Best Broadhead for good flight?

[mikeineugene]

This subject is one that will probably have many opinions but i need many opinions.I am new to traditional bowhunting and in fact i just took my first with a compound this year (a black tail doe).I used a wasp hammer chisel point but for the lower velocities i will be getting with my 55# pse longbow i am thinking a cut on contact is the best wqy to go.I would like any opinions on which broadhead gives good penetration and also has good flight characteristics.Thanks.

[legends1]

There are like you said many opinions.I have always liked zwickey's and magnus.

[George D. Stout]

A cut on contact is always the best way to go.  Look at Magnus, Zwickey, Stos, or any quality head on the market now.  The least complicated always works best in this game.

[Bjorn]

STOS and ABowyer fly great outta' my bows.

[Curtis Haden]

Too many good ones out there to say which one is best.  I shoot Wensel Woodsmans.  You might like them, or maybe not...

 

Originally posted by mikeineugene:
...i am thinking a cut on contact is the best wqy to go.

Sounds like you're on the right track.  Make sure your arrow is tuned properly.  That will determine how good your flight is, much more so than which broadhead you choose.  Make sure your broadhead is good and sharp, and have some fun!

[Curtiss Cardinal]

2 blades those already mentioned plus Grizzlys.
3 blade Woodsmans and VPAs

[carpenter]

Magnus is my choice,plus they have a lifetime guarantee!

[Richie Nell]

I bareshaft with my 190 Grizzlys and 29% EFOC.  They fly great with no feathers at all.

The Grizzlys usually fly well anyway but the EFOC goes a long way at stabilizing an arrow.

[SteveB]

Yes.

[pitbull]

A well tuned set up should shoot any thing well. Like said before cut on contact is best. Wensel Woodsmen fly like darts and perform awesome out of everything I have shot.

[Terry Green]

I've never had a problem getting ANY broadhead to shoot with good flight.......my set ups are all tuned.  Whether they are 125 grain up to 225 grain....they've ALL been flying good for years...and nothing has magically come along and made them fly any better.

I have 3 different shaped and weight heads in my hunting quiver right now...all on Arrow Dynamic Trad shafts....and I've killed animals with all three of them this year.

Find what head you want to shoot for the game you are after, and tune it to your bow and arrow and you will be good to go.

I see FAR more problems with the wrong arrow than with the head choice as far as good flight goes.

[Pete W]

If they are straight, any broadhead will fly perfect when you do your part and tune your bow and arrows.

Pete

[Bill Carlsen]

Listen to Terry!

[Tom Leemans]

Terry is right. The right arrow with any BH that spins true will fly just fine.

[Jason R. Wesbrock]

Terry and Pete are spot on.

[VAFarmer]

I like Magnus snuffers.

Heavier is also good IMO.

With a 50 lb bow, you can shoot 250 gr upfront and still have 250 to burn in shaft weight.

Farmer

[snag]

I go along with Terry on this. It is the tuning of the arrow that makes for good arrow flight. Often it is so easy to just blame the head or the type of fletching or whatever...but really it is our ability to tune the shaft we are shooting.

[SlowBowinMO]

I certainly agree with what's been said, a properly tuned set up should yield excellent flight with just about any head you can think of as long as it's on straight.

Broadheads are definitely not all created equal when it comes to what I call "forgiveness" though.  A crappy release (all too common in the excitement of a hunting situation) or a cross wind can create a more noticable reaction or resultant wind drift in some heads than others.

Broadheads I have found to be very "forgiving" are the Howard Hill, STOS, Tusker Concorde, Grizzly, Wensel Woodsman and Magnus Stinger.  I'm sure there are others as well.

Again, with proper tuning you can shoot most anything you want.  I personally broadhead tune my bows with the biggest, nasty and unforgiving heads I can find. When those are flying laser straight and grouping with field points I know I'm done.

[wtpops]

The one that is on the end of a perfectly tuned arrow.

[Danny J]

I dont think you can get any better advice than what the guys above have posted.