@Beendare @RickDalton
Let me rephrase what I was trying to say there because it isn’t being perceived as I intended. I don’t want it to seem like I am saying a dull broadhead is better. It is absolutely not. I was just trying to challenge the notion that an absolute razors edge is
required to effectively kill an animal. It is not. There is a point where once it is sharp enough to do what is required of it and everything beyond that doesn’t matter. That is the question the OP was raising.
This specifically is what I want to clarify. Saying they’re too sharp was a mistake. I think how sharp they are in conjunction with their small size and shape is just leaving a lot on the table. It is taking an emphasis on penetration too far.
This I agree with completely. It is the same thing I was trying to communicate as well, only from the other direction. The body does not get a free pass if the cut wasn’t the absolute cleanest either. So long as it happens, we get the desired outcome either way.
Again, I agree completely. Like you said it’s splitting hairs. But if we are picking a side, personally I would take something that cuts more tissue adequately (EO) over something that cuts less tissue exceptionally (IW) every time. Offer me Iron Will level sharpness on a Grim Reaper 1 3/8 Pro and I certainly wouldn’t turn it down, but until that’s a possibility I’ll take the Grim Reaper and its duller blades every time because they’re sharp enough to do what they need to and that design is going to give me better results.
Hope that clarifies my point a little better.
