Wow, you guys having fun yet? <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
My thoughts:
I, like others, have been around since long before mechanicals came into existence, and had fair (but not good) luck with the original designs such as the original Pucketts and the Punchcutter. I tried to keep an open mind tho, and later on tried the Spitfires,(yuk) Gold-tips,(ehh) Jakhammers,(ok) and Rockets (best in class). While the newer designs work better than the older designs, after chasing deer for many miles due to incomplete passthroughs with these heads, I have decided to remain with the fixed-blade Wasp Hammer SST,(#1) Muzzy 100,(#2) and Thunderhead 125 (#3)as my heads of choice. (If the Mega 112 was still in existance, it would be my #1 head)
Mechanicals were designed primarily for the "lazy" archer who "didn't have time" to correctly tune their equipment to shoot fixed-blade broadheads, and thus screamed for an "easier-tuning" head. My feelings on this are that if you do not have the time to correctly tune your equipment for the job at hand, You don't have time to be out there hunting!<img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle> Simple and as plain as that. Regardless of whether you have a mechanical OR a fixed-blade head coming out of your bow, it still must be correctly tuned to provide the best flight and deliver the heaviest amount of KE. Doesn't matter if you're shooting a mech or not if the arrow comes out of the bow half-a**ed and hits the deer at an angle! Take the time to tune your equipment, and use the sharpest head that will deliver a complete passthrough, and one that has the toughest construction in case of contact with heavy bone.
That's why I choose fixed-blades, especially the ones above with a "tough" tip. They do not let me down, and are superior in strength-of-construction to any of the aforementioned mechanicals. I always look forward to trying out the "new stuff", but so far they haven't impressed me much over the years with these designs that have to open on contact with the hide. I never heard the "hoopla" about KE like you do today, and it's all due to these heads, IMHO. Just my own thoughts, Pinwheel 12
Edited by - Pinwheel 12 on 09/13/2002 05:45:38