New Broadheads

I got a six pack of NAP thunderheads today. I looked at some other brands but, I WILL NOT pay 40 bucks for three broadheads. That is absurd. I guess since Rage is twice as expensive as the Thunderheads or Muzzy, I guess it kills em twice as dead. They may be a good head, but I think what Rage kills best is bank accounts.

It has been pretty well established that having a broadhead you have confidence in and that shoots properly with your setup is the best choice for you. You spend $600+ on a bow, $50 for sights, $50+ for a rest, $100 for arrows, ect., and spending $10-12 a pop on broadheads is somehow a big deal?

I have taken deer with a number of different heads. I could care less what they cost; as long as they fly true, weigh the same, are sharp, and I have confidence in them then I have no concerns spending $30-40 for 3 broadheads once a year.

I used to use thunderheads for years.I made the switch to g5 montecs for the bear hunt.These heads are awesome they fly great and got super pentrating power.The rage heads got a good idea also but when i fling an arrow at a good buck i want to know it's going to put a hole in him.

"I have taken deer with a number of different heads. I could care less what they cost; as long as they fly true, weigh the same, are sharp, and I have confidence in them then I have no concerns spending $30-40 for 3 broadheads once a year."

I agree with this statement 100%. But, all else being equal, I'd take the twenty dollar pack over the 40 dollar pack. I might not choose so economically when selecting arrows, a bow or sights. Because, I believe that there may be a difference in quality among these items. The only difference I can see with broadheads (other than mechanicals vs. fixed blades) is some may fly better than others for each archer. If someone said, I chose Tekans over Muzzys because the Tekans shoot better from my bow or I just couldn't get the Muzzys to hit where I wanted them to, THAT I can completely understand. But when you say, I used Tekans and the deer I shot dropped on the spot, or it left a massive blood trail and I found it within 50 yards, that doesn't mean a whole lot to me. That actually tells me more about the shooter than about the broadheads.

you can kill a deer with any field point if the shot placement is good, and thats all on the shooter.

Hunting equipment is just like everything else the latest and greatest always cost the most.Then throw in the advertisement and popularity from the hunting shows and you're looking at some $$$. Buy what you can afford and don't loose confidence because you don't have the latest and greatest. Probably more whitetails have been taken with the Bear Razorhead than any other and guys still use them today. Accuracy is far more important than head choice.

ORIGINAL: akitadog

you can kill a deer with any field point if the shot placement is good, and thats all on the shooter.

Exactly!

You could always go back to "old school" and shoot them out of a long or recurve bow like they were originally designed for. I wish I still had some of my old Bear products. As a kid you always wanted the latest and greatest. It was out with the old and in with the new. Sorry I didn't keep that stuff.

I hated the razorback 5's. I got REALLY terrible penetration with them.