Good point Steve….in my training wheel days I’ve blown up my fair share of carbons…not pretty. Those splinters are next to impossible to get out ( rubbing side of my hand now from something like 12-15 yrs ago 🙄 ). And if, God forbid, it blows/splinters on a critter, you must excise and disregard quite a bit of meat to be safe. That being said, I’ve never had it happen recently….when they were new 20+ yrs ago was different story. Been shooting them for long time, currently MFX & Grizstiks and I aint given them up anytime soon ❗