shwacker

   Tried lotsa 'new' stuff over the years and have learned to stick with success- 125 Thunderheads with new inserts each year.
  Am quite picky bout shot placement but any kinda side shot results in a pass through with nice bleeding both entry and exit. NEVER have had a blade break in the deer- they will on a rock after the pass..' Dont keep count but several dozen Deer  with same results. Including a fluky  heavy bone hit-that chisel tip is worth its weight in gold.
     The only game that didnt produce a pass was a Bear where the arrow went through the top of the heart and went on to strike heavy bone on the other side-No big tracking -heavy blood loss and it went down quick. That was more likely due to my old bows poundage than arrow deficiency and the entry wound bled like a faucet even with the arrow still in place.
    One of my sons has a newer much faster bow and uses 100s with the same consistent results.
  A friend tried mech..  bladed heads and had a problem with hits on even slight angles when bone was involved. Arrows tended to careen a bit when a opening blade hit heavier bone ( like the top of a rib when shooting from a tree) before the other blades hit. Led to us having some serious tracking experiences.
    Also the Thunderheads were the ONLY head I ever used that always hit right where my practice field tips of the same grain wt struck. Always practice all year with the easy to remove fields and then take a shot or two before the season with the real McCoy just to be sure and they are ALWAYS right on.

Here's a broadhead test for strength and peneration. I don't think shwacker is on there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc-srIw3na0

ORIGINAL: SilverKype

Here's a broadhead test for strength and penetration. I don't think shwacker is on there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc-srIw3na0

What the video fails to show is that a properly designed field tip would penetrate the barrel and probably pass thru it. Again don't get caught up in all the hype. And remember everything has a trade off. There is no such thing as having the best of both worlds when accuracy,penetration and durability come into play.

Like I mentioned there is always a trade off. Most broadheads won't fly with field tips with some sort of adjustment to your set up. Then came mechanicals and Most will fly with field tips. Many like the convenience of screwing on a mechanical, taking a few practice shots and then hunting. One thing I like about using mechanicals is that I can still practice shoot my same set up (field tips) during the entire hunting season without having to make any adjustments. Its the trade off between a solid fixed head vs the convenience and large cutting dia.of the mechanical. Now the PGC needs to specify if the Rages are legal because the maximum cutting diameter exceeds the diameter posted in the Pa game laws. It only takes one cocky WCO to push the issue so it needs to be more clear. As far as using a Shwacker try them and make your decision, I'm sure you will kill what you shoot at if placement is right. I see you get an extra set with your Shwacker order but do you really need that many heads ? Rage guarantees you get your game or your money back. It's all hype.

ORIGINAL: retired guy

    WOW -guess I'm' really old fashioned- still using an old 52 lb Hoyt with 30" aluminum arrows and those 125 Thunderheads. If it ever lets me down I'll switch.
Taken lotsa deer, turkey and a bear with it and still shoots straight so don't see any changes for now. WELLL maybeee not STRAIGHT but on a predictable  arc at least.
  One of my kids  (now my men in their late 30s and one 40) always has a new bow with carbide arrows and the 100 gr Thunders and a great big ferris wheel thing on the top, he certainly shoots much flatter and longer than the old guy. 
Guess there is no real comparison to my rig and the ones some of you guys carry--certainly must make a positive dif. on head action too. Still  gotta hitem where they live though.
  Not the killin any how- its the huntin that counts- that said ya still gotta score now and then.

LOL No one said you need new equipment to kill game. You do need to get with the program as far as new equipment goes. LOL just kidding. I think you mean carbon arrows not carbide and that great big Ferris wheel thing is a FOB by Starrflight. I see no disadvantage you shooting modern heads with your older slower bow, matter of fact you have a advantage because when you speed things up and shorten brace your error will compound and heads will plane much easier. My favorite bow is a homemade custom recurve that my neighbor gave me. He introduced me into archery when I was 10 and passed his bow on to me latter in life. It will put down a whitetail with Bear Razorheads same as my Maxxis 31 with the Rages at 20 yards. Dead is dead and reliving some of my youth while hunting with that recurve is priceless. You are spot on when say that is all about the hunt. The kill is only a bonus.