I respect all of the above comments/ opinions because that was your experience with them so now I will tell you mine.
I absolutely HATE mechanicals for reasons that I could spend hours talking about and if not using them would have saved myself a lot of hours of tracking well placed shots on big game. That being said, after getting a 3pk to try out for myself because they looked too good not to at least test out even though I swore I would never use another mechanical again, I was greatly impressed with all aspects of there performance!
I shot these heads out of a hoyt alphamax 32 set at 80 lbs, 30" draw, using a 448 gr. gold tip 7595 pro arrow with 3.1" quick spins, 4" wraps and a lumenok @ 301 fps. These heads flew like absolute DARTS!!! I test shot these out to 135 yards and not one grouping of the T3's were outside of my field point groups. With the lumenok tracer on the back it was really easy to see no wobble or wierd arrow flight of any kind with these heads, ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!
As to the opening issue mentioned above, they opened 100% of the time to the full 1.5" cutting diameter. How I figured this out was a couple tests through a 1/8" piece of leather that I shot through at 20-100 yards at all different angles. I tied it in between two horse panels with a block target 5 ft behind to catch my arrow. All three blades clearly opened right when the blades contact edges went to pass through the leather. I also did a second test on a old glendale buck that I have. At 60 yards my arrows stick about 10" out of the back of the target (because it is a little worn) after the shot so I am able to see the broadheads opening function aftermath. Every shot into the glendale 3D had 3 full blade marks going into the target and a 3" chunk of foam blown out the back of the target with all 3 blades still 100% open on the broadhead.
The sharpness of the blades is fairly sharp as well. Not the sharpest I have EVER seen but deffinately nothing even close to the worst that I have seen. I would give the sharpness of the blades a 8 out of 10, the arrow flight a 10 out of 10, and the ability to open and cutting diameter a 10 out of 10.
I don't see the strength of the poured steel ferrel or tip being a issue because of all the shots that I used those 3 broadheads for all of the countless tests, it never showed a hint of weakness. Granted, it's not the same as shooting square into the front shoulder bone of an elk but I have no doubts that it would get the job done.
The only thing I can say that I don't like is putting the blades back into shooting position with the spider clip secured in its appropriate spot can be a little tricky until you get the hang of it. But once you do get the hang of it, it isn't too bad and is a well engineered design.
This all being said, I have now "switched" back over to mechanicals from my 4 year stint with nap nitrons which I still think is a fantastic head and will be keeping a few of them just as back ups.
Hope this helps a few of you guys out there that are considering trying these heads because I know they are about as spendy to buy as it gets so it's nice to have all the info you can before throwing down the cash.
I am looking forward to trying these out this fall and should have some pics to show you guys on the devastation I think these heads are going to cause some bulls and bucks.
Just so ya all know, I am not affiliated in any way with G5. I just really think they put out a solid head with this new T3.
Just my 2 cents on it all.
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