AZHUNTER05 Report post Posted March 1, 2014 Interesting article to read, especially for the anti-mechanical shooters. http://www.bowhunting.com/publisher/hunting-news/2014/2/27/high-deer-recovery-rates-for-fixed-blade-and-mechanical-broadheads Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
creed_az_88 Report post Posted March 1, 2014 Solid information. Thank you. Still won't convince the anti-mech guys though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Antmo23 Report post Posted March 1, 2014 I half switched, i traded my Muzzys for the Grave Diggers, so now i have a mechanized fixed blade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZHUNTER05 Report post Posted March 1, 2014 />I half switched, i traded my Muzzys for the Grave Diggers, so now i have a mechanized fixed blade. I switched to the gravedigger also, great head! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
almost Report post Posted March 1, 2014 I switched in the middle of my elk hunt from slick tricks to swhackers... killed a deer the day before the hunt started and was very disappointed with the blood trail the slick tricks made. After seeing the damage the swhacker did on my buddys bull I switched. Have killed a bull and a javelina with them now and am not looking back. Was a hard core fixed blade guy before that 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
resolute Report post Posted March 2, 2014 I am a fixed blade guy but I think if hit in the right spot a butter knife would work! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowhunter4life Report post Posted March 2, 2014 The Gravedigger give you the best of both worlds! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattys281 Report post Posted March 2, 2014 I switched over to mechanicals last year. Have only hit one deer with it so far but it blew through that muley at 32 yards like he wasn't even there. The deer jumped the string a little so instead of getting a double lung shot my arrow went in a little far back and angled forward. Made a massive hole through guts liver and lung, exiting through the ribs. I was very impressed and plan to keep using them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaymzth007 Report post Posted March 18, 2014 Though I am not discounting anyones experiences with Slick Tricks, I have had two pass throughs on mule deer with them and the exit wound looked like I shot the deer with a 12 gauge shotgun slug point blank. I know all shooting scenarios are different, but in my experiences I have had great results with ST Grizz Trick II's. It might help that I was shooting a 70# Omen too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
creed Report post Posted March 18, 2014 Here's a Slick Trick bloodtrail that even I could follow. It makes no difference whether it is a mechanical or fixed blade. You put the arrow in the right spot and you have a dead animal. I have used both and have found no reason to change to a mechanical. Someday that may change but for now I shoot Slick Tricks. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZHUNTER05 Report post Posted March 18, 2014 Mechanicals have bigger cutting surface, so if you do make a bad shot it has a higher chance of hitting vitals. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elpepe25 Report post Posted March 18, 2014 Mechanicals have bigger cutting surface, so if you do make a bad shot it has a higher chance of hitting vitals. The above is true but it shows just one side of the coin. Bigger cutting diameter can cause more tissue damage. However they do have a downside. Overall strength. High energy requirements. Deploying mechanisms that can fail. Steep blade angles. Often with mechanicals the cutting diameter is larger, but they may not have more blade cutting surface. One would have a hard time arguing 20,000 years of fixed blade results. Overall, I feel we spend too much time internet coaching, worrying about gear that is already sufficient, arguing between chevy vs ford, Fixed vs mechanical, UofA vs ASU, etc. All good time that could've been put to use shooting. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattys281 Report post Posted March 18, 2014 Mechanicals have bigger cutting surface, so if you do make a bad shot it has a higher chance of hitting vitals. This is exactly what led me to switch to mechanicals. I always try for the lungs but have to admit to having made a couple less than perfect shots that led to almost no blood trail to follow. I figured that a bigger hole would increase the blood and hopefully reduce the tracking distance due to the increase in tissue damage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lucafu1 Report post Posted March 18, 2014 Mechanicals have bigger cutting surface, so if you do make a bad shot it has a higher chance of hitting vitals. The above is true but it shows just one side of the coin. Bigger cutting diameter can cause more tissue damage. However they do have a downside. Overall strength. High energy requirements. Deploying mechanisms that can fail. Steep blade angles. Often with mechanicals the cutting diameter is larger, but they may not have more blade cutting surface. One would have a hard time arguing 20,000 years of fixed blade results. Overall, I feel we spend too much time internet coaching, worrying about gear that is already sufficient, arguing between chevy vs ford, Fixed vs mechanical, UofA vs ASU, etc. All good time that could've been put to use shooting. FORD, FIXED, and UofA 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SPOTnSTALKer Report post Posted March 19, 2014 Still happy with Slick Tricks, no reason to change. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
