Just because your equipment has the capability to shoot through the shoulder blade of a deer doesn't mean that it's an ethical shot to take. Shooting through a large bone like that isn't quite as simple as just generating the necessary force to do so, there are a lot of other variables involved. If the angle is wrong by even a little bit that arrow can very easily ricochet into the deer's brisket, or perhaps not penetrate far enough to dispatch the deer in a short amount of time. Is it REALLY worth taking a known risk like that just to see what would happen? It's like someone driving home from the bar while drunk, making it home safely, then posting the story about how they could do it because they have enough experience driving drunk, but they wouldn't recommend other people doing it. Sure, they made it home safely this time - but what about the next? As a bowhunting community it is our duty to ensure that we take the best possible shot on every occasion. In my opinion there are no acceptable excuses for taking a marginal shot, no matter what type of equipment or experience you have. Even the most seasoned hunters with the best equipment in the world are going to make a mistake sooner or later, and when you're taking a shot with a much smaller margin of error the chances are a lot greater that it's going to happen and something is going to go wrong. Whether that results in a lost deer that ends up in someone's backyard, or an animal that suffers needlessly for days before expiring, it's simply not acceptable. Which one of us here wants to answer to a non-hunting homeowner or motorist who happens to see a deer limping around with an arrow sticking out of it's shoulder? Accidents are one thing, but if that arrow was put there intentionally then what do you say? How does that make us look? It just boggles my mind how anyone can support a decision to shoot a deer in the shoulder "just to see how this new broadhead would work."