Ironwill VS Kudu VS OzCut

[Aharmsen]

Whats everyones thoughts on these broadheads? Eze of customer service, warrantee's, sharpness, quality control ect. I'm looking to switch from Mechanical to a solid head, non vented and would like to stay at 100 Grains since I already have my arrows built with extra weight up front and know my system works.
These seem to be what I have narrowed it down to, whats everybody's thoughts?

 

[chasewild]

It's really difficult to beat Iron Will. You obviously have questions regarding single bevel and double bevel with bleeders (as did I -- I was shooting the Strickland Helix) and I would encourage you to reach out directly to [email protected] or shoot him a message on here to answer your questions.

Plus....I can't get by the Ozcut guy's hair cut .

 

[Jaker_cc]

I shoot the kudu heads, and they have been incredible for me. I’ve never shot the other two heads mentioned but I can’t see either of them performing any better than the Kudu heads. I’ve blown through everything and broken bone no problem on the way through.

 

[roosiebull]

Never shot ozcut, but have iron will and kudu. You just can’t do any better than iron will, the are a great design and the edge retention is incredible.. I think they are the “best” on the market. Bill made the perfect combo with that head.

kudu, I have personally seen the operation, they should cost more between small scale production, good material, and all made right here... they are great heads.

for the price point, they are awesome, their edge retention is that of a more expensive head, and they have all spun well for me.

I don’t like the 100gr kudu, too small for me, but the 125 and 150 are killer.

 

[Squirrels]

I ordered some Ozcuts on 3/15 and have received nothing other than an order confirmation, then a tracking number that shows un-trackable after opening a claim through PayPal on 3/24 because the seller would not respond to any emails . I waited till the very last day (April 11th) to escalate the claim with PayPal just because I knew they were shipping from Australia plus the pandemic. PapPal is now investigating the situation. So take that into thought.

 

[Oregonboy]

I’ve only shot kudus from the ones you’ve listed and they preform very well. I especially like the 125s. I don’t see myself changing for a long time. I’m sure iron wills are awesome too but for they’re too expensive for me, I can’t spend $100 for 3 heads.

 

[Austink47]

I shoot Ozcut and kudu and don’t have any complaints. Have not pulled the trigger on iron will yet, from everything I gather I think they are in a different league. I have always ordered ozcut directly, and have been surprised how fast they show up, also exchange rate can work in our favor.

 

[Aharmsen]

It's really difficult to beat Iron Will. You obviously have questions regarding single bevel and double bevel with bleeders (as did I -- I was shooting the Strickland Helix) and I would encourage you to reach out directly to [email protected] or shoot him a message on here to answer your questions.

Plus....I can't get by the Ozcut guy's hair cut .

Yeah I feel like the IW is clearly the best choice but also comes with a price tag as it should. Have you ever tested their lifetime warranty? I shoot alot of whitetails and its hard to justify that much money unless the only way you have to be done killing animals with one is if you lose it.
I'm coming from Rage so I'm sure you can resharpen these but pretty much every rage was toast after 1 animal. even if you replaced the blades

 

[Aharmsen]

I shoot Ozcut and kudu and don’t have any complaints. Have not pulled the trigger on iron will yet, from everything I gather I think they are in a different league. I have always ordered ozcut directly, and have been surprised how fast they show up, also exchange rate can work in our favor.

I appreciate the insight. I'm kind of thinking getting the IW and just keeping them for elk and using one of the other two for whitetails since they are alittle cheaper

 

[Aharmsen]

I ordered some Ozcuts on 3/15 and have received nothing other than an order confirmation, then a tracking number that shows un-trackable after opening a claim through PayPal on 3/24 because the seller would not respond to any emails . I waited till the very last day (April 11th) to escalate the claim with PayPal just because I knew they were shipping from Australia plus the pandemic. PapPal is now investigating the situation. So take that into thought.

Thats interesting, I feel like that's got to have something to do with Covid. from everything I've researched they are a solid company, but I dont have any first hand experience clearly, keep us posted!

 

[Billy Goat]

From what you have listed the only ones I have shot are Iron Will. They are good heads, have really good edge retention and they can be sharpened to scary sharp. They will rust in your quiver, just the nature of the beast, you can do some stuff to minimize it. It's definitely different having a broadhead you need to maintain. I also remove the blades for sharpening, you don't need to I just like having a perfect edge. I use an angled blade holder for sharpening, works really well. The only problem is the tiny little t-7 screw head that always strips my screw driver, haven't tried the one from iron will. The Craftsman one I use has a lifetime warranty on it so they keep replacing it.

Any are going to be a big step up from a Rage in my opinion.

 

[Squirrels]

Thats interesting, I feel like that's got to have something to do with Covid. from everything I've researched they are a solid company, but I dont have any first hand experience clearly, keep us posted!

I agree that the WuFlu issue maybe delaying the arrival of the package (if they have been shipped that is). However, it has nothing to do with the fact that I have not received a reply to the two separate emails I sent. There is absolute no excuse for that...unless they have all passed away. If PayPal refunds me my money I will be ordering some Cutthroats or IronWills, which is what I should have done to begin with. I will try and remember to update this thread with the outcome.

