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Well boys, I finally received the new heads yesterday, and I'm going to give my honest opinion, so if anyone else has these, let me know what you agree/disagree with. I'll be honest, I was curious, and skeptical, of how they would fly. I've never shelled out this kind of money for 3 heads, but considering what I spend on "disposable" mechanicals, I figured it was worth a shot.
I opened the little tin container, and my first thought when I picked them up, was wow. They feel sturdy and are as advertised, razor sharp. All 3 heads were spin tested and I had no issues there. I was able to shave the hair off my arm with them, so the edges were great. The one thing I noticed, on one of my girlfriend's Montec's, after a bad shot into the dirt, the point seemed to flatten a bit and 2 of the blades had small nicks in them. These new Solid heads are supposed to be much stronger, built to pass through shoulder bone and still retain a razor sharp edge to kill effectively. I won't know how true that is until the season, and I hope I don't have to find out. By feel alone, I'm more than comfortable with the quality.
I waited until about 7pm, and went out to shoot. At my house, 22 yards is the furthest distance I can shoot. After a few shots, I noticed the broadhead kept hitting the same spot, about 2" high, and an inch left of where I was aiming(lower heart area). That was a good sign to me, and all it took was a cock feather rotation, and they were hitting their mark. After approx 25 shots, the blades feel as if they are as sharp as when I opened them. Again, this is only at 22 yards, and I'll be able to stretch it out to 30 and 40 yards tonight(pending t storms) when I go to my uncles. I'll take pictures of the groups and post them when I get a chance. I'm curious to see how they fly at those distances, but so far am very impressed. Here are a few pictures of the heads themselves. You can see they are a bit wider than the Montec's.
I opened the little tin container, and my first thought when I picked them up, was wow. They feel sturdy and are as advertised, razor sharp. All 3 heads were spin tested and I had no issues there. I was able to shave the hair off my arm with them, so the edges were great. The one thing I noticed, on one of my girlfriend's Montec's, after a bad shot into the dirt, the point seemed to flatten a bit and 2 of the blades had small nicks in them. These new Solid heads are supposed to be much stronger, built to pass through shoulder bone and still retain a razor sharp edge to kill effectively. I won't know how true that is until the season, and I hope I don't have to find out. By feel alone, I'm more than comfortable with the quality.
I waited until about 7pm, and went out to shoot. At my house, 22 yards is the furthest distance I can shoot. After a few shots, I noticed the broadhead kept hitting the same spot, about 2" high, and an inch left of where I was aiming(lower heart area). That was a good sign to me, and all it took was a cock feather rotation, and they were hitting their mark. After approx 25 shots, the blades feel as if they are as sharp as when I opened them. Again, this is only at 22 yards, and I'll be able to stretch it out to 30 and 40 yards tonight(pending t storms) when I go to my uncles. I'll take pictures of the groups and post them when I get a chance. I'm curious to see how they fly at those distances, but so far am very impressed. Here are a few pictures of the heads themselves. You can see they are a bit wider than the Montec's.
