mjbrady
Twelve Pointer
Ok, I asked myself those very questions to make me think about my answers.Ask yourself this....which one has better steel, will not fail, can be sharpened, gives the best chance at recovering the deer when you make a bad shot or the deer moves?
Which one has better steel? The mechanical models I shoot are Titanium and thus the end result is a stronger alloy with less density. Mechanical wins
Will not fail? In theory the fixed head wins this one. But, I gotta sayevery bow fired is a mechanical device that can fail.
Can be sharpened? Mechanical blades can be replaced, so to me this is a moot point. I guess Tie.
Gives the best chance at recovering the deer when you make a bad shot or deer moves? Well in my experience bowhunting, in these very scenarios a larger, wider cut has the better likelihood of cutting something more valuable than a smaller counterpart. Nicking the heart muscle is better than missing it all together. Nicking the liver vs missing it is better. So my opinion is larger cut in a less desirable place is better than a smaller cut in the same location. Mechanical wins
So based on those questions and answers I’d say mechanical wins or at least does no worse than tie.