Mechanical BH failure
04-13-2007, 09:17 PM
#21
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: HENDERSON KY USA
Posts: 6,634
RE: Mechanical BH failure
ORIGINAL: gutshot
Before I went back to Muzzy's I used to shoot Wasp Jak Hammers mechanicals in one season I had 4 shots wherethe blades opened in flight. Nothing will screw up your arrow flight more than a mechanical broadhead that the blades open in flight.
Before I went back to Muzzy's I used to shoot Wasp Jak Hammers mechanicals in one season I had 4 shots wherethe blades opened in flight. Nothing will screw up your arrow flight more than a mechanical broadhead that the blades open in flight.
I have had one problem with mechanicals andone problem with fixed.The expandableI recovered and the fixed I did not.I had a blade come off on impact once but the shot was perfect and the deer was recovered.Rocket was more than fair with me when they sent me a new package of a different model.Apparently there was a problem with that particular model.
The fixed was a Thunderhead and it caught whatI believe was the back of the shoulder and I found the arrow about 30 yards down the trail.The head was twisted beyond belief.
04-13-2007, 09:24 PM
#22
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Normal, IL
Posts: 1,552
RE: Mechanical BH failure
TFOX, I had sort of a similar problem with rockets. I bought a pack of 100 grain steel heads I believe and all the blades fit loose in the grooves. I didnt like that one bit and emailed rocket about the problem and they said as long as they werent falling out it was fine.
04-13-2007, 09:38 PM
#24
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: HENDERSON KY USA
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RE: Mechanical BH failure
The reason I am curious about knowing if the heads open or not is because I have purposely left the bands off mine before and had NO problems with flight.I do use smaller cut steelheads though.
04-13-2007, 09:49 PM
#26
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: HENDERSON KY USA
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RE: Mechanical BH failure
ORIGINAL: passthru79
I stand corrected, I was shooting the ultimate steels I believer they were called. Sollid steel with the bacon skinner blades.
I stand corrected, I was shooting the ultimate steels I believer they were called. Sollid steel with the bacon skinner blades.
Aren't those fixed heads.[8D]
04-13-2007, 10:02 PM
#28
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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RE: Mechanical BH failure
I've used several mechanicals over the years.
Punchcutters
Rocket Miniblasters 3L
Wasp Jak-Hammers
along with several fixed blades
Thunderhead 125's
Satelites
Wasp Cam-Loks
Muzzy 75's
I've taken many deer with each head. I've taken most with Rocket Miniblasters. Not sure how many but probably around 20 with just that head.
I never had one fail. I will say this, Every time I shot a Rocket mechanical it would severely bend the blades or break them off. They were only good for one shot.
Idid read somewhere, that the Rocket blades were designed to bend and break as to not stop penetration. They wanted the arrow to keep penetrating and not to get wedged and stop.
One other problem with some mechanicals is on very sharp angles. They will slide along theyrib cage, instead of penetrating sometimes. Ive had this happen twice.
Below is a pic of what a Rocket did on a sharp angle. It really sliced open a heck of an entrance wound. Yes, that is the entrance wound.
Punchcutters
Rocket Miniblasters 3L
Wasp Jak-Hammers
along with several fixed blades
Thunderhead 125's
Satelites
Wasp Cam-Loks
Muzzy 75's
I've taken many deer with each head. I've taken most with Rocket Miniblasters. Not sure how many but probably around 20 with just that head.
I never had one fail. I will say this, Every time I shot a Rocket mechanical it would severely bend the blades or break them off. They were only good for one shot.
Idid read somewhere, that the Rocket blades were designed to bend and break as to not stop penetration. They wanted the arrow to keep penetrating and not to get wedged and stop.
One other problem with some mechanicals is on very sharp angles. They will slide along theyrib cage, instead of penetrating sometimes. Ive had this happen twice.
Below is a pic of what a Rocket did on a sharp angle. It really sliced open a heck of an entrance wound. Yes, that is the entrance wound.
04-14-2007, 09:36 AM
#29
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 20
RE: Mechanical BH failure
"I never had one fail. I will say this, Every time I shot a Rocket mechanical it would severely bend the blades or break them off. They were only good for one shot."
If the blades bend or break or shear off, then they're not even good for that one shot.
Nothing out-performs a solid two blade conventional broadhead. Nothing.
-Sharpster
If the blades bend or break or shear off, then they're not even good for that one shot.
Nothing out-performs a solid two blade conventional broadhead. Nothing.
-Sharpster
