CRIMSON TALON CROC 125 gr Broadhead Test & HOG HUNT-Great Performance & Great Price

[@Matt_hasshots]

His prices show u how bad other manufacturers are ripping us off

[@frankspataro9714]

I believe your right

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

It is impressive what he's able to do for that price.

[@yourmomma2995]

right, not all that long ago all the top brand usa made heads came in 6 packs for around $20. if people are willing to pay ridiculous money for heads the manufactures will keep taking it from them.

[@NathanMuckala-gb7is]

Especially the overpriced rage 😅

[@robmattingly5279]

Thanks John for another great review. Got the Croc 125's in the mail. First impression is a quality product and sharp out of the box. I stropped one on leather and it didn't take long to put a nice sharp edge on it. Anxious to see how they fly. They spin great and seem like a very good broadhead especially for the price. I think they will do well in the field.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Nice! They’ve sure worked well for me on hogs.

[@chrisfitch2905]

I am shooting the cleaver this year. They fly so well out both my setups. I did get a pack of the 125gn Crocs to play with. They didn't shoot as well for me, but to be fair I didn't spend a lot of time this year with them. The cleavers and the black hornets are flying great so I didn't need to. I think next year I am going to work with my setup to shoot the crocs. I love bigger two blade heads and a single bevel is just a bonus. Great job once again.

[@eyesupoutdoors5684]

I also got a pack of 125s to pair with my black hornets and I could not get them to fly with each other… I think I need to tune my bow specifically for the crocs. But I have been using the black hornets for a while and won’t stop using them.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

The Cleavers do fly very well.

[@chrisfitch2905]

@@eyesupoutdoors5684 I like the black Hornets as well. I like to see a single bevel version come out!

[@Bradw354]

I bought both crocs and black hornets as well. Couldn’t get either to fly consistent for me. One or two shots may be good and then some would completely miss the target. Almost like the broadhead is steering the arrow. I am going to keep trying with different fletchings or different spine arrows. I ended up shooting Deadmeat V2’s since i didnt have time to tune a different fixed blade. They performed exceptionally well on my elk. I was nervous to use a mechanical but they performed well.

[@rickjames2618]

I’m really hoping that left bevels are in the works. These look amazing!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

I'm not sure...you may want to ask them.

[@KuntriBoiBay]

Fletch right offset or helical it won't make a difference. My bow clocks left but there's no difference in shooting left and right helicals. I've tested. I should do a video.

[@MikeyWoomer]

25.46... and free shipping! Wow! I just ordered a pack!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Right?

[@natemclaughlin51]

You should review the new tooth of the arrow single bevel. It’s pretty affordable from a good brand so I would like to see how it stacks up agains this.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Yeah, I am right now.

[@georgewashington1621]

What a beast of a broadhead. Sharp, durable, shocking penetration for such a wide broadhead. I'm weary of such wide broadheads but this one just penetrates, at least in tests.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Yep.

[@deborahsturdivant6884]

Thanks for the recent help! Really don’t understand why you don’t have more subscribers. Also, you should make some merch.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

:) I get way more views than other archery channels with 3-4 times the subs. I don't pay for any subs; it's all organic and the audience is very active.

[@hunteranderson93]

Very impressive performance, especially for that price! Great value. I just ordered a pack last night! Thanks for the reviews! I really enjoy your content! God Bless!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Nice.

[@dustinclays4027]

The 125g are flying great for me. Will likely get the nod to start the season next week.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Nice!

[@TreyBourgeois97]

Got these after seeing this, thanks for the discount btw! I just tested them out. Backstory: I bareshaft nock tune all my arrows to shoot a perfect bullet hole and have never had a broadhead that didn’t fly just like a field point. Granted I haven’t tested nearly as many as you only like 10-12 since I started nock tuning. Just so happened to have a 20-30 mph steady crosswind today which only happens maybe once or twice per hunting season and if it’s blowing that hard I’m not going hunting. At 30 yards I shot a field point the first 3 shots, then these for 5 shots, and finally 3 shots some Magnus stingers with 1 1/16” cut. The results: The field points were not affected by the wind. The Crocs flew consistently about 2-3” right (with a left to right crosswind 20mph). And finally the 1 1/16” Stingers flew about 1-2” right. I pulled my target out of the wind and on the side of my house and shot to check my tune and at 30 yards the Crocs grouped right with my field points. So it seems the Crocs do catch wind a good bit! They wouldn’t be my choice if I was hunting open country out west somewhere but in the eastern whitetail woods where I hunt at they should be just fine.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Yeah, everything is a trade-off. That extra wide cut creates a less forgiving head in flight. There’s so much more surface area for a wind to catch on it, or to expose imperfections in the bow’s tuning.

