Slick Trick Standard 100 review

The Slick Trick Standard 100 is the shorter, tighter-profile sibling of the Magnum. Same four-blade Alcatraz ferrule system, same .035 in stainless blades, but at 1 in cut and 1 in overall length. The compact profile forgives more marginal tune than the Magnum does. If a Magnum will not group with your bow, a Standard often will.

Build and geometry

Four .035 in stainless replaceable blades, aluminium ferrule with steel Alcatraz blade-lock, tanto tip. 1 in cut, 1 in overall, 100 gr. Balance point sits well back on the ferrule which is why the head tunes easy.

Flight and tuning

The 1 in x 1 in profile behaves closest to a field point in flight of anything in the Slick Trick range. Bare-shaft tune the rig, install the Standards, they group with the field points inside 30 yd on the first pass more than half the time. Broadhead-tune is finishing work, not a rebuild.

Best for

Best for: archers whose setup does not tune Magnums cleanly and want the same build in a smaller cut.

Shortcomings

1 in cut is small. On a marginal hit into fur or thick shoulder muscle, the wound channel closes faster than a 1-1/8 in Magnum or 1-1/4 in Iron Will. Not ideal for elk or bear. Aluminium ferrule bends on shoulder-bone hits.

Compare

Compare: Slick Trick Magnum 100 (larger cut), G5 Montec (three-blade, one-piece).