VIDEO: The World's Most Lethal Broadheads

[TheFieldArcher]

A couple years ago I wanted to see if bigger was better... would a extreme cutting diameter broadhead kill faster? We all want to make the quickest kill possible so I tried the Rocket Sledgehammer with a 3.5" cutting diameter. The blades are .027 and sliced through ribs like a band saw! The deer was almost fully field dressed but I was surprised that the deer still ran just over 30 yards! I followed an organ trail to the deer! The proper KE is needed for these heads and they do weigh 150 grains... They have been discontinued but you can find them on ebay at times.
My conclusion to this is that bigger is not better on a well placed arrow! But with that said, you see on the hunting TV shows so many horrible shots that the deer are recovered because of large cutting diameter broadheads, not saying that a small cutting diameter head can't get lucky too but the percentage is higher with a larger cutting diameter of hitting an artery etc.. I personally have settled on 1.5-1.75" cutting diameter heads for my bow and 2" or larger for my crossbow. I think the most impressive thing taken from the video is how well the large .027 blades help up and how a razor sharp blade can slice through bone like butter! None of the blades broke, they did bend.

 

 

[Fishon]

Ive used them before. The deer dont go far at all. I have one left and i dont want to use it. lol. Didnt the buckblaster have 3.5 inch cut also?

[TheFieldArcher]

Ive used them before. The deer dont go far at all. I have one left and i dont want to use it. lol. Didnt the buckblaster have 3.5 inch cut also?

Buckblaster have 2.75". I have an old package of Razorbak 5's I have been wanting to use again, but the last 4 are new in the package and I can't bring myself to use them! lol

[dbHunterNY]

yea I instantly thought of the buckbuster.  not sure how you get that sucker to fly well or practice with it but that's definitely the most lethal.  the thing is basically a muzzy in front of a grim reaper.  big cutting diameters are only good to save you if your shot is far back I feel.  if it's far forward you want less cutting diameter and something like a trocar tip to punch through.  good shot is just that no matter what head you're using.  the deer can still run a little ways.  that's why for over 20 years bill winke has shot the Rocket Steelheads and 80lb draw weight.  he's punched through the shoulder blade many times on the exit.  if you get down into where the shoulder blade turns into more of the leg bone you're not getting through much but otherwise it could given the right setup.

[chiefbkt]

Buckblaster have 2.75". I have an old package of Razorbak 5's I have been wanting to use again, but the last 4 are new in the package and I can't bring myself to use them! lol

I found a bunch of new razorback 5's this fall while cleaning out my gun cabinet. Almost through them out...thinking maybe use them for turkey season.

[Jesse St John]

If you are looking for a dynamic broadhead checkout the Toxic by flying arrow. It has over 5" of cutting surface. It puts a huge wound channel in a dear and never seen one go more than 40 yds.

 

[Vince1]

If you are looking for a dynamic broadhead checkout the Toxic by flying arrow. It has over 5" of cutting surface. It puts a huge wound channel in a dear and never seen one go more than 40 yds.

 

 

tried them this year on my my compound, my wifes, and my crossbow.

 

they didn't shoot like my field points, though they were not off by much and I guess I coulda split the difference but I went with muzzys and I love how they shoot.

 

didn't have to move anything.

 

Edit: also tried some mechanicals, field archer mentioned torrid SS, and MAN those things leave huge holes and again... didn't need to move anything.

Edited May 11, 2015 by Vince1

[wildcat junkie]

I've never had a deer go more than 20 yds when hit with a properly sharpened and placed Bear Razorhead from a 55# recurve bow.

[Nomad]

I think they always find poorly shot deer on the hunting shows because they use an army of guys, dogs and a host of things they don't show. Plus the fact they only show us the ones they find.