Strut10 Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 Tried the G5 Montecs last year and had a horrible letdown as well as a great kill. I can't blame the failure on the head because I don't know, for sure, what happened. I can't give all the credit for the kill to the Montec, either, because any head would have worked on that particular shot. But I've never shot a fixed-blade head that flew better than the Montec. So I picked up another 3-pack of the 100 grainers at Cabela's last Saturday. I think the Mrs. will be switching to 85 gr. Montecs this year, too. If you're looking for a new head and you've got $10 a piece to drop on them, grab some Montecs. I don't think you'll be disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 Re: Montecs again this year... Love mine too Strut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slugshooter Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 Re: Montecs again this year... If I ever get back into bowhunting I have planned to use them. They look like they'll get the job done. Good to see a positive review on them. It seems lately everyone's hard up on Muzzy, Muzzy this and Muzzy that. Not knocking them, I'm sure they're good. I've never killed anything bowhunting so I don't know but a buddy of mine shot a deer a couple years ago with a 100 gr Muzzy and never found the deer, found half his arrow, small blood trail that petered out. He did take a doe last year though with a mechanical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted August 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 Re: Montecs again this year... The other guy who hunts my property shot a doe last year on the shoulder with a (bone-smashing??)Muzzy. He got a couple inches penetration and a crippled, lost deer. Again, I don't know all the circumstances. I wasn't watching with my own two eyes. But it was a reasonably close shot and the Muzzy didn't do what it does in the commercial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 Re: Montecs again this year... I sure like them too Strut. Just like you said they group better than any other broadhead I've shot. So far I have no complaints about their performance in the field either. One of my closest friends has a bad shoulder so he's only pulling 52# on his compound and shooting GT's with 100 gr. G5's. He hit a doe in the shoulder blade and the broadhead passed through the off shoulder blade but the arrow didn't pass completely through the deer. Knocked the doe off her feet though breaking off the end of his arrow in the dirt where her off shoulder hit the ground so he lost that G5 that afternoon. She got up and ran off for about 50 yards anyway before she crashed. I wasn't there when he shot her but I helped him on the easy tracking job and short drag job part. I know he was impressed with the penetration he got out of the G5 that afternoon. Shocked is more appropriate. He's never gotten that kind of performance out of other broadheads he's used. I'm not advocating that everyone get them to bust deer in the shoulder blade but it sure is nice to know on a somewhat less than perfect shot that they will do that kind of a job for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Re: Montecs again this year... Excellent choice Strut. I used them last year for the first time and they sure didnt disappoint. The first doe I shot hit right behind the shoulder and dropped her where she stood. She was dead in a matter of seconds. The 7 point I hit in front of the right shoulder and exited behind the left with a complete pass through. He expired in 40 yards. Then the 6 point I drilled right behind both shoulders at 35 yards and got a complete pass through. He made it about 100 yards. Not to mention EXCELLENT blood trails!!! Heres a picture of the entrance wound on the first buck with a 100 grain G5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODH Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Re: Montecs again this year... good shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shtr Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Re: Montecs again this year... Question?...why are you guys shooting deer in the shoulders in the first place ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Re: Montecs again this year... [ QUOTE ] why are you guys shooting deer in the shoulders in the first place ? [/ QUOTE ] My answer: Because it was the shot opportunity that was given to me. I KNEW that I could get the penetration I needed to make a quick clean kill with the equipment I was using. And you see the results........a complete pass through, 40 yards and dead. It wouldnt be wise to make a shot like that with a low poundage bow. But with enough kinetic energy, the shot is definately doable in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Re: Montecs again this year... [ QUOTE ] Question?...why are you guys shooting deer in the shoulders in the first place ? [/ QUOTE ] Bowhunters don’t always hit a deer exactly where they intended too either. When shooting targets you don’t have to be concerned with the possibility of it moving not to mention the excitement and adrenalin pumping into your system when you draw on a deer. Like most, bowhunters I want a broadside or slightly quartering away shot and aim to put the arrow low, right behind the shoulder. That allows for the possibility of the deer ducking before the arrow arrives. That puts the aim point down and just behind the shoulder so that’s just a few inches off the shoulder blade. Making a less than perfect shot happens to everybody and adding the possibility of the deer moving just compounds the chances of your arrow not hitting exactly where you want it. With that in mind, I honestly don’t understand why anyone would shoot any broadhead that won’t get maximum penetration for their bow setup. That’s just one reason I shoot G5’s. The others are for a well tuned bow they will group like field points and once used, I can re-sharpen them and use them over and over again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slugshooter Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Re: Montecs again this year... [ QUOTE ] The other guy who hunts my property shot a doe last year on the shoulder with a (bone-smashing??)Muzzy. He got a couple inches penetration and a crippled, lost deer. Again, I don't know all the circumstances. I wasn't watching with my own two eyes. But it was a reasonably close shot and the Muzzy didn't do what it does in the commercial. [/ QUOTE ] Thats basically what happened to my buddy that I mentioned earlier, shot her in the shoulder blade and all he found was the broken half of his arrow. That was his major concern, about how they advertise the "bone-shattering" effective of their heads. I guess it depends on which bone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtBowhunter Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Re: Montecs again this year... I used a Montec and hit a doe just as Nick described and she only went 50 yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangunnr Posted August 27, 2005 Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 Re: Montecs again this year... Not for me this year. This is a pic of a 85gr Montec that hit nothing but two ribs on a 100lb doe. If a blade can't take that minor amount of impact it aint for me. I had a failure to penetrate on a shoulder blade hit buck a week before this head was destroyed. I'm not completely blaming the head as the hit was less than desirable. I do like the way they fly but am not convinced the head is the end all. Strut10, They should be there any day now...... hangunnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Strut10 Posted August 27, 2005 Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 Re: Montecs again this year... [ QUOTE ] Strut10, They should be there any day now...... hangunnr [/ QUOTE ] They are!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeck Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Re: Montecs again this year... All I know without a doubt is that my draw length is only 26 inches, I shoot 70 lbs. and I don't have enough kenetic energy to go thru a sholder blade with any head. If I get shoulder, I don't get the deer. I must use fixed blades because the expandibles don't pass thru for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Re: Montecs again this year... I shoot 165 lbs. out of my crossbow, so if they will fly as well as said, they will make a devasting combination too_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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