Standing Bear

Good afternoon folks, after reviewing all of what was said about how this head not flying properly, I decided to see it for myself so I got a friend of mine to ship me 2 of them since he had decided to shoot another type of fixed broadhead.

Just before lunch today, I received them. They look pretty darn good and the ones I received were new. So just to see if they had any type of flight problem, I screwed one on to a 29 inch AFMJ Dangerous Game and the total weight of this puppy was 711 grains. I did a spin test and seen no wobble, it spinned really nice. Before taking a few shots at my 18-1 Rhinehart broadhead target, I took the time to put a sheet of 1/2 inch plywood behind it in case I missed. That reindeer moss sure likes to eat whatever I send into it, let me tell ya

So, as you know, my set up is a APA Black Mamba bow and its presently set at 84#. I have the Spott-Hogg 7 deadly pins as a sight and a whisker biscuit rest.

I walked back to my 70 yard mark and as I set my 70 yard pin on my spot, I thought of keeping my bow arm up and out she went.....

Well, that arrow flew as straight as my previous arrow set ups and hit 2 inches low which is pretty good to me. There were no right or left hits on this first shot.

I walked back to 80 yards for my second shot and again, as I settled my pin on target, I took the time to tell myself to follow through and my index finger hit that trigger....

I was an inch high and 2 inches left....pretty good to me at that distance.

I brought my shooting set up back to 20 yards and shot three arrows at 20, 30 40 and 50 yards and bu golly geeze, these suckers flew dead on the money.

The one thing that came to mind when I finished shooting the Muzzy MX4 100 grain broadhead was " Thank you Ike again for sharing your tuning experiences with me through the internet".

That must mean a well tuned bow with a properly spinned arrow equals a pretty awesome, to the point, shot with a broadhead.

SB

Mark Land

I have never had a bow in my hands that I tuned with proper arrows with helical fletching I could not get to shoot any of our heads very well. I do all our long range flight testing and shoot our heads out to 80 and 100yds and they will definitely shoot. I believe poor bow tuning and not enough helical on the fletching is the major culprit to poor broadhead flight.

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giarcher

I can't shoot a field point that well at 80 yards but the Muzzy MX4s and 3-blade 100s flew great for me out to my range of 40 yards very well.

I'm looking forward to another 'Muzzy Moment' this year. Just 20 more days...

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iceman

[I had 3 muzzy moments this year and they were all bone breaking

art6555

Hey Mark, or Standing Bear, I had been shooting the old school 3 and 4 blades and just bought a pack of the MX-4s this past Sunday. They are hitting about 7 to 8 inches high at 30 yards, but shooting consistent. I shoot the blazers with the Bohning 3 degree helical (awsome!!) but how do I tune the height difference down. I am shooting a 385 grn arrow at 276 to 277 fps. Any help would be sweet.

Mark Land

Just lower your rest slightly or raise your nock pt and adjust until the impacts come together or much closer as long as your flight and grouping do not suffer, you should be able to get them much closer. Good luck

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jakerite

I have been shooting Muzzy since they first came out. (Yep, Ol Fart, here) Sure I have gotten stupid and bought, because of advertisements, other brands, both fixed and mechanical, but have never been in the field with anything but Muzzy's. The key, that I found, was feathers, 4", with as much helical as the shaft will adhease (ok thats not spelled rite). I practice at 50 yards and smack arrows all the time. I truly believe, the 4" and helical is the key and perfect setup. OK Land, chime in.

Mark Land

I agree! No substitute for stability when shooting fixed blade broadheads and nothing stabilizes better then larger, helical fethers. Of course feathers have their negatives as well and with most setups, they can be tuned to shoot other fletching types but the smaller a fletch you use the more critical your tune and setup become.

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