No sense in arguing
. You make a very good point.
I guess I'm saying from my observations (even shooting deer) that my aluminums always penatrated more. Actually probably 90% would be complete pass throughs... Now that being said I could probably blame the main reason for only 1 of 6 pass throughs using carbons on the mechanical broadheads I was using. Since the energy it takes to open the blades probably takes a lot out of the end result.
Now I'm not really comparing apples to apples here. I shot aluminums with fixed blade vs Carbons with mechanicals. The first combo almost always presented pass throughs even hitting major bone sometimes. The second combo almost never presented that type of penetration.
I'm strickly making my comparison off of a target I shoot into, specificly one that uses friction to stop. You're right, a carbon arrow is A LOT more "rougher" (if that's the term to use) and therefor would cause more friction and not penetrate as far in that type of target.
I've never shot the carbons with fixed blade b/c I could never find a combo that shot well, even when the bow was paper tuned. Kind of why I just said, "oh well I'll use mechanicals".
When I switch back, it will proabably be aluminums b/c I have 2 dozen freshly fletched and ready to go and I know that combo works just fine. You are very right though about the carbons. I've shot all 6 deer with the SAME arrow. They do hold up and more than likely I would have smashed an aluminum on Saturday
The main "bash" is on the broadheads
I always hated using those carbons on 3D shoots
Fabs,
I shoot a Trophy Ridge Micro Matrix sight (5 V-Pins) My pins are set from 20-60 yards. Where I hunt I could probably get a 40 yard shot, but I doubt I would ever have to make that type of shot since probably 95% of the deer I have taken have been 20 and under. Why the 50 and 60 yard pin? Well I hunt out West and I'd never go on an elk or mule deer hunt with just a 40 yard pin. Even at 30 yards both my 20 and 30 yard pin are still on the vitals of a deer. So if I miss-judged the yardage by 10 yards and actually set my 20 yard pin high in the lungs (like I normally would for a treestand shot) I would still more than likely get a heart shot. Makes my job real easy for judging yardages
The bow is very forgiving to 30 yards...past that you better be within 5 yards of the yardage.
The difference between 0 yards and 20 yards is so minor that I don't even bother with a 10 or 15 yard pin. Almost always I use the ol "Top" pin.....The rest are for backup