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# Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Carbon Express F-15: Deadly as Advertised
Posted by DDH Staff

by Jacob Edson, Deer & Deer Hunting managing editor



Last winter, Carbon Express provided writers attending its media event with prototypes of the company's new F-15 fixed-blade broadheads. I've been itching to try them ever since.

Simply put, they look NASTY. The broadheads feature a unique design with dual, side-by-side "bleeder" blades. In total, the head features six cutting edges to create a large wound and a skin flap that will not re-seal no matter how tight the skin and muscle is drawn.

Like any new broadhead, I tested them on the range first. I found no noticeable change in point of impact. However, I waited to use them in the field until Sunday, Dec. 27. With only a week remaining in Wisconsin's bowseason, I decided I had better put the F-15s in my quiver.

It was as picturesque of a winter doe hunt as anyone could ask for. An inch of downy snow coated the woods and each whisper of wind brought a fresh puff of it drifting through the air. A cardinal kept me company as I waited.

With 15 minutes of shooting light remaining, a doe and her fawn appeared from some pines along a a small spring 20 yards to my left. The doe sensed my draw, but by the time she looked up I already had the pin settled.

The 18-yard poke was as chip-shot as you can get with whitetails in the real world, and the F-15 provided a blood trail in the snow that I could follow from my stand. I found the doe 40 yards into the spruce grove she had emerged from. As advertised, both the entry and exit hole remained wide open along the doe's short trail.

F-15 broadheads are available in a one-piece fixed blade model, and an expandable version. The 100-grain fixed blade model features a 1 1/8-inch cutting diameter. The 100 grain expandable features four parallel expandable blades with a cutting diameter of 1 3/8 inches. Both broadheads feature an aggressive cut-on-contact design.

If you haven't seen them already, I recommend checking them out next season.

Learn more from Edson experiences in this online course.



Tuesday, December 29, 2009 5:33:55 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0]
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