How to Choose an Expandable Broadhead

[@phillipschillaci7372]

I love the video T-Bone! I like how you said things like "my opinion" and "my 2 cents." You're not telling people what to shoot, just giving your information and your opinion. Shoot what YOU like! I'm a Magnus fixed blade guy. I don't shoot expandables anymore, not because someone told me to change, but because that's what works for ME. This clearly works for you! Good luck this season Bone Collectors!

[@johnnyneaves431]

This why I love the bone collector crew! They never push a product. Meaning they never say "if you don't shoot G5 you won't kill a deer". They tell you what has worked for them. These guys are awesome and their techniques haven't failed me yet. Great video T-Bone. Good luck this year!!

[@ronniethebigman7193]

Love to see T-bone give tip and recommendations. We need more

[@michaelwilson6742]

T Bone, I love listening to you talking about bows man. You really make it where I can understand what you’re saying

[@andrewerickson2559]

I am glad you took the time to really explain this to me. I have asked these questions many times and this by far was the most simple and best answered response i have gotten. Thanks Tbone!

[@4doutdoors961]

Glad to see Bone Collector do more KZbin uploads! Great stuff!

[@ryanrobinson8504]

Man oh man. First day of bow season yesterday for me and decided to use the deadmeat for the first time. Went through like buttah!!! Biggest hole I’ve ever seen in a deer ever... he went a total of 40 yards and was down w a devastating blood trail. ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT

[@scottmurphy1563]

My daughter and I harvested two bucks this past Saturday shooting these out of a Ravine R29X. The wound channels on both were ridiculous! I am now stockpiling the 2" Megameat broadheads because frankly, I can't see a better design out there now or in the future. Coupling 3 strong 2" blades with a solid chisel tipped body is a deadly combination! My hats off to you T-Bone for helping design this broadhead. Job well done💯

[@wyattlandon]

Damn T-Bone, I think you're the best product reviews spokesman out there, Damn!!!

[@royarmstrong2130]

I really get a lot out of your videos. Thanks for bringing the great subject matter. Keep them coming.

[@garrettromer8499]

Those dead meats out of my crossbow absolutely ruined a doe I shot earlier this season. Thing went in a perfect broadside shot then hit bone or something and bounced out of the back through all the guts. Blood trails sucked too especially because she had her guts hanging out of the wound clogging the hole stopping blood from coming out. Couldn't find her that night in the heat so the meat sat and got ruined. Had to track it for a few hundred yards. They pre-deploy constantly in ur quiver too so you're always having to snap the blades back into the collars wearing them out so u have to buy new ones. Idk maybe I'm doing a little more walking around and scouting than most ppl r. Those bpms r nice though for getting it sighted in and I appreciate that from a broadhead company since most companies don't think they need to give u a practice head anymore so u ruin perfectly good broadheads practicing and have to buy more which is a smart little hustle. If these work right though I can see them being awesome broadheads. That exit hole was ridiculously huge. Entry was smaller than my Nap fixed blade hell razors and I'm sure that's why the blood trail sucked besides the exit being clogged with intestines and guts. Don't think they do well with bone at all and once u use them they're no good anymore get all clogged up with viscera hair and whatever else. Even with replacement blades (because mine got all bent and ruined) they wouldn't be worth it to much hassle and I wouldn't trust it.

[@scottmurphy1563]

My daughter and I harvested two bucks this past Saturday shooting these out of a Ravine R29X. I am now stockpiling the 2" Megameat broadheads because frankly, I can't see a better design out there now or in the future. Coupling 3 strong 2" blades with a solid chisel tipped body is a deadly combination! My hats off to you T-bone for helping design this broadhead. Job well done💯

[@yabba5696]

A lot of people don't know this but T-Bone graduated at the top of his class he can count from two to three and knows the difference between them! Now that's impressive

[@joshualong7368]

Thanks for a great review T-Bone. Keep doing your part to keep archery alive!. God bless, Joshua.

