Need your advice on mechanical broadheads.

[Bear44]

I have never had good luck with mechanicals and they cost me the biggest deer of my life last year. However, since I have changed over to a crossbow, the size of a fixed broad head is limited. I used one with a small enough diameter to fit yesterday and the results were simply unacceptable. Sooo, I want to try a mechanical again. I want at least a 2 inch diameter cut.

I researched on line and there are always at least 10% one or two star ratings on every one I have seen. Poor accuracy, opening in flight or failure to open on the target.

A 10% failure rate sucks! What are you other crossbow shooters using and what do you think of them?

 

[1EDsson]

Seems like there is a 10% chance of some moron rating anything as useless to me. But in for expert opinions on this.
<<No expert.

 

[Bonecollector]

In

 

[jhunter]

I have never had good luck with mechanicals and they cost me the biggest deer of my life last year. However, since I have changed over to a crossbow, the size of a fixed broad head is limited. I used one with a small enough diameter to fit yesterday and the results were simply unacceptable. Sooo, I want to try a mechanical again. I want at least a 2 inch diameter cut.

I researched on line and there are always at least 10% one or two star ratings on every one I have seen. Poor accuracy, opening in flight or failure to open on the target.

A 10% failure rate sucks! What are you other crossbow shooters using and what do you think of them?

These have been sufficient for me on a Tenpoint Crossbow:
https://www.cabelas.com/product/hun...rossbow-blade-broadheads/1547361.uts?slotId=2
I'm not a fan of mechanical broad heads, because of the chance of them not opening.

 

[Bear44]

@Comanche pointed me at the Swhackers. I checked reviews and they are much better than any others I have looked at. I already have them on order.

 

[Glockmania]

Swhackers 2inch cutting diameter can't go wrong with them, because the way they are designed there is no way they won't expand.

 

[Tusker6N]

2nd the Swhackers. 3 guys I hunt with that have crossbows use them. They swear by them.

 

[Bear44]

Cool, cool.

 

[Bear44]

Lots of folks recommended the Swhackers, so that's what I ordered. I haven't shot a deer with them yet, but holy crap, these things are accurate.

The practice head and the hunting head have the exact same point of impact and the three hunting heads I tested stayed closed in flight and reliably opened on impact.

So far, so good! Now all I have to do is get this guy in front of me.

 

[Lawn and Tree Barber]

Spitfire’s, never disappointed me. @hikingthehills got me hooked on them.