Lower # shooters, What's your broadhead?

[smokin joe]

Woodsman original; Grizzly single bevel; Bear razor heads --- I use brass inserts from 75 gr. up to 125 gr. to adjust FOC and tune -- all work well.

[Yellow Dog]

I try to stay around 50@30 plus or minus a couple of pounds. Nothing but 2 blade heads for me. Bear Razorheads, Zwickey Delta's, Zwickey Eskimo's, Zwickey Eskilites, Magnus 125 and 150 Stingers. Killed critters with them all......

[limbshaker]

Looks like nobody mentioned STOS heads.  I have had great results with them.  I also like Zwickey Eskimo and Delta heads. All of these sharpen nicely.  Shooting bows around 42-45#.

Killed my last deer with a 42# RER recurve and a STOS head. EXCELLENT heads in my opinion. Sharpen well and actually stay sharp. Long and lean they fly great and penetrate even better.

Too bad they quit making em....

[Possum Head]

Eskimos steel adapter 100 gr insert

[SlowBowinMO]

For deer I have stuck with what I use with my heavier bows, Woodsmans, VPA's, Snuffers or if a 2 blade a wide one like a Tusker Delta or Shark of some variety.

Sharks are a great compromise between a multi blade and a 2 blade, best of both worlds really.

[Bill from NJ]

Zwickey Eskimos, with 100 grain glued on steel adaptor, screwed onto a 75 Grain arrow tube insert. 300 grains up front.
For a Total arrow weight of 553 grains.

[huntryx]

I was bitten by the Extreme FOC bug earlier this year and so invested in some heavier heads, both VPA and Valkyrie. Both fly well (VPA 200+ 100g insert/29" GT3555; Valkyrie250 + 50g insert/29" GT 3555). Penetration is unbelievable out of my 41# bow. Valkyrie has the slight edge, but is very "spendy". Arrows finish out at 545g. I think I may be done with 2-bladed heads as these sharpen so well and easily.

[Bowwild]

Helix single bevel 155 grain.

[Wannabe1]

Helix single bevel 155 grain.

I was curious to these broadheads. Do you have any harvest pics with one used?

[Bowwild]

Here is a buck I took with Big Foot recurve using the Axis arrow and Helix broached.[attachment=1]

[Bowwild]

Sorry, tried to post the picture (the one by my name) but it didn't come through.   I thought I took the steps described by Rob but didn't work for me.

Roy

[Wannabe1]

Hmmm, unfortunately I cannot open it to see but, that's ok. I put the head in my list of prospects. :-)

[Bowwild]

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[acedoc]

Surprising how little love is shown for the eskilites!
They were made for lower # and are zwickey tough.

[Wannabe1]

Surprising how little love is shown for the eskilites!
They were made for lower # and are zwickey tough.

Actually, that one is on my list of prospects too. But, which do you think, the 2 blade or the 4 blade?

[acedoc]

Two blade for lower poundage is the general consensus,  debate rages about single vs double bevel and profiles.
If thinking about multi blades I would say a sharp woodsman wensel.

[Bob Morrison]

I've been shooting 300 gr. upfront for at least 15years with 40-46# @ 26". I use a lite weight arrows 5-7 gr. per inch. 2 and 3 blade BH. Complete penetration 90% of the time. Accuracy in shot placement  over poundage.

[smokin joe]

Bob: That's the direction I am headed --lots of up-front weight on a light-mass-weight shaft. It was really showing lots of promise. I'll get back to it once my shoulder heals up completely and I can shoot again. It just might turn out to be a good formula for light draw weight.

I like the glue-in-glue-on brass broadhead adaptors from Ace Archery Tackle. There are a good tool for getting the front weight where it needs to be.

[Orion]

Don't overlook the Howard Hill head.  I also like STOS and Zwickey Deltas.  In a three blade head, I use Woodsmans.  Killed critters with all of them with sub 50# bows.

[doubleo]

I don't think anyone mentioned the Wasp Sharpshooter 4 blade head. It's a tough little 150gr. 1" cutting diameter head. I use with my Easton axis trad. shafts 600 spine and 440gr. total weight. I'm shooting a Stalker Coyote about 41# at my draw length. I shot 2 deer the first year with these heads. Great little heads and well made. 3 rivers now has them on there web site!