Going to be shooting an Iron will or Sevr mechanical broadhead
I appreciate the reply. I plan on hunting elk and whitetail this year. I shot the Easton Axis 5mm last year and all in was around 560 grains. I want to go a little lighter this year, and am curious about the Easton 4mm long range with the heat vanes, but from what I’ve read, I don’t know how well that will workout with broadheads. I’ve always ran 3 fletch, but I’m not necessarily against 4 fletch.
You're going to be around 300 fps at 80#/29" with a 460-490 gr arrow. Tuning a fixed blade broadhead at that speed might be challenging regardless of vane choice.
I would use a DCA Super Sabre 3 fletch. Low drag, quiet, sterrs great and holds up well.
Yeah I plan on shooting mechanical. I’ve tried fixed blade with my setup and had all sorts of issues. Should it be easier to tune with mechanical over fixed?
I was shooting Axis and also wanted lighter; I ended up with Easton 5.0s. I absolutely love them. I didn't get a deer last year so, I have no 'real world experience' with them. That being said they do shoot Sevr's well in practice (and I've practiced with them a lot). One caveat, I'm not shooting the monster poundage that you are. I'm pulling back 62 pounds. My arrow set-up is, 5.0 with 2.75 Tac Driver vanes and tipped with a Sevr 100 grain, Hybrid 1.75. I don't add extra weight up front (just standard HIT insert). Also, I live in Michigan (shots from trees are not that far). I practice at distance and the arrow works well, however, my hunting shots would be 40 yards and closer.
Thanks for the advise. I’ll definitely look into those!
What spine arrow were you using? The right mechanical will always tune better than a fixed. However, in my opinion everyone should be able to get a fixed to fly or something isn't quite right. I like to stay below 295 fps above that and my form errors really start to show and tuning gets harder. It's just more forgiving to be a little slower.
I appreciate it. I didn’t know about podium archery, but I’ll definitely give that a try. I’ve also considered the 5.0. Have you had any issues with durability on those?
Generally speaking, yes. Less exposed surface area on the front end of the arrow makes the arrow less sensitive to inconsistencies in form/shot execution and to misalignment between the string path and rest.
I’ll probably give it a shot with the 3 vane configuration. I have a few different vanes to try, but I like the rigidity of the heats. Shooting 80lb into targets I get some deep penetrating shots down to the veins and the less rigid veins tear and crumple up. I appreciate the responses!
They're definitely not as strong as an Axis but, they are a lot lighter. So, it's a trade-off. I haven't had any issues sending single arrows into targets. I have, however, wrecked arrows sending groups into targets. I don't have any facts or figures, this is only my observation, but, it seems like Bloodlines and Axis arrows would handle glancing shots and abuse a little more than 5.0s. That being said, I try not to 'abuse' my arrows. And, for what it's worth I don't plan on switching from the 5.0 anytime soon.
I have shot 4 Heat vanes with GrizzlyStick Silver Flame XL & Maasai and Sevr mechanicals with great flight to 40 who've is farther than I'm likely to shoot.
Awesome. Have you ever tried a 3 vane configuration with the heats?
Last year I shot a 260. Still trying to figure out how to get the right gpi, but I’m pretty limited on spine options with the 80lb bow
Sounds like you have a good setup. I had the same issues with the AAE’s I was using last year. Every fletching was bent and would never take the original shape again. That’s why I was thinking a stiffer vane this year. Right now I think I have it narrowed down to the Easton 5.0 or the 4mm long range. I do like shooting long distance up to 100yds when I practice, but I guess we’ll see which arrow handles my bow better
