Cutthroat Named Best Single Bevel Broadhead, AGAIN!

Outdoor life names RMS Gear Cutthroat Broadheads best overall single bevel broadhead, 2 years running!

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After Tommy Clum of Rocky Mountain Specialty Gear had a single bevel broadhead break when shooting a moose, he set out to a design a broadhead with his brother Dan, and father Tom Sr. The Cutthroat is the result. It’s a one-piece, machined point that features a wide chisel tip to resist curling, 25-degree edges, and grooves in the blade and ferrule. They are available in a variety of weights and in either carbon steel or S7 Tool steel, which is highly impact resistant.

It would be dishonest to omit my friendship with the Clums when pumping the Cutthroat as my personal favorite broadhead, but it’s a product that stands on its own with few equals. These broadheads vary in price based on size and material, and are sold in packs of three. I’ve killed quite a few bears with these ranging from 150- to 250-grains. They’ve always had excellent penetration, even through bone. In a couple of cases, I’ve shot multiple animals with the same broadhead. They usually require only a light stropping. 

I shot both the standard and wide-cut Cutthroats into the heavy moose leg bones, and both buried completely up to the arrow. The bone rolled edges on the wide cut point, but it was still serviceable. I shot a 150-grain standard Cutthroat from my 70-pound compound with a 650-grain arrow directly into the ball at the top of the front leg bone (the one that the scapula connects to). It’s essentially four inches of solid bone, and I had to chisel the bone apart to retrieve my point. The edge took no discernable damage and was still shaving sharp. 

Cutthroat broadheads are premium points that vary quite a bit in price depending on the weight and steel. They’re available in both screw-in and glue-on configurations too. The wide-cut model is 1 ½-inches wide and is one of the most devastating broadheads I’ve used. All cutthroats can be sharpened easily, but they can also rust easily. It’s important to coat the carbon steel with oil, Vaseline, or something like Valkyrie Archery’s Jag Wax. The heads have a lifetime guarantee, so if you ever break one, they’ll replace it, no questions asked.