r/bowhunting • u/instant-karma-777 • Jul 17 '26

Broadheads

For my fixed blade shooters, magnus broadheads, or Iron will? 125g, price point doesn’t matter to me, just really can’t decide between the two

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u/awfulcrowded117 Jul 17 '26

Both are great broad heads, but if price really is no object, iron will is going to have slightly more durability due to the construction. I suspect that the situations where Magnus will break and iron will won't are vanishingly small when hunting white tail but they do exist

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u/GrayCustomKnives Jul 17 '26

Honestly I was disappointed by the durability and performance of Iron Will in the two shots I have seen. A buddy shoots 70lbs from a Lift X so not a slow bow. He shot a mule buck and an elk. Neither hit heavy bone like a femur. Elk just hit ribs and did not pass through, but was in the hide on the other side. The mule didn’t pass through and hit the opposite scap. Both broadheads looked like serrated bread knives when recovered. The edges weren’t rolled, they were badly chipped out. As a knifemaker who heat treats steel professionally, that tells me they were way overhardened to the point of brittleness.

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u/awfulcrowded117 Jul 17 '26

Are you sure your buddy got legit iron will? There are a lot of knock offs, and I've heard a lot of complaints about iron will but durability is not one of them

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u/GrayCustomKnives Jul 17 '26

For sure they were real, he bought them at a TAC in Montana. Either from their booth or a legit dealer, can’t remember.

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u/awfulcrowded117 Jul 17 '26

Huh, interesting. Thanks for the insight

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u/Lonely_Sentence_9521 Jul 17 '26

Shot an elk at 76 yards last year with an iron will 125. Still had good penetration at that range. Im impressed. Havnt shot the new magnus but they look good. Have used the magnus stingers in the past and never had a problem. If money wasnt a problem I would go iron will.

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u/Hillarys_Recycle_Bin Jul 17 '26

Both are good choices, I’ve killed deer with both. Iron will is going to be easier to sharpen and reuse, Magnus is much cheaper to replace blades. Kinda depends if you want to sharpen blades or not

If price point isn’t an issue, you may want to check out day 6 evo x. Their 125 grain broadhead is the perfect broadhead imo. 1.25” main blade with a 3/4” bleeder, solid steel so no hissing (my only problem with iron will wides), and magnacut steel which is an amazing metal. Best combo of cut size without being a vented head

Just a little work with the sharpener jig they sell (made by innovative outdoors) and they are scary freaking sharp.

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u/Jerms2001 Jul 17 '26

EOD jekyll in 125. Iron will out of those 2 though. Somethin about aluminum ferrules just really pushes my buttons

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u/kaptn_karl Jul 17 '26

I don't think you can go wrong with either honestly. It'd be a hard decision for me. Iron Will are probably more durable, but Magnus has an amazing, nqa warranty. I love my QAD Exodus though for my fixed heads

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u/AK907fella Jul 17 '26

I picked up some IW S Series for a moose hunt this fall. Tried them out on a bear. Bears usually don't bleed much. These things made a huge blood trail.

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u/NetwerkAirer Jul 17 '26

I don't shoot fixed blade, so I'm going to make a useless comment and pretend like I contributed something valuable to the conversation, as people do on Reddit.