?? whats the best broadhead for elk

[340mag]

Ive been useing MUZZY 125 grain broadheads for years on ELK hunts and they have worked reasonably well in that Ive seen/had several ELK killed useing them, but I dont like that trocar tip and replaceable blades that don,t extend to the tip, what are your feelings on it guys, and what would you suggest
BTW I shoot a JENNINGS UNISTAR 80lb 32" draw bow with carbon shaft arrows
and Ive seen numerous failures with expandable points so don,t bother mentioning those!

is there a better choice?
(SOMETHING LIKE THE BIG FIVE TIP BELOW?)

 

[Speckmisser]

I knew this sounded familiar...

Same topic, different title... check it out here

 

[Zbearclaw]

Take a look at the Rocket Steelhead non-mechanicals, those bacon skinner blades are pretty hard to beat, the head does have a head similair to the trocar on the Muzzy, but has much sharper edges almost like a cut on contact, check it out, I am getting great flight from mine, either way good luck, and let us know what you end up with.....

 

[BDB]

I really like the Montec G5's. Cut on impact, one solid piece, the WHOLE head is one piece !!

They shoot better than any head I have tried (for me anyway). I never have liked the tips on the muzzy's anyway, just personal choice I guess. That said I have never sunk one of them into a big game animal so can't vouch for the performance. I do know people who have though and nothing but top notch reviews. They also did very well on the tests that were posted a while back. Only issue was not as sharp as could be out of the box. No big deal to me, I just sharpened them a little more.

 

[wmidbrook]

I really like the design of the G5 too from a design perspective and it sounds like it'd do the trick. 5Shot rates the broadhead highly (not that he's the definitive authority but it appears like he's got a sound rating system going). My only concern is that he reports a G5 blade breaking on impact...I suppose that could happen to any broadhead.

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Total score: 25-blade sharpness rating of c+

  The G5 Monotech broadhead is a one piece cut to the tip 3 blade style head.  It is unique in that the blades, ferule, and threads of the broadhead are all made from one piece of steel. The accuracy is very good, grouping with my field points. In the tire the head got through the first side, with about 4 inches of shaft. In the plywood it busted through without any damage to the head. In the steel drum the head got through the first side, and stuck in the far side with a ¼ of the tip sticking out the back. This is an excellent broadhead. Good accuracy, and plenty strong. I preformed another test with this head shooting it and a Muzzy 4 blade 100 grn into the shoulder bone of a medium size steer. It had died last year on my property, and one shoulder bone was still intact. I cut it in half and shot each head into the halves. I was careful to keep both the same size and thickness. The Muzzy 4 blade busted a good size hole in the shoulder and stuck in the foam behind a good distance. The head was undamaged.  I then shot the Monotech into the other half of the shoulder blade. It split the shoulder in half, and penetrated into the foam about the same distance as the Muzzy. When I pulled it out though, 2 of the 3 blades were broken. They broke dead center half way between the tip and back of the head. Keep in mind though that this was the same head that just went through a tire, ¾” plywood, and a steel drum. I still consider it an excellent head for those looking for a 3 blade, cut to the tip style broadhead of modest cutting diameter.[/b]

The dangerous and very large game archers gravitate towards the 2-bladed broadheads for better penetration. With an elk, better penetration may be key if you accidently hit a little ways behind the thorax (boiler room) on a slightly quartering away shot--where stomach contents could stop a broadhead cold.

On the flipside, a 3-bladed broadhead is likely to provide a better blood trail increasing odds of recovery and possibly a quicker kill from more bleeding.

I'm wondering how 2-bladed with bleeder broadheads like Magnus Stingers would do as a penetration/bleeder compromise as opposed to 4-bladed symetrical heads like Muzzy...just dunno.

This year, I'll just stick with the innerlocs 'cause there just about the same as muzzies in terms of penetration, flight, and wound-inducing characteristics....and if it ain't broke, why fix it.

But, stingers, modocs, G5s, snuffers and a few others are on my wish list for when I free up some time and money.

 

[hunthog]

Just noticed the Montec G5's this year and will probably switch from my old standby Thunderheads next year. In the past I used Zwickey's for Elk with very good results. Indestructable but very heavy. Killed three different big game animals with the same broadhead and arrow using Zwickeys one year. Pass throughs on every big game animal I ever shot with one. Pulled it out of the ground, ran it over the stone and re-used. I bought a dozen and, counting the 2 that I lost and the one I bent on a rock while practicing, I only used 6 of the original dozen and took several animals over the 4 years of use. I still have those last 9 in my tackle box.

I switched to Thunderhead 125's 3 years ago and have been very happy and they shoot very well so I'll use them this year for Elk.

hunthog