 

[Zac]

I think Ozcut is a mold injected cheap steel. I don't know this for sure but after examination I am pretty sure that is the process. Mine had extremely dull tips. I gave them away to a friend that's in love with Adam Greentree . I already had Iron Wills and just handling the two made the choice obvious.

 

[Bill V]

From what you have listed the only ones I have shot are Iron Will. They are good heads, have really good edge retention and they can be sharpened to scary sharp. They will rust in your quiver, just the nature of the beast, you can do some stuff to minimize it. It's definitely different having a broadhead you need to maintain. I also remove the blades for sharpening, you don't need to I just like having a perfect edge. I use an angled blade holder for sharpening, works really well. The only problem is the tiny little t-7 screw head that always strips my screw driver, haven't tried the one from iron will. The Craftsman one I use has a lifetime warranty on it so they keep replacing it.

Any are going to be a big step up from a Rage in my opinion.

It's a T-6 Torx. Maybe the driver size is the issue. Torx by design resists stripping better than other drive designs.

 

[Billy Goat]

It's a T-6 Torx. Maybe the driver size is the issue. Torx by design resists stripping better than other drive designs.

Ok. I'll need to double check what I have, I was pulling from memory what size it was.

Seems the smaller torx drivers you only get so many uses out if them. I remember using a T-10 a bunch on trim screws. Didn't hold up anytime on an impact driver, switching to a drill it lasted longer, but still probably not 100 screws per. Definitely like the torx design, just hard with anything that small.


Edit:. Just checked and what I have is a t-6. So it's just my memory fading.

 

[ganngus]

I exclusively shoot iron wills. I can shoot them accurately at 100 yards and I had a pass through on a moose with them at 75 yds.

 

[roosiebull]

From what you have listed the only ones I have shot are Iron Will. They are good heads, have really good edge retention and they can be sharpened to scary sharp. They will rust in your quiver, just the nature of the beast, you can do some stuff to minimize it. It's definitely different having a broadhead you need to maintain. I also remove the blades for sharpening, you don't need to I just like having a perfect edge. I use an angled blade holder for sharpening, works really well. The only problem is the tiny little t-7 screw head that always strips my screw driver, haven't tried the one from iron will. The Craftsman one I use has a lifetime warranty on it so they keep replacing it.

Any are going to be a big step up from a Rage in my opinion.

they can rust if left alone in wet or humid environments, but rust far less than other non stainless heads. there is a bike chain lubricant called purple magic, dries without sheen or smell, and will make them pretty low maintenance.

last year I had vpa and iron will in my quiver, no matter what I did to the vpa, I had to oil and touch up every couple days, iron will stayed perfect. they do require some care, but not much.

I really want to try Valkyrie blood eagles this year as well, but I am thinking they will rust more like a vpa… if that's the case, I will just stick to iron will most likely..... hard to not shoot the best head I can in my region, we aren't allowed enough tags for broadhead price to be a realistic factor. I am curious on the Valkyries though, they are a wicked design if they hold up in the quiver, certainly a great design for penetration.... but iron will is too

 

[Aharmsen]

they can rust if left alone in wet or humid environments, but rust far less than other non stainless heads. there is a bike chain lubricant called purple magic, dries without sheen or smell, and will make them pretty low maintenance.

last year I had vpa and iron will in my quiver, no matter what I did to the vpa, I had to oil and touch up every couple days, iron will stayed perfect. they do require some care, but not much.

I really want to try Valkyrie blood eagles this year as well, but I am thinking they will rust more like a vpa… if that's the case, I will just stick to iron will most likely..... hard to not shoot the best head I can in my region, we aren't allowed enough tags for broadhead price to be a realistic factor. I am curious on the Valkyries though, they are a wicked design if they hold up in the quiver, certainly a great design for penetration.... but iron will is too

I've got buddies with Valkrie and they swear by them, Sounds like they dont rust if you keep the Jagger wax on them. But they do collect alot of debris because of the Jagger wax. They are sweet heads but they don't have a 100 grain head and to get even the lowest weight head (150g) you have to get vented and im not a fan of vented.

 

[Patton]

I can only speak to the Kudu 125s but they are well constructed, all weighed correctly, very durable, and hold sharpness well. They aren’t super easy to sharpen but very doable with a ceramic rod. I’ve had pass-throughs on all my kills including one that went through the shoulder blade of a whitetail. (501gr arrow with 27/70 for reference)

 

[Stalker69]

If your goin* to spend the money on iron wills, I would suggest you take a look at German kenitics also. You can get a great head, edge retention is great, extremely sharp straight out of the package. Plus you can get a wider cut. There are the Alaska bow company ones, but look at the ones out of Germany the quality is better. Either are great heads though, can’t go wrong either way. Kudo heads are good also but I didn’t find an advantage to the single bevel, but I do with a wider cut, so now I get mech. size holes with a very well made ( expensive) fixed head.