Broadhead practice tip

[wesb81219]

I got nap spitfires and the spitfire practice tip to shoot out of my wicked ridge crossbow. Do you guys find that the brand and model specific practice tips are spot on the same as the actual broadhead. I would like to have my xbow dialed in without having to shoot the actual broadheads if possible. I'm asking because my field points are dead on but I also got some fixed blade toxic broadheads and they do not hit the same as my field points.

[wesb81219]

And before anyone asks yes they are the same weight. but I guess different shapes so different aerodynamics but id still like input on the original question. Thanks fellas

[urbanguy]

I shoot the rage 2 blade and bought extra practice tips. I only practice with those tips!!! Your nap might be an inch high and inch right at 20 yards when your feild points were bullseyes. Multiply that inch difference to 40 yards and if that deer ducks you might shoot 4 inches high or worse make a questionable shot.

I have now shot a few groups with my rage broadheads into my target just to make sure. I bought a 10$ broadhead sharpener and sharpen the blades after I shoot. Also, shoot it during the season to make sure it is sighted in. I missed a deer in January bc I got lazy and didn't make sure it was sighted in, too cold!

Broadhead manufacturers today suck so much money out of us with all the new tech. If you can stomach it, shoot your spitfire into a target and you know then you know your practice tip accuracy is well...accurate. I know it's hard to put a new broadhead into a target but you can sharpen and know that when that deer crosses your scope, your freezer will have some work to do. Man...long winded. Sorry, I am as excited as you are for the season my friend.

[urbanguy]

So basically sight in the bow with your practice tip at all your yardage so it is sighted in to your satisfaction. Then take off the practice tip and put on the real one and take a shot at 30 yards.

[wesb81219]

Well I need a new bag anyways and yes I can sharpen the broadhead or get replacement blades so I suppose better safe than sorry. I'll just suck it up and fire one and see. My practice tip is dead on so I hope for the best .

[urbanguy]

Sounds good. I bought a Morrell target and it has that plastic cover over it and it is destroyed when I pull out broadheads. I almost have to cut that plastic material to get them out. I switched to the foam layer type target, stops my crossbow bow bolts and makes easy work of getting the broadheads out.

[wesb81219]

I have a box full of Styrofoam that I'll put in front of my bag might not do a whole lot but the toxics I shot still went in the bag but not very far.

[M4Madness]

I only practice with actual broadheads (1000+ shots a summer) -- I haven't shot a field point in years. I use a fixed-blade broadhead, and simply replace the used, dull blades with new ones the day before archery season opens.

[esshup]

I know it doesn't help with brand new broadheads, but save a set of blades from the previous year and use those for practice. The practice point was good enough for me when I switched brands, and I have a dull set of blades that I use now. Still using the same bag target for about 8-10 years, but I don't shoot a lot.

Thanks Woody! I believe it is the largest bag target that American Archery makes.

[Jamie Brooks 1John5:13]

I do use my field tips to sight in, but will use a broadhead to tweak the adjustment. I just use the previous year's broadheads.

I practice with my field tips though. Once you know the difference in aerodynamics, you have a great idea where the shot would go with the broadhead.

I have had different bolts fly differently as in consistently a little left. I don't care what they do, I just want to know what they consistently do. If different, it's fine for me as long as they're different in the same way each time. I number the bolts with a Sharpie.

[omegahunter]

I spin test and work with my broadheads until they spin perfect and broadheads and field points will shoot exactly the same from a well-tuned bow.

Also have not seen any advantage to making sure blades and fletching line up if the tip spins perfectly. Hard to get 4 blades to match 3 vanes anyway.

Good video on how to: m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=B_w1WvE2Dj8

[wesb81219]

Very good information thanks

[wesb81219]

I read some on fletching sizes and the effects they have on flight. can anyone suggest what works good for 20" carbon crossbow bolts. I'm shooting them out of a wicked ridge invader.

[Jamie Brooks 1John5:13]

Have you tried the 3" quikfletch quick spin?

All I have used is what comes with the bolt.

[wesb81219]

May 4, 2016 21:39:09 GMT -5 Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 said:

Have you tried the 3" quikfletch quick spin?

All I have used is what comes with the bolt.

Yea they seem to work well just not very durable

[omegahunter]

May 4, 2016 20:40:11 GMT -5 wesb81219 said:

I read some on fletching sizes and the effects they have on flight. can anyone suggest what works good for 20" carbon crossbow bolts. I'm shooting them out of a wicked ridge invader.

I just stripped a bolt and put on the last three Blazer vanes I had left just to try out. Haven't had a chance to try it yet. Looks like most come with 3 to 4 inch vanes. My CABELAS xtreme bolts have 5" vanes.

[wesb81219]

I tried broadhead and practice tip. both were pretty much the same, but I think I can tighten up my grouping just a bit. My boss offered to fletch my bolts but I may just pay my local archery guy to put some blazers on for me. perhaps I'll even go with a slight offset to see if that helps any