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I know most bowhunters are brand name crazy but i want to know what type of broadhead you use brand, blade count,grain and why in your opinion is it the best broadhead.

I use a 4 blade 100gr. Magnus Stinger in my opinion its whats best for me b/c it does its job each and everytime.

It delivers quick and clean kills massive entry and exit wounds.Heavy bloodtrails.it shoots like a field point.they arent going to cost you $60-$70 they are priced anywhere from $20-$30 and have a lifetime guarentee no matter if its your fault or not. you dont pay for broadheads you have to put together yourself. your not buying popularity b/c micheal waddell uses them. your are buying a very reasonably priced killing machine that is razor sharp straight out of the pack,and its virtually indestructable.

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I've tried a bunch of different broadheads over the years (Muzzy 75gr & 100gr 3 blade, G5 Strikers & Montecs, NAP Spitfire, Scorpion, Bloodrunner, etc)

However, I've shot 100gr Slick Trick Magnums for the last 5 seasons and have taken over a dozen deer with them in that time frame. That being said, I have found them to be extremely deadly.

They are better than razor sharp out of the package. If that's even possible :D Their low profile design allows them to penetrate easier than other designs and the blood trails are absolutely phenomenal. I haven't had a deer go over 40 yards after a Slick Trick zipped through it. A lot of that has to do with shot placement as well but the head is what does the actual damage. The cutting diameter is small ( 1 1/8" ) but it gets the job done. The small cutting diameter however did cost me a dandy gobbler last Spring but lesson learned, wide mechanicals for turkeys. The entrance and exit holes are great too. They literally look like shotgun slug holes and the deer don't go far.

I do experiment each year and try a new broadhead out each year. For 2010, I tried the NAP Blood Runner 3 blades. Will never waste my money on them again. For whatever reason, I keep coming back to Slick Trick Mags. Can't beat their efficiency and their price is reasonable too, only $26 for 3 heads. And if they keep producing results like this:

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I'll continue to be a loyal Slick Trick customer. :D

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In the past I have used Muzzy's, and G5 Montec and Strikers. Over the last 4 years I've used variations of NAP Spitfires (pro, edge, maxx) It's the first time I've went with an expandable and I've had nothing but great luck with them. Fly exactly the same as my field points, leave a big hole and great blood trails.

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I've tried a bunch of different broadheads over the years (Muzzy 75gr & 100gr 3 blade, G5 Strikers & Montecs, NAP Spitfire, Scorpion, Bloodrunner, etc)

However, I've shot 100gr Slick Trick Magnums for the last 5 seasons and have taken over a dozen deer with them in that time frame. That being said, I have found them to be extremely deadly.

They are better than razor sharp out of the package. If that's even possible :D Their low profile design allows them to penetrate easier than other designs and the blood trails are absolutely phenomenal. I haven't had a deer go over 40 yards after a Slick Trick zipped through it. A lot of that has to do with shot placement as well but the head is what does the actual damage. The cutting diameter is small ( 1 1/8" ) but it gets the job done. The small cutting diameter however did cost me a dandy gobbler last Spring but lesson learned, wide mechanicals for turkeys. The entrance and exit holes are great too. They literally look like shotgun slug holes and the deer don't go far.

I do experiment each year and try a new broadhead out each year. For 2010, I tried the NAP Blood Runner 3 blades. Will never waste my money on them again. For whatever reason, I keep coming back to Slick Trick Mags. Can't beat their efficiency and their price is reasonable too, only $26 for 3 heads. And if they keep producing results like this:

I'll continue to be a loyal Slick Trick customer. :D

Everything he said!!

Plus recently I have learned this about my Tricks:

We have upgraded the steel in our blades across the line. Gary requested the best steel from lutz for our blades. We are using there Mercedes Grade steel. We are going from knife grade steel to custom knife grade steel. 25% stronger and better edge retention.

I too will continue to be a loyal Trick customer.

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I use rage broadheads 2 blade 100 grains, regardless of what people say about these blades I've never had anything go wrong with these blades, never had them open in flight shooting 340ft per second, and there pretty durable I dont reuse broadheads so there really sharp when useing them, for me the price doesn't make a bit of difference to me, if I have a 150 inch deer in front of me i'm not going to worry about my broadhead paying the extra 15 dollars to me is worth it, but the real reason on why i shoot this broadhead has everything to do with shot placement, 100% of the time if you hit a deer double lung with any broadhead on the market your going to kill that deer, but if you hit that deer marginal, let say back in the guts your going to kill that deer but with most broadheads you might loose a bloodtrail due to fat plugging the hole or the deer will go a great distance, with the rage broadheads you wont have to worry bout the hole closing on you and even on a marginal hit they wont go to far.

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I use Montecs most days and on the windy days I switch to NAP Shockwaves. I've always used a 3 or 4 blade head so the hole cannot close(one blade will always cut across muscle grain). They both land in the same spot and the Shockwaves fly better in the wind. Never had a problem with either and I have a knack for putting a sharp edge on steel. That's why I haven't changed.

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I have used a lot of heads over the years. Right now the head of choice is one that was developed here in NJ and sold to NAP. They are Razorcaps. They are a cut on contact 3-blade that inflicts a lot of damage and fly like a field point. New Archery products discontinued them and changed the design a bit. They are now called Hellrazors. I use 100 grain heads.

When I run out of Razorcaps, which might be awhile, I'll think about switching.

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I have used Muzzy heads since I started bow hunting in 1992. I started out with the 100 grain heads, to be honest why I started using them it was because of all the video's with Dan Fitzgerald and the success he had with them. I haven't looked beack since. I have tried a couple of other heads like the G5 Tekans and the Rage 2 heads killng a couple of deer each with them. I love the design of th eTekans but didn't like the entryhole I got with them and the Rage has it's pro and con's as well, to many to get into.

Muzzy is well established, well built and I've had great success with them, I switched to the 75 grain heads in 2000 because of an accuracy or consistancy issues witht he 100 grian heads. I'd have a flier or two out of each 6 pack I got with them. Using the 75''s I sacraficed 3/16 of an inch on cutting diameter but that didn't slow down the deer falling to the Muzzy head. Bloodtrails didn't deminish either, I've had great blood trails with the exception of hitting deer high and you get that with any head on the market. i've taken over 30 deer with the 75 grain heads, busted through shoulder bones and still had pass throughs, the accuracry and consistancy of the heads right out of the pack is awesome.

With the introduction of the new MX3 head and a 3/16 cutting diameter I can have the cutting diameter of the 100's back again but I doubt very seriously I will use them. Since I have over 50 of the original 75 heads and I see no reason to switch.

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I do not know what the brand name is but on my first bow used a brand I found at Walmart. It is a fixed broadhead but it flew so true. Did not have too adjust sights at all between broadhead and fieldpoints. As I moved up to a faster bow I switched to NAP broadheads with great success. I am still afraid to try any mechanical no matter how many celebrities endorse it. I will shot there target just not sure about expandible broadheads.

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