[@elkhtr8472]

The new MEGAMEATS are amazing as the deadmeats are ,Outstanding products ‼️just harvest a elk 6 days ago with the MEGAMEATS...The extremely short blood trail was outstanding.it was AWSOME🤘

[@crittergitr]

Just harvested my biggest buck tonight with a mega meat and I'm a HUGE fan!!! Awesome performance!!!

[@jamesosborne5950]

Love my rage .used them for years but I have also been eyeing these g5s

[@stanleyhunter15]

Great video T-bone. I've been shooting NAP Spitfire since they came out and have killed 30 plus deer, a bull elk, and a truck load of Turkey's with them with no issues. In my opinion shoot what your comfortable shooting.

[@jordannelson8771]

i have been watching t-bone hunt since the early 90s and he is awesome same with waddell

[@awoloutdoors2521]

I shot the mega meat broadhead into a buck this year with my 70lbs RX4 and the blades did not deploy. I have been a montec shooter for as long as I can remember but when it comes to mechanicals I prefer the t3. I think if G5 was able to come out with a slightly different collar that allowed the blades to deploy with slightly less pressure I would try them again.

[@gsnicholas8522]

Question: How do you choose a mechanical? Answer: you don’t. Choose a good quality fixed blade and don’t worry about all the issues with the flappers.

[@allenr6687]

Please don’t have children….

[@WMBCS]

Get used to crappy blood trails and more lost deer. The largest study ever done proved mechanicals are better by a large margin

[@stanleyshelby7460]

Good words of advice T-Bone 👏

[@perryknetter8577]

Thank you for sharing this great information

[@jeremythompson5885]

How do I know what number the compound bow from the crossbow. The only ones I’m finding says MM100 and are the blades the same from each one. Just can’t find anything like this on the internet or even G5 website

[@ljgaines8170]

I always enjoy your videos and I have subscribed I'm doi'm just getting off and shoulder reconstruction surgery haven't Bo hunted in several years because of this don't even have a Bo anymore But I will be getting another my question is if I take it to a bowshop is the bow shop would they fully set it up Site it in for me then I can tweak it do bowshops do that chops do that thanks Bud enjoy your videos keep them coming learn so much

[@kevinallen1244]

T-Bone! I was wondering after a few seasons what your review of the megameat is? I've been watching reviews and have been thinking about trying them this year. I have been shooting rage 2 blade for a couple of years now and haven't had any problems but i have seen these and am interested. I am using these for whitetail deer hunting only up here in southern Ohio. Looking forward to hearing what you say.

[@swalker9482]

No disrespect but I'm done with expandable. Deflection and penetration is a problem. Fixed with foc, then I don't have to worry about shoulder

[@tylerpink]

Fixed BH the way to go man I’m shooting 500grain +

[@savage7477]

Fixed BH all the way!

[@RiverBankRay]

Iron will Wide solids. 175g

[@WMBCS]

FOC and style of broadhead have nothing to do with each other.

[@gregoryhunts3006]

I've shot Rage since day 1 and have killed over 125 deer with em. Everyone should shoot what they shoot best and are comfortable with. Not concerned with other people's stories as to why the won't shoot certain broadheads. Im never changing what isn't broken. Screw whatever the latest and greatest is or pumping up who you're sponsored by. Any and every broadhead will kill if the shot placement is spot on. It's 100% about shot placement and nothing else for me.

[@coreystoner4129]

So true. I switched to rage last year and I am never looking back. Shot a doe with the rage hypodermic nc and the doe ran less than 40 yards with a giant hole in her

[@SheriffofYouTube]

buddy your a great shop spokesman... great video i'll buy a pack of mega meat when i see them

[@tylerlee5349]

Are the blades replicable on those mega meats or are they pretty much done if you bend or dull a blade like some of the others I’ve used?

[@garrettromer8499]

They're pretty much junk after u use them to shoot an animal.

[@stevenhicks815]

Would I be okay shooting these megameat at 56#. 27” draw?

[@whiskergetter1986]

Is the megameats designed for a 370 fps crossbow? The other "brand" has a broadhead designed for faster shooting crossbows to keep broadheads from deploying during flight

[@robertsrbell7811]

Just caught this now how many pounds on the bow will deploy it I shoot 53 pounds will it work.

