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Mechanical switch
JimmyJack
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After marginal success with mechanical broadheads, I switched back to my old Rocky Mountain 3 blade. I double lunged a nice 10 pointer and it went about 75 yards. I only pull about 60 pounds, so that might be my problem with mechanical. But the old Rocky Mountain will be on my arrows from now on.
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HOWEVER, I must ask that old question: At what point when you killed the deer did your broadhead fail?
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what if that one time, that one time it was just a monster. Or for that matter a nice doe that would put some food on the table. Get a good shot, blades don't open and you don't find the deer due to the lack of blood. In my mind there is a responsablity to the animal that you use the best tuned equipment possible and make sure everything is prefect. I wounded a deer once, it made me feel horrible. I don't and won't do it again if I can help it. I know that a bladed broadhead will do its thing 100% of the time. A mechanical may fail just once in a thousand shots, but that is to much failer for me.
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what if that one time, that one time it was just a monster. Or for that matter a nice doe that would put some food on the table. Get a good shot, blades don't open and you don't find the deer due to the lack of blood. In my mind there is a responsablity to the animal that you use the best tuned equipment possible and make sure everything is prefect. I wounded a deer once, it made me feel horrible. I don't and won't do it again if I can help it. I know that a bladed broadhead will do its thing 100% of the time. A mechanical may fail just once in a thousand shots, but that is to much failer for me.
I just cant see how it is possible to not open. they blades would have to be glued down or rusted together in which case they shouldn't be shot anyway. A rubber band is not enough strenght to keep the blades from folding back and the oring type again I don't see how it is possible. I've heard people say they have failed but it is something I have to see to believe show me the arrow after the failer I want to see it. I know the blades I use if you take the ring off and point it up or down the blades fall freely and again the ring is not strong enough to keep it from opening. Again this is just me, not saying anyone is wrong I just don't see it.
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If you don't like mechanicals, that's fine but I would hate to see you giving them a bad rap when it's possible that it's not the broadheads fault.
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I have had one not open, it still cut enough to kill the doe, but it definately didn't open. After that I got to looking closer at them and the other two seemed stiff to open so I went back to fixed.
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Messenger Boy: The Thesselonian you're fighting... he's the biggest man i've ever seen. I wouldn't want to fight him.
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Well I used eastman firstcut hit a buck at 20yds double lung never did find him..looked like the darn thing didnt open to me.Guess my SWITCHBACK was just tooooooo fast for it [:D]....But I do use pucketts bloodtrailers now there is a good bhead...also going to try 100gr muzzys 3blades
1 shot is all ya get so make it a " SUREKILL " (T/C Encore-/-Contender/ MATHEWS SWITCHBACK Shooter)
a double lung would have killed it open or not.
Did you blow threw or stick in??
If huntin' is a sport, then your lookin at an athlete- T-shirt
Gun bans have never accomplished anything, other than to create a safe working environment for criminals.
1 shot is all ya get so make it a " SUREKILL " (T/C Encore-/-Contender/ MATHEWS SWITCHBACK Shooter)