I shot a small hog Saturday afternoon with a Grim Reaper (3 blade). She was quartering away at about 25 yards. The shot was a little high with with one blade getting the top of both lungs and another severing the spinal cord. She fell in her tracks and died after about five puffs of dust, the arrow fletching sticking straight up. The broadhead stopped just under the skin on the off side, after exiting the rib cage. I was not very happy about the 470 grn arrow (at 270 fps) failing to fully penetrate the 60lb sow, but on the other hand, I suspect my usual Slick Trick would have barely got the lungs and missed the spinal cord. No doubt this would have resulted in a long difficult blood trail in terrible terrain and 100* temps.
This is neither a condemnation, nor a recommendation, just an observation. The bottom line is that wider blades cut more and penetrate less.
