My broadhead target is a basically new Morrell, "rated for Crossbows". I didn't read the fine print that must have said unless you are shooting a hot, fast, new "Excalibur". I shot my trusty Exo-Mag at 25 yds with some "vintage" 2216s w/ 100 gr. Slicks, still fletched with feathers that I can't throw out because the still shoot so well. Only needed to shoot 3, no problems with tried and true.
Next up was the Micro. This one is still having some teething pains, but will probably still take it out this year - wanted to at least be prepared. After the first shot, looking throught the scope I thought, wow these arrows really penetrate, I'm almost up to the fletching! Second shot, I see a fine crosshair pattern on the target, can't see the nock. I knew what that meant! I figured, "oh well, we'll have to sort that out . . . " then I fired the 3rd arrow. Same as #2. I walk down to survey the damage, and found that arrow #2 stopped inside the block, with neither nock nor point breaking the surface. #3 came out the back about an inch, so I had enough room to take the broadhead off. With Danny Millers arrow puller I could tell it didn't want to pull through. I figured, OK, I'll have to push it back, and I know I'm tearing off the fletching, but I can get the arow refletched. Pushed it out backwards, no damage!
For #2, since I had nothing sticking out of the target, I had to take a wooden dowel, my leather mallet, and drive it through the back so I could get the puller on the arrow shaft. I was sure that I'd kill the fletching on that arrow . . . Once I pulled it out, no damage!!
I stepped back to 30 yards and confirmed the arrows still shot the same as they did before the "misadventure".
Tough fletching, Great arrows!