[@brianhice1788]

Will these head work well on 55lb draw weight..I shoot a Matthews triax

[@stevenhicks815]

T-Bone will deadmeat do okay only pulling 56#’s??

[@shawnmcgrath6471]

Love my deadmeat, they zip through a deer like butter!!

[@stevenhicks815]

How many pounds you shooting? Wonder how they would do at 56”

[@shawnmcgrath6471]

@@stevenhicks815 I think its about 63

[@stevenhicks815]

@@shawnmcgrath6471 I think I should be good at 56#’s then

[@shawnmcgrath6471]

@@stevenhicks815 I would think so!! Mark drury shot 53 pounds for years with a rage, no telling how many deer he killed with that poundage/expandable set up!

[@stevenhicks815]

@@shawnmcgrath6471 awesome thank you. Very true I have used g5 Montecs for years love the accuracy and the durability but just not thrilled about the blood trails!

[@michaelb2950]

Does the dead meat come with BMB also ?

[@mattbigchiefbradley1739]

I went to an archery shop yesterday and they told me to use a 300 spine arrow for my Hoyt bow what do you recommend?

[@zzz7zzz9]

did these replace the havocs?

[@michaelgulvas4451]

Off subject but I have the BC beast 2 release and when I’m at full draw on my bow the trigger is extremely hard to pull but only when I’m at full draw. T bone any advice you could give me I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much.

[@stormvet91]

T BONE love your videos. But wish you would answer your KZbin questions. Regardless I love watching yours and Michael's videos. Thxs

[@mwallace6540]

Can these be used with crossbows? Thanks

[@greysonp.2908]

Yessir, I shoot them with my crossbow

[@fullthrottleoutdoors2443]

Loved the video I am going to try my grim reapers this year if i don't like the i am going to try g5 next year

[@Gokywildcats11]

Are they crossbow compatible

[@timharrelson7797]

Had a question. I shoot a 55 pound 26 draw. I have been use rage for years. Would I get more drag out of 3 blade. Like the dead meat. I'm shooting a matthews traix

[@joeymurphy5617]

if you try a 3 blade, i would recommend a Grim Reaper Fatal Steel 1-1/4” 3 blade for your setup. if you’ve been having success with the Rage, why switch? in my opinion 55lbs and 26” is pushing it for being able to use mechanicals. to be honest with you, if you can find you some NAP Bloodrunners, those might be a bit better for your setup than Rage. or even some G5 Striker Magnums. those are fixed 3 blade but they’re 1.5” cut. you get the reliability of a fixed with a bigger hole than the 1-3/8” Grim Reapers that i use. 2 issues with a big fixed blade like that though. 1, they can easily catch air and plane off but i’ve been told that can be tuned out. 2. more surface area. large broadheads create drag in an animal. that can leech penetration. not as much as a mechanical but it will still leech a little penetration.

[@timharrelson7797]

@@joeymurphy5617 done really well with the rage trypan . The tip did get a little bent over . But broke the off leg . After passing threw. And even sliced a little bone

[@timharrelson7797]

Been trying to sharpen them a little. Might just stick with them . They good heads

[@johndannehl2719]

I have a broadhead that I created with a friend and would really like to get it out there. If you would be interested in Mabey testing it in your KZbin channel would be Awesome

[@jonathandye5950]

Hey tbone, wanna set my bow up? Struggling with getting it right.

[@kevinwright8955]

Nice video. What minimum poundage would you recommend shooting for mechanical broadheads?

[@gsnicholas8522]

I wouldn't recommend a mechanical at any draw weight.

[@joeymurphy5617]

70lb draw weight is always better but if you’re pulling say 60lbs-65lbs and are able to get at least 60lbs of Kinetic Energy, you should be just fine with a small Mechanical like a 1-1/4” or 1-3/8” Grim Reaper.

