LAST EDITED ON Jul-25-11 AT 10:12AM (MST)[p]
With me it happened once with a Montec and once with a Striker. The Striker I shot a small local So Cal deer. Killed the deer just fine, but I had no exit wound. Yes, I hit the shoulder blade on entry, but this was a 110lb deer and that shoulder blade shouldn't have been anything to worry about. I walked up to the dead deer and grabbed the arrow expecting to have to yank it out. It slid right out easily. I looked at the arrow and no broadhead. At first I thought it somehow came unscrewed, but I later looked closely and the ferrule was snapped off inside the arrow insert.
The other deer I was using a Montec and made a lousy shot. Hit the deer at the base of the neck/shoulder. Dropped it like a rock but it was thrashing on the ground and needed another arrow. The first arrow had the broadhead snap right off at the insert again.
Also have a buddy who had the same thing happen with a Montec on a bear that he never found (found the arrow) and a deer too.
I completely understand that some bone hits were involved here, but IMO, a ferrule of a broadhead should never break off. Maybe bend, or worst case break or bend a blade, but a broken ferrule is total failure.
Anyone ever shot G5 small game heads? Same construction, and those "arms" break off like matchsticks.
I just don't like cast metal construction. If you think about it, most experienced bowhunters wouldn't shoot a bow with a cast riser, so why shoot a cast broadhead when it is arguably the most important part of a bowhunting system? JMHO.
I'm not trying to get you to stop using something you have had success with, I just personally lost confidence in them once I had those problems and began to understand their construction method.