The eight broadheads included in the hunt stand 2022 broadhead field test were put through their paces to find out which one was the most exciting. The one we were most excited to try out was the new IronWill single bevel four blade fixed head, which is actually a two blade cut on contact head with bleeders. Even the bleeder blades offer single bevel edges.

The main blade produces a 1-1/16 inch cut and the bleeders an additional three-quarter inch wide cut. We'd heard glowing reports of this newer premium broadhead company and in the recent past even received a few requests via our social media channels to include them in our test. Even beyond that, with my background as an avid traditional archer, I was eager to learn about a single bevel head's benefits for compound users.

A relatively new concept that we'll get into a little bit more later, the reasons to get yourself some IronWill single bevel fixed heads are several. Number one, lots of customizing options. An important part of the story of IronWill broadheads is that you can customize your heads to exactly what you're trying to accomplish.

IronWill offer stainless steel and titanium impact collars that slide onto and protect the ends of carbon arrows from breakage. There are also hit inserts of varying weights that custom fit a wide variety of arrow sizes to dial in the exact front of arrow weight needed for the best aero flight. And there are a wide variety of head styles, including single and double bevel models.

The wide series that's 30 percent wider than the heads we tested for maximum blood trails and vented and solid models - all of which are available in a wide variety of grain weights from 100 all the way up to 250 grains. Crossbow heads are also available.

Reason number two is crazy good quality. The IronWill single bevel was one of two heads to post a perfect score in our weight consistency test, as all three heads weighed exactly the same. But it goes beyond that - once you handle these heads, it's obvious they reek of premium quality from their rock solid construction that comes fully assembled right down to their unique individual head packaging.

Everything about these heads screams quality. Thanks for checking out this hunt stand field test while you're here be sure to click the links in the description to see more videos from our annual test and tap into the power of hunt stand pro. Also, don't forget to hit that like button and subscribe to our channel now.

Let's get back to the test. Reason number three is over engineered durability. Okay, you can't really have too much durability but these heads are crazy durable. It starts with a large single cut on contact main blade which is an impressive chunk of .062 inch thick A2 tool steel by far the thickest blades of any head in the test and they're not just for show.

Over the years, there haven't been many broadheads we'd reuse immediately after participating in our angled plywood penetration test but the IronWill is one of them. A quick hit with a carbide sharpener and both heads would have been ready to hunt that's fairly amazing.

Now, let's briefly touch on our test heads single bevel design for the last several years many traditional broadhead companies and subsequently many traditional archers bowhunters using recurves and longbows have jumped on the single bevel bandwagon. We're talking heavy dedicated traditional broadheads that often weigh 175 to 250 or more grains apiece to help maximize penetration on game animals with relatively low performance tread bows.

If you're not familiar with the term single bevel, it refers to engineering an edge on just one side of a blade while most every other compound focused broadhead blades on today's market feature a double bevel edge or edges sharpened on both sides. Most companies offering single bevel heads offer them in both right and left edge bevel to match either right or left wing fletching.

The idea sprang up later, and we'll get into it a bit more later. Our test heads are available for purchase at various online retailers.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enof the eight broadheads included in the huntstand 2022 broadhead field test the one we were most excited to put through its paces was the new ironwill single bevel four blade fixed head it's actually a two blade cut on contact head with bleeders and even the bleeder blades offer single bevel edges the main blade produces a 1-1 16 inch cut and the bleeders an additional three-quarter inch wide cut now we'd heard glowing reports of this newer premium broadhead company and in the recent past even received a few requests via our social media channels to include them in our test but even beyond that with my background as an avid traditional archer i was eager to learn about a single bevel head's benefits for compound users a relatively new concept that we'll get into a little bit more later so what are the reasons to get yourself some iron will single bevel fixed heads there are several but here are the top three reason number one lots of customizing options an important part of the story of iron will broadheads is that you can customize your heads to exactly what you're trying to accomplish iron will offer stainless steel and titanium impact collars that slide onto and protect the ends of carbon arrows from breakage there are also hit inserts of varying weights that custom fit a wide variety of arrow sizes to dial in the exact front of arrow weight needed for the best aero flight and there are a wide variety of head styles including single and double bevel models the wide series that's 30 percent wider than the heads we tested for maximum blood trails and vented and solid models all of which are available in a wide variety of grain weights from 100 all the way up to 250 grains crossbow heads are also available reason number two crazy good quality the iron will single bevel was one of two heads to post a perfect score in our weight consistency test as all three heads weighed exactly the same but it goes beyond that once you handle these heads it's obvious they reek of premium quality from their rock solid construction that comes fully assembled right down to their unique individual head packaging everything about these heads screams quality thanks for checking out this hunt stand field test while you're here be sure to click the links in the description to see more videos from our annual test and tap into the power of hunt stand pro also don't forget to hit that like button and subscribe to our channel now let's get back to the test reason number three over engineered durability okay you can't really have too much durability but these heads are crazy durable it starts with a large single cut on contact main blade which is an impressive chunk of .062 inch thick a2 tool steel by far the thickest blades of any head in the test and they're not just for show over the years there haven't been many broadheads we'd reuse immediately after participating in our angled plywood penetration test but the iron will is one of them a quick hit with a carbide sharpener and both heads would have been ready to hunt that's fairly amazing now we've got to briefly touch on our test heads single bevel design for the last several years many traditional broadhead companies and subsequently many traditional archers bowhunters using recurves and longbows have jumped on the single bevel bandwagon we're talking heavy dedicated traditional broadheads that often weigh 175 to 250 or more grains apiece to help maximize penetration on game animals with relatively low performance tread bows if you're not familiar with the term single bevel it refers to engineering an edge on just one side of a blade while most every other compound focused broadhead blades on today's market feature a double bevel edge or edges sharpened on both sides most companies offering single bevel heads offer them in both right and left edge bevel to match either right or left wing fletching now the idea sprang several years ago from independent testing done with single bevel heads that showed they delivered the best possible penetration through bone and hard cartilage with part of the equation being the rotation of a single bevel head so if you pair a right bevel head with right wing fletching for example the extreme rotational spin will allow deeper penetration spiraling deeper into the animal we were a bit disappointed when we did not see this rotational action in the trail left by the iron will during a ballistics gel penetration test but here again we know ballistics gel is not the insides of a game animal however in the past we have noted spiraling rotating channels produced by other tested heads one reason to compare this head with some others before you buy centers on well mostly personal preference if we had one more award to give the iron will single bevel would have taken it especially based on its durability and quality and consistency in most all of our testing one obvious limiting factor for most bow hunters will be the eye popping msrp of these heads the cost of the model we tested is 119.99 for three pretty much standard for iron wheel heads but we don't consider this an everyman broadhead as much as a premium model built to help you anchor a trophy of a lifetime or even to give you an edge to fill those precious few archery tags per year i mean would you pay 40 for a broadhead that would help you tag a bull elk in a unit you've been waiting to hunt for eight years or a bull elk anywhere at any time or how about helping bow bag a mature or record class specimen of any type of game animal many of us would and if you have the means we're fairly certain this head will deliver the goods you\n"