SEVR – Titanium 1.5 // Rated Best Overall Broadhead For Deer 2024 —
(Article Courtesy of Jace Bauserman of Field & Stream)
If you want to open a can of worms, walk into an archery pro shop, sports show, etc., and start talking about broadheads. Add in the word “best” at any point in your conversation, and you’ll need to brace yourself for some strong comments. Start talking about the best broadheads for harvesting North America’s favorite game animal (the whitetail deer), and you’ll wish that the can of worms you opened would quickly close.
Bowhunters have strong opinions concerning broadheads. After all, the business end of your carbon is critical to clean and quick kills. Still, many take the subject too far. For example, talk about the field-point precision and quiet flight of a top-end mechanical around a bowhunter fascinated by fixed blades, and you’ll get eye rolls. On the flip side, preach deep penetration and fixed-blade durability to a mechanical geek, and you’ll need to prepare for a scolding.
Frankly, we don’t care what side of the deer broadhead fence you’re on. Maybe you’re a fixed-blade goer, a mechanical lover, or a bowhunter fascinated by hybrid heads. Or, possibly, you mix and match. The great broadhead debate will never be settled, but we got our hands on some of the top-performing broadheads on the market and put them through rigorous testing. Regarding the best broadheads for deer, you can put your trust in the to-come suggestions.
Best Overall Broadhead for Deer: SEVR Titanium 1.5
Specs
- 1.5-inch cutting diamater
- 100- and 125-grain head options
- Ideal for low-poundage shooters
- Maximum penetration
Pros
- Lock-and-Pivot Blades pivot around bone as needed
- Practice Lock means you can practice with the same head you plan to hunt with
- Stretch Cut creates massive wound channels
- Titanium Ferrule promises durability
- Deep penetration
- Accurate
- Quiet in flight
Cons
- $16.99 per head – sold individually
Tar and feather me, but I’m branding a mechanical broadhead with this award. This is not due to fancy marketing or the number of bowhunting celebrities backing it. Instead, I’ve yet to find a more accurate, lethal, or dependable broadhead. I have harvested nine whitetail bucks and four whitetail does with this head.
In addition to deer, I’ve harvested everything from bighorn sheep to elk to bear with this razor-sharp mechanical and have yet to be disappointed by it. The short, sleek, and streamlined ferrule with a needle-point sharp tip cuts through the air like butter to ensure maximum downrange accuracy. This broadhead won every accuracy test I conducted and flew ultra quietly in flight. (I put a premium on a quiet broadhead because animals hear the arrow in flight, not the bow string dropping.)
With a 1.5-inch cutting diameter, the .032-inch thick blades stay contained in the ferrule until impact. They then lock in place and pivot around the bone to keep the arrow driving through the animal. My most extended shots on big game animals with this broadhead were a 61.5-yard Rocky Mountain Big Horn sheep and a 63-yard bull elk. The sheep was broadside, and the arrow blew through. The elk was quartering to me, and the broadhead went in behind the front shoulder, passed through a belly full of grass, and poked out the opposite flank. Both animals traveled less than 30 yards before expiring.
My favorite feature of the Titanium 1.5 is the Practice Lock. Each Sevr broadhead comes with a second hole in the ferrule and a set screw that can be added to lock the blades in place. Add the set screw during practice sessions, and remove it when you’re ready to hunt.
TITANIUM 1.5 – SHOP NOW: https://www.sevrbroadheads.com/product/titanium-1-5-broadhead/
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Our thanks to Jace Bauserman and Field & Stream for this feature – check out the full article here: https://www.fieldandstream.com/bowhunting/best-broadheads-for-deer