Single bevel vs double bevel test

[BillyJack1975]

So I know that there’s a lot of tests on single bevel vs double bevel out there. I just wanted to see it for myself since I hunt and harvested deer with both of these broadheads. My test was with 2 shoulder blades from an 8 pointer my wife took during rifle season. Distance 7 yards, 50# Kodiak takedown 550 gr arrow w/ double bevel Bear Razorhead and 600 gr arrow w/ single left bevel Grizzly, 28” draw, left wing fletchings.
Double bevels punched through and suffered no damage. Single bevels punched through and split and pried the bone apart as designed, no damage either. First shoulder after 2 145 gr Razorheads, second after 2 200 gr Grizzlies. Last after 4 shots each. No sitting or prying of bone with the double bevel, but single bevel really did a number.
I personally didn’t think that there would be that big of a difference between the two but there was. I also got slightly better penetration with the heavier single bevel arrows. I still plan to use both broadheads, but after this test, I can see myself phasing out the vintage Bear Razorheads.
Next Nilgai I shoot, I’m gonna do some testing on heavy bone.






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[Gunnyart]

Good test.

[3ChordTruth]

Interesting “real testing” results, thanks for posting how this turned out.

[txtrophy85]

great test.

thats good info. I do know a single bevel will twist when shot into a block or foam target

[DRT]

Well, my real tests were on deer and pigs that were alive when I shot them.
I haven't had a good blood trail with a single bevel yet. Chest cavities full of clotted up blood. Dead animals. But minimal blood trails. Also the edges of the blades seem to chip easier.
I won't waste money on expensive single bevels again.

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[Bisch]

Single bevel vs double bevel test

I think they both work about as well as each other. Use what you have the most confidence in. Confidence will make you a better hunter with no sights and no letoff!

I can’t sharpen a single bevel to save my life so I’ll just stick with my double bevels.

Bisch


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[RickBarbee]

I've used, and tested against one another, just about every broadhead design out there.

The only "real" advantages I have found in the single bevels are two fold.

(1) is in their structural integrity, and only then "if" you are using the tool grade machined (expensive) heads.

(2) combined with (1) is they are hard bone splitters, and excellent cutters, but only "if" you can get & keep them sharp.

As far as penetration goes, I've not seen them penetrate any better than any other well constructed, and (sharp) "cut on contact" broadhead.

The bottom line is, any well constructed (sturdy) "cut on contact" broadhead, that is (sharp) is going to work well for you, but it's hard to beat the structural integrity of the high grade machined tool steel single bevels, or for that matter any of the double bevels (including 3-blade) meeting that same criteria.

I won't use a broadhead, that won't get shaving sharp, and that won't also paper thin slice a grape without crushing it.

Rick

[Trumpkin]

I don't have any experience with single bevel heads other than tracking a buck Briar Friar shot with one once... the blood trail was... painfully sparse.

I've always been a "Bigger hole" kinda guy (Simmons sharks/VPA wide 3 blades/ etc), and of all the trad bowhunters I know who kill a ton of animals none are using the skinny single bevel heads. That's not a scientific experiment, but it is data points.

[BillyJack1975]

I initially didn’t care for single bevels because they can be a SOB to sharpen. I didn’t want to have to buy special tools to sharpen em either. I got a system down and with a file, stone and ceramic rods, I can get em hair popping sharp in a couple of minutes. Single construction ones are nice but too pricey for my blood. I’ve had success with the welded carbon steel Grizzlies and they’re made in the USA and affordable as well.

[txtrophy85]

I have only shot one deer with trad gear but did it with a single bevel head….not much blood until where she died and spun around but…..I’ve made great shots on deer with 3 blade rages and wasp jackhammers and didn’t get much blood…but other identical shots they spray everywhere.

I’ve been fortunate to talk to a couple of experienced trad archers aside from our resident gurus Bisch and DRT and they both said that single bevel left less than stellar blood trails (actually did not like two blade heads period)and both recommended a 4 blade head like a magnus stinger or a wasp sharpshooter or long 3 blade like a Wensel Woodsman.


I ordered 6 cutthroats yesterday to use on my Buffalo hunt but also got some 125 grain 4 blade magnus to try on deer and pigs.

[BernieH]

Not all single bevels are narrow. Check out the Abowyers.

That said, a single bevel head will tend to make a hole, albeit a small hole, whereas a double bevel, especially a narrow one, will make a slit.

I shoot both single and double bevel heads so no strong bias on my end. They both kill very well.

[PigOPs]

Single bevel vs double bevel test

I was on the single bevel band wagon for a few years but it’s painful to watch those expensive broadheads go running off into the thick stuck in the off side shoulder of a hog that you can’t track due to no blood trail. I switched to 3 blades this year and have had excellent blood trails on pigs and the deer that I shot. I also not noticed any issues with penetration.

And they’re easier to sharpen to boot.


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[DRT]

I was on the single bevel band wagon for a few years but it’s painful to watch those expensive broadheads go running off into the thick stuck in the off side shoulder of a hog that you can’t track due to no blood trail. I switched to 3 blades this year and have had excellent blood trails on pigs and the deer that I shot. I also not noticed any issues with penetration.

And they’re easier to sharpen to boot.


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Exactly. For me it's not about do they kill. It's about blood trail.

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[Briar Friar]

I don't have any experience with single bevel heads other than tracking a buck Briar Friar shot with one once... the blood trail was... painfully sparse.

I've always been a "Bigger hole" kinda guy (Simmons sharks/VPA wide 3 blades/ etc), and of all the trad bowhunters I know who kill a ton of animals none are using the skinny single bevel heads. That's not a scientific experiment, but it is data points.

Good test MrJack.

Bull poo!!! That buck dumped bright blood out both sides for 50 yards… then poof…nothing…prolly because 1) a bit back and high and likely liver 2) I pushed him too early. Not the single bevel broadheads fault IMO. That was the only complete passthru Ive ever had on a trad buck.

[dphillips62]

I hunted trad exclusively for about 20 years until my arthritis got so bad in my hands i could no longer draw my bow with my fingers. So I switched back to a compound with a release. But I kept my trad ways with broadheads for the last few years i have been using these exclusively really great blood trails and nothing i have shot has stopped an arrow.

https://www.grizzlystik.com/silver-flame-overkill-125-xl-broadhead-3-pack