I agree. I won't shoot a broadhead that fails his tests. I'm not hunting concrete blocks, but if it can survive that test, it will survive anything in the woods.
@progradepainting37554 ай бұрын
@@tray22surviving the brick test is the least important out of all his tests. So it really doesn’t matter.
@tray224 ай бұрын
@progradepainting3755 Wouldn't you agree if it survived the brick it will survive anything in the woods? I am an engineer, and 300% beyond expected conditions is my baseline. If it loses blades in mdf and sheet metal, it is total garbage. I prefer to buy once and resharpen until I lose the thing entirely.
@progradepainting37554 ай бұрын
@@tray22 nope, don’t care. I’m not concerned in the least if the broadhead doesn’t survive the rock I hit on the other side of the animal, because I’m a hunter, and I’m 300% concerned with what it does when I do hit the animal, and if I can hit the animal accurately with said broad. Definitely not concerned with aerospace engineering for hunting purposes. We’ve been killing animals with stone points for thousands of years.
@tray224 ай бұрын
@@progradepainting3755 Stone points will outperform many of the fancy heads on the market. Including the grim reapers. KISS doesn't work well for the broadhead market because that would mean the head does its job and is reused without buying a new one every shot.
@elncalls4 ай бұрын
Smoked a many of whitetails with a GR Pro Mag 1 3/8. Never one problem. So glad the company is doing their own thing and doing it right and not selling out to some group.
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
Yep!
@brushcountrybowhunter4 ай бұрын
Grim Reaper Broadheads. My favorite BH.
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
Good to hear
@bulletsandbroadheads4 ай бұрын
My go to channel when looking into a new broadhead for this season
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
Much appreciated.
@nicwhisnant96414 ай бұрын
Probably the best whitetail head made. The mini mag sucks the life out of deer. The internal trauma of the mini mag and carnifour is unbelievable. Another awesome test John.
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing that.
@spodyr64 ай бұрын
Another great test. I have always wondered how much shrapnel is in your backyard from exploded broadheads LOL. Keep up the good work ! I watch every video you upload. Cheers !
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
:)
@InTheYear4 ай бұрын
Awesome content @Lusk Archery Adventures and John!
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
Thank you
@bowdude334 ай бұрын
Gotta love Grim Reapers! Another great video John thank you 🙏🏼
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@GOLFIN05304 ай бұрын
I have harvested more animals with the Grim Reaper heads than any other broadhead! They are awesome and have never failed me. Can’t say the same for the Rage, Rockets, Wasps, Hammerheads, Muzzy 4 blades…Love the videos and the thoroughness with the testing. Keep the videos coming!
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing that.
@user-sp9hy8tq4j4 ай бұрын
I’ve harvested every whitetail I’ve hit with wasp jackhammers, rocket mini blasters , rocket sidewinders , original rages , and rage hypodermics
@jason63254 ай бұрын
I'm a sevr man. But i actuly like the style of this head. But it's hard to give up the sevr. Because they work so well. Thanks for another great video sir.
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
Thanks Jason.
@frankbrowning3284 ай бұрын
As far as over the top deployment goes they do OK. However, penetration is a little short and sometimes like most of these type, the blades may not deploy on initial penetration so the entrance hole may be less than full diameter
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
Yep
@TRUTH6094 ай бұрын
Another great test John. It would be awesome if you added an "entrance hole" test with expendable heads. God bless!
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
Thank you. I actually do that :) It’s been a part of the Cut Size score sheet for the last 3 years-It’s listed as “entrance cut”. I often show the hole in the rubber foam mat. Front deploying mechs almost always have the same entrance hole as they do in the closed position. If a rear deploying mech does not open properly in the rubber foam mat, I do a secondary opening test on leather, stretched across a cardboard box.
@Waty84134 ай бұрын
6:28 A little wobbly on the spin test there... Is this from the brodhead or the arrow? If the same arrows are being used repeatedly for this testing I have to wonder if the inserts don't eventually get messed up.
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
Not the arrow. I test them all the time if a head wobbles.
@Bluecollarboy2124 ай бұрын
Can you test the new G5 T2 broadhead I’m interested in its design and trying it out myself but I always watch your broadhead test videos first before purchasing
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
I’d sure like to. If someone donates it, I’ll test it. But at present I have vid tests done and scheduled to drop thru May. Then I have 32 more heads, waiting to be tested.
@masonpierce44244 ай бұрын
I know the tekan was I believe one of their first mechanicals many years ago. I remember seeing David blanton using them in some old videos. They may be an updated version of that head possibly.
@yourmomma29954 ай бұрын
my buddy used to use those GR heads, they did work, but they are one and done. all the little funky figity parts inside the head get destroyed. if they just used a simple replaceable band it would be a 100 times better head.
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
@charltonlwalkerАй бұрын
They have replacement blade kits that have the blades and all the components. I have heads I’ve used several times just swap out components.
@timberg73774 ай бұрын
I personally don't like these type of BH, I prefer fixed or cut on contact, only because I have a 26:in draw length, I just don't trust the penetration.. But I can see how they could be deadly in the right set-up
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
I get it. Thanks for the comment.
