Broadhead thoughts...

[MIBIGHNTR]

I wanted to get some opinions from the experts.   

I have my 17 y/o daughter shooting 125gn VPA 3-Blade (1-1/8") heads.  She is shooting a 39lb Elkheart with 410gn total weight arrows at right around 165fps.  I have been wondering if I should have in a 2-Blade head instead??  Thoughts for whitetails??

Thank you,
Mark

[Crash]

I'm sure someone will chime in and tell a story of someone's neighbor's daughter killing a 400 pound deer with a 2 inch snuffer shooting 24 pounds of draw weight, but I would vote for a sharp cut on contact 2 blade. 

[Pine]

2X on the coc two blade.

[STICKBENDER98]

I'm far from an expert, but I set both of my daughters up with 125 grain muzzy phantoms, they give you the option of cut on contact in a 4 blade or you can take the bleeder blades out and make them 2 blades, and it drops them down to 100 grains.  No kills for them as of yet so I have no real evidence on how they preform on a whitetail, but they tuned and fly very well out of their bows.


Jason

[Cory Mattson]

I would recommend NOT changing anything now - since there is nothing wrong with the set up - it is hunting season this is not the time to make any unnecessary changes. Assuming she shoots this set up well already and has shot in the broadheads.
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[nineworlds9]

If it's tuned and the heads are sharp I see no problem. 

[huntryx]

If the shafts are flying well, not a problem. Having said that, I would add that increasing the FOC in the future will insure good penetration. I am currently shooting both a 41# Elkheart with an FOC of 26% and a 40# ACS with the same. Shafts are heavy at about 575g, and a bit slow but oh my do they do some damage!

[MIBIGHNTR]

THANKS for all of the input!!

Sticking with the VPA's and will report out the results!! 

FYI - I am shooting 200gn VPA 3-Blade heads out of my 50lb Javaman Falcon XL.

MUCH APPRECIATED!!

[gvdocholiday]

Sounds very similar to my wifes setup.

415grain arrow
150grains of that being a wensel woodsman broadhead

She just blew through a doe like a hot knife through butter on Sunday evening.

I still believe when all is said and done, the 3bladed pyramid broadhead will out penetrate a two-blade through the hide. 

[MIBIGHNTR]

THANKS Bryan!  CONGRATS again to your wife! 

[Don Stokes]

Huntryx, for a couple of years I shot practically the same setup as yours, with MA3 heads. I killed two or three deer with it, excellent penetration. I do think a heavier arrow helps.

I would definitely go with a cut on contact head, whether 2 or 3 blade, especially with arrows under 500 grains.