[@usernamehere6061]

thats why they asked which WOULD be recommended, if you don't have a recommendation why take the time to reply 🤦‍♂️

[@rickyrice4704]

@@joeymurphy5617 don't forget about the steelhead 1-1/8 cut... That's what I'm using this year. I am kind of nervous about only a 1-1/8 cut but I don't think I have read one bad review on them

[@hop1414]

70+ lb with 30"+ draw. Less than that and mechanicals may not be your best option. Good luck to you in the woods.

[@FreebornOutdoors]

Idk didn’t sell me on it I’ll take my swhackers so far haven’t failed me

[@ninjagodzilla6402]

Started shooting shwacker 2 seasons augo.shot at 5 different white tails.recovered all 5 within 60 yrs of the shot.3 within 40 yards of where they were standing.i think im going to stick with shwakers myself.

[@veteranoutdoorsman9978]

Friends dont let friends shoot mechanicals

[@j420-y6m]

T bone I'm going to us the mega meat broadhead I can't wait for season

[@o.n.e.wayhunting]

Thats a great video covering such a controversial topic that typically generates many passionate responses! Good info as always from you guys, much respect to you all! Could or would you guys consider doing a video on the video cameras you use, your lens selections for filming the various angles, how you set your stands and what ways in your experience has worked best over the years?

[@MeredithFarms]

I tried G5 broadheads once...I bought the havoc. I took them out of the box and one was broke inside the box...took them back, bought rage and haven’t looked back since!

[@usernamehere6061]

So you chose to shoot an inferior broadhead because you had a damaged package. Wonder what you'll choose to shoot when the same thing happens with a pack of damaged rage broadheads 🤷‍♂️ Most people would have got an exchange and actually shot the havocs before sharing their 2 cents

[@MeredithFarms]

Yeha if it broke inside the package I definitely wasn’t going to shoot it at a deer when it would actually have strain out on it...rage has never done me wrong...definitely not an inferior broadhead

[@usernamehere6061]

Aaron 1113 yeah things get broken in packages all the time when they get shipped. i just guess everyone else who has killed deer with g5's have all gotten lucky!

[@MeredithFarms]

Yeha I never said they were a bad broad head captain crackhead...I’m just stating I had a problem with them and went to rage...you could kill a deer with a sharp stick if the shot placement is good. I didn’t post that comment to get some clowns opinion but it’s the internet so I should’ve just figured I’d get it anyway!

[@pamelahall3287]

Barbed heads are banned in some states

[@jprambo5672]

Idk T-bone my Grim Reapers that have to fold back from the front are awesome. But I do agree you lose some arrow energy

[@wayne8276]

Fixed for me . I don't 100 % trust mechanical. Therefore I eliminate 1 variable of possible failure. My opinion only . Thx

[@briandurbin4494]

Don't do it. Shot a very similar style straight through a deer and it never opened. Shoot the Montec instead. Just say no to expandable.

[@Duane14]

Throw the expandables in the trash... Shoot an adult setup, heavy arrow, high foc, razor sharp fixed head...

[@OrionARS]

Mannnnn, gimme a 3 blade fixed solid. Those mech blades will bend if they even hear the word "shoulder" lol

[@markleubner]

Yeah they might be great T bone but they are considered barbed and are illegal in a lot of states such ask my home state of NY

[@stag3t-muspsa910]

I switched from rage to g5..a bad ass broadhead....KNOW THAT WOUKD GET US SOME FUSHSTICKS TBONE.....

[@mr.skeptical3071]

Please make them with wayyyyy thicker blades!!!!!!!

[@shadyp-zv3uf]

I've never shot them but have been shooting the g5 monte for two years now. Would love...I mean absolutely love to try a pack of those #deadmeat #g5 broadheads!! This Georgia boy would cry if someone would send me a pack to try this season!!..lol

[@OrionARS]

Ramcats baby. Why shoot something that could possibly not work?

[@stevenhicks815]

My BMP is hitting low and right!

[@randygraves7221]

It is a awesome broadhead shot deer left a5in. Blood trail yes sir

[@bobamerican755]

“With a 3 blade you’re getting 3 blades” …. Well color me shocked! I had no idea!!!

