Evolution Hyde, Jekyll, or Sevr 1.75 Hybrid Magneto

[KamronG7]

Curious to hear what everyone would choose for an elk broadhead with a compound out of the three choices listed above.

Thank you!

 

[fatlander]

SEVRs are the least impressive broadhead I’ve used. Sample size of fifteen critters from turkeys to elk and everything in between, blood trails were lack luster. I also had the most unexplainable deflection on a broadside whitetail doe. Arrow went in mid body, perfectly broadside, and turned almost 90 degrees, exiting on the same side of the sternum as the impact. I killed her with a follow up shot about 10 minutes later. I’m pretty positive the deflection can be attributed to their blade locking and pivoting technology. It sounds okay in marketing, in practicality, it’s a poor design.

I think SEVRs popularity is largely due to them being under eastons umbrella. Everyone that gets a check or free stuff from Easton, gets SEVRs. They also perform well on Lusk’s tests. With that in mind, I’ve yet to shoot cardboard, particle board, steel, or cinder blocks while hunting.

I’m a huge fan of grim reapers. They solved the mechanical problem 20 years ago. They flat out work, they’re cheap, sharp, independently owned, and still made in America.


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[CB4]

Avoid the Sevr. The pivoting blade is a major issue that most won't talk about. If you hit any bone on the way in that blade is getting bent, then the blades can't pivot and the blade that is bent will get stuck back while the opposite blade will be at a 90 degree angle. Below are my suggestions for fixed and mechanical.

QAD Exodus
Day Six
Iron Will

Evolution Hyde
Speed
Beast

 

[Arrow4Christ]

Not to be a pain, but I wouldn’t choose any of those heads. The prior posters have explained why the Sevrs have issues. I have killed 8 big game animals (whitetail, eland, gemsbok, kudu, two springbok, impala, black wildebeest) with the Evolution Hyde and won’t use anything else from Evolution unless and until they address their poor blade steel quality. On every animal where I hit a bone with the Hydes, the blades were absolutely mangled. And every time I hit a bone on entry, I was shocked at how long it took the animal to expire, even with excellent shot placement. I’m a big believer in blade sharpness and edge retention. If your blades are dull (or even worse, in the case of the Hydes, completely folded over) as they go through the vitals, they’re not cutting as they should and are not as lethal. As one example, the whitetail I shot with the Hyde was quartering to and I was in an elevated stand. The arrow entered high in front of the onside shoulder and exited low directly behind the offside shoulder. Despite what I would consider to be perfect shot placement and an ideal exit for a massive blood trail, the buck left virtually no blood on the ground. He ran out to 55 yards and stood there a while coughing until I put a follow up arrow in him that put him down in seconds. I also got two bizarre deflections in Africa with the Hyde — one where the arrow deflected sharply upward after hitting a gemsbok rib and another that deflected rearward after impacting an eland rib on entry. I think the Hyde design is prone to this if the sharp mechanical blade catches a rib on entry and starts to hinge over.

I’ve had exceptional results with Speed broadheads, particularly the Crosscut.

 

[T-Rex]

I haven't had good luck with the Sevrs, so I would pick them, and I haven't shot the others you mentioned. I have transitioned to mostly G5 - T2's for everything, I still shoot some of the Rage NC's as well, but those weren't on your list.

 

[sivart]

Agree. Say away from Sevrs. Personal experience. The evolution heads are all good

 

[Speck1]

Everyone has an opinion. We have killed four bulls with the Sevr hybrid. 3 double lung and 1 frontal. All short tracking jobs. I have zero complaints and will continue to use them on elk.
1.5 Hybrid 565 total grains