Solid Broadheads?

[Mojostick]

They look like great heads. Just like knives with good steel, you get what you pay for. Granted, you can gut a deer with a $20 Chinese knife, but the quality of the steel will never be equal.

[Kevin Dill]

x1 on the Abowyer Wapiti...my favorite head for heavy-duty battle with big animals.

[2nocks]

eh, its a modular head, they don't look too solid.

[Cmane07]

I shot them out of a wheelie bow the year after they came out and loved them.  Yes they are expensive but they are of extremely high quality and are scary sharp new and hold an edge.  I shot the same head into my block 5 times practicing and it would still shave hair easily off my arm.  Never shot them out of the widow though.

[longrifle]

I guess if you have trouble being able to sharpen your own broadheads it's better for bowhunting in general to pay the big bucks and have them done before you open the package. I'm with most of the guys on here give me a Simmons, Zwickey, or old Bear razor head .

[Bjorn]

I too prefer a longer cutting surface like 3:1. IMO those heads are likely intended for compounds. Nothing wrong with that-just a different market.

[Mojostick]

I talked to one of the owners of one of the well respected broadhead companies and he said that longer heads actually create more drag and resistance on gel tests than the shorter profile heads. The shorter heads have less surface area. The 3:1 ratio is an older standard, before slo-mo cameras and better testing materials than old tires and garbage cans. And, some of the research often quoted is on very large African game. Most hunters in the USA hunt whitetails and good blood trails after a passthru are typically the most desired outcome.

Shorter heads can be made thicker and will never bend or break.

For a while, people thought the Steelforce Phathead was a compound head. They couldn't have been more wrong. They are a stout little head, but finally 3 Rivers picked them up. And if one notices, the Phathead is one of the few with all 5 star reviews. One of, if not the best 4 blade on the market.

[wingnut]

Ok, I want to clear something up.  I am shooting Tuffhead BH on my moose hunt this fall.  I was asking for opinions from those that have used the solid heads as to performance.  I did not ask if you thought they were expensive or short.

So far one person has offered that they used them with good success.  

And Bob pointed out a lot of relevant data on shorter heads then 3 to 1.

For me the jury is out but I will give the Solid heads a go on my next pig hunt here in Texas and let you know how they do.

Mike

[Mojostick]

"For me the jury is out but I will give the Solid heads a go on my next pig hunt here in Texas and let you know how they do."

And that's all you can ask. I'm going to go out on a limb and predict that they perform very well. But please report back, as I've been looking at them for a while.

[Friend]

Michael....wishing you the best success

[Sixby]

I have doubts a moose would show any preference. Rocks might like Zwickies better. I believe there may be a place where we over do it. I would have no problem shooting a moose with either head and I can honestly say that IMHO neither would result in a quicker kill with a well placed shot and a razor sharp head.

God bless and have an awesome and successful hunt, Steve

[stumpinkaiser]

They look like a space age head. Put a zwickey in the right spot and its going down.