Carbon arrows

I'm going to get a dozen new arrows for hunting. I've been shooting Beman ICS hunters. I've been looking at the Beman ICS camo hunters. Any thoughts or suggestions. Also looking to get some new broadheads any advice in that area..Haven't bought any for 4-5 years and was wondering what the hot new products are..Thanks...Bing

I've been shooting gold tip xt 5575 carbons for years. I think they are around $105 per dozen. I have never had a problem with them breaking or losing their integrity. I fletch them with quickspin vanes. I dont have a good reference for comparison against other brands, since those are mainly what i've shot for so long, but I will say, I have been very pleased with the gold tips.

As far as broadheads, I more often use mechanical heads. Some people say that they dont penetrate as well, but I have never had a problem. You just need to make sure you have enough kinetic energy. Last year, I used rocket steelhead xp's, and was very pleased with the penetration it got on a big doe. Even though the arrow passed through one shoulder, the head was not damaged. I've also killed deer with the following heads, and had good results: rocket ultimate steel 100, NAP spitfire 100, muzzy, rocket sidewinders, and rocky mountain ironhead 100s.

There are a lot of good heads out there. I wont say any of the heads I mentioned are the best, but they did the job.

I shoot gold tips as well.
 
The issue I and many hunters have with expandables is not only them opening, and the peneration issue but moreover what happens to them AFTER they enter.  All these companies promote the size of the hole they put in the skin but what good does that do to the vitals?  Expandables don't have back end support and those blades that put that big hole are many times crushed because of rib cage bones before they get to the vitals.  yikes!
 
I just watched Phil Phillips shoot a buck in Kansas, arrow went in about 8 inches with expandables.  That to me is scary and is completely ridiculous for a grown man capable of shooting 60 + pounds.  I've never had an arrow not completely pass thru.  That's important to me.
 
If you take the time to properly tune, fixed blades are hard to beat.  I picked up Muzzy's Mx-3 100 grain for this year.  Just out of desire.  I trust any razor sharp 3 blade fixed that shoot straight.  That said, I sometimes get one/two out of six that fly goofy, discovering that is critical.  You might as well not hunt if you can't take the time to be sure.
 
Also, time will dull blades.  I replace them every year and give them the rubber band test, always.

I've been using a small rocket three blade expandable. But got to watching some of the tv guys and most of them were shooting fixed blade. I worked in an archery shop for a couple years. But that was a few years ago and new things come down the pike that help.

Goldtips ,And Rocket Hammerheads Broadheads, They do more damage than my 7mag some times.

Sonoran broadheads.com these open after impact check it out!!!