G5 Striker Magnum or regular?

[cantkillathing]

Okay if you had a LE elk permit would you use the G5 Striker regular, or go with the Magnum?

I bought the regular, but might go return for magnums, the difference is and 1/8 of an inch cutting diameater.

 

[swbuckmaster]

the closer you think your shot will be the larger your broadhead should be IMHO.

the longer you think your shot will be the smaller your head should be or less wind resistant it should be.

example If I was going to be in a tree stand and my shots are going to be 25 yards i would shove the biggest head i could get my hands on through the animal Im going to shoot at. you will have more Ke at short range and I want to use all of it in hte animal and not in the dirt 40 yards beyond the animal. You will also have a better blood trail and your error for judging yards, wind drift will have the least effect on arrow flight.

now if you new you were going to take a long shot you should worry more about shot placement and those long shots will need a more forgiving set up.

I would never shoot a long shot on elk.

So if it were me and Id have the elk tag Id choose the sharpest head i could get my hands on. id also choose a longer tape'rd cut on contact fixed blade tip and make sure it shot well at 40 yards. the longer head will give it a mechanical advantage for deeper penetration.

example it is easier to walk up a long handicap ramp then it is to walk up steep set of stairs.

good luck on the hunt

Nets are for fish!!

 

[utah450]

Travis,

I thought that you would know that Wac'em is the only way to bring down a big bull. I don't know about the g5's. I shoot the triton, and not the triton xl. Seems like I once heard that the smaller diameter is stronger and is affected less by wind. Anyway, I would stick with the regular ones and not get the magnums.

-Terry

 

[EROCK1313]

Like the Old Saying goes:

[font color=red]"It ain't the SIZE that matters, it's how well you use the tool YOUR GIVEN!"


[font color=blue]Reg size G5 is plenty BIG! Archery is more about shot placement, blade sharpness, durabilty, and LUCK of having an animal worthy of taking a shot at....IMHO


?-ERock-> ?

 

[trophyhunter]

We shoot the G-5 Striker regular 100 gr. on Easton FMJ 340's with Blazers, total arrow weight 466grs. The kenetic energy is unbelievable and they shoot same as field points out to 60 yards.

This is a quality setup on a well tuned quality bow, The Magnums do not fly quite as well in the wind out at longer distances due to catching a little wind deflection.

We can group a quarter on good days at 50 yds with the regular Striker G-5's. That ruins a lot of arrows so if you can shoot like that don't practice shooting groups and spread your shots around the target.

Don't be taking those long shots on an elk unless you are an expert archer and the wind conditions are perfect. Don't take the chance of wounding such a magnificant animal.

We have killed our share of elk and mule deer with the G-5 Strikers. Everyone has their favorite setup but this is the new tachnology "hot setup" if you are serious about wanting to get the maximum out of your archery equipment.

 

[peakfreak]

My quiver holds five arrows so why not pack both? If you have a close shot pull out the magnum.. If its further pull out the regular and if its real far pull out the swhacker.

"You'll never get a big one if you shoot a little one"

 

[ABQHUNTER]

Here's a picture of the bull I killed last year at 35 yards with the 100 gr. Striker. I really like these broadheads, like everyone is saying, they group excellent to 50 yrds, and most shots are under 50 yrds, so I would go with the 100 gr. regular Striker.

 

[bingo]

strikers are great but even better is the Montec CS

 

[Gator]

shoot the regular ones, It will be about placement and those regular ones are pretty dang good.


"I have found if you go the extra mile it's Never crowded".

 

[Outdoordan]

I disagree. I think that there have been alot of animals that have been lost because the size of broadheads in general gets smaller. I know alot of guys that kill alot of animals each year. Some have gone to bigger fixed broadheads, others to mechanicals because it increases the size of the wound channel.

You may not like mechanicals, but one of the marketing points of a popular mechanical is that it is like throwing an "axe through an animal". Big wound channels make marginal hits lethal hits.

It isn't the GOOD hit you have to worry about, it is those less than perfect shots. There is no way you can guarantee perfect shots on a live animal. There are variables you can't control, such as the movement of the animal at the shot. cold muscles, anxiety.

If size didn't matter than why don't they allow hunting with bullets like the .223? Just my 2 cents...

 

[deadibob]

>I disagree. I think that
>there have been alot of
>animals that have been lost
>because the size of broadheads
>in general gets smaller.
>I know alot of guys
>that kill alot of animals
>each year. Some have
>gone to bigger fixed broadheads,
>others to mechanicals because it
>increases the size of the
>wound channel.
>
>You may not like mechanicals, but
>one of the marketing points
>of a popular mechanical is
>that it is like throwing
>an "axe through an animal".
> Big wound channels make
>marginal hits lethal hits.
>
>It isn't the GOOD hit you
>have to worry about, it
>is those less than perfect
>shots. There is no
>way you can guarantee perfect
>shots on a live animal.
> There are variables you
>can't control, such as the
>movement of the animal at
>the shot. cold muscles, anxiety.
>
>
>If size didn't matter than why
>don't they allow hunting with
>bullets like the .223? Just
>my 2 cents...


You mean it's like throwing an axe through the air. That's exactly what happens when those rage blades open up in the air. They had an archery contest at the ATA (archery trade show) show last year using rage broadheads. It was a very bad publicity stunt when they actually had a broadhead open up in flight and veer off course.

FYI there are a lot of states that allow hunting with the .223

 

[Outdoordan]

I don't believe I have ever hunted a state that allows using a .223 for big game. Use what you want, but common sense dictates that a bigger wound channel means more dead game. This threads not about Rage and I was only making a statement about the slogan, we are talking about strikers. The slogan is correct, throwing an axe through an animal is what you want to achieve.

 

[4100fps]

I take it,you never hunted in Montana.




I wanted to take a scalp,but the kill was not mine.

 

[peakfreak]

Shot my Strikers this morning and they are dead on out to 70. Flys as good or better than my field tips.

"You'll never get a big one if you shoot a little one"

 

[ELKOHUNTER]

I put my strikers on yesterday. And I was getting some wicked penetration into my target! I hope they work well in 11 days! Fly good as well!

("For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Ephesians 2:8-9")