2 blade broadheads the answer?

[Iowabowtech]

I have tried a lot of broadheads through the years...fixed, replaceable, expandable, 3 blade, 4 blade, you name it. But it hasn't been until the last few years since I bought a longbow that I started to dabble in the old standby 2 blade fixed design. I recently sharpened up some Magnus Stinger 2 blades and noticed that they took a razor sharp edge with relative ease. Last night, I sharpened some "original" Magnus 2 blades for a trad hunting friend and they took the best edge of any head I've ever laid hands on. So here's the thing:

I'm wondering if I'm reaching a turning point in my belief system and kind of rolling back to the past as the answer to the future. Could it be that many of us (myself included) have been overthinking the broadhead situation and focusing too much on the latest thing and gimicky designs always hoping for the holy grail to finally be revealed? Is it possible that 2 blades have been the way to go all along? Cut on contact, lifetime warranties, proven to emulate field point flight are some pretty darn strong features and I'm starting to wonder why NOT to go with them for compound bow hunting. I don't think twice about carrying them with the longbow and why? Because they offer better penetration with their design and frankly I've never got any other head as sharp.

I'm kinda throwing this out there in theoretical/philosophical fashion and was hoping you gents might chime in with ideas to confirm or refute these thoughts. I'm planning to carry Snuffer SS's in the quiver this year (with confidence I might add), but I'm beginning to wonder if common sense might not point toward a 2 blade ending up as my head of choice in the future. Thoughts?

 

[River1]

I always enjoy broadhead discussions.

I agree with what ya said about the 2 blades, they have great qualities. There's been just one hang up in my personal experiences though.
In the 3 years I used various 2 blades, "on average" I had very thin blood trails. Dead and recoverd animals...yes, but some head scratching follow ups forsure.

In the end a person has to go with what gives confidence, that's why I moved to heads that have 2 blade penetration qualities, but larger wounds.

Nothing beats following the red leaf road.

 

[Crimson Arrows]

I agree as well that they are great heads, but believe that the ability for the wound to close is far easier than a three or four blade. I look at it as the same principal as lasik surgery, in which alot of corneas that I look at post-op are selaed VERY quickly and cleanly secondary to a "slit" incision.

The same is not true for trauma from a wound that can't seal as easily. Still, they penetrate great and many animals succumb to them. Like River1 said, what you have confidence in is key, and IBT always uses SHARP heads which is another point I think many don't take into account. The sharpness, rather than the size will kill faster as more capillaries are severed. A big wound that nicks vessels will not cause as swift a death as that which severes EVERY capillary and vessel in its path. Accurate and sharp will always work

 

[River1]

selaed VERY quickly and cleanly secondary to a "slit" incision.

I agree, you get a nice clean incision and moisture can seal the wound quickly if it's not in a spot where it keeps getting stretched open by skin/muscle movement.
One thing I notice with multiblade wounds is the skins elasticity keeps the wound open. It pulls itself away from the center of the wound.
If I was gonna shoot a 2 blade again, I'd lean towards some of the newer designs. They now make some 1.5" - 1.75" wide heads that are rumored to fly very well. From what I've gathered, once you get to that 1.5" width, blood trails are noticable better for 2 blade heads.

I think if you're not seriously frightened of what's on the end of your arrow.....it's not sharp enough.



A couple of the ones I'm thinking of......


http://www.abowyer.com/broadhead_whitetail.html

http://www.centaurarchery.com/accessoriesinfo.htm#broadheads

 

[muddy]

If you're having problems with the 2 bladed hole sealing up why not use the ones that allow for a small bleeder blade? I have some Magnus heads that have the typical big two bladed hole but with a 1/4 bleeder blade carved out of the ferrule. I've never used them because I suck with my longbow but to me that would give you that multi blade hole without affecting arrow flight.

 

[bloodhoundhandler]

I shoot g-5 montecs and absoluty love them the best part about them is they fly exactly like a field point which gives me the confidence that I need :grin:

 

[River1]

If you're having problems with the 2 bladed hole sealing up why not use the ones that allow for a small bleeder blade? I have some Magnus heads that have the typical big two bladed hole but with a 1/4 bleeder blade carved out of the ferrule. I've never used them because I suck with my longbow but to me that would give you that multi blade hole without affecting arrow flight.

Many people use 2 blades just because it will split and penetrate through bone better than any other head. Shoulder hits are the best example. Adding a bleeder blade reduces the head's effectiveness on bone.
Using the larger 2 blade heads gives you the ability to have bone penetration along with good blood trails........so the theory goes.