[@gbottomly]

Haha.Shoot wht you like but shoot the G5 my sponsor..haha

[@ikeyeet8312]

ha how to choose a expandable broadhead... DONT. you will be disappointed at some point. Get a magnus black hornet or stinger, and have a LIFE TIME UNLIMITED WARRANTY.

[@gsnicholas8522]

Yes! I have to agree with you.

[@tylerisbell3989]

Also known as g5 t3

[@pensnut08]

"How to Choose an Expandable Broadhead".. I know... Throw em the trash... I saw where Waddles said on another KZbin video that mechanicals penetrate just as well as fixed blade heads... HAHAHAHAHAHA I just saw his 1/4ing away shot that bounced of a rib bone! HAHAHAHAHA

[@Twiggy35]

Five minutes and forty four seconds of tbone saying don’t buy rage broadheads. But, Shoot g5 mega meats and replace your blades every time you shoot them. 🙄

[@kylecarpenter3900]

In 2011, I tried the g5 teken, and was incredibly disappointed. Switched right to a rage 3 blade...

[@cdp50359]

#ranchfairy

[@andrewfisher6440]

The mega meat kill my buck

[@donpayne562]

I understand sponsors and money but I always thought they were for folks that couldn’t tune there bows or broad heads when they first came out.I myself steal don’t see the need.Im partial to that lower exit hole and bone breakage.

[@ninjagodzilla6402]

Shwaker.meat stacker!

[@philivey1123]

More surface means LESS Penetration-The problem which Mechanicals of all kinds no matter how many blades is they Never for me once in 12 years have gotten full pass through and I shoot 70lbs. If ANY Branches and I mean any even a thorn bush tiny branch gets in the way then u are completely and udderly fucked! And if the Mechanical hits the animals and goes hits a Bone u are Completely fucked where a fixed blows through all that with Zero Problems. It took me losing 2 giants because of this and 12 years before I realized I have been fucking myself bc I’m addicted to the Giant holes and they never run far. Of course as a man we naturally want the most damage broadhead upon entering the animal but u need to think further ahead than that. U want Giant holes and u hunt field edges with nothing in between u and the deer then ok as long as bone isn’t involved u should be good BUT if u want CONSISTENCY no matter what Fixed is the way to go. Situations and consistency are everything in deer hunting big Pope N Young bucks

[@richardobrien3554]

Blah blah blah If you heard one mechanical broadhead add you heard them all Shoot a good fix blade broadhead then sharpen reuse never have to buy broadheads again. Done Using the throw away stuff that is heavily Advertised.

[@critter852004]

What fixed BH would suggest? I’ve had issues with expandable on Xbow, just got into bow hunting this year and have 3 weeks before opening day. Thanks in advance and GL this season.

[@richardobrien3554]

I like Magnus stuff good broadheads and lifetime warranty. Cut Throat and grizzly stick more expensive but good single bevels.

[@gsnicholas8522]

Richard O'Brien I’ll second your choices.

[@critter852004]

Richard O'Brien I appreciate it. I had a good 8 pointer end up almost two miles away from where I shot it with my xbow last year and they found it in a goat barn after my Rage broadhead didn’t open on impact. My uncle has had two bucks not leave a blood trail (recovered both only 50 yards away) with his mechanicals. Excalibur Boltcutter’s shoot nicely with my xbow. I tried the G5’s on my bow but I don’t like how they’re flying. So, Im going to give the Magnus a try along with the Ad Exodus to see which ones I like more. My shot will be within 30 yds and I don’t want another episode like last year.

[@tomellendorf7236]

Step1: throw in trash and buy a real broadhead

[@sidogg4113]

Trump!!!!!!

[@colbywatson477]

ranch fairy ... look it up ...be made aware

[@johnwalter6410]

T Bone needs to choose an expandable treadmill.

[@Twiggy35]

Five minutes and forty four seconds of tbone saying don’t buy rage broadheads. But, Shoot g5 mega meats and replace your blades every time you shoot them. 🙄