I'd damn sure trust a head to an elk, after driving from TN... after you shoot ONE doe deer with it. Some folks need to do a bit of thinking before they actually dive in with things.
I've many hogs with a 22 pistol... I don't suggest that a 22 pistol is the best....
All I'm saying is that I've seen more mechanicals fail over the years... why waste the time.. you said yourself that Slik tricks work fine.. use what has a track record of NOT failing...
Archery is a whole new ball game, and to be honest, sometimes I think the compound was the downfall of the sport, making folks think they can pick a bow up and become a bowhunter, a good one, just because.... its not nearly as easy as with a rifle.. for many reasons, range, movement, choice of not only heads but arrow weight, sharpness of heads, vitals are smaller than with a rifle and so on...
Off my soapbox.
