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Archery Hunting Tennessee
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Let's talk broad heads...
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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5192788" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>During this same 80's era, a well known and accomplished bowhunter named Pete Shipley (rep for PSE) favored a very small head for elk hunting. Why?</p><p>More forgiving, resulting in more consistent shot placement, and nearly always a complete pass-thru, resulting in both more bleeding and better blood trails.</p><p></p><p>I continue to believe the most important aspect of a broadhead is it's sharpness, how forgiving it is (flying consistently), and it's ability to completely pass thru whatever game you're shooting.</p><p></p><p>Passing completely thru is very important in terms of both increased bleeding and your ability to track and find the animal. A sharp, smaller "fixed blade" head is often more likely to accomplish this, at least more reliably and consistently.</p><p></p><p>IMO, the main reason we don't hear more about small fixed blades being effective is because manufacturers & marketers can make a lot more money on complicated "mechanical" broadheads.</p><p>They are not necessarily better.</p><p>More just the latest "rage".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5192788, member: 1409"] During this same 80's era, a well known and accomplished bowhunter named Pete Shipley (rep for PSE) favored a very small head for elk hunting. Why? More forgiving, resulting in more consistent shot placement, and nearly always a complete pass-thru, resulting in both more bleeding and better blood trails. I continue to believe the most important aspect of a broadhead is it's sharpness, how forgiving it is (flying consistently), and it's ability to completely pass thru whatever game you're shooting. Passing completely thru is very important in terms of both increased bleeding and your ability to track and find the animal. A sharp, smaller "fixed blade" head is often more likely to accomplish this, at least more reliably and consistently. IMO, the main reason we don't hear more about small fixed blades being effective is because manufacturers & marketers can make a lot more money on complicated "mechanical" broadheads. They are not necessarily better. More just the latest "rage". [/QUOTE]
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