Annihilator Broadhead Review

After seeing how ArcheryTalk viewers reacted to the Annihilator broadhead preview video we shot at the ATA Show, we decided to grab a couple of packs and do our first ever broadhead test with the Annihilators.
In this test, we looked at how these heads fly with field points, what kind of holes they leave in both plywood and a pork roast, how they reacted to torture testing, and how easily they can be sharpened and brought back into shooting shape again.

[@Petro00D]

I used these on a recent wild boar hunt. Anyone who has hunted boar knows they are tough. My arrow went through the shoulder hitting the lung and came out the other side. It did not go all the way through but it did make for easy tracking. I was very impressed by its results especially for pig.

[@runmac6413]

Enjoyed that video. Well done. Your tests were practical for the real world. Keep it up. I’m now a subscriber and I’ll be looking for a package of Annihilators.

[@MikeyWoomer]

You did a good job. Was interesting to watch and enjoyed it very much. Thank you for sharing it

[@averagejackarchery]

Get asked about this head almost asuch as any other. Thanks for sharing, bud!!!

[@MikeyWoomer]

I live at the bottom of the mountain from you near Tyrone pa.. closer to port Matilda. I shot a big doe last yr with one of these heads and it looked like a sharp golf ball went through it. She walked about 20 yards a fell over. My dads jaw hit the ground. I was so blessed to have been able to be with my dad in the woods and was lucky enough to kill a deer. It all happened so fast and my arrow drove into the ground 10 inches, my dad thought I missed until she fell over right in front of us. Made me a hug believer. I shot them beside my bishop scientific method heads and they penetrated alittle deeper and flew just as good maybe better. I bought a new pack of 125s for this year and cant wait to start hunting Saturday. Good luck this year and I really enjoy your videos too

[@ArcheryTalkVideo]

Me too. Still don't know if I'll do more broadhead reviews, though. Will have to see how this video does, as it was a good bit of work. Plus, my ballistic gel was a flop. Needs to be more dense.

[@thomasroberts1554]

Great video and review. I’ve been thinking about trying them. Definitely will after this. Thank you!

[@vinnyfonte3900]

Lucas another good video!!! These heads intrigue me... please share any harvest results!

[@justinormiston1146]

I’ve had great results with the 100 grain heads. They do rust out in the wet weather, nothing a quick sharpen / oil doesn’t clean up.

[@calibowhunter1998]

I have taken 8 animals with the 100gr annihilator. Absolutely love how these fly and perform in the field. Thank you for the review!

[@philipnatale8982]

How do u sharpen them cause I cant get them razor sharp on my stones?

[@calibowhunter1998]

@@philipnatale8982 stone from coarse to fine. Then you can use a ceramic rod then leather strope. You can also use a ultra fine sand paper, like 1k to make a polish.

[@philipnatale8982]

@@calibowhunter1998 I'm doing 400 800 1000 3000 8000 on a wet stone I would think I could shave with them by now but not able to do you get yours that sharp also like the leather strop idea?

[@calibowhunter1998]

@@philipnatale8982 I actually haven't tested the hair cutting i just make sure they are sharp and will bit into my nail without any force. Sharp enough for me to kill things with

[@michaelschnitzer4054]

Try the 344 from stay sharp. It puts a 44* edge instead of 60*. It’ll get much sharper and still have a durable edge.

[@kevinwright8955]

Another great, unbiased video. Shooting mechanicals this year, but may have to look into these.

[@ArcheryTalkVideo]

This was a tricky one. I'm really not 100% confident about how to do a broadhead review. I've been hesitant to do them. But I thought this one looked interesting.

[@FFFOutdoor]

Looks like a bomb proof head. Will have to try and get some to test on African Plains Game as soon as possible.

[@GxCarter]

This broad head doesnt get reviewed. This broadhead reviews you

[@FidsArt]

I've been shooting these heads all off season and ran two into concrete with bad arrows. Their durability is amazing. Hoping to get one in a deer this week

[@calibowhunter1998]

Took both my bucks this year with them along with 4 pigs 1 turkey and a ram all since January. They are devastating and leave a serious wound channel in the animal. I even had a alittlw far back ahot on my last deer this year and with the way the head is designed it caused alot of issues with the deer, before i could make a follow up shot. Had I been shooting a different fixed blade I truly believe I wouldnt have been able to get a follow up shot

[@Bowsonthebrain]

Great video man thanks!

[@southdakotasaved126]

Great channel, Great review, I just subscribed!

[@davidshields1547]

I like this design. I plan on trying these out next season. It reminds me of the tri foil bayonets that were used by the military. The wound channel was devastating and hard to heal.

