Accurate fixed blade broadheads

[Elkman17]

I’m looking to switch my fixed blade broadheads, and wondering which ones you guys have found to fly most like your field tips without spending a bunch of time tuning each arrow?
I used muzzy 3 blades for a number of years, they work great if they hit their mark but don’t fly well and each arrow has to be tuned to each broadhead. I recently switched to shuttle t’s and they fly pretty good, but I don’t love them.
Ideally I’d like to find something I can screw into an insert, glue it into my arrows with the blades lined up with the vanes and know that it’s going to fly straight. Without having to shoot each individual arrow and broad head together.

 

[Mighty Mouse]

each arrow has to be tuned to each broadhead.

What does your arrow tuning process consist of? Rotating nocks?

 

[WBT]

I’m far from an expert, but I’ve been very satisfied with the accuracy of Iron Will broad heads out to about 80 yards on my foam targets. I haven’t shot them much beyond 30ish yards on actual game.

 

[Ice_man]

Take it for what its worth and how it was tested, but the ballistics arrow study that was conducted this last year mentioned quite a few heads that grouped really well out of a shooting machine. I would start there and see what broadhead peaks your interest. I've always had good lucks with slick tricks and QAD Exodus.

The Arrow Ballistics Study Results

Explore the findings of our Arrow Ballistics Study and uncover the best vane shapes for optimal arrow flight.

westernhunter.net

 

[Elkman17]

Take it for what its worth and how it was tested, but the ballistics arrow study that was conducted this last year mentioned quite a few heads that grouped really well out of a shooting machine. I would start there and see what broadhead peaks your interest. I've always had good lucks with slick tricks and QAD Exodus.

The Arrow Ballistics Study Results

Explore the findings of our Arrow Ballistics Study and uncover the best vane shapes for optimal arrow flight.

westernhunter.net

Thank you! I’ll check that out. I’ve looked at several of lusk’s tests but I’ve found it hard to narrow it down to just accuracy based on field tip impact point

 

[Elkman17]

I’m far from an expert, but I’ve been very satisfied with the accuracy of Iron Will broad heads out to about 80 yards on my foam targets. I haven’t shot them much beyond 30ish yards on actual game.

Iron will is the one I’m currently leaning towards, you just screw em on and hit where your field point is hitting out to 80? That would be exactly what I’m looking for

 

[Purdue]

I think there will always be some level of tuning when shooting broadheads, but I’ve had great luck with Ramcat Diamondbacks

 

[peterk123]

Muzzy doesn't suck. I use Wasp Drones with great success. But I've shot muzzy with the same results. NAP Spitfires we also excellent.

It all comes down to tuning.

 

[Elkman17]

Muzzy doesn't suck. I use Wasp Drones with great success. But I've shot muzzy with the same results. NAP Spitfires we also excellent.

It all comes down to tuning.

I’ve had some arrows that flew perfectly with muzzys, and some that fly terrible and no matter what I do I will randomly plane left or right. Problem is, most of the ones that flew good ended up buried in elk and are now broken. Love what they do when they hit where they’re supposed to tho

 

[KyleR1985]

I shoot exodus.

But I broadhead tune with a really wide cut fixed head. I think it’s a German kinetics or something I don’t even remember anymore. It’s huge.

If my bow is tuned, it’ll shoot that head at 50 right next to my field points. If anything needs to be adjusted it will show up quick.

Shoot one exodus to confirm POI with field points at 50, then shoot the exodus out to 80 to confirm sight tape choice and windage. Go back to shooting field points till it’s time to hunt.


I went from nap spitfires to exodus with a season in there of iron wills. The first time I had to sharpen an iron will they went in the drawer and never came out. So I don’t have a ton of experience with my bow and different heads.

But I’ve tuned a bunch of bows for friends and they all shoot whatever head they want to shoot dead on with field tips at any distance I shoot their bow before I give it back.


Square both ends of your arrows. Shoot one spine stiffer than chart recommends. Cut arrows as short as possible. Have 150-225gr of total weight on front end (inserts and broadheads combined).

If you do that and tune your bow, and you’re not torquing your bow or getting bad interference on release, and you have enough fletching, broadheads will fly true.

 

[ol490]

I’ve been shooting Evolution Jekylls. They fly great and, coincidentally, were the most accurate fixed blade in the study linked above.

Like KyleR said, square both ends of your arrows and also spin test every arrow.

I have a bow press so I will spend the time bare shaft tuning before ever putting on a broadhead.

If your bow isn’t well tuned you’ll fight a fixed head, to some extent, no matter which head it is.

 

[Wirrex]

Bareshaft or broadhead tune your bow then shoot QAD’s.

 

[Maxhunter]

Viper Tricks shoot well

 

[83cj-7]

I shoot exodus.

But I broadhead tune with a really wide cut fixed head. I think it’s a German kinetics or something I don’t even remember anymore. It’s huge.

If my bow is tuned, it’ll shoot that head at 50 right next to my field points. If anything needs to be adjusted it will show up quick.

Shoot one exodus to confirm POI with field points at 50, then shoot the exodus out to 80 to confirm sight tape choice and windage. Go back to shooting field points till it’s time to hunt.


I went from nap spitfires to exodus with a season in there of iron wills. The first time I had to sharpen an iron will they went in the drawer and never came out. So I don’t have a ton of experience with my bow and different heads.

But I’ve tuned a bunch of bows for friends and they all shoot whatever head they want to shoot dead on with field tips at any distance I shoot their bow before I give it back.


Square both ends of your arrows. Shoot one spine stiffer than chart recommends. Cut arrows as short as possible. Have 150-225gr of total weight on front end (inserts and broadheads combined).

If you do that and tune your bow, and you’re not torquing your bow or getting bad interference on release, and you have enough fletching, broadheads will fly true.

This is pretty much my process. The QAD is the best killing broad head I have used as well as one of the most accurate. Something that a lot of people don’t seem to know or mention is the sound of a broad head in flight. I know that certain heads that do not have solid blades will buzz in flight. I had so many deer jump or duck my arrows when using slick trick. When I realized they buzz, I switched to QAD solids and I’ve never had that problem again.

 

[LostArra]

Any variation of the Magnus Stinger
2 blade, 4 blade, buzzcut, killer bee
They all work well.