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Old 10-06-2004 | 03:24 PM
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LBR
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My two bits: Can't come to a conclusion based on one person's experiences. A two blade or 3 blade will work fine (even a 4 blade), as long as you get the penetration needed and put it in the right spot. Some folks prefer multiple blades for a better bloodtrail, some prefer 2 blades for penetration. With either of those bows, you should do fine on whitetail size game on down with either. On hogs, a lot of people prefer 3 or 4 blades due to the hogs being too tough or stupid to know they are dead and keep on going, and the wound seems to close faster with 2 blades due to fat. Again, I don't think you will have any problems with either of your bows using either head. There is another view on 2 vs multiple blades--you are more apt to get a pass-through with 2 blades, which should leave a better bloodtrail than a single hole with multiple blades--especially on a hard angle, as with a shot from a treestand. Finally, in theory anyway, 2 blade heads don't seem to sting as bad so the animal is less apt to head for the next county when shot.

On real big game, I can't say from experience (yet), but I will use a 2 bladed head. When I go for moose again, I may choose a low-profile 3-blade like the WW, but for the buffalo hunt it will be 2 blades off of an 85@30 Crusader. You poke a hole in both lungs, regardless if it's a rabbit or elephant, it will die. The size of the hole isn't nearly as important as penetration.

Just a personal thing I reckon. Right now I'm using 2 blade heads. They fly great, and the deer I shot with them last year went down in sight (aprox. 30 yds). I know my bow would put a 3 or 4 blade completely through a deer just as well, but so far it ain't broke so I won't fix it.

Hope I didn't make it more confusing.

Chad
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