1. haven't tried the snyper but I've heard better overall reviews from the snyper.
2.they don't stay closed in my quiver. they ALWAYS open. Every time I pull an arrow from my quiver I have to at least check them. If my arrow bumps a branch, I have to check them. If a slight breeze blows, I have to check them. It's a pain.

That said, the broadhead performed flawlessly on the doe I shot this year. The shot was high, but the deer only went about 100 yards. When I saw the shot I was thinking I was in trouble.

Also, the arrow did not blast through the deer like I would have thought. I thought that arrow was sticking into the ground after passing through. It took me about 20 minutes to find the arrow. here it didn't fall out of the deer for about 10 feet (very thick area and it was dark!). Seems to me, I should have had to pull that thing out of the ground!