And because I can't leave well enough alone, I went ahead and repeated the test using a rocky ti100. Everything the same I hit about 1 inch above where the Snyper hit. Sparks flew on this one. About one third of the very tip of the ferrule of the rocky ti broke off, it shattered the area of the stone where it hit, as opposed to sticking into it, like the head of the Snyper did. The broadhead was driven back into the goldtip shaft about 1inch. The blades were still intact and were held in place. Except for the little bit of damage to the tip the ferrule, the rocky ti looked to be in excellent condition. That is one strong ferrule. That ferrule essentially exceeds the strength of the Goldtip7595.

One thing about that Snyper though. Even though the ferrule gave out to the load that was placed on it, it was real impressive to see how that entire blade tip and the part of the ferrule that holds it completely embedded into the concrete.

So anyway I think it does illustrate a lot of the things that we talk about and are concerned about. That a setup have adequate energy for the broadhead that is being selected, that it is properly tuned and that the broadhead be matched to the game that is being hunted.

Again just my thoughts on the matter.

Edited by - Buckfevr on 09/04/2002 23:01:39