QAD Exodus review

The QAD Exodus is the short-profile fixed broadhead that hunts elk out of a Hoyt or Mathews compound and does not need a broadhead-tune session to fly with the field points. 1 in cut, 3 blades, .040 in thick, 100 or 125 gr. Trocar tip (three-edge cut-on-contact) leads. The short profile is the point of the design.

Build and geometry

Steel Trocar tip, machined aluminium ferrule, three .040 in replaceable stainless blades. Total length is 1-1/16 in, which is roughly two-thirds the length of a Slick Trick Magnum. The short profile reduces steering force in flight and helps the head fly like a field point. 100 gr and 125 gr options. Full-blade retention with no O-rings.

Flight and tuning

The short profile is the reason bowhunters buy Exodus. On a paper-tuned rig, an Exodus will group with a field point inside 30 yd on the first shot more consistently than anything with a longer profile. Broadhead-tune at 40 yd is a fine-adjust job. Wind drift at 60 yd is measurably less than a Magnum.

Best for

Best for: bowhunters running high-speed compound setups who want a fixed-blade that flies like a field point without a broadhead-tune session.

Shortcomings

1 in cut is small. .040 in blades are on the thinner side vs Iron Will .062 in. Aluminium ferrule bends on shoulder-bone hits. Trocar tip can chip on rock or bone. Not a bear head.

Compare

Compare: G5 Striker, Muzzy Trocar HB, Slick Trick Magnum.