Vortex 2” two blade mechanical

Total score 21 with a blade sharpness rating of B

The Vortex line of heads, are fairly large swing open style mechanicals. This one is no different. It has a 2inch, cutting diameter when fully opened. When closed it still has 7/8” of blade surface exposed.

 I found the accuracy to be good, but it shot more like a fixed blade head out of my setup than a typical mechanical. In the plywood test the head made it most of the way through, stopping at the back of the blades and without damage. In the orange test the head had fully opened by the time it exited. On the front of the orange you could see the 7/8” slit that the blades cut when the first hit, therefore the head gets an extra point for starting to cut on the front of the orange. In the steel drum the vortex penetrated the first wall with the tip sticking in the back wall. One blade was bent pretty badly. The other blade had broken off the tip and was driven back into the ferule of the broadhead.  I was surprised at how well this large head penetrated into the steel drum, and at how well the blades held up. For such a large broadhead, the Vortex did a fine job of holding up throughout the tests. Overall I was impressed with the performance of this head and would recommend it to someone looking for a large cutting diameter two blade head. I would however recommend at least 60 ft/lbs of Kinetic energy before you even consider using this broadhead, and more would be better.

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