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Fire N The Hole Sidewinder broadhead
Fixed Blade · Editor's Choice

Fire N The Hole Sidewinder

9.3/10

The Sidewinder is one of the most lethal fixed heads we've put in front of hunters. Its ring geometry doesn't just slice — it removes a full-diameter plug of tissue and bone, opening a wound channel that won't pack with fat or muscle, so the animal bleeds fast and drops close. Hunters who switch rarely go back.

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Edited by huntersBrandon Powell — decades of whitetail & elk bowhunting.
Updated through the seasonLast updated June 18, 2026.
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Fire N The Hole Sidewinder broadhead
Fixed Blade

Fire N The Hole Sidewinder

The Sidewinder is one of the most lethal fixed heads we've put in front of hunters. Its ring geometry doesn't just slice — it removes a full-diameter plug of tissue and bone, opening a wound channel that won't pack with fat or muscle, so the animal bleeds fast and drops close. Hunters who switch rarely go back.

9.3/10 Editor's Choice
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Fire N The Hole Tomahawk 1x4 broadhead
Mechanical

Fire N The Hole Tomahawk 1x4

Nothing else on the market works like the Tomahawk. Its patented controlled expansion enters like a stacked pair of knife blades — almost frictionless — then opens to a full four inches by the time it reaches the vitals, slicing everything in its path. The wound channel is so large it crashes the animal's blood pressure on the spot. For hunters who are done tracking, this is the head.

9.2/10 Biggest Wound Channel
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Iron Will S-Series broadhead
Fixed Blade

Iron Will S-Series

If your budget allows it, the S-Series is as close to a buy-once broadhead as the market offers: it flies like a dart, shrugs off bone, and resharpens for years. The only real question is whether you can stomach the price.

9.1/10 Best Overall
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Slick Trick Standard broadhead
Fixed Blade

Slick Trick Standard

If pinpoint flight and stack-leading penetration top your list, the Standard is hard to beat. The only compromise is a modest 1" cut that throws less blood than wide heads.

8.7/10 Best Flight
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Cutthroat Single Bevel broadhead
Single Bevel

Cutthroat Single Bevel

Outdoor Life's top-rated single bevel, the Cutthroat delivers exceptional bone-splitting penetration and a self-opening S-cut wound, asking only that you learn to sharpen a 25-degree edge.

8.7/10 Best Single Bevel
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Wac'Em 3-Blade broadhead
Fixed Blade

Wac'Em 3-Blade

The Wac'Em 3-Blade won HuntStand's 2022 Best Value Award for good reason, delivering top-tier penetration, tight groups, and big blood at a below-average price.

8.6/10 Best Budget
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Fire N The Hole Sidewinder broadhead
23 reviews

Fixed Blade

The most reliable broadheads in the woods — no moving parts to fail. Here's every fixed-blade head we've scored, ranked.

Top pick Fire N The Hole Sidewinder 9.3/10
Fire N The Hole Tomahawk 1x4 broadhead
14 reviews

Mechanical

Field-point flight and huge cutting diameters — when they deploy. Every expandable we've scored, ranked honestly on reliability.

Top pick Fire N The Hole Tomahawk 1x4 9.2/10
Cutthroat Single Bevel broadhead
4 reviews

Single Bevel

Bone-splitting rotation and S-shaped wound channels. The penetration specialists, scored and ranked.

Top pick Cutthroat Single Bevel 8.7/10
Swhacker #261 broadhead
5 reviews

Hybrid

Fixed-blade insurance with a mechanical's wound channel. The best of both designs — and the compromises — scored.

Top pick Swhacker #261 7.9/10

Compare the field

Sort by score, cut diameter or price — the 44 heads we've tested, at a glance.

Broadhead Type Cut Ø Mechanism Score Best For Price
Fire N The Hole SidewinderFire N The Hole · Editor's Choice Fixed Blade 1" ring 3 beveled blades on a triangulated ferrule (ring cut) 9.3/10 Whitetail, Big game ~$40 / 3-pack ReadBuy ↗
Fire N The Hole Tomahawk 1x4Fire N The Hole · Biggest Wound Channel Mechanical 4" (7/8" closed) 4 single-bevel deploying blades (.050" thick) 9.2/10 Whitetail, Elk & big game ~$40 / 3-pack ReadBuy ↗
Iron Will S-SeriesIron Will · Best Overall Fixed Blade 1" 2 fixed, single or double bevel (bleeder optional) 9.1/10 Elk, Big game ~$130 / 3-pack ReadAmazon ↗
Iron Will WideIron Will Fixed Blade 1 3/8" 2 fixed, back-sharpened single bevel 8.7/10 Whitetail, Elk ~$130 / 3-pack ReadBuy ↗
Slick Trick StandardSlick Trick · Best Flight Fixed Blade 1" 4 fixed, replaceable 8.7/10 Whitetail, Big game ~$45 / 4-pack ReadAmazon ↗
Cutthroat Single BevelCutthroat · Best Single Bevel Single Bevel 1 1/8"–1 1/2" Monolithic single bevel, 25° 8.7/10 Elk and big game, Heavy bone ~$90 / 3-pack ReadBuy ↗
Wac'Em 3-BladeWac'Em · Best Budget Fixed Blade 1 1/4" 3 replaceable, .030" 8.6/10 Whitetail, Value seekers ~$40 / 3-pack ReadAmazon ↗
Day Six EvoDay Six Fixed Blade 1 1/16" Convex main blade + forward bleeder, double-bevel 8.5/10 Elk, Western big game ~$99 / 3-pack ReadBuy ↗
Kudu Point ContourKudu Point Single Bevel 1.07"–1.38" .050" 420 stainless main + 17-4 bleeder 8.5/10 Elk and big game, Penetration seekers ~$55 / 3-pack ReadBuy ↗
Wasp Jak-HammerWasp · Most Reliable Mechanical Mechanical 1 3/4" 3 deploying (.036" stainless) 8.5/10 Whitetail, Elk ~$42 / 3-pack ReadAmazon ↗
QAD ExodusQAD · Best Value Fixed Blade Fixed Blade 1 1/4" 3 fixed, replaceable (full or swept) 8.4/10 Whitetail, Big game ~$40 / 3-pack ReadAmazon ↗
SEVR Titanium 1.5SEVR · Best Mechanical Mechanical 1.5" 2 rear-deploy 8.4/10 Elk, Large game ~$45 / 3-pack ReadAmazon ↗

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