[@michaelschnitzer4054]

The Xl’s shoot very well out of a high speed crossbow as well. My scorpyd aculeus is shooting around 450 and these hit same poi as field points tested or to 50yds so far.

[@davidhoward7691]

Been shooting the 125gr xl this last hunting season and I love them. Check out the Stay Sharp sharpening system for them. Mine are always razor sharp.

[@jackvaniciaadams4089]

Nice! I need to try them on our crossbows.

[@diaryofagoat-lass1023]

To start with, sweet creamery butter!! For what you pay these broad heads are holding up stunningly well! And the fact they can be resharpened is extremely appealing to me. Means hopefully you get lots of mileage out of them. Are these compatible with crossbows? I’m mostly still researching and was told “mechanical broadheads for whitetail and fixed broad head for larger game. And would these work for moose or would you need the annihilator XL for bigger critters?

[@gcnphilly]

Nice video! I am looking for new broad heads and your video is definitely making me consider the annihilator. Can you share which target you have there in the background? Looks like it handles field and broadhead tips well. Also noticed the molding that looks like the deer vital organs on the side. That’s exactly what I need. Tried using a foam target and it came apart after just a couple weeks use.

[@ArcheryTalkVideo]

That is a Rinehard RhinoBlock XL. There is an insert that I normally use for broadheads as it can be replaced. It was shot out during the video, so I was using other spots. There are two different sides with deer vitals showing. Two sides (narrower) with just spots, and two sides where you can shoot the insert. It's a great target, but some fixed heads really chew it up fast. The Annihilators aren't so bad to it, though.

[@gcnphilly]

@@ArcheryTalkVideo Thanks!!!

[@j.g.2825]

Great job. Ty

[@michaelschnitzer4054]

They also fly well out of compound bows. I took a Buck and my younger son took a doe with the xl this season and they both went down fast. They will be in my younger son’s quiver for next season he’s taken them over.

[@JayN4GO]

Great heads

[@suzgabverdugo933]

I like these broad heads. Hit a oryx at 63yards double lung. Nasty blood and lung trail. Easy to track. Oryx don’t go down easy.

[@slingshotwarrrior8105]

I like it!

[@MikeyWoomer]

I shot it last year and love it

[@josephpapale7087]

My theory is 1) fixed blade all the way, 2) deep V looking blade is way better than a short bladed broad head, it will never have the penatration as a deep V blade cause the short one has a hard time to get the penetration, it has to go from a point to what ever the width is. Where a long V broad head starts at the point and gradually, enters the hide and flesh to the with of the head therefor you will get deeper penitration which in reality, won't matter cause it will blast right threw the deer anyway. Shooting plastic bags with water means absolutely nothing, the projectile your shooting is not a bullet its an arrow and if any broad head can not shoot threw a plastic bag with water do you should throw that head away.

[@alexadams4132]

Man there are a crap ton of tests of this broadhead on KZbin. But had anyone killed anything with it to give actual results? Or do most bow hunters just like shooting plywood and jugs of water?

[@ronconte4292]

This is a very well made and designed, moderately priced broadhead. I'm not paying twice as much or more for a Day Six or an Iron Will.

[@crustymarine86]

Why arnt more people using these. Since switching to the 125 XL i havnt had to track any deer ive shot. All died within sight. Absolutely love these

[@northofseven4233]

Bit of an arrow newb still. What outsert are you using on the test arrow or is it just a component of that specific arrow. Thanks

[@ArcheryTalkVideo]

North of Seven Those come stock with the arrows. Nothing special there.

[@forrestevans0612]

Can you give us a review of these with the animals you took this fall? Hopefully you did anyways!

[@ArcheryTalkVideo]

Sadly, I never had a deer within range this year. Tag soup for me.

[@shawnb6944]

I must have got a bad pack. I hit a 2×4 with one and the threads broke off.

[@huntingmississippi3113]

The broadhead didn’t get to show its full potential in the cinderblock because of the arrow failure. Build an arrow that will hold up to that sort of test and you will have better results as far as seeing what the broadhead will do and how much torture it can truly withstand. I just shot a doe with this head and very satisfied with it. Not much for blood which is to be expected on such a small head but the deer was down in 40 yards.

[@ArcheryTalkVideo]

Unless I'm shooting a piece of rebar with a broadhad welded on it, I'm not sure I can find a more durable arrow than the Gold Tip Kinetic Kaos. That thing is a tank and holds up great...so long as you don't shoot it at concrete blocks.

[@huntingmississippi3113]

ArcheryTalk oh absolutely you can. Grizzlystik being one of them.

