ORIGINAL: bow_hunter44
The story I posted earlier about the elk I lost involved a marginal hit. Admiditly it was an ill advised shot, but I hit exactly where I was aiming. When it was all said and done I didn't get sufficient penetration. This after I changed my rig to a more forgiving cam and lighter arrows. I am certain that a heavier arrow would have netted a better result. Again, in retrospect I would have traded myrig at the time for your current one in a heartbeat. But the point is that I would have improved my chance to recover the animal with a heaver arrow.
700 here we come!
First, you wouldn't know if the heavier arrow would have done better unless you took the same shot.
Second, never take a shot unless you know it's a good one. I watched 7 bucks walk by lined up in a row like a shooting gallery one morning.There was brush in the way and when they did stop it was behind trees. I didn't shoot becausethe shot would have been marginal and didn't see a single one of those bucks the rest of the season. I'm happierI passed then wounding an animal.