The arrow durability threads always befuddle me. I've been shooting bows for a long time and tried most brands of arrows at one point or another. I've come to the conclusion that pretty much all of the arrows break when you hit something they weren't intended to hit.

The carbons and ACC's are more durable than the aluminums not doubt because of the bending issue. The carbons and ACC's that I have hit trees, rocks, hard ground, large bone, etc break. When a critter falls over on top of them they break.

People are always chiming in about brand X that they have shot the same arrow into multiple trees, hit concrete blocks and shot through their garage. They still have 11 new ones because they can't break the first one. The only conclusion I can come up with is they are shooting a 10# bow.

If I miss and hit a tree, or rock or concrete my arrows break. It usually ends up with the insert driven about 6 inches up into the shaft and a frayed end. Even if my arrow didn't break I wouldn't shoot it again after hitting somehthing hard, not worth it. My cousin learned that lesson the hard way getting half of a carbon shaft removed from his hand. Entered near the wrist and came out in the thumb pad.