[Goose]

The two main reseaons many hunters choose mechanicals is......1, their cutting diameter and 2, they are easy to tune.

I hate talkin bout the shot that was well placed and have guys brag about how the deer went down 20 yrds,,,that's great BuuuuuT.....lets talk about the deer that was poorly hit and the choice of broad head is what determined whether or not you recovered the deer. Lets take away the vital shot because we know that it is very likely you will recover the deer..... it makes no difference what broadhead you use.

When you hit a deer to far back or low with mech. heads theres a good chance you many recover that deer. When you have a head that has a cutting diameter of 1 1/2 you will loose penetration. This is not good because if you hit bone...I don't care if your pulling #80 you ain't getting penetration. To understand penetration you need to understand kenetic energy(another subject). I've heard plenty horra stories of them not opening.

Tuning with mech. heads. There are so many different mech heads out there so I doub they are all easy to tune but I can say spitfire's shoot just like feild points. Keep in mind though,, in order for them to shoot like feild points you should pull at least #65.

IMO, muzzys (a fixed head) are one of the tuffest head out there, buy a pack see how their made... feel the point. They have a cutting diameter at 1 3/16. A few years ago I took a 8pter at 30 yrds hit him in the hip, it went through the hip an stuck into his other hip bone.... he went about 30 yrds. FWW, find out what you like and stick to it, its like any thing else...what gives you condfidence out there is what gives you the edge.