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Just think, for the longest time I didn’t even bother opening this thread past the initial post because I felt it was so cut and dry. Pun intended.
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I did EXACTLY the same thing... didn't even click on it until it reached 10 pages, and then thought... heck, let's see what's going on in there!
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A clean cut bleeds more than a fast tear.
This is the only guy -- I think -- that really explained it to my satisfaction. Everyone else adamantly agrees they should use the sharpest head available... well, except Fran [8D], but this is the first person to hit the nail on the head as far as I'm concerned.
For the record, I believe Fran is right that less-than-absolutely-razor-sharp heads will work extremely effectively on deer. Heck, my first 28 or so deer were taken with Rocket Aerohead mechs, and they're notorious for NOT being razor sharp out of the box. Having said that, I still like to shoot the sharpest head available these days -- and it's one reason I've switched to Muzzy's MX-3.
Getting back to a sharp cut bleeding more... think of it this way: We've all nicked ourselves shaving -- many, many times in all probability. I can tell you for a fact that when I cut myself with a brand-new razor, it sometimes takes up to a half-hour to stop the bleeding, and I've soaked the collar on more than one dress shirt crimson on the way to my first sales call. Cut myself with a week-old razor -- and decidedly more duller? That cut will stop bleeding within minutes, and sometimes even less.
Now before someone jumps on the word "duller" -- realize we're still talking a razor blade here, and one that I was still shaving quite effectively with before cutting myself. It has just been used a few more times, and that "edge" has been taken off just a bit. It would still shave the hair off my arm, and it would still cut paper by just applying pressure. It's still what I would consider extremely sharp. But the fact that it's been used a couple times will keep it from opening up as "clean" a cut on my face or neck, and the "jaggedness" of that cut will allow it to clot much, much more quickly than a cut with a brand-new razor will.
THAT'S the reason I hunt with brand-new blades on my heads. [/blockquote]