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Magnus Stinger and poor blood trails?
01-06-2008, 04:26 PM
#12
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central Minnesota
Posts: 9,445
RE: Magnus Stinger and poor blood trails?
ORIGINAL: MNpurple
This was my first year using the Magnus Stingers and I took 3 deer and an elk with them. I absolutely love them. I've never had a broadhead fly better out of my bow and arrow combination than the magnus, heck sometimes I even thought they flew better than my field tips. The penetration was great. All pass throughs without any question, just blew through each animal including 40 yards at the elk. All animals were dead with 75 yards. Tough, ribs and shoulders and they came out without a scratch and they resharpen so easily.
And yes, damn poor blood trails. I know that shot location has everything to do with blood trails but a couple of these were heart shots with low exits and I've been around enough to know I should have had an awesome blood trail and didnt. SO I am torn, I love absolutely everything about them except the trails, but sooner or later you will make a marginal shot and a good blood trail will be a must to finding that animal and thats what scares me.
I emailed the owner of the company about my concerns and asked for his advice on which head HE would choose between the Stinger, the Buzzcut, and the Snuffer SS, and he replied that hands down no question, he would choose the buzzcut for accuracy, toughness, penetration AND bloodtrails. I will be trying the Buzzcut next year.
This was my first year using the Magnus Stingers and I took 3 deer and an elk with them. I absolutely love them. I've never had a broadhead fly better out of my bow and arrow combination than the magnus, heck sometimes I even thought they flew better than my field tips. The penetration was great. All pass throughs without any question, just blew through each animal including 40 yards at the elk. All animals were dead with 75 yards. Tough, ribs and shoulders and they came out without a scratch and they resharpen so easily.
And yes, damn poor blood trails. I know that shot location has everything to do with blood trails but a couple of these were heart shots with low exits and I've been around enough to know I should have had an awesome blood trail and didnt. SO I am torn, I love absolutely everything about them except the trails, but sooner or later you will make a marginal shot and a good blood trail will be a must to finding that animal and thats what scares me.
I emailed the owner of the company about my concerns and asked for his advice on which head HE would choose between the Stinger, the Buzzcut, and the Snuffer SS, and he replied that hands down no question, he would choose the buzzcut for accuracy, toughness, penetration AND bloodtrails. I will be trying the Buzzcut next year.
01-06-2008, 08:51 PM
#16
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Indiana (southern)
Posts: 6,146
RE: Magnus Stinger and poor blood trails?
Double this for me as well, what he said.
ORIGINAL: Cougar Mag
I didn't vote and have never tried them.
I've come to the conclusion that most modern day broadheads will do the job and that those who say a broadhead didn't do the job are wrong. In most cases its not the broadhead, but the archer who didn't put the head in the right place.
I didn't vote and have never tried them.
I've come to the conclusion that most modern day broadheads will do the job and that those who say a broadhead didn't do the job are wrong. In most cases its not the broadhead, but the archer who didn't put the head in the right place.
01-06-2008, 10:17 PM
#17
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Indiana (southern)
Posts: 873
RE: Magnus Stinger and poor blood trails?
Never used the buzz cut, but a few years ago I used a Magnus 2 blade Nugent blade and shot a nice 11 pointer right below me. I see him take off with the arrow sticking out of his chest about 6 inches and I had a blood trail you could follow in the dark as fast as you could walk, he went 45 yards. Ishot him about 15 minutes left of legal shooting light.
01-06-2008, 10:21 PM
#18
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin/Michigan
Posts: 9,679
RE: Magnus Stinger and poor blood trails?
ORIGINAL: Paul L Mohr
I will third that notion. Having a serrated head goes against the hole point behind having razor sharp broad heads. The sharper the blade the more it will bleed, and the cleaner it will heal if you make a bad shot.
Serrated heads will promote faster blood clotting because it is more of a tearing cut than a clean slice. They also cut down on penetration in my opinion.
Paul
I will third that notion. Having a serrated head goes against the hole point behind having razor sharp broad heads. The sharper the blade the more it will bleed, and the cleaner it will heal if you make a bad shot.
Serrated heads will promote faster blood clotting because it is more of a tearing cut than a clean slice. They also cut down on penetration in my opinion.
Paul
I agree with what Paul said 100%!!!!!!!!!
01-07-2008, 07:30 AM
#19
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: NY
Posts: 4,668
RE: Magnus Stinger and poor blood trails?
Make no mistake about it.............there is nothing "torn" by a buzzcutt. The serrated blades are scalpel sharp as is a magnus trademark.
I have tracked and butchered deer killed by serrated buzzcutts and serrated SteelForce heads...........tremendous damage with big holes and lots of blood.
The cutting power of these heads is amazing..........I shoot about 275fps with a medium weight arrow and my arrows are in the ground about 4-6 inches after they blow through the deer. I have little doubt that I could drop to a 50lb draw and get an easy pass through.
My buddy shoots about 200 fps at 55 lbs and he gets pass throughs on his shots with these heads.
They fly like darts as well............mine are accurate out to 40 yards (maybe more but only shoot 40 in my yard).
I also used the aftershock maniacs this year and they were GREAT as well.
So many good heads out there today............Magnus is at the top of that list though for me.
I have tracked and butchered deer killed by serrated buzzcutts and serrated SteelForce heads...........tremendous damage with big holes and lots of blood.
The cutting power of these heads is amazing..........I shoot about 275fps with a medium weight arrow and my arrows are in the ground about 4-6 inches after they blow through the deer. I have little doubt that I could drop to a 50lb draw and get an easy pass through.
My buddy shoots about 200 fps at 55 lbs and he gets pass throughs on his shots with these heads.
They fly like darts as well............mine are accurate out to 40 yards (maybe more but only shoot 40 in my yard).
I also used the aftershock maniacs this year and they were GREAT as well.
So many good heads out there today............Magnus is at the top of that list though for me.
01-07-2008, 07:41 AM
#20
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Heaven is my home, temporarily residing in WNY :)
Posts: 6,679
RE: Magnus Stinger and poor blood trails?
ORIGINAL: atlasman
They fly like darts as well............mine are accurate out to 40 yards (maybe more but only shoot 40 in my yard).
So many good heads out there today............Magnus is at the top of that list though for me.
They fly like darts as well............mine are accurate out to 40 yards (maybe more but only shoot 40 in my yard).
So many good heads out there today............Magnus is at the top of that list though for me.