RE: If push came to shove
<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote<font size=1 face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote> It doesn't say "those that tried mechanicals one year and shot them at one animal" or "those that have thought about switching" or "those that like their broadheads and ain't switchin'." These replies make it impossible for a good discussion to get off the ground. <hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote></font id=quote><font face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' size=2 id=quote>
It doesn't say for those who have used them for 10 years either now does it.
I have been bow hunting now for a total of 23 years. But I have only used mechanicals for two seasons, so I guess I know nothing right.
I have to admit that I have not used mechanicals for 5 years. I know that there has been improvements made since then, but I am not totally confident in them as I am with fixed. So if push came to shove as was asked in the topic, I would have to go with fixed, cut on contact, two bladed heads.
I had a few prolems with the Rocket heads that I used. First on the two deer that I shot with, I broke a total of three blades and bent one ferule. To me that is not tough enough. Yes, I could try another mechanical, but the fixed heads always worked for me.
Next, I practice with my hunting setup exclusively. I know that many people say that mechanicals will fly the same as field point, and many practice with just field points. However, maybe I am from the old school, I shoot the same arrows and broadheads that I hunt with (I sharpen the blades before every hunt). I have to be confident that what I am using for hunting will fly exactly the same as what I practice with. I couldn't do this with the mechanicals for money reasons. I kept breaking or bending the blades and ferules on the mechanicals when practicing. And since I practice a lot, I can not afford to keep replacing blades.