Fixed Vs Mechanical - Why??

[SteveY66]

Hello,

Seriously diving into my broadhead selection for this season to put a positive approach on a hopeful successful harvest.

The following fixed broadheads are in my arsenal which do not give me piece of mind.

1) G5 Montec
2) Grim Reaper Fixed Hades, 4 Blade


Looking to make the jump to a mechanical type.......possibly to a rage hypodermic or sevr titanium 2.0 as looking for maximum cutting width possible.


Thank you for reading,

Stevey

[normanrd]

Iron Will.

But I have used Grim Reaper Razorcut and Tooth Of The Arrow standards with tremendous success in the last 15 years.

Norm

[Twisted Canuck]

Used the G5 Montec for many years, won't change from them.

Easy to sharpen, nothing to go wrong with them, and they group like my field points.

Also, I've got a dozen and they are paid for.

[Glion]

Started with Ramcats and despite many guys not liking them they worked quite well for me, only thing was the screws kept coming loose. Switched to tooth of the Arrow and just got a new setup at the end of last year so I need to work them back yet and see how they fair

[Dubious]

Have used both fixed and mechanical. I prefer fixed they don’t get caught on grass and trees making them open when you won’t want them to. Fixed works all the time every time with no moving parts and no bs shock collars or tinkering to deal with. Currently using tooth of the arrow, elk died one shot full pass through don’t see any reason To try anything else right now.

[reddeerhunter]

Moose, elk-Fixed 2 or 3 blade VPA, Alien archery SV2 or Alpha 292 or Ashby.

Bears, deer , speed goats-Mechanical or fixed. Bears usually rage hypodermic/trypan 2.3". But for these animals any head you shoot accurate double lung and goodbye.

Elk are tough so I like to smash bone w a heavy FOC arrow if I can, if something happens and placement becomes less than perfect.

[Worm]

I've always struggled getting fixed blades to fly well, I suspect my shooting form could use some coaching. That being said ramcats fly perfectly true and I've been super impressed with them on both moose and elk. Don't like how they are big in quivers though which can make them annoying when grabbing an arrow.

Come November deer season I usually switch over to grim reapers.

Both heads have performed very well for me. Never and issue. Both impact exactly the same as field points which is also handy for practice and switching back and forth through the season.

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[501s]

Grizzlystik, fixed Single bevel. I've personally seen what these broad heads do and just how durable and sharp they truly are. If there is a bone in the way, I would NOT want a flimsy mechanical, that's for sure. I prefer the reliability of no moving parts.

https://grizzlystik.com/shop-the-goo...roadheads.html

[mtbkr]

Check out "Lusk Archery Adventures" on YouTube.
He tests a ton of different broadheads and has developed standardized testing methods that seem pretty good. One of the more scientific testers I've been able to find. He also posts spreadsheet summaries of broadheads he has tested.

From a personal standpoint I've only used mechanical and had good success on WT and Mule Deer.
Just this season I saw a major penetration issue on a bull elk with a mechanical broadhead from a high-energy setup. May have been the specific mechanical head that was the issue. In any case it got me thinking about my own setup and potentially switching to fixed heads.

[freeride]

Originally Posted by SteveY66

Hello,

Seriously diving into my broadhead selection for this season to put a positive approach on a hopeful successful harvest.

The following fixed broadheads are in my arsenal which do not give me piece of mind.

1) G5 Montec
2) Grim Reaper Fixed Hades, 4 Blade


Looking to make the jump to a mechanical type.......possibly to a rage hypodermic or sevr titanium 2.0 as looking for maximum cutting width possible.


Thank you for reading,

Stevey

Whats wrong with the G5?
I use these and as Twisted said they are super easy to sharpen, and in my experience they blow right through elk.

I used it on an elk, great pass through, found it in a bush 15 yards away on the other side of the elk when it zipped though. Easy trailing job. Did a few passes to sharpen it up again and took an antelope a week later with the same broad head, pass through again. Although they are small, still sharp and back in the quiver.

[58thecat]

Originally Posted by freeride

Whats wrong with the G5?
I use these and as Twisted said they are super easy to sharpen, and in my experience they blow right through elk.

I used it on an elk, great pass through, found it in a bush 15 yards away on the other side of the elk when it zipped though. Easy trailing job. Did a few passes to sharpen it up again and took an antelope a week later with the same broad head, pass through again. Although they are small, still sharp and back in the quiver.

My experience too....moose then a deer a few years ago.

[Deer_Hunter]

Fixed - 100%

I do not see the argument for mechanicals at all.

I do not see a significant accuracy benefit relative to fixed.

So why risk a mechanical not opening?

Most people can easily tune for fixed on most rigs.

G5s have taken many animals and tend to tune well on most setups, to be honest most people take G5 and simply spin them on and go hunting as they tend to fly like field points.

That being said I may try Iron Will this year as the oldest may be using my G5s on his rig for his first serious Bow hunt.

The Carbon Steel versions of the G5s are a little harder steel than the stainless and can be made a little sharper.

[bezzola]

I shoot blackwidows and PX2 fixed blades and my son shoots NAP killzones machanicals and they have never failed him many moose and elk on them broadheads.

[58thecat]

So I was out on the ice chatting with a forum member here and we got on this subject, I only seen a mechanical once fail with a buddies set up.
We were mule deer hunting and on stand, that day it rained on us, sleet and a bit of snow as the temps dropped below freezing.
A nice buck came within shooting distance and he sent his arrow off just to hit the deer and not penetrate deep but looked good though, the deer just took off and well never fell over as we watched it go well over 100 yards.
So we come together for a discussion and when he pulled an arrow out of his quiver he found water that had frozen, like solid hindering his arrow from opening up....i pulled out my arrow with its fixed blade and started the search and yup after 45 minutes I found him injured as he stood up I placed the arrow and our hunt was over.
Now my buddy was a headstrong mechanical broadhead type fella in which we had many sit down conversations and I was the ya but what if one of those completely fails, does not open etc and we went a few years with his success until that day....he now runs fixed broadheads.