I’ve used Carbon Express XT4 broadheads for several years and have collected a fairly decent inventory, but unfortunately like most everything else I like, they’ve been discontinued. What I have is all I’m going to get unless I happen upon some on eBay or a message board, and since they’re pretty much only good for one kill, I’ve already been looking for alternatives. My son bought some tooth of the arrow heads a couple years for about $45/3 that are supposed to be super tough, but the first shot I took broke off a piece of blade. That and the price soured me.
I found several varieties of Chinese broadheads on eBay, and after much deliberation, I ordered a dozen to try. They literally ship from China, so it took a couple weeks to get here. I picked them up today and tried out three to see how they fly, and so far, I’m really impressed. One of the complaints I read online about Chinese broadheads is they’re not finished out and dull, and though these aren’t “razor” sharp, I’ve killed a bunch of deer and pigs with duller. The machining looks really good. My crossbow is sighted in for the 100 gr XT4 heads, and these printed about 3/4-1” left but otherwise consistent. I’m not a fan of sweating and swatting mosquitoes while hunting, but I’m going to try to stick a pig over the next couple weeks for the ultimate test of these broadheads. I gambled $31.87 for a dozen of them, but I’ve spent more on stupider stuff.
I found several varieties of Chinese broadheads on eBay, and after much deliberation, I ordered a dozen to try. They literally ship from China, so it took a couple weeks to get here. I picked them up today and tried out three to see how they fly, and so far, I’m really impressed. One of the complaints I read online about Chinese broadheads is they’re not finished out and dull, and though these aren’t “razor” sharp, I’ve killed a bunch of deer and pigs with duller. The machining looks really good. My crossbow is sighted in for the 100 gr XT4 heads, and these printed about 3/4-1” left but otherwise consistent. I’m not a fan of sweating and swatting mosquitoes while hunting, but I’m going to try to stick a pig over the next couple weeks for the ultimate test of these broadheads. I gambled $31.87 for a dozen of them, but I’ve spent more on stupider stuff.
