fishhunt05
Senior Member
What are some of the best broadheads at 125 grains?
Reports are Rage might be doing something with 125gr hypos. I read something on AT,
I read threads all over the net about broad heads. I have an opinion that isn't always popular but I believe is the truth.
The broad head is the least important part of the entire system. Accuracy is definitely the most important thing. Being able to put the arrow in the exact right spot should be the #1 goal.
This is what I think should be the correct process 100% of the time.
1. Build an arrow that is made to penetrate. Heavy mass and have as much weight as you can get in the front of that arrow.
2. Make sure you are tuned and you are getting PERFECT arrow flight. Not good, not pretty good, PERFECT arrow flight.
There is a common thought that adding a lot of weight to an arrow will have a much greater affect on arrow drop than it will actually have. More mass retains more energy and at longer distances the heavier arrow will lose much less speed than a light one. Especially with an arrow with a high FOC %, like over 20%. You will also have a much higher mechanical advantage when it comes to penetration with a high mass weight, high FOC arrow.
So, i believe the philosophy you should use when building arrows is this: Shoot the heaviest arrow you can shoot and still have acceptable trajectory.
Many people use Kinetic Energy as a measuring stick on the potential for penetration. This has been pushed on the consumers much like arrow speed as very important. KE has nothing to do with the potential for penetration of an arrow. If you take your compound bow and have arrows built from light to heavy, say 350, 400, 450, 500 ect ect and shoot them througha chrono and do your KE calculation, you will find that all of those arrows will have within a few foot pounds of the same KE. Using this only would tell you that the 350 grain arrow has the same potential for penetration as the 700 grain arrow which according to Sir Isaac Newton just isn't the case.
So build a heavy arrow with a high % of weight in the front, tune it perfectly. Then, find a head that is structurally sound and is accurate. Then put all your energy into putting that arrow in the right spot. An animal who has both lungs collapsed can not live.
mass + high FOC x perfect arrow flight = lethal penetration.
How bout that for a long post, surry
I agree that’s why I’m looking at different broadheads . My arrow after I put a 100 grain head will be over 500 grains.