Iron Will V100 review

The Iron Will V100 is the vented-blade variant of the S100. Same A-2 tool-steel ferrule, same laminated stainless blades, but slotted to bleed off boundary-layer air across the blade edge in flight. On paper it should out-fly the S100. In our range and hunt notes, the flight difference is real but small.

Build and geometry

One-piece A-2 tool-steel ferrule at Rockwell 60. .062 in laminated stainless main blades, slotted along the trailing edge. Field points included in a matching sleeve so you can build a hunt-quiver and a range-quiver off the same shaft. 1.0 in cut, 100 gr. Optional 1.25 in bleeder blades.

Flight and tuning

Vented blades cut about 5 yd of drop off the field-point comparison at 60 yd on our test rig, and the group shrinks by half an inch at that range. On a paper-tuned rig with .001 straightness shafts and a 3-degree helical, it groups with a field point inside 40 yd and drifts less than the S100 in a crosswind.

Best for

Best for: long-range elk hunters shooting past 50 yd who want measurably tighter flight than the S100.

Shortcomings

USD 105 for three heads. The vent slots can catch fabric and fur on entry (worth noting on angled shots). Not appreciably better than the S100 inside 40 yd.

Compare

Compare: Iron Will S100 (non-vented), Muzzy Trocar.