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cut on contact broad head?

man i've been bow hunting for 17 years. I've killed a ton of deer with a muzzy. Muzzy's have never failed. They are truely one of the best broadheads.
 
My daughter is going to bow hunt for the first time this year. I started reading up on which broadheads would do best on lower poundage set ups and it is overwhelming weighted towards 2 blade cut on contact heads. These heads do an awesome job of penetrating due to the lack of resistance. This doesn't stop working in high poundage bows. I am going to switch both of us to Magnus 2 blade Singers or maybe Buzzcuts.

If you read on some of the traditional archery sights, you will see how popular the 2 blades are.
 
Muzzys are a relatively inexpensive broadhead that is proven and has taken many, many deer; although they do have a tendency to NOT fly like field-points. Personally though, I really like the G5 Strikers and I have several friends that use SlickTricks�both are very deadly broadheads that have great cutting ability and fly very true.
 
Are you talking about the Muzzy Phantom cut on contact head ? I don't know much about them , but I have heard great things about Magnus broadheads . They also exchange damaged heads for new heads .
I personally prefer G5 strikers or Slick tricks , but if I were in the market for a cut on contact head , I would choose a Magnus .


http://www.magnusbroadheads.com/warranty_page.html
 
its a good thing magnus has that warranty to , just my experience i bought 6 and 5 of them broke smooth off at the end of the shaft and the last one bent, this was only shooting into a 3-d target not the ground i love my slick tricks though
 
knightrider said:
its a good thing magnus has that warranty to , just my experience i bought 6 and 5 of them broke smooth off at the end of the shaft and the last one bent, this was only shooting into a 3-d target not the ground i love my slick tricks though
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I shoot the basic 3 blade 100gr muzzy. You can get 6 for the price of 3 other broadheads.they are pretty easy to resharpen.
they are hard to beat but to be honest most of the broadheads nowdays are pretty good so you can not go to wrong. If your bow is tuned just make sure you shoot the broadheads and confirm they hit where you aim and go hunt. shot placement is the most importaint part.
 
I started bowhunting about 30 years ago. Since that time I've used and killed deer with about every type broadhead knowwn to man.

About 70 or so deer kills ago I made the switch to Magnus Stinger 4 blade and never looked back.

It weighs 100 grains and is mounted atop a 300 gr. arrow with 4 inch plastic vanes and a Rip-Cord fall away rest. I shoot 64 pounds at 28 inch draw. I commonly get multiple kills with ONE arrow and no re-fletching.

After EVERY broadhead shot, and digging it out of the ground after pass-through, I simply un-screw the head, put it in the bow box, and wait until I collect 6 or more to send back to the company for FREE replacement. I just sent 8 for replacement two days ago. They do get dull after going through a deer and hitting dirt, logs, or whatever.

Magnus heads are SUPER sharp out of the box. And accurate on a properly set up bow.

But MAgnus Company stands behind their product LIKE NO OTHER company (except maybe Steel Force).

FREE LIFETIME REPLACEMENT!!!

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I use either G5 Striker or Slick Trick. Either one works great for me. I have used the Magnus 2 blade and do not like them at all. Got 2 packs of them and I did not consider them sharp when compared to others I use. They seem to deflect easy when contacting something at an angle. Did not get a blood trail due to the flat design which allowed the wound to close up. After seeing the results my wife got along with some other friends that used them, they all switched to the Slick Tricks or Strikers. Ended up giving the Magnus heads a way. My opinion is if they can sell them half price of others and give free replacement all the time and stay in business they have to be made real cheap.
 
DWM, I am assuming you found the deer that was shot with the 2 blade.

I can't speak for the 2 blade. but I can speak for the 100 grain 4 blade Stinger. And the Buzzcuts.

DWM, did you find the deer shot by the 2 blade?

And how many deer have you all shot and recovered with the 2 blade Magnus?
 
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I am assuming you are talking about the G5 Striker head?

THat is not a true cut on contact head. It is a Chisel tip also sometimes called a Trocar Tip. It does cut on impact but the actual tip is part of the ferrul, NOT the blade.