[@TreyBourgeois97]

@@LuskArcheryAdventures yep, I decided these heads aren’t for me after further testing with no wind. Inside 30 yards they are fine but past that they start to do some pretty crazy things. One shot might be dead on, then the next will be 2” low and left then the next shot 5” right, next 4” high etc. noticed that any time my form wasn’t absolutely perfect and if I didn’t grip the bow a certain way they would hit randomly like that. Also something to note, when I would index the broadhead in line with the cock vane they tended to be much more forgiving but still random at times. I like my range to be 50 yards or less so these won’t work for me unless I’m hunting in a spot where I can’t shoot past 25-30 yards.

[@butleroutdoors2188]

They are knocking it out of the park with the Croc series!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Yep!

[@davenitz4024]

Definitely getting me some

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

:)

[@WilliamAM43]

I used these heads last season. My experiences 1) I had trouble with one broadhead I could not get to fly right at all 2) I did have some difficulties getting them hair shaving sharp 3) they were awesome on two does I shot. One awesome blood trail and one ok but both down with in 40 yards of shot.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Ok. I'm testing the 100 gr now-it flies well, cause the cut is only 1.3". Stay Sharp Guide 35 degree single bevel sharpener works awesome with these.

[@WilliamAM43]

@@LuskArcheryAdventures Yeah two of the broadheads flew really well, one just would not. I did get them pretty sharp with a lot of effort and they did a great job of quick harvest. They took some dings in the blades from those harvest that I had to work out but all in all for the price a pretty good head. I will check out the sharpener, thank you.

[@hunterlawrence7228]

I just ordered some. What a value!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Right?!

[@jesusisalive3227]

That is just impressive!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Right? At any price, but especially this price.

[@NathanMuckala-gb7is]

Im ordering some today

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Nice

[@mat_in_texas]

Yup, gonna need a couple packs of these bad boys

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

👍👍

[@tracychilds3546]

I got the 150gr heads gonna give them a try if one will bless me and step out this year

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Nice

[@longdrawarcher4857]

Just a psa, the 32 degree stay sharp guide doesn’t even come close to working on this head. Not sure why, but mine wasn’t even close enough to be able to use painters tape to make up the difference. Not blaming John at all, 32 degrees should be the same all the way around.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Yeah, that’s been commented on quite a bit. When they first made the heads, the owner and designer told me they were 32°. But he was told incorrectly by the machinist.

[@TylerDavis121]

These are awesome heads. Have one that has been my practice and tuning head. It’s hit dirt more times than I can count, bounced off a tree killed three armadillos its dull as a butter knife but hasn’t bent or chipped. I could sharpen it up and you wouldn’t know which one it was. My only dislike is that to really sharpen them well you have to take the blade out of the ferrule.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Thanks for sharing that experience!

[@clarkansas6590]

Good idea

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

:)

[@michaelschnitzer4054]

I’m gonna order some of these and the cleavers

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Nice.

[@michaelschnitzer4054]

They impressed me enough to buy a pack in each weight. They flew really well

[@CoastalHighCountry]

VERY impressive. I'm actually surprised it scored only 86 on your scale. I would have thought even higher. Do you plan to make any reviews of the G5 Mega Meat? I'm hearing lots of buzz on them.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

I just posted that earlier this week.

[@vikingskuld]

Thanks for the video that one seems like a good broad head. I'm not fond of stainless steel myself. Thank you for the info

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Sure. Are you saying these are stainless?

[@vikingskuld]

@@LuskArcheryAdventures no, and sorry for any confusion. You said it was a tool steel if I recall correctly.

[@jameswilson5562]

That's a solid head

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Yep.

[@HuntsT]

That's impressive

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

:)

[@thefeatheredfrontiersman8135]

I appreciate how many arrows you have sacrificed to the concrete. I know those aren't cheap. As a knapper and Fletcher, the downfall I see with these points is that they are too wide and short. For a slower heavier (home made hardwood arrow) It needs a slender tip to break the cavitation of a living target. I know that you used super powered modern equipment. But I make my own. This is all comparison by design. Traditional materials shouldn't be designed like modern sterile perfection.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Yeah, I’d agree with that.

