQ

 

[Andy S.]

..... literally bounce back out of a deer when it hit a shoulder.

Deer shoulders are an expandable's worst nightmare. On the other hand, a mechanical with large cutting diameter typically leads to a recovery, or a faster recovery than fixed when you shoot them back, say liver area/guts line, typically resulting in more blood early in the tracking job. I shot 125 grain 2 3/4" Mar-Den Vortex mechanicals for 15 years and lost a handful of deer, all shoulder shots, with little to no penetration, and that was with 70-75 ft-lbs of kinetic energy. I now shoot 125 grain Slick Trick Magnums and have no plans of changing as they have thoroughly impressed me over the last 4-5 years.

 

[knightrider]

ive never had the first bit of trouble out of rage broadheads, only huge wounds and short blood trails to dead deer!

 

[THEdonkey0515]

ive never had the first bit of trouble out of rage broadheads, only huge wounds and short blood trails to dead deer!

Yeah if you have had good luck with them I would keep using

The few bad ones I had turned me completely away from them. Maybe it was just bad luck still don't wanna risk it.

Cause I've not had that bad luck ever with WASP.

Dad bought into the hype, and bought two packs. I watched him I was a few 100 yards away from him he hit a doe it the sweet spot.

Yeah it killed doe went though left a good hole, also blew the BH into 30 pieaces leaving some in deer.

He shot another one left an awful hole, didn't go through, he handed the rest to me after fail #2

I had about same luck still got 2 that were never used.

 

[TDW05]

I shoot the NAP spitfire heads and they are DEADLY!!

 

[JCDEERMAN]

Muzzy MX 3's are fine for deer, though I have had them break off the end of the arrow on several 70 lb does (even though they didn't make it past 50 yards). When I'm hunting elk, it's a solid piece of steel - Montec G5. I'm transitioning to all G5's...they have performed very well!

 

[Doskil]

Wasp makes some good fixed blades in my experience

The old Razorback 5 fixed blades were good heads too

 

[THEdonkey0515]

Wasp makes some good fixed blades in my experience

The old Razorback 5 fixed blades were good heads too

They just make the strongest mechanical heads I've ever used, like I've said I usually try a new head every year just for fun. Probaby used most the popular mechanical heads around.

And I've yet to have a mechanical last like a wasp. Alot of times i can use the same head on a 2ed deer with no problems was amazed by how ell they was made when I started using them. If I do damage a blade you can pay $15 to get enough replacement blades to repair 3 heads.

The made in the USA & only costing $30 instead of $40 Or even $50 is just a bonus.

 

[Dean Parisian]

My two cents. We are in the camp of fixed blades when it comes to archery. We ask archery hunters to use fixed blade broadheads and leave mechanicals at home. It comes down to this: Why take a risk with something that "scissors open," when one can send a fixed package—it leaves the bow the same way it arrives on target—for the ultimate killing guarantee. We owe everything to the animals we hunt. We want a quick kill and nothing determines that more than the business end of the arrow.