Double blade BH for elk?

[Yeti]

I am going to be hunting with my bow exclusively this season. As this is my first season hunting with a bow I have to choose a broadhead. So my question is for anyone who has used double blades on elk.

How did they perform? Are there any draw backs over triples and quads? The broadheads I am looking at are very well built and have a good cutting width.

Again, with all due respect, I would like to hear from those who have used this type of head.

Thanks,

Yeti

[danger]

For the record I have not killed an elk with a double bladed head, but I have been in camp with others that have...hear is my testimony.

A doube bladed head compared to a triple or quad will create less trauma at the impact point. A 4 bladed head will cut the same blood vessels, and possiblly more vessells, more times in the immediate proximity to the impact point. Additionally, a 4 corner wound has a much harder time sealing up on a prolonged blood trail. We will never put every arrow in the ideal location, so we have a responsibility to do the best to recover those animals.

2 bladed heads will and do work, but not my choice.

I like 4 bladed heads, they fly fantastic and create one heck of a hole in an animal...there is a reason that the old bear superrazorheads had "bleeder" inserts.

Dan

[Radke]

On the positive side of two bladed broadheads is better penetration. But like the prior poster said, less blades cause less trama given the same penetration. If you shoot a modern bow with better than 60 lbs pull, I would think you would do better with a three or four blade broadhead.

[Bait O' Eggs]

That 2 blader will penetrate better, and given the right impact direction can do a lot of damage.

But envision cutting your wrist. If you cut across the wrist you get a lot of veins and lots of bleeding, if the blade lands the other direction, and you cut the long direction of the arm/wrist, you will get very few veins and minimal bleeding.

With the arrow spinning, you have no idea what direction the blade will hit

If you can always put it thru the lungs/heart etc... it probably doesnt matter, but be honest with yourself, your not always gonna hit what you want, stuff happens.

Might as well give yourself as much chance as possible in cutting many veins to bleed the animal out. 3 or 4 blades get my vote just because of that reason.

My opinion, worth what you paid for it.

[where's your bobber dude]

I would use 3 or 4 bladed broadhead. Personally I use 3 blade broadhead. Check out this website it may help you decide.

http://www.american-hunter.com/broad...dhead_test.htm

Good Luck.

[nitrobass]

Rocky Mountain 'Tradition' is a good two blade head. My dad's been shooting them for a couple of years and they shoot great. They are a pretty small diameter head that fly like a field point. I heard that the two blade Tradition is or was discontinued though.

I've seen some larger two bladed heads that planed really bad. If you're hell bent on shooting a two blader keep it small, otherwise a three blade head will usually fly better and you have a ton of choices for your setup.

[sliverpicker]

I used 2-blade braodheads for many years and killed quite afew elk and Blacktailed deer with them, but my biggest complaint with a 2-bladed head was the lack of a good bloodtrail. I started using a sharpen to the point 3-blade(Wensel Woodsman)about 5 years ago and haven't had to worry about getting a good bloodtrail, and I haven't had an animal go more then 100 yds after the shot.

[Hookset]

I just posted about broadheads on the Trad Broadhead thread.

I prefer 3-blades over all others for these reasons.

2-blades = poor blood lose and skinny blood trails.
4-blades = poor penetration and poor performance after the hit. After a 4 blade enters the body, the head creates very little damage since the blades oppose each other. Instead, the head is anchored more securely into bone, muscle and tissue. Try this, place a 4-blade head into clay and then move the head around. The blades counter each other and restrict any significant movement. If you have a marginal hit, the 4-blade head won't provide enough further cutting action after the shot.

The 3-blade head provides the very best in trauma, blood lose and wound size at the initial hit and if you don't get complete pass through, the 3-blade still works the best after the animal takes flight.

good luck,

Gregg