Can someone just tell me what broadheads to buy?

[geriggs]

Brother you are going to get a 1000 different answers. What most people are suggesting will work just fine. I dont know what ound bow you are shooting (didnt read every post just the OP), dont know what weight arrow. If you are just looking for suggestions. I have had good luck with WASPs (Drones and Bullets). I should a 60lb bow so i need every advantage i can get so I have been shooting two blade COCs and two blades with bleeders. I am going to shoot Iron Wills this year and i have the utmost confidence that if i do my job they will do theirs. I have killed most of my elk with Silver Flames.....but 2 years ago i killed one with an ATAC. I think the Ramcats are a good bet as well as the Exodus... but i have not shot them myself. A lot of people like them. I stay away from Mechs for elk....thats just me. Some guys love them. For deer and antelope i will shoot the Hypos. Good luck. Get your bow tuned and go shoot some.

 

[bsnedeker]

People tend to focus on the broadhead when in reality, putting it in the right place is 90% of the battle. Do that, and as long as you're reasonably tuned and shooting a reasonable amount of energy, then the animal will die.

I think the choices you've made are good ones (I shoot neither btw), now focus on the other 90% of the equation.

Side note, as something to consider, if you've shot to 60 yards max, and are fairly competent at that range, your effective hunting range might be around 30-40 yards. Practice twice as far as you plan on shooting, is sort of a general rule, but we each have to make those decisions for ourselves.

Good luck in your first season.

I agree with this 100%...I practice out to 85 (max yardage on my sight for now unfortunatly), which means I'm effective to 50 yards max. I can hit the vitals at 50 yards 10 out of 10 times which is what I'm looking for in accuracy. At 60 yards it's 8-9 times out of 10 for me which isn't good enough. It's a personal choice of course, but I like Steve Rinella's take: "If you take a shot and you are surprised you hit the animal then you are shooting too far!"...meaning it should be a slam dunk if you are shooting at a living animal.