The FIVE Biggest Reasons to shoot FIXED BLADE Broadheads!

Hi, I'm Chris with Afflictor. Today, we're going to talk about the five biggest reasons to shoot a fixed blade. Stay tuned. Okay. So today we're gonna talk about five of the biggest reasons to shoot a fixed blade broadhead. Now this is in no way a slam on mechanicals or hybrids. Cause of course we love them too. They have their place, but we're going to focus today on five things that lend people to go over to a platform that is fixed. So, uh, let's get started. So the first thing we're going to talk about today is durability. Now, as a whole, when we talk about fixed blade broadheads, I think it's very fair to say that they are inherently more durable. So just by design, if you're looking at a fixed blade, that is a machined, uh, one piece broadhead. Um, of course it's going to be very stout and very durable. If you're looking at a two piece design, uh, on the fixed platform, you're going to be looking at something that typically has thicker, uh, replaceable blades or sharpenable blades. Uh, but it should also have a shorter ferrule design than a lot of the hybrids or mechanicals, which would lend that short ferrule design to being much more durable. Uh, when we look at other factors that may make a, uh, fixed blade broadhead more durable is the materials that it's made out of. So oftentimes some of these machined, uh, broadheads are made out of, you know, really tough tool steels. Um, they're just super hardness. Hardness is a Rockwell 55, 57, something that is super tough. And so because of those factors, you get a more durable broadhead. And also because of the blade thickness on a lot of fixed blade broadheads. Um, especially if you're looking at a two blade, um, it's made out of one piece, or maybe you're looking at a single bevel or a double bevel, you're looking at really good edge retention because those angles, um, are a lot, uh, steeper. So you have a lot more material to work with on a cutting edge. So they're less prone to chatter and roll over. One of the other things, um, when we talk about the durability of a fixed blade head is the financial aspect. And often we don't think about that. A lot of mechanicals are one and done on a pass through. If you hit some stuff on the other side, uh, that broadhead is simply not reusable on a lot of platforms. So when you look at the durability and sheer strength of a fixed blade broadhead, you can look at a money saving aspect as well. Oftentimes it's something that can be repaired, sharpened, filed if you need to. But since they're built, uh, you know, a little bit more stout platform with thicker blades, they're oftentimes easier repair, easy to fix and get right back into service where you might have a little bit more difficulty on a mechanical or hybrid broadhead. So number two in our top five dependability. Let's face it. And when you talk about a mechanical broadhead, you're talking about something mechanical, a device that can fail. Meaning something could potentially go wrong now with the advancements of mechanicals and hybrid broadheads. We have some that are basically foolproof and they're fail safe and they're just super, super awesome. And across the board there, that's a really great category, but let's say you're going to Africa and you're going to hunt the top five biggest game. And now all of a sudden you want to make sure that you have something that you feel maybe a little bit more confident in. You're going to want something that's durable, not to mention a lot of outfitters are only going to allow you to have a fixed blade broadhead because of their durability. And that durability lends itself to being very dependable. You know what that broadhead is going to do. You know, the broadhead is going to fly the way it flies every single time. You know, that broadhead is going to be sharp. You have a good idea of how it's going to penetrate. You've practiced, you know, how far you have it set up on the right arrow with the right weight, FOC. If that's your thing, everything is tuned to your bow. You're ready to go. So you now have a dependable product at the end of your arrow. You don't have to consider that something's going to go wrong when you look out at the end of your arrow, when you're drawing back, if there's a clip or something that operates your mechanical broadhead and you see that one of your blades is flapping and it's the moment of truth and you can't shoot it because you have to reach up and monkey with that. You don't have to worry about that with a fixed blade broadhead. So there's kind of a few things to consider there when you're looking at durability and dependability as far as a fixed head being a little bit more reassuring than a broadhead that has moving parts. Now, number three, I like because I like a extremely sharp broadhead. I think it's very important. And one thing about fixed blade broadheads is you can sharpen them. So they can be sharpened, which is really nice. In fact, if you get a single bevel and you want to change it to a double bevel, it's a possibility. You have that ability to be able to actually make it a little bit your own. If you want to slightly change the whole bevel angle, sometimes you can do that as well. So you have some opportunity with the fixed blade where you may not have so much opportunity