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<blockquote data-quote="squirrelduster" data-source="post: 513048" data-attributes="member: 9736"><p>mthunter, what head are you shooting?</p><p></p><p>I have been shooting the wac'em head and it seems to fly just as good as the field tips. I haven't shot them past 50 yards so I can't really say what they will do but at 50 yards they shoot as well as I do. Normal group is 5 or 6 inches with no wind. I can't shoot field points any better than that. I shoot a Destroyer 350 with hunter elite shafts and blazer vanes set at 70 pounds.</p><p>The mechanical heads typically cut a larger hole than fixed blades but also create more drag so penetration is normally reduced. Ballistic gel is funny stuff, it does not duplicate tissue. It provides a stable medium to test penetration with broad heads and expansion characteristics in bullets. </p><p>There are quite a few bullets that expand better in gelatin than in real world hunting situations. Until gelatin starts wearing hair and growing bones it is only a simulation of a perfect situation. As you know the hide and hair of an elk or large mule deer can be pretty tough and then you hit a rib bone and after that the stuff that looks like ballistic gelatin. By the time it gets there your expandable may have bent blades or worse.</p><p>I am sure there are some good mechanical heads around, and the majority of them shoot right out of the box with no bow tuning. My big problem with mechanical heads is the pivot point and how the blade is supported after it deploys. Most have quite a bit of mechanical leverage on the pivot point allowing the blade to flex, bend or break completely off. </p><p>This "possibility of failure" I am not willing to risk. If I finally draw that elk tag I have been waiting the last ten years for, I want to make sure that I have done everything possible to create the perfect situation. My broadheads will be razor sharp and tough as hell. To watch one of the monster 400 inch bulls run away with a broadhead stuck in a non lethal spot due to a mechanical failure of the head is something I can not bear to see. I believe all our game deserves the same respect as a once in a lifetime hunt.</p><p>I don't want to be like one of your customers and be wondering for the rest of my life if that animal would have died with a fixed blade but didn't with the mechanical when I placed a less than perfect shot. Not all shots are perfect, especially on game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="squirrelduster, post: 513048, member: 9736"] mthunter, what head are you shooting? I have been shooting the wac'em head and it seems to fly just as good as the field tips. I haven't shot them past 50 yards so I can't really say what they will do but at 50 yards they shoot as well as I do. Normal group is 5 or 6 inches with no wind. I can't shoot field points any better than that. I shoot a Destroyer 350 with hunter elite shafts and blazer vanes set at 70 pounds. The mechanical heads typically cut a larger hole than fixed blades but also create more drag so penetration is normally reduced. Ballistic gel is funny stuff, it does not duplicate tissue. It provides a stable medium to test penetration with broad heads and expansion characteristics in bullets. There are quite a few bullets that expand better in gelatin than in real world hunting situations. Until gelatin starts wearing hair and growing bones it is only a simulation of a perfect situation. As you know the hide and hair of an elk or large mule deer can be pretty tough and then you hit a rib bone and after that the stuff that looks like ballistic gelatin. By the time it gets there your expandable may have bent blades or worse. I am sure there are some good mechanical heads around, and the majority of them shoot right out of the box with no bow tuning. My big problem with mechanical heads is the pivot point and how the blade is supported after it deploys. Most have quite a bit of mechanical leverage on the pivot point allowing the blade to flex, bend or break completely off. This "possibility of failure" I am not willing to risk. If I finally draw that elk tag I have been waiting the last ten years for, I want to make sure that I have done everything possible to create the perfect situation. My broadheads will be razor sharp and tough as hell. To watch one of the monster 400 inch bulls run away with a broadhead stuck in a non lethal spot due to a mechanical failure of the head is something I can not bear to see. I believe all our game deserves the same respect as a once in a lifetime hunt. I don't want to be like one of your customers and be wondering for the rest of my life if that animal would have died with a fixed blade but didn't with the mechanical when I placed a less than perfect shot. Not all shots are perfect, especially on game. [/QUOTE]
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