I think you're right. All things being equal, I would expect a head with more blades or a wider swath to not penetrate as well as a head with less blades or a narrower swath.

I still know some folkswho think theideal scenariois for the broadhead to notcome out the other side -reasoning that it will continue to cut and do damage as the animal runs off. They also think the advantages of the pass through are far over-rated. Yes you have a good blood trail. But you are probably going to need it, since the animal is probably going to go aways. I'm not sure I buy this logic - but will admit there is probably some ideal balance of penetration and a lot of internal cutting.