This is a cool topic. Glad someone revived it. Anyway, I think if you have the KE you will do fine with the wide blade mechanicals. I'm shooting around 100 KE out of my crossbow, and I use heavier aluminum bolts to beef it up. I recently had a bone crushing pass through with Grim Reaper 2 inchers. THat being said, prior to going to a crossbow, I had very poor penetration with a Rage Broadhead shooting an old Parker Compound bow that was shooting around 45 KE.
At this point, I opt for the wider cutting mechanical that flies like a field tip. I like the security of getting a wider cut on a shot in case my aim is slightly off.
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