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Old 03-14-2005, 10:25 PM
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I just got a chance to try out my new Muzzy 100 grain heads today and found that aiming the same as I do with the field tips the Muzzy's Always land 6" low and 6" to the left at 25 yds.!WHY? If this is normal am I just gonna have to adjust for my Muzzy's and buy more Muzzy practice tips and get rid of my field point's?

Also I did not notice the other day at Bass Pro if Muzzy offer's packets of just practice blades?I only got one set of practice blades with my Sharpend Blade pack.
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Old 03-14-2005, 10:40 PM
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From my experience with Muzzy heads they do tend to hit a little off from where the field points do. A ltitle adjusting and you should have them hitting the same in no time.

As for the practice blades, yes Muzzy does include one set of practice blades in each packaged of sharpened blades. You can also purchase extra practice blades seperately.
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Old 03-14-2005, 10:54 PM
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bowduke many people have this problem, me being one of them untill i made sure that my bow was properly tuned, and this doesnt mean taking it to a bass pro shops or a cabelas find your nearest pro shop and take it to them if yoiu cnat do it yourself, with a properly tuned bow your muzzys will hit dead on wiht your field points.
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Old 03-15-2005, 12:46 AM
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My Muzzy's (I shoot 100 grain also) hit dead on with my field points. Like mentioned above, get your bow tuned by a pro shop if you haven't done so already.
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Old 03-15-2005, 04:21 AM
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Read this. It will help explain what the problems are.
http://www.broadheadtests.com/TUNING.html
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Old 03-15-2005, 03:03 PM
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By all means read what 5 shot has to say. And do it in the same sequence. One thing that should be pointed out though. Many people always say to take it to a pro-shop to get tuned. A pro-shop does not TUNE your bow for you. You still have to do the shooting. They can help you make the necessary adjustments if you don't know that to do, but YOU must be shooter.
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Old 03-15-2005, 04:21 PM
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I have yet to get a muzzy to fly consistently. I doubt that I will spend, no waste my time with muzzys. Since the old man died and the daughter took over, the quality of the muzzys have dropped significantly. I think that making the $$$$$ is more important now than making a quality broadhead. How unfortunate.
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Old 03-15-2005, 06:30 PM
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My 100 gr. 4 blades hit right with my field points. Everything, I have read, however, indicates this is the exception, not the norm. But, I also understand that is the case with any fixed blade head, save the newer low profile heads. A properly tuned bow, with ABSOLUTELY no fletching contact is a must. I also found that feathers do a better job of stabilizing, but that is just my experience. Get that bow shooting perfect bullet holes in paper, and see if that don't fix it. Otherwise, just adjust your sights, and problem solved. The group is what you are looking for.
Medic167, if you are truely shooting 304 fps, the fact that you cannot get a muzzy to fly doesn't surprise me. I didn't see in your signature what broadhead you are shooting, but I doubt you will get any fixed blade to fly perfectly. It is just too fast. This is JMO however. Since the daughter took over, nothing has changed in the way Muzzy manufactures its heads. THe difference is todays super high speed bows. Anyway, that is all I have to say about that. This, again, is just my humble opinion.
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Old 03-16-2005, 10:03 AM
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I shoot 125g Muzzy 3 blade heads and it took a bit of tunning to get them to hit with my fieldpoints but this should be expected. Tune your bow so that the broadheads and field points are hitting together. It'll take some tinkering but is easy enough todo.

For the practice blades I actually prefer to shoot sharp blades for practice. the practice blades differ from the real deal and to insure consistence I shoot the heads as I would at a deer. Best bet is to hit walmart after the season and stock up on blades. Set up 3 arrows for practice and just make sure to switch out the blades before you hunt.
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Old 03-16-2005, 10:28 AM
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MAYBE YOUR ARROW IS FRONT HEAVY...JUST A THOUGHT.
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