Dnk,,,My carbons will shoot as good as your alums, but they will last much, much, longer....And of course I test them before shooting...In fact they are not really good for business, my good shooters used to buy app. 2 to 3 dozen alums. from me every year.Now with the carbons they buy app. 1 dozen every two years or longer....You never heard me say that all carbons are created equal(alas the Stinger thru the forearm,and Eastons garbage carbons). And this is something that you were not aware of, Easton produced a bunch of alum. a few years ago that were snapping off at various spots along the tube due to either bad production or bad metal..I had to find out the hard way(another story for another day) I do not trust their business practices(I was told they knew about those failures)..As far as price goes I sell the Gold Tips for the same price as the alums(what nit-wit would buy the alums. after I explained that to them)That mutes one of your arguments...............I fully admit I am not the best "hunter in the world" and how do we judge that,by how full my freezer is, by how many racks are on the wall, or by how much personal satisfaction you get from hunting or using the equipment that you own...I told you before I am an equipment nut,,,and even on my worst day, you would not be able to out-shoot me...I have been lucky in this business, I have shot with some of the best shots in the world(bows, rifles and "handguns",something you do not see alot ofin Canada) and have always been able to hold my own. This is not blowing my own horn, we already know how much better a "hunter" you are than I am, and how much older and senile you grow by the day(LOL, not hardly)