Broadhead question..please help

Question

what is the best grain for whitetail?

can i use a 155gr 2-blade broadhead for whitetail?

what is the best brand of broadhead?

Answer 1

why do you want a 155gr??? i'd hate to see the trajectory on it!! i'm only using a 100gr and they work fine for me, the Rage works wanders

Answer 2

  Evidently you are going to be shooting traditional with that broadhead weight. The best broadhead for wooden arrows is the Zwickey and the Magnus. But almost any heavy grain 2 bladed head will slice through a deer like butter. And every one will have his own opinion about which is the best broadhead. When it really gets down to it, it doesn't really matter what you have on the end of the arrrow, what matters is shot placement.Good luck!

Answer 3

I'm speaking from experience only. 155gr is pretty heavy. If you're shooting at short distances it would be fine but it sends the trajectory characteristics of your arrow all to heck at any range over 40 yards. Unless you have an unbelievable powerful bow in the mid 300 fps range I'd go lighter. I use 100gr. Check out rocket broadheads. They've worked well for me.

Answer 4

That's pretty big unless you are going for max cutting diamater and not too concerned with longer shots, and depends somewhat on what kind of equiptment you are using.  (The faster the arrow flight the more difficult it can be to get good broadhead flight) I used to used the "old" Bear head alot which was about that weight, i think.  That was before the days of over 300 f.s. bows...but they worked fairly well if glued on straight, etc.   I used 100 gr. now for deer and elk but would prefer a wider cutting diameter.

  The main thing for any broadhead is to shoot them and make sure they fly well and see if they have the same point of impact as field points.  Don't ever assume any broadhead will fly straight and have the same point of impact.  They "should" come close given the right arrow size for your bow and if your bow is tuned perfectly.  Most of the newer name brand heads (fixed blade) do the job and are not prone to bend or pop welds when they hit bone like the old Bear.

  In my mind it's not about weight as much as it is, ability to fly perfectly,  be tough enough to penetrate hard bone,  ultra sharp...and as wide as I can get that fly well.  

   It's an ongoing arguement 2 blades verses 3, etc.  I seem to get better flight with 3 blades but shoot what works for ya.