Muzzy Phantom SS... to my surprise

[mrpenguin]

With the recent birth of my son and the beginning of the school year (I'm a teacher), and after struggling a bit to learn how to sharpen my Eclipse single bevels... I broke down and got some ready-to-hunt heads.  I am going to keep working on the Eclipse heads to get them up to speed, but for now these Phantoms are pretty impressive!  They are thick, heavy, pretty quiet for a 4-blade and hit nice and hard!

Took them out today for a test run on my bh target and with a quick adjustment to my braceheight, they were blowing through, dead on where I looked!  They were also shaving sharp out of the package!  I think Muzzy really has a winner with this 220 gr bruiser... gonna hunt them this coming Saturday morning...

Can not wait to get out there!

[bentpole]

Yep I use them.  

[mrpenguin]

Bentpole,

How do they penetrate??  Do you get pass throughs with them?

[Ringneck]

I'm using the 220 phantoms this season also. They fly excellent...

[Longbowwally]

Killed a doe with the 220 Phantom last saturday. Excellent broadhead!

[JJA]

My son Lucas is using the 125 Phantom and they have worked very well - tuff too.

[xtrema312]

I am using the 125's with a 100 gr. insert this year.  They are sharp and fly great.

[Vinyari]

I've started using 105 phantoms (took out the bleeders) with 100 brass inserts, they are flying great, now i just need some meat to shoot at, LOL

[mrpenguin]

I am still amazed at how well these bh fly for me... I tried a slew of different heads over the past few months, and these are the best and most accurate.  I also like Eclipse heads, but the Muzzy are just a bit more accurate for me... hoped to hunt them tomorrow, but, alas, I am sick... but if my fever breaks... I am IN the stand tomorrow!!  Let's go body fight this thing!

[wapiti792]

I have used these heads for 3 years. They weigh about 205 gr with the bleeder out. I do sharpen them more after they come out of the package as I have found them to be a bit inconsistent: some real sharp some others a little dull. The results are pretty darn good: 9 deer dead, 6 pass-throughs with one bad shot (spined), with the other two offside shoulder deals. This year I shot a doe at 17 yards or so and got into the offside leg: it blew through the elbow on the opposite side after squaring the heart. The head was not bent and I plan to run it through as many deer as it will take to really "test" the head. Really good head that I think is under-rated! I shoot a Palmer recurve at 57#, 30.5 inch CE heritage arrow, with total arrow weight 615 gr.

[Barney]

Don't forget to touch up the blades after shooting them into your broadhead target.  

[Bill Carlsen]

Undoubtedly one of the best and most accurate broadheads I have used since the mid 50's...and they penetrate like crazy.

[Biggie Hoffman]

I started out with the 220's but dropped back to the 125's. No problems with the 220's, I blast right thru everything with a 55# bow and 700 gr arrows. I just felt like the 220 on the front felt like too much for me.

[KentuckyTJ]

Phantoms are great, but if you are shooting lower poundage (50 lbs or lower) I'd go with the Magnus Stingers. The bleeders aren't as big and you'll get better penetration.