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<blockquote data-quote="MW204" data-source="post: 3039112" data-attributes="member: 118876"><p>Ever wonder why someone that goes after the big animals they use a fixed broadhead?</p><p>I shoot a Matthew's bow, set at 65 lb draw, I've once used a Rage 3 bladed mechanical broadhead, I shot a doe at 25 yds, my video shows it should have been a heart shot, but the broadhead NEVER penetrated her any, the arrow bowed upon impact downward, imagine a horseshoe look (a lite arrow nock makes it easy to follow) the arrow recoiled up and then deflected underneath her. Yes I realize the shot placement, but there was no reason that broadhead did not penetrate.</p><p>I then switched to my son's G5 broadhead, yes I sighted it in, and my next shot was on a turkey at 22 yds. I shot the gobbler in the vitals but even though it killed the turkey the arrow did not exit. I realize a turkey has a lot of feathers, it was a broadside shot so I have wing feathers to go through too but still NO exit. </p><p>My normal broadhead is the old fashioned Bear 125 gr and I have NEVER had one not to enter and exit on either a deer or turkey. btw I'll take all the mechanical broadheads you guys want to give me so I can put them on ebay <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> because that all they're worth to me. I may limit my distance using a fixed broadhead, but again know your range and stay within it and use something that will give you entry/exit wounds.</p><p>I shot a doe from a tree stand, I was 25 feet in the air, she was almost straight below me-10 yds from the tree, there was snow everywhere btw, when I released the arrow it struck her in the top of her back, to my surprise she ran about 75 yds before lying down to die. When I skinned her my arrow actually went through the knobby part of the upper spine, through a top rib and the exit was through a bottom rib, there is NO WAY a mechanical could do that imo, way too much bone. My guess is that either of those mechanical I tried would have passed through the knobby bone on top of the spine but it would have stopped when it struck the upper rib bone and she'd ran off and I could have followed her as she disappeared because of the lite knock riding high. </p><p>A bad shot is a bad shot, you have to hope for the best if that happens, but as it's been pointed out if you use a nock that lights up that will give you a lot of information as it goes towards your target and when it strikes the animal, plus it makes finding your arrow a lot easier. </p><p>I started this with, "Ever wonder why someone that goes after the big animals they use a fixed broadhead?", the answer is simple, penetration! </p><p>My2c for whatever it's worth to y'all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MW204, post: 3039112, member: 118876"] Ever wonder why someone that goes after the big animals they use a fixed broadhead? I shoot a Matthew's bow, set at 65 lb draw, I've once used a Rage 3 bladed mechanical broadhead, I shot a doe at 25 yds, my video shows it should have been a heart shot, but the broadhead NEVER penetrated her any, the arrow bowed upon impact downward, imagine a horseshoe look (a lite arrow nock makes it easy to follow) the arrow recoiled up and then deflected underneath her. Yes I realize the shot placement, but there was no reason that broadhead did not penetrate. I then switched to my son's G5 broadhead, yes I sighted it in, and my next shot was on a turkey at 22 yds. I shot the gobbler in the vitals but even though it killed the turkey the arrow did not exit. I realize a turkey has a lot of feathers, it was a broadside shot so I have wing feathers to go through too but still NO exit. My normal broadhead is the old fashioned Bear 125 gr and I have NEVER had one not to enter and exit on either a deer or turkey. btw I'll take all the mechanical broadheads you guys want to give me so I can put them on ebay :) because that all they're worth to me. I may limit my distance using a fixed broadhead, but again know your range and stay within it and use something that will give you entry/exit wounds. I shot a doe from a tree stand, I was 25 feet in the air, she was almost straight below me-10 yds from the tree, there was snow everywhere btw, when I released the arrow it struck her in the top of her back, to my surprise she ran about 75 yds before lying down to die. When I skinned her my arrow actually went through the knobby part of the upper spine, through a top rib and the exit was through a bottom rib, there is NO WAY a mechanical could do that imo, way too much bone. My guess is that either of those mechanical I tried would have passed through the knobby bone on top of the spine but it would have stopped when it struck the upper rib bone and she'd ran off and I could have followed her as she disappeared because of the lite knock riding high. A bad shot is a bad shot, you have to hope for the best if that happens, but as it's been pointed out if you use a nock that lights up that will give you a lot of information as it goes towards your target and when it strikes the animal, plus it makes finding your arrow a lot easier. I started this with, "Ever wonder why someone that goes after the big animals they use a fixed broadhead?", the answer is simple, penetration! My2c for whatever it's worth to y'all. [/QUOTE]
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