Stingers are SHAVING sharp to the tip.
 
I thought you would chime in on this 102 . I knew you used Magnus heads and had good success with them .
You are right about G5 Strikers not being a true cut on contact head . They are a very sharp fixed replacement blade head though .
They are my favorites for sharpness , strength , and field point accuracy .
 
Listen,
I ONLY wish to HELP.

I am not a "pro". I do not make any money off of Magnus or any other archery related gear.

I WHOLE heartedly endorse what works for ME and the group I know PERSONALLY.

We are living in hard economic times. And if I can help you all save money, while endorsing a GREAT COMPANY that stands behind their product then this is what I shall do.

I will make this dis-claimer though. If you ONLY plan on hunting with a bow during bow season, and archery is NOT your gear of preference the MAJORITY of the time. OR...if money is NO OBJECT and you can easily afford to pay 12-15 dollars each for a head. OR...if you, for whatever reason, do not plan on shooting more than a couple shots with broadheads every year so used heads and replacement cost are not an issue, then by all means, buy whatever you want that is WIDE, SHARP, and ACCURATE at ANY cost.

Also...if you are a brand new hunter, and really have adrenaline or "nervous" issues, then you might need a little extra cutting diameter like say a Rage 2 blade might give.

But, out of 70 personal Stinger kills, and countless friend Stinger kills, they function VERY well.

Another fact to keep in mind, the Buzzcut (exactly like the Stinger except serrated edge) seems to have a weaker main (serrated) blade edge. My son uses these and they don't do well on bone. But then, they get replaced free anyway. It is just that we like to use bloody heads to practice and they don't fly well after bent. We now buy only Stingers.

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DWM, I am assuming you found the deer that was shot with the 2 blade.

I can't speak for the 2 blade. but I can speak for the 100 grain 4 blade Stinger. And the Buzzcuts.

DWM, did you find the deer shot by the 2 blade?

And how many deer have you all shot and recovered with the 2 blade Magnus?
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One was shot by my wife and we did find it. The blood trail only lasted 5yds. The woods were thin and I knew the trail they used most and sure enough we walked straight to him 60yds from where he was shot. The same year I took a young girl hunting and she lost one. Later that year her father lost 4 hunting on his hunting land. He did hit a nice buck and I went to help him look with another guy. Once again blood trail only lasted 15yds. We spread out and just walked the woods. I found him 100yds away. No blood to speak of where he fell. Again this year I took the young girl hunting and she made a perfect shot on a buck. Only found one spot of blood the size of a pencil eraser. Walked the main trails and never found anything. these were thick woods and couldn't see far. I moved down hill and walked a small trail on the way out of the woods and stumbled up on the deer. Once again no blood where he laid. I was convinced she had made a bad shot but that was not the case. Double lung and deer fell 50yds from stand. I let the dad use some 125 gr Strikers I had. He killed 3 deer this year and found them easy. He paid me for the heads and said that is all he will shoot now. He is also the one that got me to try the Magnus therefore it took some hard evidence to make him change.
 
DVM, I can easily see why you are not impressed with the Magnus.

I also am ASSUMING that there were exit holes in these shots.

I will not try to argue anyone into having confidence in what they shoot. A hunter needs to shoot with what he/she has confidence.

I can tell you about shot after shot of heads, including Stingers, that were double lung hits and left virtually NO BLOOD TRAIL. I can also show you shots made by MANY different heads including RAGE 2 blades where deer were never recovered and or any combination of the examples you have given me in your above post.

The point is, the Stinger 4 blade 100 of which I am VERY familiar, (as is the Rocket Sidewinder, Thunderhead 100, Rage 2 blade, Gator XP((Rocky Mtn. OR Bass Pro)), Titanium 100, AND SO MANY MORE i can barely remember right now, are all good heads. And EVERY one of them WILL, given the right circumstances, let you down in a similar fashion you just described.

The biggest difference is this: it will COST you more money over time than the Magnus.
 

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