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<blockquote data-quote="OkieBowie" data-source="post: 536799" data-attributes="member: 26507"><p>No doubt ballistics (consistent accuracy) are critically important. Likewise so is effectiveness and durability, when it comes to termination. Before I used either broadhead on a game animal, such as a Deer or Wild boar, I would want to test the broadhead.</p><p> </p><p><em>One such method, out of many...</em></p><p>In the past I have bought a cheap rack of beef ribs and repeatedly shot broadheads into the ribs. Granted, not scientifically precise and repeatable, but better than taking a maker's claim. </p><p></p><p>What I found was that some broadheads were up to the challenge, while others were not. In once case a well known broadhead failed on its very first shot / impact making it, IMO, worthless in the real world. At a minimum, I want a broadhead to survive three such shots, no broken blades, no binding-up (mechanical), no bent main body, etc.</p><p></p><p>With that survivability said, I still do replace all blades after having shot the broadhead into a deer. So as to ensure the blades are as lethal as possible on the next critter. If I think the broadhead's body may have suffered damage (hit rocky dirt), I make that broadhead into a practice broadhead. And, yes I have several practice broadheads for 3D practice targets, <em>but so far none of those foam bucks have runaway.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OkieBowie, post: 536799, member: 26507"] No doubt ballistics (consistent accuracy) are critically important. Likewise so is effectiveness and durability, when it comes to termination. Before I used either broadhead on a game animal, such as a Deer or Wild boar, I would want to test the broadhead. [I]One such method, out of many...[/I] In the past I have bought a cheap rack of beef ribs and repeatedly shot broadheads into the ribs. Granted, not scientifically precise and repeatable, but better than taking a maker's claim. What I found was that some broadheads were up to the challenge, while others were not. In once case a well known broadhead failed on its very first shot / impact making it, IMO, worthless in the real world. At a minimum, I want a broadhead to survive three such shots, no broken blades, no binding-up (mechanical), no bent main body, etc. With that survivability said, I still do replace all blades after having shot the broadhead into a deer. So as to ensure the blades are as lethal as possible on the next critter. If I think the broadhead's body may have suffered damage (hit rocky dirt), I make that broadhead into a practice broadhead. And, yes I have several practice broadheads for 3D practice targets, [I]but so far none of those foam bucks have runaway.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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