cohunter14
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- Jul 10, 2017
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So I had my first chance to finally fire some broadheads yesterday. Let\'s just say it was an experience...
My father bought a couple of packs of Wac\'Em\'s, so I figured I would give those a shot and see how they worked in my bow. First of all, what a complete pain in the rear end those are to put together! All three blades are individual pieces and there is nothing that holds them in when putting them together. I never realized they would be like this. After looking at some videos of Slick Tricks, those look a heck of a lot easier to put together since each blade is not individually assembled.
Anyway, we finally got a couple of them put together and onto arrows. We then went to shoot them at a new broadhead target my dad got on sale at Cabelas. This thing is only rated for 280fps, so we had my dad go first (his arrows are going about 275fps). The arrow went all the way through the target, so the broadhead was sticking out the back. It didn\'t bury to the fletching, but I still figured it was best to unscrew the broadhead before pulling the arrow back through...so another few minutes was spent gathering pieces and trying to reassemble the Wac\'Em. I had similar results...the target stopped my arrow, but it would take a half hour to get a handful of shots off. And to top it off, the broadheads were hitting low and right of where my field points hit, even after all the time I have spent tuning and shooting. :evil:
So, after my venting, here are the questions I have:
1) Are all broadheads essentially assembled like the Wac\'Em\'s or Slick Tricks, in some form or fashion? It just seems odd to me that the blades cannot be locked into place before being screwed onto an arrow.
2) Do all broadhead targets allow the arrow to penetrate all the way through, essentially meaning you will either tear the crap out of your target removing the arrow or you have to disassemble the broadhead?
3) If the Wac\'Em broadhead wasn\'t hitting with my field points, is there a chance that another broadhead would, or do I probably have an issue of some sort going on?
My father bought a couple of packs of Wac\'Em\'s, so I figured I would give those a shot and see how they worked in my bow. First of all, what a complete pain in the rear end those are to put together! All three blades are individual pieces and there is nothing that holds them in when putting them together. I never realized they would be like this. After looking at some videos of Slick Tricks, those look a heck of a lot easier to put together since each blade is not individually assembled.
Anyway, we finally got a couple of them put together and onto arrows. We then went to shoot them at a new broadhead target my dad got on sale at Cabelas. This thing is only rated for 280fps, so we had my dad go first (his arrows are going about 275fps). The arrow went all the way through the target, so the broadhead was sticking out the back. It didn\'t bury to the fletching, but I still figured it was best to unscrew the broadhead before pulling the arrow back through...so another few minutes was spent gathering pieces and trying to reassemble the Wac\'Em. I had similar results...the target stopped my arrow, but it would take a half hour to get a handful of shots off. And to top it off, the broadheads were hitting low and right of where my field points hit, even after all the time I have spent tuning and shooting. :evil:
So, after my venting, here are the questions I have:
1) Are all broadheads essentially assembled like the Wac\'Em\'s or Slick Tricks, in some form or fashion? It just seems odd to me that the blades cannot be locked into place before being screwed onto an arrow.
2) Do all broadhead targets allow the arrow to penetrate all the way through, essentially meaning you will either tear the crap out of your target removing the arrow or you have to disassemble the broadhead?
3) If the Wac\'Em broadhead wasn\'t hitting with my field points, is there a chance that another broadhead would, or do I probably have an issue of some sort going on?
