I shot aluminums for years. Then I switched to Beman's for a year or two. They were fast and I killed just as many deer with them as I did with aluminum, but they had a tendency to split lengthwise--sometimes without your knowing it.

I saw pictures of a guy that shot one of these "unknown split" carbons . . . it had broken when he released and sent what looked like hundreds of splinters (shards of carbon) into his wrist and hand causing him great pain, and a season ending surgery.

I've been back to aluminum ever since--with great success.

Today's small bucks are tomorrow's trophies.