Iron Will S100 broadhead
Verdict
The premium fixed head on the market. Four-blade solid A2 tool steel with a .062 in blade thickness, ground and honed razor-sharp, and quiet enough in flight to close on a stationary elk. Rokslide’s push-force test crowned it the easiest-penetrating fixed head tested. Price gates it out of casual use.
What real bowhunters say
The Iron Will won the push force test. It was the easiest to push through all the media at a cumulative score of 48.3 pounds, requiring a third of the force of the worst performing fixed blade.
Rokslide S100 broadhead review, 2023
The Iron Will was within 20 grams of its original measurement, the best for that test. This broadhead stays sharp in your quiver, and even after passing through an animal usually just requires stropping.
HuntStand field notes, Iron Will Single Bevel test
Supremely quiet flight, long-range accuracy, and hard-hitting penetration on the toughest of game.
Archery Talk, thread 5649013 (Iron Will s100 Broadhead)
Specs that matter
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Style | Fixed 4-blade solid |
| Cut diameter | 1-1/16 in |
| Blade thickness | .062 in A2 tool steel |
| Blade count | 4 |
| Ferrule | Stainless steel, one-piece |
| Grain weights | 100 / 125 / 150 / 175 / 200 / 225 / 250 gr |
| MSRP | $100 per 3-pack |
Field performance
Iron Will publishes drop-test video of the S100 driving through 24 layers of cardboard and staying sharp. Petersen’s and Rokslide field reports confirm the head takes a hunt, gets stropped, and is ready for the next hunt without re-honing. Wound channel is narrower than a mechanical but consistent through muscle and bone. Penetration on elk scapula is where the S100 pulls away from the pack.
Common complaints
The $100 price for three heads is the loudest complaint on the forums; no other spec issue comes up consistently. A minority of users report that the small cut diameter (1-1/16 in) leaves shorter blood trails on lung-only shots than a wide-cut mechanical would. Solid-blade design cannot be replaced, the whole head is the wear part.
Who should consider it
Serious elk and public-land hunters who value quiet flight and pass-through penetration over the widest possible cut diameter. Backcountry hunters who want one head that hunts, gets stropped, and hunts again.