Anyone using "trocar" tip heads?

[Mr.Magoo]

Just curious if anyone is using the trocar tip Muzzy's (or a similar head) and how they've worked for you.

I have some of the 145gr. 4 blades lying around and may give them a go this season.

[Don Stokes]

I tried some glue-on Muzzys several years ago, with the practice blades. I destroyed several of them by shooting the practice blades into hay bales. The aluminum ferrule didn't hold up. I never hunted with the survivors because I didn't trust them after that.

[xtrema312]

The 100's have always been my go to for compounds.  I have always gotten great pass through performance and very good bone busting action on deer.  I have been playing with them and 100 gr. brass inserts.  They fly great as always.  I am considering them for one of my bows this year.  I also have some 125's in three blade, and for some reason I don't get the best flight out of them.  I really like the Phantoms I have been trying so I will still hunt a muzzy if I go cut on contact.  I only shoot 50-55# so I think the trocar tip heads will be fine for deer, but if I shot something bigger I would go with cut on contact to be safe.  I am interested to hear what others have found using them with trad bows.  I have a Muzzy video of them being use on big game someplace.  The looked to be doing the job.

[Ringneck]

My first deer was taken with a Muzzy 100 grain 4 blade with trocar tip. Did a great job. I am planning on shooting 125 grain 4 blade Muzzys this  year on deer.

[brackshooter]

I just recieved a new Matlock in the mail a couple of weeks ago (LOVE the bow BTW), and my setup for it this year is 600 grain carbon express with 125 muzzy 4 blades.  Should be traveling in the 195 fps range (I have a 30 inch draw, bow is drawing 65# at my draw).  I plan on using it for elk and deer.  Have had great success on big roosies in the past with muzzy outta my compound before I went to trad.....

[BradLantz]

The bottom is a 125 gr Thunderhead. I now use the top one, the old 165 gr 3 bladed Thunderheads. I sharpen the tips as sharp as I can get them and go, knowing the factory blades are super ultra sharp and the head will never fail me.

[RC]

I`ve killed several deer and hogs with 125 grain three blade Muzzys out of recurves. Fine Heads.RC

[Don Stokes]

I took a bull elk with the 160 Thunderhead, before getting back into wood arrows and glue-ons.

[pseman]

Killed almost all of my deer with the compound with the Muzzy 100 or 125gr 3-blade. Great broadheads! I have switched to a Snuffer/Stinger/Phantom since moving to recurves, but I'll bet they would work just fine unless you are shooting less than 50lb or have a real short draw.

[Aeronut]

When I was shooting alooniyum arras I only used 145gr Muzzy Matadors and never had any problems with them.  I had a home made slide hammer I used to remove a few of them that were embedded in bone and the tips were fine.

Dennis

[James Wrenn]

You can sharpen the flats on a muzzy tip where it will cut you.Never used one with a longbow but would not think twice about useing them for deer. jmo

[IndianaBowman]

My son Jeff had the trocar tip on his Muzzy gator getter arrow flatten our rather nicely on a 11' alligator back scute!

[Slufoot]

I have shot two whitetails with a 100 grain Muzzy 3-blade from a 55# Martin Hatfield. Both times I got complete passthroughs and the arrows burried into the ground.

GOOD SHOOTING!
Slufoot

[James Wrenn]

Well that must have been one tough gator.    There are a lot of rocks where I bowfish and I have beat up many of them but never flattened a muzzy point on any.There certainly is nothing on a deer that will hurt one.

[Mint]

All my friends uses are the Muzzys and he has taken a bunch of deer and hogs. i myself love the 4 blade 220gr phantom.

[BradLantz]

on the trocar ..... I had neck shot a doe a few years back, and told the butcher to watch for the Muzzy I believe it was imbedded in the bone.

he forgot and it cost him $125 blade for his processing saw !

[Don Stokes]

Sounds like I had a bad batch. It's been 20 years since I tried them. Guess I need to stay more current...

[Ringneck]

Don, could have been that yours were weaker due to being glue on style.

[mark land]

I shoot our 125gr 4bl head most of the time and switch between the 125gr Phantoms as well, just hate to have to sharpen up a blade in the field and it is so easy to just change out the blades.  I do sharpen up the trocar tip on a diamond stone and can get them very sharp as well.  I have not had any trouble shooting deer, hogs and bear with them, have even taken an elk as well.  I do shoot heavy, FOC carbons and have no problems with penetration with my mid 50's# recurves.  
I have been shooting Muzzy heads for almost 20 years now and have never seen bone damage a trocar tip, rocks maybe, but not bone.  We shoot them thru steel barrels with lot's of KE and they come thru without even looking like they had been shot.  Mark

[BradLantz]

I'd LOVE to see a company like Muzzy or NAP make a single bevel - wouldn't that be awesome? Like .40 blades or even thicker too .........