3-Blade Broadhead recommendations

[sndmn11]

I'm a bit surprised no one mentioned the head that is probably responsible for more dead animals than any other 3 blade head; The Thunderhead. Great design though a little bigger than the newer heads.

Honestly, I associate "fixed blade" with a solid design, and the others are either replaceable blades or mechanical.

The first couple animals I shot were with Thunderheads.

 

[KZ4FR]

The vpa solid 3 blades are hard to beat. Really good steel and surprisingly accurate at 100 yards. More so than smaller fixed heads with less surface area in my experience. I do like to change the bevel angle by sharpening on a radius though.

 

[Half Nocked]

I use the cutthroat 3 blades on my trad bow. One thing I will say is they’re great heads and very easy to resharpen BUT if you shoot one in the dirt there’s a very good chance the tip will roll over if it even glances a small rock. I noticed that on two different occasions this fall.

That’s a real bummer about the tips. I think I watched the Lusk review of those and the way the tip was shaped was supposed to help prevent that, and that would make sense since it isn’t super fine like a lot of other tips.

 

[Half Nocked]

The vpa solid 3 blades are hard to beat. Really good steel and surprisingly accurate at 100 yards. More so than smaller fixed heads with less surface area in my experience. I do like to change the bevel angle by sharpening on a radius though.

Which one are you using?

 

[Whip]

I have used the VPAs extensively and love them. You should have enough punch for a 3 blade, but I would stick to cut on contact heads instead of any with a chisel tip if you are hoping to maximize penetration.

 

[fulldraw1972]

I can’t speak for any of the other heads you mentioned but I have shot VPA 3 blade heads for around 12 years.
With a well tuned bow they fly great, get good penetration and are easy to sharpen.
I have only shot 3 elk with them but have shot lots of whitetails as well as mule deer and antelope.