SEVR Hybrid holes..... Lets see them.

[Brandon_SPC]

So I have been a fixed head guy all my life. Shot Slitcktricks, Exodus, RMS Cutthroats, VPA, Muzzys, Thunderheads, Grim Reaper Micro Hades, and the list goes on. With that said, the deer I normally hunt are small (I live in NW FL and hunt FL/South Alabama). Body size much like a Coues deer and are jumpy like an Axis deer. So this year, I am thinking about shooting a mechanical. Out of all the mechanicals I have pretty much landed on the Sevr Hyrbids. I like the fact they are made from titanium, they have a cutting edge if the main blades fail, not to expensive, survived Lusk reviews, etc.

More thank likely I with get the 1.75 Hybrids but for anyone that has used the Hybrids (any size I don't care), could you post your results, finding, pros, cons, etc? These I will probably keep to using here in the SE and swap back to fixed heads for chasing bigger animals.

 

[rclouse79]

If they are anything like the 2.0s, you will have short tracking jobs.

 

[CJ_BG]

Shot the regular 1.5, 1.75, and 2.0 for the last 3 years, this year is a mix of the 1.5, 1.75, and 1.75 hybrid. No pictures but the 1.75 hybrid did pretty good on a 110lb doe. 70yd recovery, blood trail was okay the first 40yds, really good the last 30. that seems to be kinda typical of the sevrs. Poor-okay blood trail at the start, and the 2nd half is good or great. The hybrid seemed to help with that some but I need more testing

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

Shot this bull at 23 yards with the 1.75 hybrid. I pulled and sharpened the blades and bleeders. 70lbs/30.5 draw. 435g arrow going 300fps. Perfectly tuned bow and arrow flight. I was unimpressed with penetration. I’ve killed a lot of stuff with the 2.0 regular but at 80lbs. I think you need to have some extra horsepower for these to be a reliable option on elk. One of the blades also broke. No shoulder, just ribs, broadside.

 

[sf jakey]

Shot this bull at 23 yards with the 1.75 hybrid. I pulled and sharpened the blades and bleeders. 70lbs/30.5 draw. 435g arrow going 300fps. Perfectly tuned bow and arrow flight. I was unimpressed with penetration. I’ve killed a lot of stuff with the 2.0 regular but at 80lbs. I think you need to have some extra horsepower for these to be a reliable option on elk. One of the blades also broke. No shoulder, just ribs, broadside.
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That is unimpressive to say the least. Should have zipped through so easy you wouldn’t have been able to find the arrow. Stick with Exodus for elk.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Shot this bull at 23 yards with the 1.75 hybrid. I pulled and sharpened the blades and bleeders. 70lbs/30.5 draw. 435g arrow going 300fps. Perfectly tuned bow and arrow flight. I was unimpressed with penetration. I’ve killed a lot of stuff with the 2.0 regular but at 80lbs. I think you need to have some extra horsepower for these to be a reliable option on elk. One of the blades also broke. No shoulder, just ribs, broadside.
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wow that is awful performance for a head that didn't hit heavy bone.

 

[Dos Perros]

I never get pass throughs with Sevrs. Usually don't get good blood either. But I find the animals dead 100 yards from where they were standing when I shot.

Looking to try the hybrids myself.

 

[Moosehunter]

The hybrid 1.5 looks awesome. I'm dabbling with the thought of larger wounds for elk. But I am skeptical of expandables on larger game.

 

[Moosehunter]

wow that is awful performance for a head that didn't hit heavy bone.

I would have expected a pass thru or near it.
That type of stuff is why I'm still using an exodus I guess.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

I put a trypan broadside through an elk so fast i never found the arrow. This years buried into the far side shoulder bones. Both were very short blood trails. Exodus is never a bad choice, but I'm preferring mechs now.

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

wow that is awful performance for a head that didn't hit heavy bone.

Yea, I expected a lot more. I was a little worried about penetration, why I pulled and sharpened all blades, but never thought it would be that bad. I’ve had real good luck with standard 2.0, multiple pass throughs on elk/mule deer/caribou, but again, at 80 lbs. I got a follow up shot with an IW and it obviously zipped through no problem.

The hybrid 1.5 looks awesome. I'm dabbling with the thought of larger wounds for elk. But I am skeptical of expandables on larger game.

I’d stick with the standard sevr for elk