NAP SpitfFire

[bowtech]

I have used this head on at least 15 Deer and one Boar.

Downside is that after each kill I have found that it is best to replace all parts in total.
The metal retainers used to keep the blades in place seem to take a real beating and don't act as well to allow the blades to open smoothly once they have seen action.

Other than this , there is no downside that I have witnessed.

Upside is that this head puts the blood on the ground to the point of where you could be legally blind and find your deer by feeling the ground.

Also there are no rubber bands to break or replace.

The blades are very sharp and strong and I have never seen one so much as take a bend.

The blades are harder to open due to the retention system but not so hard as to allow a pass through without opening as can happen with rubber band retention systems.

I would suggest 55# minimum for this head

So far I have not found a better or more reliable head in the category.

[ScottC]

Even at 60# on my compound I wouldn't use a mechanical. I don't want to risk wounding and losing the animal.

[intruder]

No mechanical heads alloud here in the rainy state of WA.....

[admin]

Thanks BT, one suggestion, is it possible to give us a rating. On a scale of 1-10. Example 6/10

[bowtech]

The spitfire would have to be a 10 with me , since I have never seen a head that had all of its good points or lacked so few bad points by comparism

As far as wounding...

The mechanical head (top shelf head design types) are no more prone to wounding than a fixed blade head.

When mechanicals started coming out near 20 years ago , there wasnt a good head to be found.

Today there are still alot that I wouldnt consider shooting but there are more than a few that I would use without concern.

Mechanical heads got a bad rap from day one due to manufactures rushing anything to market that they felt could sell , such as the Puckett bloodtrailer.

But there are enough heads out there today which are quality products and allow the bowhunter to shoot with comfort and confidence.

The Mechanical head is a more apt killer than the fixed head for one reason...huge cutting area.
By comparism to the spitfire , there is no fixed head manufactured that comes close to it's cutting surface.

Mechanical heads can and do fail but it is more by design of the head than to say that all heads can fail.

The Nap shockwave is about as fail proof a head as you will find in that it is designed to avoid cartwheeling on hard angled shots.

I tested the shockwave when it was first released and it was amazing in its performance.

I have first hand witnesses that will attest to the fact that I took a fallow deer at a 3degree angle with the shockwave head.

This is a shot that most chisel/trocar fixed head designs would have not been able to attain entry on.

I wish they made that shockwave with the spitfire retension system

Anyway....dont count all mechanical heads out because you met someone (or alot of people) that had bad luck.

I have met many people that curse mechanicals because they lost a deer to one.
But once I have found out what they were useing for a head , it is always typical of that head design.

I have never heard evidence of a deer being lost to a good design , just to the poor designs

Thats why I am pulling up my older test submissions.

I dont want anyone to find out the hard way , what is a bad design

[michihunter]

It's all about confidence with me. Mechanicals just don't give me that confidence. AND THAT IS NOT A GOOD THING WHEN IT COMES TO HUNTING.