So I am spring cleaning, decide to "test" an already good head, 125 grn Magnus stinger, 575 grn arrow, from a 60# widow

man I about dropped when this baby stuck in my test medium (square nosed shovel)

3 other well known heads blew apart, I had to hammer the stinger out of the shovel and it is still perfectly straight!!!!
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Thanks Jim
I'm a better carpenter then a computer person!

wow thats a good test..

Yeah man....you can kill any shovel you have a mind to...

yeah i like the look of those they should do the job on most things alright.        only trouble is i dont eat shovels i dont think they would taste to good LOL!!!

Ha!

you have to barbe those square nose, crock potting will work but rust can set in --not good!

also did a ww, not purty

Long winter eh? I love them Stingers...

here is a 220 grn phantom, or whats left of it [/IMG]

let me try this...
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Curious what the brand of the heads that broke,

Huh that's odd...looks like you hit the same hole with both shots!
Hey do it on video!

Here is a Honda I killed last fall!!!  Simmons Head thru the onside quarter panel, thru the trunk area and buried in the offside quarter panel.  I killed it a few times with my 54 Cal Flintlock too!!!!  My buddy shot it a few times with Sonic heads and a Bowtech with VERY POOR RESULTS!!!!  The head was garbage.  You can see his holes.  Those Simmons heads leave a BIG hole.  For small game metal hunting, Stingers may be o.k., but for the truly large game metal, I recommend the Simmons line!  LOL!!

Brian you need to resize that pic a bit. It's huge!

shots were an inch apart, go ahead give it a whirl---- please post your results!

only shot the ww, magnus and the 220 phantom

ww did OK, split apart at the tip and two blades bent, but basically still in tact

Now I could really care less what head you shoot specially if your favorite hollywood hunter shoots them, I,ve shot Magnus for a long time and have to say the stinger is the top of the line.
I'm more interested in there ability to preform, there is no rib bone in the world as hard as a good old #2 squarenose, this was just a simple try to destroy a head, go ahead, give a shot.

Verm13,

What are you talking about??  LOL!!!

I've seen a lot of these tests and to be honest with you I think there is a variable that is rarely pointed out that affects the results.  I say this because the results can vary wildly from one tester to another with the same heads.

My conclusion is that "most" heads will hold up well to these types of tests "if" the broadhead is perfectly aligned with the shaft and spins perfectly, and then hits the target with the shaft directly behind the point.

I also believe that "most" heads will fail if they don't meet the criteria above.

Could be way off here, but I beleive there is something to it.

Stan

Stingers are great. I shot a whitetail at 12 yards with a 60 lb longbow, and the arrow went through bolth shoulders, and the deer dead in his tracks. I could not belive the penitration that broadhead had. The arrow was only 490 grains.When I went to re sharpen the stinger all I had to do was swipe it a few times over the steel and BAM razor sharp again. I could not belive how strong these stingers are. I was sold !!!!!!!!

Oh oh, HH has a new puter, look out now!