During this portion of the test, I evaluated the broadheads for penetration and durability. Then I shot them from 20 yards using my compound setup. I suspended those rib cages from a rope in front of a Block target. My buddy Charlie-who processes deer during hunting season and cattle and pork in the off-season at Hart Farms, donated a dozen sides of cattle ribs to the cause. This was done at 25 yards.įinally, we moved on to the fun stuff. We adjusted our sights as needed for 100- and 125-grain field points, and then compared their point of impact with a three-shot broadhead group’s point of impact. Hinton used his Mathews V3, set at 60 pounds and 28 inches, and I used my Elite EnKore, set to the same specs, all with 350-spine Carbon Express Maxima Reds cut to 28.5 inches. Next, we tested all of the broadheads below for accuracy on the range using compound bows. A few popped it almost upon contact, and that’s ideal. A couple mostly rolled the band around, and those are too dull. Most blades required a little pressure to pop the rubber band, which is acceptable. We did a quick blade-sharpness evaluation by first checking the edges with our thumbs, and then stretching 2-inch rubber bands to 3 inches, between a thumb and index finger, screwing the broadhead into an arrow, touching it against the taught rubber band, and seeing how much effort was required to sever it. ![]() Once we received a submission, we weighed each head from a package individually to gauge consistency. Long-time bow-test panel member Danny Hinton and I tested two new mechanical and five new fixed-blade broadheads for compound bow hunters. How We Tested the Best Compound Bow Broadheads
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