MAGNUS STINGER OR BUZZCUT??

[Osage213]

I WAS LOOKING AT SHOOTING A MAGNUS STINGER BROADHEAD THIS SEASON. I WAS WONDERING IF THE BUZZCUT WOULD PENETRATE AS WELL AS THE ORIGINAL?

My pick would be the regular Stinger, but I have read guys posts on here who love the buzzcuts as well. As a sharpening challenged individual, I will stick with the smooth blades instead of the serrated ones.

Bisch

[Mryan2176]

Yep, what Bisch said. I have used both though and the buzz cut seems to penetrate just as well.

[Michael Arnette]

I shot both in my compound days...I think the smooth penetrates just a tad better in my experience. Good choice either way though!

[Straitshot]

I am just the opposite. I prefer the buzzcut as I believe it cuts a bigger entry hole because of the serrations, but like the rest I think either one will get the job done. This deer was taken with a 150 gr. buzzcut. Check out the size of the entry hole. I believe the serrations pull the flesh into the cutting edge of the blade thus making a larger hole. That is the same principal and reason Fred Bear always sharpened his broadheads with a file.

[longbow fanatic 1]

Stingers are easy to sharpen, so they were my pick.

[highlow]

I like the buzzcut. Pass through on a bull moose in Newfoundland, albeit with a wheelie. No reason to think I can't achieve the same results on a whitetail. Haven't tried to sharpen one though. Have enough of them that I haven't had to. I'm sure the stingers will do the job too.

[Mryan2176]

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[indianalongbowshooter]

killed deer with both, same blood trail with either, as said above regular Stingers are easy to get sharp..

[old_goat2]

I like buzzcuts, they sharpen same as regular head, the serrations aren't like the ones on a knife, they are more like a little tiny section of single bevels. Sharpening the main edge automatically sharpens the serrations. If I hadn't switched to the Cutthroat Single Bevels, the buzzcut is what I would still be using!

[NIGEL01]

I use a lanskey to sharpen my buzzcuts.  Like old goat said, just sharpen them the same as a regular head.

[Bryan pinick]

I like them both!

[Kris]

You do NOT sharpen the chisel serrations on the Buzzcuts, you just sharpen the same way that you would sharpen the Stingers.  As old_goat2 says they sharpen as well when you sharpen the main bevel.

My Buzzcuts are sticky sharp...so are my Stingers.  This is my first season I may be using them,  always positive feedback Re: both.

Magnus is an excellent company with Mike Sohm at the helm.

Kris

[Alexander Traditional]

If you go to the Magnus website they have a good instructional video on how to sharpen the buzzcuts. He likes the Lansky type of sharpeners. You sharpen the main edge like normal,and then take a serrated stone that looks like a vee,and go to the next higher level,and do the front of the serration to square it up.

[Alexander Traditional]

Here's the link to the video. I just now read the original question. These things tend to get off course,but figured you might want to see the video anyhow.

I sure couldn't see why you would get that much better penetration with one or the other.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz7KFDV8TS8

[Ron LaClair]

A serrated edge just keeps on cutting. It cuts tough blood vessels better than a straight edge and stays cutting sharp longer. I make my own "LaClair Lacerators"

 

[FerretWYO]

I have shot stingers for many years. They are a great head. I have also shot the buzz cut. They will do it as well.

[Car54]

You guys better be right...I will be using the stingers this yr..LOL

[Osage213]

THANKS EVERYONE FOR THE HELP!!! HOPEFULLY I WILL BE STICKING A DEER THIS FALL WITH ONE.

[old_goat2]

This is one of my favorite pictures, first big game trad kill and first archery deer in general, 4 blade Buzzcut, arrow is 32" long so you can get an idea how far into that solid frozen ground the arrow went! Would a Stinger went as far, I imagine it would be real close or maybe farther, don't know, both good heads as mentioned!