I have shot them both and all things considered I prefer the Trypan. Sevrs don't put as much blood on the ground. I believe it is due to the pivoting blades. I don't shoot plywood or steel plate and have had great results with the Trypan.
Are you shooting the Dead Meat V2? I owned original DMs and hated that they rattled like a cymbal in my quiver. Is this still an issue?
V1, haven’t bought any for a while, I’ve only had one damaged enough to not reuse it, it just had damaged/dull blades with chips taken out of them. I’m not sure on the rattling, it’s not something I’ve noticed, I use a tight spot. I’ve never looked or worried about the holes, I did post some pictures of the animals I’ve killed with them but all the blades were opens when I found the arrows.
I had used them a good amount in the past, without issue, and could almost write it off as a freak thing, a week later I got back on that bull, he had a bunch more cows and a nice satellite bull, it was the evening of the last Friday and I just couldn’t get close enough to that bull with all of the cows around, and it was really open, so calling didn’t make sense… long story short, the second time he chased that satellite bull to me, I decided to kill him, shot him at 26yds quartered away, and only got a half arrow of penetration… 642gr arrow @70#… huh?
) or the screw was loose, or my eyes lied and my arrow had to have hit 6” forward of where I plainly saw the entrance wound for several minutes, then again a couple days later when I relocated him, then again when I killed his buddy a few days later… funny how the internet works sometimes "a big mech makes more sense than a little single bevel, there is a lot more room for a bad shot back than forward"I had used them a good amount in the past, without issue, and could almost write it off as a freak thing, a week later I got back on that bull, he had a bunch more cows and a nice satellite bull, it was the evening of the last Friday and I just couldn’t get close enough to that bull with all of the cows around, and it was really open, so calling didn’t make sense… long story short, the second time he chased that satellite bull to me, I decided to kill him, shot him at 26yds quartered away, and only got a half arrow of penetration… 642gr arrow @70#… huh?
Luckily I got another arrow in him, but that first shot a bunch of hair got wedged between the ferrule and blade and totally killed penetration… 2 bad experiences with the same head about a week apart, and that could have ended poorly too, gut, liver, one lung can take a long time to die, and there would be no blood to follow and that can be a very bad problem, especially on the coast. He had gotten into some really nasty stuff that would be very tough to find him with no blood… it would be hard to find a head that you could have that bad luck with in the same year
If they weren’t tightened tight from the factory it wasn’t obvious, I resharpened them all after confirming flight and would have noticed play if there was some, but if you look at them, it’s obvious it’s a weak design… pretty thin blade with a long unsupported tip, and then you have one of the weakest ferrules in the industry… it’s asking for it.
Nothing ever mentioned about that head other than from those who have had them fold up (I certainly wasn’t the first) if it had been a rage, it would get blown up in to a monumental dog pile, but instead, people were making excuses for it, like I got knock offs (from magnus
I would rather have a blade bend on a mechanical than either of those scenarios that year. The bull I folded that head up on was a dandy too, big black horned 7x8, and I shot him at 3 or 4 steps… I’m still bitter about it, haha
I have come to like causing some damage on them, and with modern equipment, there is really no reason to shoot a tiny head…I watched my buddies first elk, I think that same year take at least an hour to die with a 1” 2 blade through both lungs… wouldn’t believe it if I wasn’t watching it… as for a plan b arrow, a big mech makes more sense than a little single bevel, there is a lot more room for a bad shot back than forward
It took me a long time to come around to that mentality, all of the arrow philosophies have some good arguments, but at the end of the day, I have no use for an “Ashby” arrow, and do like to cause as much damage as possible without sacrificing too much, and there have been enough elk killed with mechanical heads that it’s not really a risky situation sending a mech into a bull, especially if you use a little common sense picking one for the task.. I don’t want a 2” aluminum ferrule and a 2.5” cut, but a head with a durable ferrule and a modest cut (2” or less 2 blade, 1.5” or less 3 blade) I don’t see anything catastrophic happening… elk are not the rhinos some try to make them out to be.
Just bought a pack of on-sale v1’s and blades are very secure.
I like the In the Field disclaimer. That way you don’t have to watch that head get destroyed going through a simple piece of MDF. I guess you could head over to Cameron’s Insta page. He’s killed a pile of things by now with the larger model.
What’s your point? Every mechanical can fail. The Sevr probably just sucks less than most of them. Over the top designs are just the worst. Hard quartering shots can sheer, without a pass through your left with no blood trail, and you get a really long aluminum ferrule that is prone to bending. I just don’t understand the fascination with trying to kill an elk with the shittiest broad-head possible . I know it can be done. Duds and Cameron are doing it on the regular. Maybe this is why everyone wants to follow.
