Zwickey No Mercy Broadhead 2bld 165gr Screw On 3pk

Have yet to harvest game with these heads, however they do a great job busting through 3.5 inches of ice. Just a fair warning: if you're wanting a preshapened head that's ready to go, this isn't for you. My sharpening method is to start with a 10mm file, then an 8mm to give these Zwickey broadheads a great edge.

Bought initially because they have decent reviews and they were the right weight I needed for good arrow flight. Sharpen easily. Fly right. And importantly are inexpensive compared to some other broadheads available. Unless something changes, these will probably be the broadheads I use forever.

I haven't tried them on game yet so take this review for what it's worth. These are the double bevel version of this design. I had also bought the single bevel design from another vendor but ended up sharpening them as double bevel after all. Taking one to my local shop, I found the head to weigh in at 170.4 grains (not the 165 gr advertized weight). Paired with my 175 gr practice tips, these hit roughly the same point of impact. Granted, I'm shooting a 45lb recurve and probably only getting about 42-43 lb out of it. My range will probably max out at about 30 yards on a good day. So the weight difference, while negligible for me, may be more significant for shooters of high-speed compounds or those attempting more long-range shots.Pros: Hits the same point of impact for me. Sharpens fairly easily with a good file & sharpening stones. Took about 15-20 min per head the first time around. The factory set the inserts to spin true -- no adjustment needed. The heads also seem fairly tough so far. I've had the heads hit each other as they exit my target but so far I've seen no damage to the heads themselves. The price point is good. I also like the simplicity of the design. I shoot carbon arrows but, on the whole, I steer away from technological "improvements" to archery. Some things just work better when they're simpler and have withstood more real-life testing in the field.Cons: The ferrule tip and thin edge design make sharpening a single bevel difficult and probably unnecessary (not much added advantage). If the edge were thicker and more uniform down its length, I could see the single bevel making more sense. Since this is the double bevel design anyway, it's not really anything to worry about. One major drawback that I've experienced is how the inserts are not all aligned to the same spot. As I screw them into the shaft, one head may have blades oriented horizontal while another will be diagonal or vertical. It just so happens that my gaps from 12-22 yards match near perfectly with my view of the broadhead from ferrule to the outer edge (tip of the blade = point of impact). It would be nice if I could use that as an ad-hoc sight pin. But since they're all going different directions, it isn't much help most of the time. Finally, I have noticed that it doesn't take much wind to blow my arrows around past 20 yards or so. Field tips have been much more forgiving in this regard. But these heads are much more sensitive to wind than the old 3-blade Savoras that I used to shoot out of my compound as a kid. Also, the arrow tends to do funny things if my release isn't perfect. I'd say it's sort of like having a stiff trigger on a rifle -- it teaches you everything you're doing wrong and that will make you a better shooter. But it's nothing a little practice can't iron out.On the whole, I'd say that they might be a little less consistent than field tips but not enough to matter in the field. If I do my part, I'm still making solid hits within my personal effective range. I'm looking forward to seeing how these heads work in an actual hunting scenario. But on that front, I don't think that will be much of a problem. The design is simple and known to be effective. After all, shot execution is the easiest part of the hunt -- the difficult part is getting the opportunity to take the shot in the first place and all the work that follows. I'm pretty confident that these heads won't be holding me back.**Update -- I've found that indexing the blades to my cock feather has helped iron out the inconsistencies. I suspect that it is due to paradox as the side-to-side motion could be experiencing different wind deflections depending on the angle of the blades until the rotation can get started (think of the way a canoe paddle pushes water depending on the angle it sweeps the water). This was my starting hypothesis and my shots have straightened out at all yardages with good consistency out to 30 yards with no noticeable variation from each other or field points (other than the mechanical glitches of this shooter).

needed some sharpening but overall incredibly robust and powerful

Excellent!