Grizzly heads are tough, but can be tricky to sharpen. Haven't shot anything with them yet because I didn't take the time to figure out how to get them as sharp as I want.

Ribteks are very tough, easy to sharpen, and hold an edge--I've never curled a tip on one. Biggest critter I've shot with those was a TN whitetail, 165-170#.Nicked a rib going in, nicked a rib coming out, arrow buried up 7 5/8" into the ground, no damage to the head.

File the needle tip of a Wensel Woodsman, and they are very tough, sharpen great, and are a lower profile head. The only critters I've shot with WW's were a small hog and a small deer, but penetration was excellent--the arrow never seemed to even slow down with the hog (never found it), and the one on the deer buried up in the ground.

You can damage most any broadhead, but usually that won't happen on an animal, at least not to the point the head doesn't do it's job. The old Bear heads are far from indestructable, but they worked on an elephant. Ribteks are cheap, but many water buffalo and other huge animals have fallen to them. The most recommended head I've seen for water buffalo (I have researched this a lot, because I plan to go for one myself eventually) is the Grizzly.

I still think there's something that's been overlooked. There's too many people that have killed too many animals of the same size and bigger with bows pulling the same and less. It's bugging the snot out of me to figure out just what the missing link is.

Chad

3-D is, in my opinion, the best hunting practice you can get other than actually hunting. You have unknown distances in places you aren't real familiar with, uphill, downhill, brushy, etc. shots, targets can be angles, you shoot at animal targets, you have to walk the course, and you have the tension of your peers whatching you shoot--it's not the same as shooting at an animal, but probably as close as you will get.

Just watching the arrow flight is not a reliable indicator. For bare shafting, you need a soft foam target to see how the arrows are impacting. Paper tuning will also show a lot more than your eyes can.