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#5 on this list
Montec CS
G5 Outdoors
One piece of carbon steel, nothing to assemble, nothing to lose — simple, cheap to replace, and easy to bring back to hunting sharp on a stone.
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#6 on this list
Standard 100
Slick Trick
A compact four-blade with a very short profile that steers less in wind than long three-blades, with two crossing cutting planes.
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Specs side by side
| Spec | Montec CS | Standard 100 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | G5 Outdoors | — |
| Material | Carbon Steel | — |
| Design | Fixed Blade, 3-Blade | — |
| Construction | One-piece milled | — |
| Maintenance | Resharpenable | — |
| Blade Count | — | 4 (2 main, 2 bleeder) |
| Weight | — | 100 grains |
| Cutting Diameter | — | Around 1 inch |
| Head Type | — | Fixed Blade |
| Blade Material | — | Stainless Steel |
| Ferrule Material | — | Aircraft Aluminum |
What our reviewers liked and didn't
Montec CS
- One-piece design for ultimate reliability
- Excellent penetration and flight characteristics
- Carbon steel is easy to resharpen to a razor edge
- Cost-effective due to durability and sharpenability
- Simple, robust, and performs consistently
- Carbon steel requires care to prevent rust
- Cutting diameter is not as wide as some mechanicals
- May require more effort to achieve initial sharpness
Standard 100
- Excellent flight accuracy, often matching field points
- Compact design reduces wind drift and increases penetration
- Robust four-blade system creates effective wound channels
- Durable construction handles bone impacts well
- Proven reliability and consistent performance
- Cutting diameter is smaller than some mechanicals
- Requires proper tuning for optimal fixed-blade flight
- Blades can be slightly more challenging to sharpen than some designs
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