175gr broadhead...

[purple heat]

I've killed plenty of hogs and deer with the Helix 175 gr .. Also the woodsman 175 gr 3 blades .. Just ordered a couple of packages of Grizzly Stick Massai heads and Grizzly 175gr screw in heads in a left bevel .. Season starts soon and can't wait to try them on the first passing nanny !

[damascusdave]

The two blade VPA is the Penetrator and that is the head I will be using for elk in a couple of weeks...tough one piece broadhead that is relatively easy to sharpen, with a tanto style tip...it takes a while to get used to how small the 175 grain version is compared to other broadheads but that just helps them fly like field points...if you doubt that such a short head can be very effective just do some reading of Andy Ivey's experiences...Asbell's opinions aside it makes sense to me that a shorter, stiffer head is less likely to bend when hitting bone

DDave

[damascusdave]

Originally posted by 2bird:
 

Originally posted by Flatshooter:
Heavy? I like the 300 grn. Steel Force two blade, single bevel Phat Heads on a 30.5" CX 250. They fly great out of my 50# bows. 13 gpp... total weight around 622grns.

yeah 175 grain head is heavy! i wouldn’t shoot a 622 grain arrow unless i was shooting a 77# + bow. i guarantee with a 300 grain point and 13 GPP you do NOT have a flat shooter, it's more like a bowling ball on the end of a arrow and its hitting the dirt at 25-30 yards. [/b]

So my 908 grain Full Metal Jackets with 325 grains up front will have such an arcing trajectory I will not be able to shoot 25 yards...and I was foolish enough to use them for shooting 3D...wish I had seen this post before I tried that stunt...and btw those arrows shoot a chronographed 155 fps out of my 61 pound Cari-Bow

DDave

[damascusdave]

Heck they shoot pretty much that same speed out of my 60 pound 1960 Kodiak

DDave

[Ray Lyon]

Are you looking for glue on head at 175 grains or a screw in totaling 175 grains?  

For a glue on the Ace Express is a great head coming in at 175. At 185 (probably wouldn't notice the 10 grains) the 2 blade Grizzly is a dandy too.  If you want a 3 blade glue on the Grizzly Instinct is a good choice.  

If you're looking for screw in, VPA makes great heads.  Or you could put a long aluminum adapter in a Zwickey 4 blade Delta and that's a great head.

[2bird]

Originally posted by damascusdave:
 

Originally posted by 2bird:
 

Originally posted by Flatshooter:
Heavy? I like the 300 grn. Steel Force two blade, single bevel Phat Heads on a 30.5" CX 250. They fly great out of my 50# bows. 13 gpp... total weight around 622grns.

yeah 175 grain head is heavy! i wouldn’t shoot a 622 grain arrow unless i was shooting a 77# + bow. i guarantee with a 300 grain point and 13 GPP you do NOT have a flat shooter, it's more like a bowling ball on the end of a arrow and its hitting the dirt at 25-30 yards. [/b]

So my 908 grain Full Metal Jackets with 325 grains up front will have such an arcing trajectory I will not be able to shoot 25 yards...and I was foolish enough to use them for shooting 3D...wish I had seen this post before I tried that stunt...and btw those arrows shoot a chronographed 155 fps out of my 61 pound Cari-Bow

DDave [/b]

Are you going for sarcasm there or what? Can’t really tell since you described a realistic problem…

[JimB]

I switched to heavy arrows 7 years ago,650 to over 700 grs out of bows in the low 50# range and have no trouble shooting them out to 30 yds.Out to 20 yds I notice no difference.After that there is a little but not the issue that you might think.I got used to the difference,the first shooting session.I initially built them for a moose hunt but like them so well,I'd never go back.They penetrate dramatically better and also resist the wind better and that's a big issue here.I'm as apt to have elk come by some of my stands as deer so I gear my arrows toward them.The heads are also fairly heavy.
 

[Orion]

If you're looking for a good glue-on 175 grain head, the Abowyer Wapiti and Brown Bear single bevels are very nice.

[njloco]

I took  gt1535's, installed 100gr brass inserts, 100gr broadhead adaptor, with a 160gr single bevel Grizzly's, they flew very fast and flat out of a Jack Harrison 2pc. LB @ 51# at my draw length.

[habujohn]

Ace Super Express last year for me.  Flew very well and had great results on deer and pigs.

[dnovo]

I just got some 175 grn Wapiti and like them a lot. Bought them for upcoming moose hunt.

[memo]

I have been using the 175gn 2 blades and the 185gn Australian made Ozcut broadheads. Both excellent heads, well made and tough enough for whatever you  dish out to them.

[Mike Manassa]

Another vote for Simmons TigerSharks.

[olddogrib]

I've pretty much always shot 175 gr.  Home made(steel adapters)w/original woodsmen or VPA when I shot 3-blades.  Simmons Tigersharks now with 2-blade.