c903,
I know what you are saying, there are designs that have been around a long time and work well. My point is though, even these designs were new at one time or another and someone had to be the first to give them a try.

I certainly respect your opinions and everyone should have one. That' s why I like this board so much. What else would we do when we aren' t hunting. Good debates here. Not exactly like sitting around the fire at hunting camp but as close as we can get till the season comes around again.

It will be interesting to see how they do when 5-shot tests them.

I' m a die hard steelhead user...three shots, 3 entrance holes, three exit holes, three dead deer that didn' t go 50 yards. Now I look at these Triska heads, primarily the 125 grain that has a opened diameter of 2 3/4 inches. Now I don' t care how big the entrance wound is, but if you have a broadhead that can punch a dang near 3 inch hole in the underside of a deer its going to die and die very very quickly, even if it' s only max diameter for the last half of the torso. My bow is putting out 80ft/lbs of KE. I would have very sufficient energy to get a full pass through using this head out to my max range of 30 yards. For some setups this head is just way too large. I feel that it' s the hunters responsibility to know what there equipment is capable of to make every effort to be as ethical as possible. If your bow is only putting out 65ft/lbs, then don' t use this head. It' s that simple. The problem I have is the way that these manufacturers are marketing there " latest and greates" gear. It seems to be more directed towards new archers who have really no idea what' s going on. Hell, I remember when I first started, I was clueless. I was lucky enough to have a very excellent proshop with owners that guided me through all the starting obstacles.

Now with my situation, I see this broadhead and think, " This head would really make me a better hunter because I would feel more comfortable making slightly quartering too/away shots that I have passed up several times before with my steelheads because of the fear of cartwheeling. I' m going to give these heads a try and will hopefully get a shot at a deer next fall. If accomplished I will post picks of the entrance and exit wounds and of the blood trail. Thank you for your time.

I' ve used the 2 blade 85 grain sonoras for a few years and have taken a couple deer with them,they did a good number on them,The sonoras are one of the few expandables i use.