I think the only true way to test the heads is in the field or as some other have said purchasing goats for that purpose which would most likely not be a popular idea. The only other reasonable thing I could think of would be to take a recently deceased roadkill and hang it and use it for testing. Granted the blood will most likely have settled and coagulated but you would still be using flesh and bone. I have considered trying this myself, but have no place to do it and I'd probably be divorced before I'm even married.<img src=icon_smile_blush.gif border=0 align=middle>

5shot, thanks for the tests. The thing that I like about your tests is that while they are not very close to a real life scenario (I don't hunt many tires or steel drums<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>) they are comparitive of other heads on the market. That is valuable information to see how a head stacks up to its competition and again I thank you for it.

c903, my thoughts were echoed in your initial post (although you said it much more eloquently than I could have hoped to). I kind of figured that you had a background in forensic science. It is a subject that is of great interest to me and I have researched the scientific side of it quite a bit. Unfortunately, I am unable to detach the human emotion side thus not allowing me to pursue it as a career. If you could, please shoot me an email. There are some things regarding the subject I would like to discuss with you.

jcrayford, I think I know what c903 was referring to when he said the medium would assist in penetration (c903, please correct me if I'm wrong). The board that was used was a dry wood particle board. If you have some at home, try pushing a broadhead tipped arrow almost parallel to the board with a slight angle toward it. Once the blades catch in the dry wood the force of you pushing will cause the tip of the head to go into the board as well. Now if this were to occur with the force of an arrow leaving a bow the arrow would penetrate the wood. Now imagine what happens when you are butchering a deer. When your knife hits a slick rounded bone it does not catch as the broadhead blades did in the wood, but conversely it skips and deflects in the direction the force takes it. The same thing would happen with a broadhead unless there is a reduced angle and enough force for it to smash or penetrate through the bone. I hope this makes sense.

Gary, any word on when the 125 grain heads will be available? I'd be interested in giving them a shot, but I need to beef up my arrows and need the extra weight to get my FOC right.