lets see, back then i shot radial X-weave stealth hunter 200's

Mine have worked great on turkeys but i have not have them in the woods yet during deer season. cant wait to try them on a fat Doe

poundage sounds like a possibility.....they're 2" wide which is quite broad to be pushing through an animal.

I wonder if the tip may have hit a rib and stopped....on the deer, on the hog maybe a rib, or what about just tougher skin?

Did you use 3 blade rages or 2 blade? I assume you heard of the recalls on the 3 blades ?

i used 3 blade rages and no i didnt hear of the recall?

How heavy of an arrow were you shooting? At a light poundage like that with a light arrow I would be afraid to shoot a big head like that!!
I have no Idea ho the could of happened with your buck!!

I personally don't feel like the KE needed with most mechanicals is needed in this case. The way the blades deploy simply doesn't burn up the KE the way "traditional" mechanicals do. The large cutting diameter MAY be an issue, but I really dont' think so. It's only 2 blades, and only 2" of cutting surface. A 4 blade Muzzy w/ a 1 1/8" cutting diameter has more cutting surface than that. Ya just don't need the KE....They are essentially a cut on contact, fixed blade head when they hit a deer. You just have the advantages of a mechanical while they are in flight.

The armor plate was the problem on the hog, and I am wondering how you know for sure the arrow deflected as you say it did on the buck?? Did you recover the buck? Do you have the shot on video? It's been my experience that we don't hit them exactly where we think we did.

For some reason, I was thinking two blade. Yes, there was a recall on the three blade. You probably got some of these.

when was the recall?

man i cant believe i didnt hear of the recall, i wonder if thats what happened

Most suggest that you should be shooting at least 55 pounds with normal speed andK.E.to use mechanicals. I personnally think it should be 60, but that's me. And add to that a BIG mechanical, well I'd say you were undergunned. You push the envelope, you're bound to have problems from time to time. You should stick to cut on contact heads at that poundage.