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Penetration or Cut??

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Crimson Arrows

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I was REALLY curious on how many will respond to this. I try different broadheads alot but was curious as to what you all think about penetration being more or less important than cutting diameter. If you can have both then great but only one pick here. Say having a 1 1/4" BH with a pass through or a Rage per say with a 2"+ entry and no pass through as an example.
 
I like a good entrance and exit hole. Makes for an easier blood trail. At the same time, a good entrance and exit doens't do you much good if you only put a pin hole in a lung.

I'll still stick with the 1 1/4" pass through.
 
I'll take the pass through every time....

but thats just me
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Passthrough usually means good blood trail. No exit often means plugged entry and poor trail. I only shoot 1 1/8" and have experienced very high passthrough and recovery rates. I'm also a big fan of precision sharp blades.
 
As long as you have a hole on both sides... your good..... All that Rage talk is nonsense...Just put a hole thru the deer in the right spot and you got NO problems!......MUZZY 4 blade baby!
 
Why not have both??? Ive shot 3 different broadhead arrow set ups the last few yrs and have always gotten both a pass through and big hole.

1 3/4" 125g Wasp-Jackhammers
1 1/2" 100g Rocket-Sidewinders
1 3/4" 75g Rocket-Miniblasters

All 3 of these have worked VERY well for me, Im presently shooting the 125gJackhammers on a high country shaft, finished arrow wt is right at 5gpp 360g total wt and have had no problems with them, always pass through and always leave big hole with good blood trail, although most dont go far enough to actually need a blood trail /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cool.gif
 
I have taken more than 40 deer with a bow and I am totally convinced that it is all about the exit wound. Forget cutting diameter. Shot placement and exit wound are the real important things.
 
I agree as I was fortunate to take both deer last year with a rage but had no pass through and blood was hard to find. I went back this year to small mechanicals and have noticed the massive blood trails with pass throughs and it got me thinking.
 
Here's my take on this subject...........If you're not getting a pass-thru you're either hitting them high, or into the off side shoulder. IMO it doesn't matter whether you're shooting 1 1/4 inche head, or a 2 inch head........hit em' in the right spot and you'll get a pass thru providing you're shooting enough poundage.........hit em' in the wrong spot and you may not get a pass thru, but having that 2 inch head pays off big time. Just my two cents.......
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: CRITRGITR</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Here's my take on this subject...........If you're not getting a pass-thru you're either hitting them high, or into the off side shoulder. IMO it doesn't matter whether you're shooting 1 1/4 inche head, or a 2 inch head........hit em' in the right spot and you'll get a pass thru providing you're shooting enough poundage.........hit em' in the wrong spot and you may not get a pass thru, but having that 2 inch head pays off big time. Just my two cents....... </div></div>

Yep, especially on a poor shot.
 
Good shot or a bad shot, there is always a small percentage chance with more moving parts for something to fail, just mo.
 
I'm far from experienced enough to even comment, but I will. I've only shot 3 deer with my bow, 2 bucks, one doe. I wish we had more tags but that's another topic entirely. My doe I had a pass through on, both bucks, no pass through. It could have been the 2" rage and 60lbs draw, could have been location, likely a bit of both. Anyways, all three deer fell within 80 yards, the one from this year left the most massive blood trail of the bunch. The pass through likely left the least, not really sure why?
 
I think all of the blades or "cuts" mentioned may easily cause a fatal injury, but "fatal" does no always equal recovery.

I have had mixed results with many different blades having killed a mess of deer over the past decade plus but a pass through has almost always equaled recovery.

I agree with criter but...I have had mechanicals bounce off of ribs, glance off from shoulders and ricochet into bone...but using my 3 blade muzzys, they punch through and leave a hole out the other side that insures retrieval.... /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif
 
This last weekend I took my first 2 deer with a rage 3 blade head both were does and both piled up within 30 yards.They were both complete pass throughs.One bled real good the other was so so.I like complete pass throughs versus hole diameter.
 
Pass through every time. You dont need a massive blood trail a blind guy could follow when you watch them go down within 60 yards. It all boils down to shot placement. Put them in the cage and they will all kill. We could debate this topic till we all wake up dead. Use what shoots best for your setup. Put it in the cage and watch them fall.
 
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: dbltree</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

I agree with criter but...I have had mechanicals bounce off of ribs, glance off from shoulders and ricochet into bone... </div></div>

Same here. 2 years ago, I shot a buck at 15 yds, broadside with a 300 fps setup and a Grim Reaper expandable. Went in behind the shoulder penetrating about 5 inches if that. Not good.
 
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