Would the results be different in a different material? Probably not.The Steelheads are one of the best penetrating heads on the market.PERIOD.The fact that they are a mechanical is irrelevant. If you are worrying about the foam getting in the blades,why wouldn' t flesh or other things get in the blades from a live animal? Maybe not as much as the foam but when the arrow is spinning and enters the animal,you would almost certainly have something find it' s way inside of the blades.



I may be concerned about a mechanical when not getting a full passthru.If the head is in the animal.The head that is cutting will do more damage.A fixed head will do more damage in this scenario.A mechanical will do a lot of flopping around.It would still be lethal but MAYBE not as quick.


Use the one that you are most comfortable with.They will both do the job.