Washington Hunter

Here we go again, you say.

Be patient, is my response.

Recently there have been many threads (well, maybe not many, but several anyhow) asking about how well these contraptions really work.

Well, I had a box of three on my desk, a cucumber in the fridge left over from last night's salad, and an itch to try them out.

Do they cut well?
Oh yes.

Do they fly like field points?
You better believe it.

They make a slight... whistling sound on the way to the target, but they're fast, accurate, and cut through a vegetable like a knife through... well... a vegetable, really.

Considering I didn't know what would happen after hitting the cucumber, I placed my Morrell Yellow Jacket target behind it about a foot. Bad idea. It bent three of the blades and broke one. No big deal, I have two left, but still.

I have complete faith that these heads will effectively decapitate a turkey.

Enjoy the pictures and video that follow.

The heads, fully assembled;


Slicing through the cucumber;


Bent blades;


Broken blade;


The video, enjoy (27 seconds long);
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v79/CVBears2006/?action=view&current=DSCF1226.flv

Bols

Maybe you can bring some of those Gobbler contraptions to the HNI Get-together and put on an exhibition with the entire food pyramid.

You could also talk about healthy eating and weight loss.

[8D]

GMMAT

I must admit to wincing a little when I saw that. If that Bobbit chick had had one of those she could've done the deed from the hallway!

KoBear

wow. the video that they show at Cabela's of them shooting actual turkeys with those broadheads are graphic.

i might try them this year though.

Washington Hunter

Kind of makes you think twice about getting the little woman a bow, now doesn't it?

Just make sure you never make her real mad.

GMMAT

REAL mad, Dan....and she'd just use a spoon.

hardcorehunter

Pretty cool Washhunter.I had given these a thought several years ago when they came outand I have seen countless videos showing turkeys having their head cut off with them. My muzzy 3 blade kills a turkey quickly, so I have quit looking at special turkey heads just for turkey hunting. The head you show has to be a head shot or one is going to tear up meat, and have nothing to pose with for a picture. I have used spitfire gobbler getters and hammerheads. They all work, but I have now taken the view that what works for whitetails will work just fine on turkeys, so why buy specialty heads, when everybodies favorite whitetail head will work just fine.

bigbulls

At what distance did you shoot them?

Washington Hunter

Ah, good question, I meant to include that in my post.

The shot was taken at 20 yards, as thats all my backyard will allow.

I hear tell that they've been shot accurately out to 35 yards.

GMMAT

Besides that.....they take a special quiver......a special arrow (longer).....and you just found out what a pain it is to try to practice with them.

Honestly.....I'll take my chances with a softball sized kill zone and a head I'm used to shooting.

That's just me, though........