160 snuffers for elk?

[old_goat2]

Originally posted by Coiloil37:
Sagebrush I know what your saying, I've taken one elk with a two blade, a silverflame. It took him down no problem but the bloodtrail wasn't as heavy as I've seen with multi blade heads. And my opinion on it is if you've got the horsepower to shoot big broadheads through an animal, why not? Now that doesn't cover a guy if he hits bone, but it might save him if he hits liver or gut.
  On one hand I almost believe if I hit bone, I screwed up, if it doesn't penetrate and the animal survives with no long term damage maybe that's ok. However if I hit liver or gut, I probably need more then a 1-1/8" cut to bring him down quickly, especially elk. I hit one once and got guts, liver and the back of one lung. He went a long, long ways before he layed down. I gave him eight hours and he had traveled about a mile before laying up.
  I know it's a compromise on both sides and neither is always right or wrong but it's nice to hear others opinions.
  I know if I hit them right with my setup the snuffer will go through, the question is what happens when the shot isn't perfect, or he's quartering away and I need 3' of penetration, will it provide that?

Carry both, make the 2 blade the default broadhead set up to be first out of your quiver and the snuffer down the line, that's what I do,  it's a 2 blade buzzcut first and a 4 blade stinger down the line. If I know it's going to be a close shot and I have time and forsight, I'll pull the 4 blade if it's going to be out a little farther, the 2 blade comes out, but if it goes down like last year it don't really matter, I could pull out my grouse blunt cause I'm going to miss;)

[Rik]

Capt. Eddie has it right. Plenty will come out the entry hole.

On this bull, there were about five of these between where I shot the bull and where he piled up 50 yards downhill. Snuffers do quite well, as long as you aren't shooting a light bow.

 

He was a tasty one!

 

[Coiloil37]

Anyone else have an opinion?

[Dan Adair]

I'm not going to sit here and tell you that I've killed tons of Elk with a recurve.

But I have killed more than a few with recurves between 50 and 60 Lbs.  These days I shoot two blades for Elk, and I would go back to the Magnus Stinger 4 blades without hesitation if I had too (but the werewolf double bevel 150 is super badass) I think if Eclipse made a Werewolf with a bleeder blade that still weighed 150, it'd be my new most favorite head ever    

The problem that us Montana boys have is that we have an "archery general" season for Deer AND Elk, and Fall Bear runs concurrent with that.  I've always hedged my bets towards penetration for Elk, but I really like a 4 blade on deer and bears.  I stick with ONE setup all fall.  Once it turns into August, all I shoot is my 60 pound limbs and broadheads.

The one Elk that I shot with a 3 blade wasn't a pass thru and I felt it should have been.  It was my worst tracking job.  Elk have a lot of desire to live, and big lungs.