I was reading all the specs and reviews I could on broadheads last night and agonizing over choosing one, when I had what seemed to me a revelation that made the choice easier. I was trying to decide between the broadheads that were best at cutting hide and soft tissue versus the ones that were best at breaking and cutting through bone. Then it occurred to me that any of the broadheads I was considering should easily pass completely through my targets if they were attached to a 400+ grain (total weight) arrow and being pushed by a modern 70lb compound bow, as long as no bones were hit. Since they all would work reliably if no bone was hit, that meant that I only really needed to concern myself with how a broadhead would perform if it hit bone, right? If that's true, a broadhead like the Muzzy 3-blade that I had previously decided to use before I started reading all the specs and reviews was a good choice from the start. Is there something I'm missing that should make this choice more complicated than it seems to be? I will be hunting deer and elk, by the way.

Edited by - Jason McCurry on 12/03/2002 13:51:17