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Kegan:
Do a test. Only way to know. Find someone during season, or make freinds with local game commison (or whoever removes road killed deer) and ask them if you can test to see "what if". My brother and I tested the penetration of our bows on the head of a white tail (the head and skin were given to my brother by a friend, as his friend thought it was cool Kyle was into tanning). We shot several bows and types of braodheads and foudn that the Zwickey Eskimos would penetrate, but could glance badly leaving large cuts, and the home made trades I was using just wouldn't hold up to the impact. It was just a silly little test to see "what if", but at least now we know.

Pat B:
Read Dr Ashley's report about arrow penetration(you can read it on tradgang). He did his study on big boned African animals but the principals would apply on North American animals as well. His results using single bevel broadheads and fletchings that allow the arrow to spin the appropriate direction for the bevel used has a wedge effect that allows the head to split the bone by torque and not just penetrate.
  I shot a big 8pointer a few yours back with a 55# recurve, heavy ash arrows(over 600grs) and grizzly single bevel heads. The deer was calm and broadside at 14 yards when I made the shot. My shot was off and I hit the shoulder and there was very little penetration but the head stuck fast in the bone. I found only the back half of my arrow and it had broken across the grain of the ash shaft when it was hit by a tree as the deer ran off. Never found the point end...after 10hours of tracking over 2 days and about 1000 yards. The deer survived and was marking his scrapes 2 weeks later. He had a distinguishing hoof print so I could identify him easily. 

Dave 55:
A couple of years ago I shot a 4 by 4 with a 55# recurve and 2 blade Zwickey and carbon shaft that got about 8 inches of penetration,dead deer,not exactly where I was looking,.I believe arrow flight and shaft diameter have a whole lot to do with it,dont believe Id be as fortunate with the woods I shoot now.

Olschool:
I like Grizzley heads
The first deer I shot this last season did the duck and turn at the shot, she was about 18yds out and broadside. I was shooting a 55# Osage selfbow, POC with 160gr Grizzley head and the head went through both shoulder blades and was sticking out of the off shoulder 3". She went 60yds down hill and piled up

recurve shooter:
wow. thats impressive.

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