Test - SilverFlame broadheads
Please note:
The following test took place in 2003, using a SilverFlame Broadhead 125gr. of the very first generation. In the meantime the broadheads have been optimized and achieve even better results on ALL size of game.
We all know the various tests, broadheads to be submitted and the appropriate publications in some specialized magazines and on websites. One in particular shoots broadheads at steel drums, plates, tires, frozen stumps, plywood, bricks etc.
Now, those tests maybe impressive for some guys but we are not going to hunt cars, trees or rocks.
Mentioned above tests show only tendencies regarding the stability of a broadhead but do not state anything at all over their potential concerning the actual intended purpose. It is technically no problem to design a broadhead which you can shoot heedlessly a 1000 times against a marble block until all your arrows are broken but it might do a lousy job at animal tissue.
In order to furnish an adequate proof of the structural integrity of my broadheads, I have tested the lightest model, the SilverFlame 125grains, at a penetration test in genuine animal tissue.
The hardest, which can happen to a broadhead in the view of its original area of application, is a hit on the scapular of extremely large and tough game.
For this purpose I selected a fresh scapular of a 850kg (1870lbs.) heavy cattle as a potential target.The second test was accomplished at the scapular of an adult pig.
Before the test, the blade of the broadhead was carefully sharpened, in order to bring the blade to its maximum potential.
The shot took place at a distance of approximately 4 yards. The arrow consisted of an aluminum/carbon (ACC) shaft with a portion of an all-carbon shaft glued inside.
The test arrow weighed 630 grains; the arrow speed was chronographed at 261 fps.
The result
The arrow penetrated both scapulars without any problems and without any defects whatsoever to the arrow or the broadhead. The spinning straightness was still perfectly intact as well. The sharpness of the blade had been left with a smoothing effect; however always still sufficient, in order to shave the hair at the lower arm. The backstop target, which actually is a high-density foam target with a thickness of 8", has been fully penetrated by the broadhead both times either.
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It remains quite evident from the performance of the mentioned tests that one does not have to concern himself with ability of this broadhead to penetrate large game with a shot through the ribs within the heart-lung area, or whether the broadhead will reach the vitals. Assuming an adequate amount of arrow kinetic energy and momentum of course.
