I haven't had occasion to send a single bevel through anything with fur, but I have been a more than a little disappointed at their ability to penetrate feathers. Granted, we're talking about a recurve, but it casts a 645-grain arrow tipped with a 250 grain cutthroat at 175fps and couldn't punch...
+1 for the Valkyrie system. I've shot a sizeable selection of box-store fixed-blades. Most recently G5 Strikers, Montecs, Magnus, a variety of 2-blades including bone, cutthroat and kudu. Even at higher FOC's, all have had a poi shift from feild points. Not the Jaggers though.
I killed my 2018 Bull with the Valkyrie System and I'll happily vouch for their ability to penetrate nearly everything they touch. From a compound, they're like a 50-cal and from a stickbow, they certainly offer a tangible advantage.
On my elk this year I made a shot that exited through the...
I spoke with Brent about this recently. You're absolutly right about being on the line, but he indicated that 300 spine with 200 grain tips (+22 for the aluminum sleeve) is viable at your length, but probably no longer. 300sp/200gn certianly offers the best in terms high FOC and great speed. I...