You have one shot, one broadhead….

[sndmn11]

How have your blood trails been with these on elk? I grabbed a pack along with a few other brands and have been testing over the past 2 months. Really like the cutthroats -- quiet and group well -- have killed several elk with IW's but looking for something that will produce a better blood trail.

No clue! I should have an archery tag this year to try them on live animals.

I know they fly easy.
I know they get sharp.
I know concave beats convex.

Most importantly I've seen oodles of wound dissection from the Clums and Alex. I shoot them every chance I get. With the small cube broadhead targets we have at the club and angle of long shots, any bottom half of the target shots end up with the broadhead in the dirt behind. I know I can beat them up practicing and then swing by and get them reground in a few minutes.

@KickinNDishin will be using the 100gr for phorn this year, and I have the 125gr for elk. I do still like the 2 blade cutthroats.

 

[johnw]

Appreciate the feedback! Will have to see if I can find more info on their wound dissection. Durability seems great.

 

[kcm2]

G5 Stryker, V2. Fly well, and are shaving sharp after going through bone.

 

[ssgjpd]

150 gr Maasai

 

[CRBTBB711]

Exodus

 

[sharkhunter]

100gr G5 montec

 

[SwiftShot]

Slick tricks. Over a dozen elk, worked great on them...

 

[WBrim]

I like getting ideas of what work well. First elk I shot with my bow (I had no idea!!) was with a grin reaper white tail version- like a 2” diameter 3 blade expandable. Far from ideal. But it worked. Popped the lungs and it was no trouble to blood trail.
Here’s hoping (newer) people can read up better than I did tho!!

 

[Darrack]

Slick trick 150s

 

[WyoWild]

For a 4 blade - yes, in my book. And the steep angles of the blades - that’s a big part of it.

In my experience these do not penetrate that well. I switched to the Grim Reaper Micro Hades with better results. Steeper blade angle and wicked tip goes deeper!

 

[doc holiday13]

250 Grain Nosler Accubond 338 Lapua.

Hows the edge retention on that? I wouldn't think copper would hold up to abuse as well as steel

 

[N2TRKYS]

In my experience these do not penetrate that well. I switched to the Grim Reaper Micro Hades with better results. Steeper blade angle and wicked tip goes deeper!

I shot a buck last year with the Micro Hades 3 blade and was not as impressed as I thought I would be considering what my research told me. It was an example of one, but it was enough for me to go back to the Thunderhead 100s.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

my one shot this year was with a rage trypan - and that will be the go to moving forward. those suckers are seriously strong, and my impression from sharpening them is that the blades are much harder than the QAD exodus.

 

[wiarcher]

For me, the slick trick 100 standard.

 

[Aviator]

Magnus black hornet ser razor

 

[Zac]

Valkyrie

 

[mavinwa2]

IronWill Solid Wide 100 & 150gr
My elk bow is tuned with the 150gr.
For mule deer, that bow is tuned for 100gr.

I shoot both Mathews Vertix bows. Bought 2nd one new 2 years ago, at a price that couldn't be turned down.

 

[Guer42]

Iron will solid 125 single bevel

 

[skmartin]

Magnus black hornet 2 blade

 

[BowHuntingFireman40]

Specifically for Elk - if you had to choose one broadhead for one shot, what are you taking? I say that because I feel like some broadheads might not be as effective for resharpening as others, yet more lethal initially.

Would love to even get in archery range of an elk.