[@greekmaster1001]

Excellent Would be nice to add bleeders

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Yeah.

[@vfonte218]

Hard to beat these heads for the money!!!! The other companies will have to step up!!!

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Right?

[@bfittock]

looks like an Alien archery v2. from Australia

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Very similar.

[@eyesupoutdoors5684]

Really wanted to use them this year because of your other videos but I could not get them to fly good with my tried and true black hornets.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Yeah, that large of a cut demands a pretty well tuned bow, helical vanes and consistent form. But with that, they fly quite well.

[@JulienKozak]

Trying to resharpen these by following the bevel angle is a pain because I just end up grinding the ferrule away. It seems these were factory sharpened before being inserted into the ferrule.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Interesting. I haven't had that problem.

[@JulienKozak]

@@LuskArcheryAdventures Then it must be a lack of quality control. I really can't complain for the price, though. They do the job and quite well at that.

[@bernardlennon8368]

It’s pretty much an exact copy of the Alien archery V2

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Different materials and bevel angle; but very similar.

[@jolookstothestars6358]

John new broadhead to test. Look up Black Flag Archery products. 👍

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Okay. Thanks. I reached out to them last May and they said they'd send me some, but did not. I just sent them another email.

[@michaelrosa5410]

Lotsa HUGE damage for short money. What a super performing head.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Yep

[@ehughes101]

Which of the stay sharp guides works best with this head?

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

There was some confusion about the bevel angle. I believe it actually 35 degrees. So you want that sharpener. Just contact Stay Sharp and confirm that

[@zerofoxtrot7371]

Will you be doing a tooth of the arrows single bevel test soon?

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Yep. It's up now.

[@ozark_trapper]

I am looking at going too a 500 to 600 gr setup. For my wick ridge crossbow. Going to have some custom arrows made. Now looking to try some single bevel broadheads. Do u think the 125 or 150 gr croc? Would fly very well out of the xbow? I am shooting a TP center punch arrow. And a TOTA 100gr vent xl broadhead. 400 gr total head/arrow setup

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

I don’t think they would fly very well with a crossbow at that speed. I’d take the TOTA or a Trifecta 125 fixed gr for flight.

[@georgewashington1621]

You can make a test arrow the way you're going to shoot this broadhead but with a field point with same weight, cut off the fletchings and shoot through a sheet of paper about 1.5-2 arrow lengths away. If you see a bad tear - fixed blade will be a bad idea. Its hard to fix arrow not flying straight from a crossbow, so if the tear is bad its easier to just stick to mechanicals or small heads. Especially if the tear is vertical.

[@drewriggs812]

🔥

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

:)

[@bradlauber9097]

Maybe crimson talon has China making the broadheads under his designs and specifications. Get them in bulk and can sell them cheaper than the competitors Broadheads

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Yeah…as most companies do…but they’re still amazing and inexpensive

[@NathanMuckala-gb7is]

How would these work for a recurve

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Fine--if you have enough power to drive them deeply. They have a pretty wide cut. The 100 gr has a slightly smaller cut.

[@milansekularac6196]

how well does it group from a speedy compound or crossbow?

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Well, I showed you that in the video. But my bow is well tuned. They fly great for me. But with a wide cutting head like this, you will want your bow to be well tuned.

[@delsusername]

Is there a website that has a definitive list of yourbroadheads rankings?

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

At the end of each year, I post a spread sheet with all the scores from that year. I will do the same this year.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

At the end of each year, I post a spread sheet with all the scores from that year. I will do the same this year.

[@joepeverelle6845]

What angle are the blades to sharpin them ?

[@justinwolf2720]

32 degrees. 4:25 in the video

[@joepeverelle6845]

@@justinwolf2720 Thank you . I ordered 6 of them.

[@justinwolf2720]

@@joepeverelle6845 I ordered one pack and will probably get the 150s next year

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

I was told 32 degrees, but then they were measured at 35 degrees, so I'm not exactly sure of the bevel angle now. They're checking into it.

[@greekmaster1001]

Was that a tactacam? If yes which model?

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

GoPro Hero 9 Black.

[@TheVerbiousOne]

Has anyone here shot them out of a crossbow?

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

I haven’t. I’d think they might be a bit too wide to fly well out of a crossbow, but I’m not sure.

[@brockmeschiati2961]

Shame they dont ship to aus.

[@LuskArcheryAdventures]

Sorry.