No worries, Trophyhunter. That didn't make me mad. I didn't say they were "hard" to put together.... just a "bit of a pain". Compared to most broadheads, you have to concede that they're more difficult to assemble from square one. The major problem that I had was exactly what Grandviewer stated... some of the blades didn't want to lock down, and I spent a lot of time adjusting the internal parts like the directions said to do. (yep, I can read ) One of the six had a blade that never would lock down. I didn't miss by feet, but it put on an impressive aerobatics display on the way to the target. On the second round, a blade on another opend on release and the arrow cut a beautiful corkscrew into a hard plastic garden hose reel that I had the target strapped to. That's two out of six.
A couple of days ago, I took the other four out again and shotabout five rounds with them. No problems whatsoever. Deadly accurate and flawless performance. Maybe I gave up on them too easily, and I'm starting to re-think my decision not to use them. If they'll blow through a rock solid piece of 3/4" plywood and remain intact,I'm quite sure they'll punch through a ribcage. I also love the 1 3/8" cutting diameter, which is the reason I wanted a mechanical anyway.