Just wondering if you find the serrations tend to do more tissue damage than a regular blade. What are your findings?

Flyfish,

I'm not a big fan of serrated blades in general. On broadheads I definately prefer a smooth scalpel sharp edge. I think that serrated blades tear as much or more than they actually slice.

I might use a serrated blade on bread but, not on meat... alive or dead. JMHO.

Ron

Very good point, anyone else?

Check out the forum - Dr. Ashby Reports - for considerable info on broadhead efficency.

somone on here made a good point in that serrations are meant to go back and forth not straight through. I have some, never used em though. They do look cool!

I think they are a good head as most Magnus heads, just cant see how the serrations truly work. They are one of the few heads made that will come hunting sharp.

J

On another SITE that deals with BOWs, the owner of Magnus posts regularly. I read a thread that he posted claiming in their tests the Buzz Cut Stingers(serrated) cause more tissue damage (hence creating more blood) than the regular Stingers with no loss in penetration. Since it came from the horse's mouth, I bought 6 Buzz Cuts for this year's elk trip.

the horse is the one selling them?? course they do more tissue damage.

J

my one time (real time experience) with a Magnus Buzzcut....I shot a very nice Georgia buck at 17 yards...made a perfect shot, double lungs, complete pass through.....the buck died on his feet running at about 60 yards....there was absolutley no blood trail....just a small slit on the entrance hole and I had to pull the hair and hide apart to find the exit hole...I am not trying to "bad mouth" Magnus heads...just relating a real bowhunting experience that I had a few years ago...I have since gone back to the Magnus I, 2-blade (1.5" wide and 235 grains) and have had good big holes and good blood trails....

I use the buzzcuts now and have for a while. On my compound I shot both the buzcut and the regular stinger and didn't notice any less of a blood trail with the buzzcut. The only time I had less blood was when my shot was higher than I would have like. I did shoot a bear quartering away at 35 yards with a buzzcut. He went less than 60 yards and had a hole you could have put a volleyball in. They are sharp and resharpen fairly easily.

I'd not quickly disparage the input because it was the owner... there are lots of owner's here that share their best information...

Having said that, I'm not a fan of serrations. My ole biology taught me a clean cut, with no ragged edges on the vein/artery will bleed longer as the clotting plattelets (?) have nothing to grab ahold of to form a "clot"... so I prefer my edges to be razor smooth... like Sharpster suggests.

I have a Spyderco knife with serrated edge..oh, it's sharp, but danged if it cuts like a smooth edge...gotta kinda rip at something...not like a scalpel that just slices clean. $.02 entered.  

I wil be using the buzz cut 4 blade this year.The small diameter makes it great for light fast arrows.If shooting heavy arrows I like a bigger blades but as arrow weight comes down and speeds go up the buzzcut will be a great head.jmo As far as serrations go they are not ground like serrations on a knife and the head is very easy to sharpen once it dulls.They are about the only head I have seen come out of the pack as sharp as a thunderhead too.

I to will use Magnus1 160 gr 2 blade this year  

Mike Sohm is a great guy to talk to and is a big help to his customers. Did not mean to beat him up, just making a joke.   :D  

A buzzcut to the right spot will kil no doubt, I am just leary of serrations on a head. I can't see as to where they are an advantage. Like I said I have some of them, but decided to go with Grizzlies and WWs instead.

J

Jame Wrenn, I thought you were a Simmons man to the Grave? DB

I will still be shooting simmons from most of my bows Don.:)They are too big and heavy for my light weight faster arrows.Hard to get a 350gn arrow if you try and stick a 200gn simmons on the front. The 100gn buzzcuts are the key.