mechanical or fixed broadheads

[SNYPER3371]

Hi all I have one question or more like a poll, who prefers to shoot mechanical broadheads or fixed broadheads and which one are best.

I shoot mechanicals, snypers ,and I love them the shoot just like feild points and very accurate but I would like to have more input on what other fellow bow hunters think

Thanks Greg

[Ducker]

I shoot fixed blade broadheads...just switched from thunderheads to Slick Tricks

Ken

[brian81]

I shoot fixed broadheads, no need to worry about the blades opening up on a quartering shot or even opening up at all, all those little pieces in a mechanical is just more parts that can ruin my hunt, I like to keep it simple

[394-NTELK]

Mechanicals,Rocket/steelhead 100gr never had any problems and they fly straight.

[curteck]

I shoot muzzy 100 fixed they fly great and again no worries about opening up.

[Mikey]

well I have killed everything with fixed heads ... I own a bunch of mechanicals ...but as luck would have it ..... anytime anything has walked out in front of me its when I am with fixed heads .....

so ya fixed in my eyes are good .....lol .......


there are some mechs out there that work great .....

[pockets]

fixed g5 montecs great

[HURYBRO3]

It depends on what I am hunting. For moose and a close shot( 20-40 yds ) I use fixed Muzzys. For longer shots NAPS Spitfires or Shockwaves. For the longer shots you can make the change without beening busted (moose ).For deer I use NAPS Spitfires or Shockwaves :)

[willyqbc]

All things considered its pretty tough to make any argument for mechanicals over fixed. There is just so much less to go wrong on a well constructed cut on contact broadhead like the Montec G5 for example. Now I know some folks are going to say that the mechanicals will fly better, but to me that is just a cop-out......any bow can be tuned properly to get great flight from a fixed. More and more I am hearing from people who's only reason to use them is that they can just "slap em on and go". So either they are not knowledgeable enough to tune their bow properly or they are just too lazy to do it. I think some lazy shop owners go this route as well when reccomending heads.

Probably not the most popular opinion on the subject and I'm probably gonna get flamed for it :-XX .....but I had to say it!!

Chris

[russ]

So either they are not knowledgeable enough to tune their bow properly or they are just too lazy to do it.

Chris

Well, I'll take the flame bait ;) Apparently I'm lazy and I don't know how to tune my bow! That's a pretty broad paint brush you're holding!

[willyqbc]

That's a pretty broad paint brush you're holding!

fair enough, the post was not intended to mean that anyone who uses mech heads is lazy about tuning. It was more pointed at those out there (and they are out there) who use mechanicals because they don't want to bother with proper tuning. In short these heads give the "slob" hunters out there an easy way out. Again, not everyone who uses mech's is a slob but we all know one of these types....they grab the bow three days before season opens and fling a couple shots at 20 yards and say its good to go.

IMHO, there is nothing wrong with some mechanicals, but I think your bow should be set-up well enough to shoot fixed before you use them. Perfect flight is just as important with mechanicals as it is with fixed.

hope this clears it up a bit
Chris

[russ]

There are other reasons to use mech's other than tuning. The most important is wind planing, the fact is that they don't. PLUS if you're using a bow that's spilling arrows out at 290 fps plus the mech's make sense too. Out here if you only hunted on calm days you'd need to take up golf, no point in trying the fishing, there aren't any.

[willyqbc]

Just my opinion but I think in a lot of cases the wind planing issues of fixed heads is largely a thing of the past, With the large cut-out these heads have now they have effectively all but eliminated planing. Of course there are obviously still some solid bladed heads out there to deal with, but not too many. I am also of the opinion that speed is not an issue....I shoot fixed heads at 310fps with no problems at all!

Good debate! :cheers:

Chris

[russ]

I'm referring to a 20 mph crosswind, not the tunability of the head.

[willyqbc]

AHHH...I see! We don't generally have too much trouble that way with the wind, and if it is windy you can just head into the thick timber to get out of it.

So with wind like that to deal with i would think fletching would pose a problem as well. What size/type of fletching do you have to use on your hunting arrows......pretty small i would guess???

Chris

[alwayshunting]

I shoot fix blades 125 Thunderheads. Can you here the thunder.

[russ]

I shoot fix blades 125 Thunderheads. Can you here the thunder.

Nope can't hear a thing, I don't plug equipment anymore, they should pay the way.

[russ]

Chris I use 2.8" fletch and a small diameter arrow, with a mech. I tried the same setup with some fixed blades and I got 3" groups @ 20 yds. pretty loose for my taste. Lots of guys would call that good enough! Not in my eyes, you gotta be cuttin' fletch out to 40 yds before I'm really all that happy about my set up. Problem is, good groups doesn't necessarily mean good flight, it does indicate good form though.

[394-NTELK]

:nono: Now boys did your mothers not tell you it,s not nice to fight :bash: .Hows about we all make sure we all become as efficient with our chosen setups as we can be,only take sure shots, no our limits,and dont try pushing them no matter how big that rack is. no shot is better than losing a animal due to a gready shot. there will always be the slob hunter out there(you know if you are one or not) it sucks but thats on of those realitys of life as a great man once said "Why can,t we all just get alonge?" :cheers:

[jackal]

Well in my opinion there is nothing wrong with mechanicals or fixed blade broadheads if you dont put them in the right spot neither one is going to work and if you make the perfect shot they both work fine . I shoot the rocket steelhead expandable and have taken lots of deer and have shot 8 elk with them also and they worked perfect.Just find the broadheads that work for you and make the good shots and you'll have more meat in the freezer than you know what to do with. GOOD LUCK

[BowcamTreecam]

I've taken several deer with both. In terms of performance, I like the mechanical best. They fly more true, and cut better. In saying that, I still prefer to shoot fixed blade, I think the psychological idea of the fixed blade, the actual appearance, looks like a better killing tool. In terms of fixed blade, I do prefer a one piece broadhead like the G5. Those ones that have blades that you can put in and take out...garbage! When they come out, and you lose them in the meat, enjoy sticking your wrist in the animal while cleaning when you know a blade is stuck in there:beer:. I'm still 50/50 on this topic after a dozen years of debate.

[fishnhunt]

I will forever shoot fixed blades because my first bow was set at 52lbs and i was shooting mechanicals...noone told me that my bow didnt have enough power to penatrate with a mechanical broadhead, so after 2 years of bowhunting i finally got an oppurtunity at a whitetailed buck i made the shot and it was perfect!! the buck whirled away and i saw the arrow sticking out of his side and realized that my arrow had only penetrated about 3 inches!!! i never found that deer and i was sick for days afterwards, needless to say i started researching and figured out that i needed to use fixed blades and soon shot a bear and the arrow zipped right through him and stuck 4 inches into the ground


so fixed blades are better..........if your bow has enough kinetic energy giver but i'll stick to my Montecs(best broadhead ever made)

just my thoughts..

[faulty shooter]

bear razors, can be tuned to shoot at high speed,cheap to wreck, easy to sharpen.:)
Spitfires, fly nice, cut a big hole, but they are pricey.:huh:
Steelforce,fly nice, but I do cry when I wreck one.:boohoo:

[LAbowhunter]

The Rage Slipcam broadheads are the best broadheads on the market. I have used both fixed and mechanical broadheads and believe the advantage of a broadhead that flies like a field point, coupled with the slip cam technology that does not not rob the arrow of energy, makes the Rage broadheads the best available. They have worked on every big game animal I harvested shot at, including a 1400 lb moose at 60 yards with a pass-through.

My 2 cents anyway.:D