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Back in the early eighties I had a supposed bowhunting expert talk me into trying an expandable broadhead. He was twenty-five years older than me and a lot more experienced. I shot a small spike-horned deer in the ribs. The arrow killed it quickly but it barely made it to the other side of the ribcage. That was the only expandable I have ever launched at an animal. In fact, I still had them until earlier this year I gave them to a broadhead collector. I argued a few times with the expert about how the heads sucked. He defended them furiously. I have always hated them ever since. Shortly after that experience I went back to a recurve from a short-lived compound adventure. I also went to two blade heads because I figured I was disadvantaged in the penetration department because of the lower power of the recurve. I have since found that even if I shot a compound at animals now I would shoot two blade heads. I really think expandables should be outlawed. Gary