SEVR 1.5: Better Than Field-Point Accurate?

Mechanical broadheads deserve praise. Most fly true and carve exceptional wound channels. This particular model just happens to fly even better than a field point.

Bowhunters are a finicky, opinionated group. When it comes to bows, some want speed, while others demand a smooth draw and cams that arenxe2x80x99t itching to spring into action. Some lean toward lighter-grain-per-inch arrows and others want a shaft that pushes the scale over the 500-grain mark. There are those that like to shoot with a quiver attached and those that prefer to shoot with a quiver-less bow. When it comes to sights, therexe2x80x99s a camp that prefer standard fixed-pin and multi-pin sliders and another that holds single-pin sliders in high regard.

I could go on.

The SEVR 1.5 boasted an average grain rating of 98.0 grains without the inserted practice screw. With the practice screw, weight was 100.8 grains. Photo courtesy of Jace Bauserman.

Get these different groups of bowhunters together, and though itxe2x80x99s all often in good fun, conversations can get a little heated and plenty of verbal jabs will be taken. With that noted, therexe2x80x99s one thing all bowhunters agree on. Accuracy. Above all else, bowhunters agree that a well-placed arrow is the single most important factor to ensuring meat for the freezer and making a clean, ethical kill.

Enter SEVR Broadheads. Of course, SEVRxe2x80x99s current lineup of mechanical killers were designed to be tough, sharp and dependable, but above all, the heads were designed with downrange accuracy in mind.

All SEVR heads feature a streamlined look. The precision ground tip melts into the one-piece titanium ferrule to ensure perfect aerodynamics. The titanium build also promises a high strength-to-weight ratio, which leads to optimal in-flight stability. The .032-inch thick blades are contained inside the ferrule, and a forward-pivot design and quality O-ring, thwart any chance of pre-mature blade deployment. All of these features work in harmony to provide the bowhunter with a broadhead that consistently hits the mark, and at dayxe2x80x99s end, that feature reigns supreme above all others.

Letxe2x80x99s jump in.

Field-Point Accurate. Really? 

During my archery tenure, Ixe2x80x99ve tested hundreds of broadheads xe2x80x94 fixed, mechanical and hybrid xe2x80x94 and the accuracy results of those heads have provided a mixture of results. Some positive. Some negative. Though most every mechanical head design on the market claims field-point accuracy, not all live up to the precision they promise, especially when tested at extended ranges.

A 3-arrow SEVR 1.5-tipped group fired from a distance of 80 yards. This was the authorxe2x80x99s best 80-yard group over a two-week testing period that included SEVR heads and field points. Photo courtesy of Jace Bauserman.

Herexe2x80x99s the deal. Donxe2x80x99t take the branding on the package as gospel. You owe it to yourself and the animal youxe2x80x99re hunting to put your arrow on the mark. This means you need to do some testing. With SEVR heads, this process is very easy. Each head in the series comes with an additional hole in the ferrule. This hole allows the shooter to add a small (included with each head) set screw that can be inserted into the pre-drilled pit. Once in place, this screw locks the blades inside the ferrule and prevents blade deployment. This means you can practice with the same head you hunt with. This, in my opinion, is essential to precision accuracy and the only way to guarantee a head is truly field-point accurate.

With that noted, I stared my SEVR accuracy test by weighing three separate SEVR Titanium 1.5 broadheads on my Hornady GS-1500 digital scale. Average weight was 98.0 grains. The average weight of three Saunders field points was 99.7 grains. Total grain difference equaled 1.7 grains.

Next, came a couple of measurements. The circumference of the Titanium 1.5xe2x80x99s ferrule basically mirrored the circumference of the Saunders field point and was just 1.7 centimeters longer. You will find some mechanical heads have bulky ferrule designs and ferrulexe2x80x99s that are extremely long. These two factors make a difference when it comes to field-point accuracy.

Setting a SEVR 1.5 to practice mode is as easy as inserting a set screw into a pre-drilled hole in the titanium ferrule. Photo courtesy of Jace Bauserman.

Out to a distance of 40 yards, I noticed no distinguishable difference when shooting three-arrow groups of SEVR 1.5s head-to-head against three-arrow field-point-tipped shafts. Accuracy was spot-on for both. At distances of 50, 60, 70 and 80 yards, however, I actually shot consistently better with SEVR-tipped arrows. No, not leaps and bounds, but my SEVR heads simply outperformed the accuracy of my field points. Both impacted aiming points together, but my three-arrow grouping was slightly better at each of the aforementioned distances with the SEVR heads. My best 80-yard group all touched a two-inch orange target sticker.

I will note the above-mentioned tests were conducted in dead-calm wind conditions. But because youxe2x80x99re as serious about accuracy as I am, I performed multiple tests in a 12xe2x80x9315 mph crosswind. Zero issues. Again, the streamlined design of the SEVR head cuts through the air like butter and gives the wind less surface area to contact. Itxe2x80x99s accuracy like this that builds shooting confidence. One can step into the field and know that if they can stay composed and execute a good shot, the arrow will find its mark.

Hey, wexe2x80x99re bowhunters and itxe2x80x99s fun to banter back-and-forth about what type of bow, sight, rest, arrow and the like is the best. With that noted, those that thread a SEVR head onto their shaft and fire that head from a well-tuned bow will only be able to sing praises.

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