help selecting broadheads
 

I'm pretty new to bowhunting and I am shooting my dad's 1970 bear kodiak hunter #55. I need to get some broadheads for it and I'm liking the looks of the stinger broadheads and I was wondering if anyone has any experience or know anything of them. I was wondering if the bleeder blades negatively affect flight or penetration. And also if the serrated edges really make a difference or if it is just good advertising, and also if there are any cons for them, such as durablility or sharpness. Oh and I am thinking 100 gr for a flatter flight path than 125 gr, am I right?

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I’ll give my 2 cents. Stingers are good heads, just make sure they are razor sharp. I don’t know whether the serration helps. Bleeder blades should not affect arrow flight, that is just personal choice whether to use them or not. And as far as arrow head weight, that is going to be determined by arrow spine, not whether you want a little flatter trajectory. Properly spined arrows will fly the best from a bow. Many others on here can really take you step by step for finding a properly spined arrow. Typically you can get a shaft near the spine you need, then either adjust point weight or shaft length to tweak it.

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You'll need to shoot weight head that shoots with your setup. 25 grain usually will not make a big difference.

Onthe stinger - I have used them for the past three seasons (150 grainwith bleeders)and have taken three deer with them. The blood trails were very good. The only problem that I had with them was penetration. I didn't seem to get passthroughs with them. I even had to put a finishing shot into one deer and didn't get a passthough at five yards. I'm sure if I remove the bleeders, it would help.

But, I wouldn't advise against them.And they are very sharp out of the package.

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If you would like, try giving a snuffer a try. Its a 3 blade broadhead that i use and 95% of the time i get pass throughs with it. It leaves a very nice blood trail as well! Good luck on your choice!

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Stingers are great broadheads. I've driven them past 300 ft/sec in my Vulcan without a problem. Serrations hinder penetration. I am using Razorcaps in my recurve which is pretty much identical to the Snuffer.

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I would like to see what they look like Dnk. I really like using 3 blades.

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There are several broadheads that are prooven. I've liked using both the Magnus and the Zwickeys. I've noticed that the bleeder blades do effect an improved blood trail. They have not appeared to decrease pass throughs on the deer I have shot.

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Here's a link to the webpage. http://www.newarchery.com/#/product
You change from 100 to 200 grains by changing ferrules. Very cool broadhead.

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I've not had great luck getting Snuffers sharp. I really like the design and they shoot great, but I've never hunted with them because of the sharpening problem. I read an article where a guy was using a propane torch to draw the hardness on them down and he said it made them easier to sharpen, but I haven't gone quite that far over the edge yet. ;)

Wensel Woodsmen heads, a longer version of the Snuffers, are supposed to be easier to get sharp, but I haven't tried them.

I've shot Stingers and they shoot great also. But so far I've stuck with Magnus I and II, Zwickey Eskimo, and Bear Razorheads for hunting.

I've also hunted with Muzzy 125's from my stickbows and they do well. I do a little honing on the trocar tips to make them genuine cut on contact heads. Little know fact for trivia fans, Jon Musacchia - the guy who invented Muzzy broadheads - was a traditional shooter.

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That is what I'm using this year.

Below is a link to a conversation I had. Mark Land is a tech support staff member for Muzzy and also uses them from his trad bow.

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