Muzzy Trocar?

[Huntinoregon]

buddy of mine just hooked me with two packs of Trocars for free since he switched to D6 injections. As far as blood trails, how do these fair? durability, blade strength, ect? I like the look of them, and they seem pretty durable.

 

[Daniel Bybee]

I shot a Coues buck last year that unfortunately jumped the string. My first arrow Center punched his spine above his back leg, I was able to get a quick second arrow in him and he made it a short distance before expiring. When I removed the broadhead from his spine I was pleasantly surprised not only by the damage that the broadhead did, but also the condition of the broadhead. I had one tiny nick in the blade. I was very happy with the performance. The second arrow blew right thru creating a very short but heavy blood trail. They are also one of the best shooting broadheads that I have shot, shooting with field points with a fairly quick shooting bow.

 

[Cant hit em]

I decided not to shoot them during season . They shot with field points but , once i changed blades out i found i could not tighten the very very small allen bolt that holds the blades in enough to secure the blades without stripping it


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[Daniel Bybee]

I decided not to shoot them during season . They shot with field points but , once i changed blades out i found i could not tighten the very very small allen bolt that holds the blades in enough to secure the blades without stripping it


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That was my only worry I had with them, I usually just retire broadheads to practice heads after they kill something.

 

[Desk Jockey]

I don't have a lot of experience with anything else but they have been good to me. Fly well. Big holes and good blood trails on critters. I typically retire them after a shot. Nicks in the blades and one bent ferrule. I don't have much of a comparison base but I am happy enough to stay with them.

 

[Huntinoregon]

I usually don't reuse broadheads once they go through animals, they are turned into practice heads. So replacing blades isn't a big deal to me. Just was curious on blood trails and what not. Think I might try them out during late season.

 

[MattB]

The ferrules are fairly tough but the blade edge retention leaves something to be desired. I shot a moose through the lungs with one and it unexpectedly needed another arrow ~45 minutes later. The blades were dull enough after a pass through and into grass you may not have been able to cut yourself with them. I cannot say the dulled blades caused the slow death, but it sure didn't help.

 

[WoodBow]

The idea of retiring a bh after a kill shot is craziness to me. If it can't reliably be used time and time again, i'd be shopping for another option. I guess they are cheap enough.

 

[Desk Jockey]

The idea of retiring a bh after a kill shot is craziness to me. If it can't reliably be used time and time again, i'd be shopping for another option. I guess they are cheap enough.

I am only one season into archery so can't really object. I will say that out of my HOYT turbo, my broadheads and arrows for that matter don't do well when fired into the wild at critters or otherwise. Of the 6 shots I have fired in anger I had 4 solid hits. The 2 misses were a clean one that I never found the arrow and a glancing blow that hit a rock. Arrow and broadhead were broken. The 4 hits were all pass throughs. One buried into a log, arrow fine but broadhead not coming out. One snapped shaft and another damaged at the tip due to contact with rocky soil on the other side of the animal. One hit soft dirt and would have been pristine if I cleaned it.

With a $15 arrow and a $10 broadhead, it gets a bit spendy but I just haven't had much luck recovering arrows that would be usable.