@jackbuendgen3894 ай бұрын
I'll speak to my experience. I have a 26.5" draw, 70# bow, 440 grain arrow. I killed a mule deer with a grim reaper fatal steel at 64 yards. STEEP quartering away, it entered just Infront of the right rear quarter and exited behind the shoulder in the pocket on the other side. The arrow went coast to coast and ROCKED that deer. He went about 100 yards, downhill, bedded up and died.
@deanbrantley4 ай бұрын
Grim Reaper while they are becoming good classics they need to get back to the drawing board if they want to keep market share with other mechanicals. The bar is very high right now if not at the ceiling for what a mech head is capable of. Thanks John
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
@casualobserver774 ай бұрын
Great review as usual. I killed my first deer with grim reaper. They perfom well. I just don't love the small entrance holes that over the top style mechanicals provide. If you get a pass thru they're great. If not be prepared for a sparse blood trail.
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment.
@scottm22444 ай бұрын
Love the fixed blade Hades
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
That test is coming up later on
@scottm22444 ай бұрын
@@LuskArcheryAdventures 3 blade not 4
@cjr44972 ай бұрын
I tried these before and got horrendous penetration. Sevr's are still the only mechanical I fully trust.
@LuskArcheryAdventures2 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing that experience.
@dougkiefer70734 ай бұрын
We’d like you to test the G5 T2 please
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
I'd like that as well. Last I looked, I can't even find a place that has them in stock.
@Getdownorlaydownbum2 ай бұрын
I smoked 2 boars few days ago with the mini mags ….ive had many pass throughs on hogs using these….
@LuskArcheryAdventuresАй бұрын
Nice!
@mitchelpeterson80734 ай бұрын
Just an idea, maybe for next year's tests. Use the scale on the sharpness tests to show how many grams of force it takes to open the mechanical broadheads to their full open position. I haven't seen anywhere on the broadhead packaging how many foot pounds or grams of force it takes out of the arrow system to fully deploy them.
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
Thanks Mitchel.
@todddhel4 ай бұрын
Another great video. I can't wait to see the black flag archery hemorrhage broadhead review if you ever get some.
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
Thanks.
@KTMsoldier19884 ай бұрын
Think i prefer the carnifour because they say the smaller blades deploy when the longer blades hit the hyde so i would think you would get a better entry wound.
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing that.
@bobstoddard17964 ай бұрын
Penetration was not very good. John do the manufactures share their specs regarding types of metals used? Thanks for your continued testing
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
Many do; some do not. Grim Reaper does.
@wswillett4 ай бұрын
The second I saw this head I thought Uh oh, John is going to expose this one on the metal and brick test.....no surprise here...Congratulations on that last hunt beautiful deer and great to see the Sever 1.75 perform well.....I will have those in my quiver during my fall elk hunt in Arizona and the Exodus as my go to fixed blade. Thank you again for what you do John. You have put an end to many archery shop "Opinions" on what heads work and what does not.
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
Thank you
@garyhosier47654 ай бұрын
I feel that four blades are just too much for penetration. I use 3 blades. Open a nicer hole over a slit of two blade. No more than 1 3/4” diameter. 1 3/8 is great. 125 gr. Does anyone else prefer 3 blade over 4? Doesn’t matter?
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
Each are better in different situations. A 3 blade cuts bone in 3 planes. But a 4 blade only cuts bone in 2 planes. In softer tissue a 3 blade can penetrate better, especially if it has a smaller cut size. But in bone, the 4 blade has an advantage of cutting thru it in only two planes and of course it often cuts more total tissue.
@WildTines4 ай бұрын
It does look slightly bent?
@ryanmarino42304 ай бұрын
I was going to make the same comment.
@WildTines4 ай бұрын
@@ryanmarino4230 it did pretty well though! lol
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
It did wobble slightly, out of the package.
@WildTines4 ай бұрын
@@LuskArcheryAdventures probably just 1 out of thousands 🤙🏼 love the videos Mr. lusk!
@-SkiDz-2 ай бұрын
@UCm5rgwXpPfjkLoyuUJZMt4A 2 out of 4 of mine wobbled right out of the pack
@texasforever3.0254 ай бұрын
Smoked a huge pig with one. It bled like mad
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
Nice
@kevinrindone57864 ай бұрын
How can I send you a pack of broadheads?
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
Thanks. My address is 2502, Sun Grove Road, Melissa TX 75454, United States. Pls just make sure I’ve not tested them recently.
@kevinrindone57864 ай бұрын
@@LuskArcheryAdventures you haven't ever tested them. They are the Rage Chisel tip - 3 blade
@user-sp9hy8tq4j4 ай бұрын
Broadhead was wobbling , junk
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
Very slightly. Pls remember that is zoomed in and blow up. I couldn’t detect that when I first spun it. I only saw it when I was editing the footage.
@user-sp9hy8tq4j4 ай бұрын
@@LuskArcheryAdventures could be why it wasn’t flying with field point
@greekmaster10014 ай бұрын
Naaaa a I'm good lol
@LuskArcheryAdventures4 ай бұрын
:)
@user-sp9hy8tq4j2 ай бұрын
Junk
@LuskArcheryAdventures2 ай бұрын
Well, a lot of people love them and say they perform very well on animals.