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I would put 100% faith in any VPA broadheads... Shot the vented 100s and non-vented 100s for years.. Now to get a heavier arrow in anticipation of going for bigger game than whitetails some day, I moved up to the 125s... Simply amazing performance - and I control the sharpness not the factory once I get them. The toughest best penetrating BH I have ever seen in over 31 years of bow hunting. They are made to practice often, sharpen just before you hunt. I get them shaving sharp in seconds with ease...  Solid, one piece solid steel - no welds like Snuffers, Hellrazors or Montecs.  I could not imagine a better BH for bears... No replaceable blade to mess around with,  just shoot, sharpen, hunt again. Shoot, sharpen, hunt again. I have up to 7 deer on one head, and only a pass through into a white oak broke that streak as I could not remove the BH from the tree.     Also - they fly like my field points but I pretty much just practice with them only,  once season starts...

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Have you noticed any difference between vented and non vented?

 

The vented are supposedly a tad more forgiving to shooting form errors... And have a slightly strong ferrule (both have same exact dimensions so vented distributes a little more steel in the ferrule but non-vented would have slightly stronger blades... That is literally splitting hairs though. I carry both, and shoot the vented on windier days, but the differences are so minute barely measureable.  Also if it concerns you - the non-vented are as silent as quiet can be - and would presumably penetrate a little better as no vents to get hung up on hair or fat or meat.  All vented blades will emit a little more hiss than non-vented broadheads, but I never saw the deer notice...   If I had to pick just one - I would still lean toward the non-vented but again just splitting hairs.

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I'm test driving a few fixed heads right now and they're all flying pretty nicely.  I have a DRT, a Slick Trick Viper Trick, and a QAD Exodus that I've been shooting and I like them all.  From the way they're flying from my bow and what I've read on various other websites, I'd feel comfortable using any of the 3 heads on whitetails or bear. 

 

I'd love to get my hands on a Magnus Hornet and a Slick Trick Grizztrick 2 to complete the testing before I make a decision and spend any more money.  Anybody have any to spare?    :lookaround:

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http://rayzor-vpa.com/VPA-Custom-Shop-125-3-Blade-VPA-CS125-3B.htm

 

 

FOR LPJR - wanted to know perfect head his kid can sharpen in lower pound bow... This custom shop VPA 125 has longer profile and is perfect. (increased penetration)

Nothing spooks deer more than my stank… 

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Shot placement is key as they are not hard to kill.  I used a Dead Ringer Trauma and it worked great.  Also seen lots of bears fall to the Dead Ringer Rampage and other broad heads as well.  Again, shot placement.

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I am not understanding to the whole test drive thing. I have shot the same bow for 22 years and the same broadhead for 30 years. I have a couple of other bows i mix in from time to time when the stick bow isn't the best choice. I have killed countless deer and lost maybe 3 and that was because my shot placement was off nothing to do with the head. People need to realize that 90% of the crap you see on the market today is to catch sportsman's wallets and not game. Give me a heavy 2 blade head that I can hand sharpen and I will give you a dead deer every time. The Ziwickey Eskimo 2 blade kills everything from Elk to Hogs to Deer from 35 pound draw stick bows to 200# draw crossbows. Too many gimmicks out there. Give me a heavy full length aluminum or wood shaft and a heavy bone shattering cut on contact head any day. 

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I am not understanding to the whole test drive thing. I have shot the same bow for 22 years and the same broadhead for 30 years. I have a couple of other bows i mix in from time to time when the stick bow isn't the best choice. I have killed countless deer and lost maybe 3 and that was because my shot placement was off nothing to do with the head. People need to realize that 90% of the crap you see on the market today is to catch sportsman's wallets and not game. Give me a heavy 2 blade head that I can hand sharpen and I will give you a dead deer every time. The Ziwickey Eskimo 2 blade kills everything from Elk to Hogs to Deer from 35 pound draw stick bows to 200# draw crossbows. Too many gimmicks out there. Give me a heavy full length aluminum or wood shaft and a heavy bone shattering cut on contact head any day. 

so you drive the same car/truck over and over?  do you test drive a new one before you buy it?  do you wear the same shoes over and over?  do you try on the new pair before you plop down your hard-earned cash? 

 

I'm "test driving" a fixed blade head because I have been shooting mechanicals for the past 5 years and I'd like to go back to fixed heads now that we have the opportunity to bow hunt bears in this wonderful state of ours. 

 

There is absolutely nothing gimmickey about any of the heads I listed above. They're simple, 3 and 4 blade heads, with time tested and proven designs.  Heck, I even have a few old green Bear razorheads that my dad hunted with that I have been shooting because I might even use them.  Please tell me how a solidly built 3 blade head like the exodus or a time tested design like the DRT or Hornet or Grizztrick 2 is gimmicky.  I'd love to hear it 

 

What exactly is it about the concept of testing out a product before attempting to shoot it through an animal that got you so butt hurt?

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so you drive the same car/truck over and over?  do you test drive a new one before you buy it?  do you wear the same shoes over and over?  do you try on the new pair before you plop down your hard-earned cash? 

 

I'm "test driving" a fixed blade head because I have been shooting mechanicals for the past 5 years and I'd like to go back to fixed heads now that we have the opportunity to bow hunt bears in this wonderful state of ours. 

 

There is absolutely nothing gimmickey about any of the heads I listed above. They're simple, 3 and 4 blade heads, with time tested and proven designs.  Heck, I even have a few old green Bear razorheads that my dad hunted with that I have been shooting because I might even use them.  Please tell me how a solidly built 3 blade head like the exodus or a time tested design like the DRT or Hornet or Grizztrick 2 is gimmicky.  I'd love to hear it 

 

What exactly is it about the concept of testing out a product before attempting to shoot it through an animal that got you so butt hurt?

First off I am not butt hurt at all. My brother shoots the slick trick and kills every deer he hits and also has a bear with one. I am sorry to come off with the test drive wording. I in no means ment to single you out. I was just saying that Indians used to kill buffalo with a stick and stone head. If you put a field point in the heart the bear is dead. I have a buddy who I argue with all the time because he kills four deer one year switches heads the next and loses a deer or two switches back to the muzzy and kills them again then switches. If you have something that works why switch. As far as my trucks I have owned 4 since I started driving at age 17. I am 43 now. Lol I don't like change.
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