[@greekmaster1001]

The bags with liquid was exact same spillage on both heads

[@MikeyWoomer]

Look closer

[@jaysonallen3100]

Just checking in on ya to see if you got your eyes checked yet

[@toddlymburner5783]

I love the videos however the big rumours we heard was it was noisy and took a nose dive when shooting past 50 yards. Really wish those tests could have been done and been done on camera to put those to rest.

[@calibowhunter1998]

I have grouped these out 100 with my field points. The drop was a batch that was faulty and all the broadheads have been returned. I will shoot and film the broadhead flight next to FP sometime this week

[@toddlymburner5783]

Cali Bowhunter I very much look forward to that thank you!!

[@ArcheryTalkVideo]

I might be able to do a live video from my club shooting at 60 yards with field points and Broadheads. But my inconsistency at that distance might be a problem.

[@toddlymburner5783]

ArcheryTalk Hi there, I just think those are the 2 big question marks we heard all the buzz about. There was a KZbin video that confirmed some of the rumours and the Annihilator heads took a nose dive in the video when shot at further distances then the video was “corrected” a short time later and another video was done showing different results. I think you doing a video on this could be great as it would help the broadhead if they are as advertised and help the industry if it’s all marketing. You wouldn’t need to be super accurate, just show that it was relatively close. I know myself as a customer is not buying one until those rumours are put to rest. The hype around those broad heads was crazy and I hope they are as good as they say. I want to shoot one, if they are that good. I do love your channel Archery talk and love the content.

[@calibowhunter1998]

I just uploaded a video on my page of the annihilator grouping my with fp at 70. I'll try to get alittle further later this week, there were to many people at the range to go further back

[@charlieadkins1812]

Did you harvest an animal with them? Hearing mix on blood trails...??

[@ArcheryTalkVideo]

Sadly, I did not have an opportunity to shoot a deer this year. Tag soup for me.

[@ocpbmuse]

What weight are those and what shaft / outsert is that?

[@ArcheryTalkVideo]

Those are 100-grain heads. Outsert is the one that comes with the Gold Tip AirStrike.

[@weavedanify]

I used these last season, they put all 5 deer down hard.

[@presmak25]

I want you to do a review of SEVR 2.0 and 1.5 broadheads. I think you will be surprised. Much better than RAGE

[@MikeyWoomer]

I'd like to try the 1.5.. these annihilator heads are pretty awesome too

[@blaydenzahner9379]

I have 3 anialators and 3 sever 1.5 in my quiver this year and I'm accurately shooting 80 yards with both heads

[@stevenwhaley2411]

Are you in Iowa ?

[@johnarminio7333]

I shot these heads they fly amazing and are extremely durable.. i shot 3 animals with little to no blood trails. Im done using this heads

[@thatonesatelliteguy]

About the most contradicting thing I've ever read

[@Mknuchell]

@@thatonesatelliteguy how is that contradictory? They flight straight and are durable but didn’t open the channel for good blood after 3 attempts.

[@Fred-eg9sx]

Do they make these in a 200 version?

[@ArcheryTalkVideo]

I believe just 100 and 125 for now.

[@VINLAND_FXB]

@@ArcheryTalkVideo they make a 125 and 150 grain XL version. It its slightly bigger.

[@theincredible9168]

5:41 Everything reminds me of her.😢

[@richardarmitage5976]

Good one, maybe try ribs next time

[@ArcheryTalkVideo]

My initial plan was to find a cow hip/femur. I tried calling butchers, processors and even slaughter houses to buy one. They all told me to kick rocks. But a rib rack (maybe in front of a pork roast) would could work. If I do another broadhead test, I'll give it a try. Still on the fence about doing more.

[@brittpereira2600]

I killed two deer this year it was good for going through bone

[@cottojn]

Buy a better mic 🎤

[@ArcheryTalkVideo]

I am accepting donations.

[@cottojn]

@@ArcheryTalkVideo you’re the content creator why would I buy you a mic so you’re video audio can be improved?

[@ArcheryTalkVideo]

@@cottojn Because you are the one bothered by the audio.

[@cottojn]

@@ArcheryTalkVideo I’m not bothered I’m just suggesting a way to improve your video. You’re so into the way you feel about the comment that you don’t realize that it would help your viewers clearly hear what you’re say. A mic with a dead cat on it would help tremendously but do you boo-boo.

[@dxtclue6427]

I am going to unsubscribe until AT gets the feedback up and running again. I hope others do the same.

[@ArcheryTalkVideo]

I can assure you that this little KZbin channel has no influence on what happens on the forum. But I respect your right to protest as you see fit.

[@wesmonahan8488]

Maaan wtf! I shot a perfect double lung with this a few weeks ago in Michigan found the most tiny spots of blood that went for over 800 yards and never did find the deer even hired tracking dogs and not a damn thing don’t even waist your time on an animal