Slick Trick Magnum 100 review

The Slick Trick Magnum 100 is the fixed-blade broadhead most bowhunters copy other people’s builds off of. 1-1/8 in cut, four .035 in blades, replaceable, spin-tests true out of the pack more often than anything at the price. It has been in continuous production since 2006 and has not needed a redesign, which for a broadhead is unusual.

Build and geometry

Alcatraz blade-lock system holds four blades in a slotted stainless ferrule with no O-rings. Blade thickness is .035 in stainless, cut on the diagonal, tanto tip. Overall length is 1-1/8 in, matching the cut diameter. Weight is 100 gr on the dot. The tanto tip does its job of splitting bone without curling a blade tip on impact.

Flight and tuning

At 100 gr with 3-degree helical fletching, the Magnum tunes on a bare-shaft-corrected setup without a special broadhead-tune session. Spin-test scrap rate out of a fresh pack is under 10 percent (out-of-box true) and the ones that spin off can be indexed by rotating a blade slot. We shoot them past 60 yd off a hunt rig without a flight break-down.

Best for

Best for: whitetail bowhunters wanting a set-and-forget fixed-blade at a fair price.

Shortcomings

Four blades leave a narrower gap than a three-blade at the same cut diameter (blood-trail effect is measurable on marginal hits). Ferrule is aluminium, not stainless, and will bend on a shoulder-bone hit. See our fixed-blade broadheads guide for alternatives.

Compare

Direct comparisons: Slick Trick Standard 100, G5 Montec, Muzzy Trocar.