With each passing season, more hunters switch over to crossbow hunting. That’s good for crossbow and crossbow accessories manufacturers. Of course, it’s led to a lot of new businesses and a saturated market.
How can you decide which broadhead to buy? Here are some of the best crossbow broadheads for 2024.
What Makes a Great Broadhead?
First, what makes a great broadhead? That’s a difficult question, but several things stick out. Hunters should pay attention to several elements.
Study key things, including broadhead material, design type, and warranty available. This should indicate product quality.
Furthermore, check other important features, too. These can impact performance in respect to your setup. Examples include grain weight, blade thickness, blade length, and more.
Of course, some companies have great reputations for delivering quality products. Others don’t. But here are some of the best available crossbow broadheads for 2024.
Helix FJ4
The Helix FJ4 is a promising single-bevel broadhead. It features a “fighter jet” profile, for improved accuracy in flight. It also includes two additional bleeder blades for 15/16” more cut. It delivers great penetration and increased blood trails. It’s compatible with compounds, crossbows, and recurves. Get it in 100-, 125-, 150-, 175-, 200-, or 225-grain options.
Favorite Features
- Sleek design
- Numerous grain (weight) options
- A single bevel design plus bleeder blades
Price: $79.99
Magnus Black Hornet Ser-Razor
The Black Hornet Ser-Razor by Magnus is a great four-blade broadhead. It’s crafted from stainless steel and has a replaceable made blade. The main blade is made from knife-grade, 0.056-inch-thick stainless steel, and the bleeder blade has 0.040-inch thickness. This 150-grain broadhead hits hard. It features a lifetime replacement guarantee.
Favorite Features
- Devastating blade design
- Comes in a three pack
- Sharpen or replace main blade
- Lifetime guarantee warranty
Price: $48.99
Magnus Single Bevel 150
Another Magnus special, the Single Bevel 150 is a top-shelf selection. This two-blade broadhead weighs 150 grains, measures 1 ¾ inches long, and 1 1/32 inches wide.
The main blade is 0.059 inch thick. It comes in a pack of three.
Favorite Features
- Devastating blade design
- Comes in a three pack
- Sharpen or replace main blade
- Lifetime guarantee warranty
Price: $55
NAP Deep Cut
The NAP Deep Cut is a great fixed-blade broadhead. This 100-grain head has a 1 1/16-inch cutting diameter. It comes in a pack of three. It has a solid, one-piece, stainless-steel build.
The main blade is curved for deeper penetration and improved flight. It’s no-vent design ensures silent flight. Additionally, the 0.039-inch thick main blade is double-bevel sharpened.
The bleeder blade is ¾ inch in diameter. It’s rated for 400 fps. Get it in a pack of three.
Favorite Features
- Great design
- Durable build
- Bleeder blades
Price: $58.99
NAP Deep Cut Vented
The NAP Deep Cut Vented is another solid pick. This fixed-blade broadhead is accurate, durable, and very sharp. It is 100 grains and has a 1 1/16-inch cutting diameter.
It has an all stainless-steel construction, and a curved main blade for deeper penetration and improved flight.
It’s rated to 400 fps. It comes in a pack of three.
Favorite Features
- Solid, one-piece broadhead
- Vented blades
- Good bleeder blades
Price: $58.99
REK Broadheads HXP
The HXP by REK Broadheads provides a rear-deploying design that leaves massive cuts on impact. Incredibly, it even allows for an interchangeable fixed or mechanical blade design. This two-blade expandable design implements a hardened stainless steel tip, spring-lock retention system (three extra locks included), and more.
The cutting diameter is 2.25 inches, stainless steel blades are .039 inches thick, and has standard 8/32-inch threads. Get this broadhead in 100 or 125 grains.
Favorite Features
- Unique blade designs
- Spring Lock Retention System
- Hardened stainless steel tip
- Multiple grain (weight) offerings
Price: $59.99
Rage Hypodermic Crossbow NC
The Hypodermic Crossbow NC is a tried-and-true favorite. It includes a two-blade design and hybrid Hypodermic Tip. It has a machined stainless-steel ferrule and 0.035-inch-thick blades. It also offers the No Collar blade locking technology.
You’ll find these broadheads in 100 or 125 grains and offered in a pack of three.
Favorite Features
- Large cutting diameter
- Field point accuracy
- No collar system
- Massive wound channels
Price: $49.99
Muzzy Trocar Ti
The Muzzy Trocar Ti is another top-shelf choice. This fixed-blade broadhead has three blades, each of which can be adjusted to a right or left offset. This can be set to match string twist and helical fletching. It even comes with a titanium ferrule.
Get the Trocar tip. It has a 1 ¼-inch cutting diameter. Blade thickness is 0.039 inch. Get it in 100 or 125 grains. It comes in a pack of three.
Favorite Features
- Adjust to either right or left offset
- Strong and durable
- Very accurate (for a fixed broadhead)
Price: $44.99
SEVR Titanium 1.75
Always a top performer, the SEVR Titanium 1.75 is a great buy. It has a swept-back blade angle and 1 ¾-inch cutting diameter.
This rear-deploying broadhead comes with a titanium ferrule. Blades lock into the open position upon impact, yet pivot as needed to pass through the animal.
It comes in 100 or 125 grains and standard 8-32 or Deep Six thread patterns.
Favorite Features
- Durable, high-quality material
- Pivoting blades that remain open upon impact
- Good warranty
Price: $16.99 (per broadhead)
Wasp Jak-X Velocity
The Jak-X Velocity by Wasp is a good pick, too. The head delivers excellent flight and a monstrous wound channel. It has a Stainless Steel Smart Tip (SST), which comes pre-aligned with stainless blades. Cutting diameter is 1 ¾ inches.
These come in 100 grains. Get them in packs of three. Extra O-rings included.
Favorite Features
- Larger wound channels
- Flies like a dart
- Better pricing
Price: $36.50
NAP Verdict
The NAP Verdict has become a popular broadhead among crossbow shooters. It is designed with a one-piece ferrule, rear-deploying blades, and more. It’s CNC-machined from a single piece for ultimate durability.
It’s flight diameter is 1 1/16-inch, and cutting diameter is 2 inches. Blades are replaceable and 0.032-inch thick.
These weigh 100 grains. These come in a pack of three.
Favorite Features
- Well-built design
- Great cutting diameter
- Great pricing
Price: $22.99
NAP DK4
Finally, the NAP DK4 delivers the performance crossbow shooters can trust when going head to head with big game. It’s a hybrid-mechanical design with a pivoting main blade and two mechanical bleeder blades built to deliver maximum penetration.
The main blade was designed to dish out hard hitting performance while pivoting around thick bone to maximize momentum.
NAP’s Spitfire spring clip technology keeps the main blades where you want them in flight, and the bleeder blades are guaranteed to open on impact no matter what your target.
The DK4 has a 1 3/4″ cutting diameter and are available in 100 and 125 grains. You’ll find them sold in a 3-pack.
Favorite Features
- Excellent flight
- Built for penetration and pass-throughs
- Bigger wound channels
Price – $39.99
How to Choose the Right Broadhead
Those who buy broadheads have plenty of choices ahead of them. But choosing the right one will be easier after asking yourself key questions.
- Do I want mechanical or fixed blade broadheads?
- What ferrule and blade material do I want?
- What cutting diameter do I want?
- What blade design do I like?
- Am I loyal to a specific broadhead brand?
- How much money can I afford to spend?
Ask those questions, and more, and you’ll find the right crossbow broadhead for you. Deer season is soon upon us! Make sure you have the broadhead to help you hunt with confidence this season.
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