Fixed Vs Mechanical Broadheads for Deer | Why I Switched!

[@johnthearcher662]

Can't argue with anything you stated. Nice review and comparison. I like your arrow setup btw. Good stuff.

[@Outdoor-Tactics]

@@johnthearcher662 much appreciated! Thanks for watching

[@richarddean3154]

I use the "anything mechanical can fail" maxim when choosing my broadheads. When I select my broadhead for the hunting season, I currently test twelve different fixed blade models (Muzzy, Slick Trick (2), Exodus, G5, Grim Reaper (2), Shuttle T-lock, Wac'Em (2), Magnus (2). None are farther than 2-inches from the center at 40-yards. Thanks for the great video

[@Outdoor-Tactics]

That’s awesome! Sounds like your bow is on the money, best of luck this season and thanks for watching

[@paulandrulis4672]

You will have more passthroughs with a fixed broadhead, assuming it is a two blade. The more blades, also, the more resistance. The more passthrough capability, you have the tradeoff of less to even no blood trail to follow. The concept of the steel quality is a no beuno. Avoid stainless if you want great edge retention, but edge retention comes with brittleness, so good edge retention also means your blade is more likely to chip or snap. My guess is the best of both worlds, so to speak. A four bladed fixed cutting a large box shaped hole, or a fixed bladed mechanical, I think a fairly new design. The fixed bladed mechanical blends the two, with a four blade design consisting of a mechanical design ninety degrees out from a two blade wide fixed blade. If you want a fifteen to thirty yard drop of a whitetail, you need either a huge cut with massive damage or a lucky shot. The smaller the cut with less damage, expect the deer to run farther, possibly with little to no blood trail becoming lost and wasted. Tough call, really is, because, like you said, mechanicals can fail.

[@SirFlexaLot1369]

I got flashbacks of my early seasons when this guy mentioned out of tune bows firing fixed blades.

[@Outdoor-Tactics]

@@SirFlexaLot1369 it wasn’t ideal 😬

[@robertsophiea05]

Great video. I reached the opposite conclusion. (That doesn’t imply you are wrong) Spooked deer run forward so you are more likely to hit back on a moving deer. I like a wide cut in that scenario. I keep both in my quiver. In thick brush I use a fixed in more open woods I use a mechanical.

[@Outdoor-Tactics]

That’s a fair assessment but I have one issue with that conclusion. “Spooked deer run forward” seems a bit flawed. Spooked deer *can* move forward, but they *always* move down. They have to bend their legs to generate power, which drops their bodies and vitals lower. Pretty unavoidable from what I can tell, so I keep my shots as close as possible and take the overall mindset of the animal into account as well. If they’re on edge and out at 40 yards, probably not a good idea to sling any arrow at them at all. Thanks for the comment!

[@timbow50]

Several seasons ago I watched my son shoot a doe at 34 yards. Her attention seemed to be away from him as she was broadside to him looking away to her right. He was shooting her left side but at the shot she did a 180 in the same spot and he hit her right side only a little high lung. I wished I had a camera on that. It was crazy stuff. His normal arrow speed is in the 280-290 fps range.

[@Outdoor-Tactics]

@@timbow50 they’re awesome animals for sure, very unpredictable

[@Wisconsinweekendwarrrior]

Blood trails are variable and should not be used as a positive or anything like that when discussing broadheads. But great video

[@Outdoor-Tactics]

@@Wisconsinweekendwarrrior definitely true. I’ve only personally experienced the crazy blood trails with mechanicals, but I’m sure they happen with fixed heads too. Much appreciated. 👍🏻

[@RJ-qq8kb]

⁠@@Outdoor-Tactics😊I just talked to a bow hunter today who was bragging about his hunting success. He shot a deer with a sevr 1.5, (pass through) and didn’t see any blood sign for 150 yards. The deer was recovered, but it took a couple of days.

[@RJ-qq8kb]

Highly variable.

[@Outdoor-Tactics]

@@RJ-qq8kb absolutely. It’s one of those things that probably has 4 or 5 different (and more important) variables ahead of it when looking at overall broadhead performance. I’m sure one day I’ll stick one with a fixed blade that outperforms any mechanical blood-trails I’ve witnessed. Best of luck this season 👍🏻

[@andrewvondoloski5541]

You picked rage which is trash. Sevr broadheads durability will easily compete with any fixed blade

[@Outdoor-Tactics]

@@andrewvondoloski5541 thanks for the comment. As mentioned, it’s a game of averages. As a whole, any broadhead that has moving parts and thinner blades will be more likely to twist or deploy unevenly than one of a fixed construction and no moving parts. But they’ll take deer very well, I’m sure.

[@andrewvondoloski5541]

@@Outdoor-Tactics watch lusk review them. They do better than most fixed by a long shot. Still preference

[@driftlesshunter9200]

@@andrewvondoloski5541 There's nothing special about Sevr. If you like blades pivoting back & forth, it's a good choice. It's surely adequate for whitetails. With dangerous game animals, a guide wouldn't allow a mechanical to even be used. Even Chris Bee found that out the hard way. His ignorance has been used recently to outlaw archery in South Australia.

[@andrewvondoloski5541]

@@driftlesshunter9200 sevr 1.5 is the ONLY mechanical broadhead that passed Dr Ed Ashbys penetration test.. but yea u know lmaoooo

[@llamawizard]

I like the sevr hybrid, but nothing compares to the tank-e-ness of a VPA, which is one solid, contiguous piece of hardened steel.