with another type of broadhead. So I really like that I can get broadheads out of the package. They're shaving sharp. They're wonderful. But I'm practicing with that broadhead because I want to make sure that it's doing what it's supposed to do on my arrow, my setup at the yardages I'm going to be hunting. So then maybe I want to put a little bit of an edge back on that because I've been practicing with it. The fixed blades really allow you to be able to easily do that, whether you're using, you know, some type of system or a broadhead sharpening guide, it really lets you take care of that sharpness yourself. And you can be confident that your blades are sharp. If you shoot them, they get ding, they get dull, whatever, tune them back up and be ready to hunt again. So you have a cost saving measure here with sharpenability and you have ease of use and also some personal confidence and you're putting a little bit of your own blood, sweat and tears into your broadhead. And sometimes that's all part of the fun where you're really getting into it and you've gone through all this work and done your homework. And now you can say, Hey, I, I put a little bit more of an edge on this head or, you know, this was all dinged up and I was able to file this out and then put a great edge on it and I'm hunting with it again. Or I shot five animals with this broadhead. That seems to be a bragging point for a lot of guys. The fixed heads really give you the opportunity to do that. Okay. Number four is lethality. Now I know you wonder, is that even a word? Uh, well it is. And fixed blades are certainly lethal. Uh, you know, uh, in the day that's all there was, right? And so fixed blades do an excellent job. And with some of the new designs now where they've got some really awesome tip configurations or they have four blades instead of two blades or they have bigger bleeders or whatever the design is to really leave a big hole, fixed blades have come a long way and they're extremely lethal. One of the other things under lethality that most people really gravitate towards when it comes to fixed blade broadheads is the fact that they feel more confident shooting a deer in any position. So if you have a deer that's quartering to you hard, you know, a lot of people have confidence that they can take a fixed blade broadhead and punch right through that shoulder, you know, if they feel like they're going to be blown through a scapula, you know, you've got a lot of confidence there in a fixed blade because of its lethality. You can really give yourself maybe a little bit more shot opportunity as long as you have confidence in your equipment and you have a proper setup and you know how it's shooting, you know how it's going to penetrate, you might have a little bit more opportunity with a fixed blade over top of a mechanical. That's especially true when it comes when you're trying to punch through a little bit of brush. So if you have some really light briars or something that you have a small little window and you think you can get it in there, you know, you may have more confidence to do that with a fixed blade setup over a mechanical that could catch a blade, catch an edge, open up in flight because it hit a small stick where you might be able to punch through with the fixed blade. Now, I'm not recommending that. I'm just saying that this is one of the reasons that some people are specifically gravitating towards fixed blades is all these other opportunities. Okay. Number five is simplicity. You know, for a lot of hunters, the simplicity of a fixed blade is the way to go. I can screw it on. I can practice. I can go hunt. I don't have to monkey around. I don't have to worry about an o-ring. I don't have to worry about a rubber band. I don't have to worry about a collar, a clip, a pin or anything else. I can just screw my broadhead on and go. And so there's a lot of benefit of that. When you look at the fixed blade platform, there's nothing more frustrating than having broadheads open up in your quiver or looking at the end of your arrow and seeing a blade dangling, especially in the moment of truth. That's very frustrating. So when you're able to have something that is just inherently simple, there's just not much to it. It does tend to give you a lot more confidence. It tends to lend itself to a lot more situations that, you know, you can have your arrow on your riser and your broadhead and be sneaking through the brush and not have to worry about snagging and opening blades or anything while you're walking, maybe you're doing a spot and stop. So the inherently simple design of the fixed blade broadhead is something else that makes people gravitate towards that platform. So these are just a few of the reasons that a lot of people are really liking fixed blades. Um, one of the other things that's not listed here that is very important is the, uh, the weight choices. So a lot of times when you're looking at fixed blade platforms, you have a ton of weight choices. So, you know, all the way up to 200 grains, even 300 grains and more. So it's another reason that people really like to have that variability, uh, when it comes to fixed blades that you can't just get from a mechanical. So I hope there was some good information in there for you. 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