Why Not a 4 BLade Head?

[PastorSteveHill]

Hi guys. I am wondering why we don't shoot 4 blade heads for hunting? I am new to this traditional stuff and just curious. I did speak to the owner of "SLick Trick Broadheads" he said they work fine out of traditional gear? Blessings

[xia_emperor]

you can use what ever you like, there are many people that use two, three and four blade Broadheads. I like two blads since they are easy to sharpen.

[BobW]

Its just like razors for shaving.  I know some who still use a single fixed blade and, I think, the marketing folks are somewhere up to 4 or 5.....

A well placed shot doesn't rely on blade count.

[longbowman]

I've killed deer with 2,3,4 & 6 blade heads and they all died.  That being said, if they still made the old glue on Bear Razorhead it would be all that I would use.  Since they don't I shoot the 200 gr. Ace heads and get the same results as the others mentioned...the deer still die.

[nevada cody]

some people do shoot 2 blade heads with bleader blades it then makes it a 4 blader it will in most cases penetrate better than a 3 blader a 3blader has to break a bone in 3 planes 2 blader only 1 plane and a 4 blader in 2 planes iff you push the heads through a piece off paper youl se what i mean i shoot only 2 blade heads because i know that a bad hit in bone is alot more likely to punch through in to the vitals  did some penetration testing on some deer with a friend we shoot both 3 blade and 2 blade heads in the shoulder blades the 2 blades went straight through and some times even through the shoulderblade on the other side to. the 3 blades did not they got stuck in first shoulderblade arrows used beman mfx 340 250 grains upp front total arrow weight ca 640 grains bw plv 62#@29 cheers cody

[Woodduck]

Buy some old Bear heads w/ bleeder blades if they match your field point weight.
They have worked for a long time, now.

[JoeK]

If you are concerned about penetration, nothing comes close to two blades.  That's been proven many times.  Read the extensive research reports by Dr. Ashby on this site.

[Orion]

I've been shooting 4-blade Zwickeys for more than 30 years.  Used them on everything from rabbits to bear and moose.  They work just fine. Lately I tend to use two blades when I'm hunting out of tree stands, because I think it's a little more likely to make it through a shoulder blade if I make a bad shot and shoot too far forward.

[PastorSteveHill]

what do you all think of the slick tricks?
What about the trophy ridge bunker busters?
I think the Trophy ridge are 3 blade heads...

[Mr.Magoo]

Heads like the "slick tricks" and "bunker busters" are geared toward compound shooters.  Not the best choices for recurves and longbows.