ORIGINAL: gzg38b
ORIGINAL: Vabowman
Don't do it bro. If ain't broke don't fix it. Im pushing 93lbs of KE at 309 fps with a 400 gr arrow, I shoot 90 gr 4 blade muzzy and it is awesome. I would not go any bigger than what you have, you will lose penetration...
I understand what you're saying, but what good does it do to bury the arrow in the dirt up to the fletchings when you could have used some of that extra KE to cut more of the DEER instead of driving the arrow further into the dirt?
If you're shooting 90 ft-lbs of KE with a small fixed blade broadhead at a whitetail, you've probably got way more "penetration" ability than you actually need. With that much KE, you could probably shoot a 2.5" 3 blade and still get passthroughs every time (as long as you don't hit the front shoulder bone, which you shouldn't be aiming at anyway even with a fixed blade).
If you are not having any recovery or tracking problems I see no need to switch. My Stingers bury deep in the ground every time as well, they also leave big holes and lots of blood on a short recovery trail. What else is there?
You run the risk of pushing the envelope to far and not getting a passthrough.