I would do whatever works for the broadhead I want to shoot.
I'm a big fan of the Day Six Evo-XI think I’m going to lean towards the 50 gr. Insert. What broadhead are guys using on elk, other than the iron will?
I have a bunch of different weights that screw in the back of the insert for this exact scenario. If I run a footer and an insert that's close to the right weight, I can always heat a field point and pull the insert if using hot melt glue.Keep in mind that it’s always cheaper to switch out inserts for weight/tuning than broadheads. So if you are invested already in a certain type of Broadhead that you like I would do all my changes with the inserts if possible. I also hot melt all my components to make those changes.
There is something wrong about what IW says about there dimensions. IF the steel thickness is the same and the dimensions are the same then you cannot double the weight and still have the same size broadhead, otherwise one is actually only shooting say a 125 gr head with a heavier ferrule and that is false advertising really,???.Within each Iron Will model "family", most versions use the exact same blade regardless of weight...the heavier versions have a heavier ferrule but the same blade. So if you've settled on IW, there's no sense in laboring over head weight vs. insert weight...cutting diameter and blade thickness will remain the same. Some manufacturers do increase the cutting diameter and/or blade thickness of their heavier models, but IW generally does not.
As I stated previously, I believe shifting weight between the head and insert doesn't really matter, but one could argue that it might make more sense to use a longer/stronger/heavier insert (and commensurately lighter head) to reinforce the front end of the arrow where bending/breaking is most likely to occur. I typically prefer to have my head + insert combo undershoot my desired total front weight then make up the difference with removable weight screws.
I’ve weighed them. They are very accurate to within a grn or 2. Different thickness of blade imagine, most use the same ferruleThere is something wrong about what IW says about there dimensions. IF the steel thickness is the same and the dimensions are the same then you cannot double the weight and still have the same size broadhead, otherwise one is actually only shooting say a 125 gr head with a heavier ferrule and that is false advertising really,???.
There's nothing "false" or deceptive about altering the ferrule design to manipulate total broadhead weight. Below are IW's 6 standard thread S Series models with bleeders. All have the same advertised blade thickness (.062") and cutting diameter (1-1/16" main blade, 3/4" bleeder). The 125-225 gr models use the exact same main blade, and the 100 gr model has a slightly shorter main blade. The ferrule gets progressively longer to achieve heavier total weights, and I see nothing wrong with that. I would bet that most of the expense is in the blade, so using interchangeable blades as much as possible to reduce the number of high-value component variations/SKU's makes a lot of sense from a business/manufacturing perspective.There is something wrong about what IW says about there dimensions. IF the steel thickness is the same and the dimensions are the same then you cannot double the weight and still have the same size broadhead, otherwise one is actually only shooting say a 125 gr head with a heavier ferrule and that is false advertising really,???.