Not same thing, an arrowhead has many edges which slice and cut the organs like knives. Why does it matter if the bullet passes through or not? I would rather bust all the deer's vitals and get stuck in the shoulder, than to pass all the way through and miss the vitals, and allowing the deer to get away.

How do you think a bullet kills ? It kills the same way an arrow kills, by destroying tissue. And a complete pass through (vitals) destroys more tissue, not to mention good blood trails to follow.

Who says you can't get a pass through and take out vitals????? A bullet stuck in the shoulder may not disable that shoulder. I like to go all the way through BUSTING the opposite shoulder or both shoulders, disabling the animal from running up and down hills I may have to drag him over. If you miss the vitals and have a pass through...thats just a bad shot period.

A bullet has slicing edges, petals, that cut through organs. A pass through gives you a good blood trail.

I do not wish to pursue this any longer, we could argue all night and get nowhere, you hunt how you want to hunt, and I'll hunt how I want to hunt.

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I do not wish to pursue this any longer, we could argue all night and get nowhere, you hunt how you want to hunt, and I'll hunt how I want to hunt.
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Ok...fine by me.

I do not wish to pursue this any longer, we could argue all night and get nowhere, you hunt how you want to hunt, and I'll hunt how I want to hunt.
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Ok...fine by me.
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Judging by your 30-378 post, you like to kill em' from 2 miles away.

My style is to actually hunt the animal, and to get a goodclose shot, not shoot 1000 yards and then brag about it on some internet forum.

I thought you weren't gonna persue it any longer?

Anyway, I don't agree much with Ch.111, but in this case he's right. Most of the time, not always, but most of the time when a bullet passes completely through an animal, it has not caused the same amount of tissue damage as a bullet that has tumbled inside (thus preventing pass through), or one that has struck bone (thus causing tumble and bone fragmentation). Most commonly, a bullet will pass through due to being light combined with high velocity, and not striking a hard surface (bone).

What? Did I see that right? your actually on my side for once.

111- I am with you. An arrow kills by hemmoraging(did I spell that right). An arrow slices through the animal, and the goal is massive blood loss. There is no hydrostatic(I spelled that right) shock with an arrow. Therefore a pass through is essential.

A bullet kills by hydrostatic shock. A pass through's advantage is the better blood trail that two holes create. You can shoot a deer with an arrow and one with a bullet in the exact same spot. The bullet may drop him in his tracks. Rarely does an arrow drop a deer in it's tracks. The deer has to bleed with the arrow.