Swa-hacker!
I was a Rage-a-holic when it comes to broadheads for years. Love them! Did videos on them. This year (in part because I was looking for a way to increase penetration on Bunjie, we planned on testing the Swhacker (I pronounce it “swa-hacker,” LOL) broadheads.
Here’s the broadhead properly installed. By “properly installed,” I really just mean screwed on. The little bands that hold the blades closed (they come with extras) just slide on carefully—don’t cut yourself—and you’re ready to go.
With some faster, more modern crossbows, if you are worried about premature opening…put two of those little bands on there, maybe. But I can say that in our limited usage, we’ve had no issues up to 383 fps with the Scorpyd Deathstalker 420 known as Bunjie 3.0.
You will want to take notice of the length of these broadheads! They are longer than most, due to the long blades contained in the ferrule. This may mean they protrude beyond the stirrup, something I do not like. That can cause issues with catching on brush or not being able to lean the crossbow with stirrup on the ground in a blind. On the Scorpyd, they are a contained within the stirrup, but only barely. It’s enough to make me happy. On Bunjie and Bunjie, Jr., we put larger stirrups on. Better for your boots and better for these broadheads!
Here’s a video I did detailing these broadheads! You can see the blades open in the thumbnail. Now that’s cutting diameter!
So how do they work? With our limited use, I’d say, “Very well.” A+. They work exactly as advertised, which is all we can ask of any product. Genevieve has sworn to keep using them. They produce a small, 1” entrance wound, as you can see in this picture:
I always liked the 2” entrance wounds produced by the Rages, but those really do suck momentum out of your arrow upon impact. Now, that’s not a problem with newer, faster crossbows, perhaps! But on older slower gear (and on less-than-perfect shots, and on heavier wild game like hogs) you need all the momentum you can get! These broadheads save that energy for later use, opening the main blades inside the animal and slicing through organs with fresh blades and leaving a 3” exit wound.
Yep, 3” exit…at least. Through the shoulder, damaging an otherwise perfect roast. This wound was courtesy of Bunjie 3.0 at 383 fps, and still had enough energy left over to bury the arrow in the dirt beyond the deer at 20 yards. Perfection, I’d say.
You can see the lung trying to escape out the exit wound on Genevieve’s deer. That did reduce the blood trail on that one. Then again, a deer won’t travel far with that kind of damage. Both of these deer were killed with the Swhackers on our Maryland trip, 2021.
Just so we are clear, this is the broadhead we used this season. Swhacker gives them funny names, like #251 here. That is the 3” cutting style and the 150 grain one that we prefer, and it is a crossbow-ready broadhead. It’s easy to get confused, since they make different sizes, weights, and some for crossbow and compound bow. If you’re a little nervous about the full 3” cut, they do sell smaller diameter ones. Personally, I do believe any crossbow shooting 350 fps (like Bunjie, Jr.) and more can handle this broadhead on deer with stock arrows. Slower crossbows (like the O.B.) might need a heavier arrow to fully appreciate them. More modern crossbows, like Bunjie III will probably leave you asking, “When are they gonna make a four inch version?” LOL.
This is all just my opinion, and I’d love to hear your thoughts on it!