#1990472 - 07/12/10 09:33 AM
Re: Broad head question
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Wes Parrish
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Absolutely no question in my mind that if you make a good hit with the RAGE, and everything goes as expected, there will be a bigger wound hole than with most fixed blade heads.
But if you make a good hit, really won't matter much which head you are shooting, unless of course, you were to have some "mechanical" failure. 
Seems several people have absolutely loved the RAGE heads until they experienced their first problem with them.
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#1990496 - 07/12/10 09:44 AM
Re: Broad head question
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Winchester
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Absolutely no question in my mind that if you make a good hit with the RAGE, and everything goes as expected, there will be a bigger wound hole than with most fixed blade heads. But if you make a good hit, really won't matter much which head you are shooting, unless of course, you were to have some "mechanical" failure. Seems several people have absolutely loved the RAGE heads until they experienced their first problem with them.
Exactly right Wes, I have no doubt they are a good head, but far from foolproof. I was involved with 3 tracking jobs in a single season where the "RAGE" wasnt so much, as 2 of these deer were lost and the 3'rd went about 3/4 mile. Angling shots seem to present the big problems for the mechanicals. And I like nothing better than an angling away deer, with a good fixed head you can literally clean them out with this shot! Shot placement is key with any head, but I simply dont see the need in adding a chance for failure when it simply isnt necessary. If your bow and arrows are tuned correctly, you can shoot many of the good fixed head blades available on the market with great accuracy and no chance of a failure due to mechanical parts not working. Its a no brainer for me!
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#1990729 - 07/12/10 12:12 PM
Re: Broad head question
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Tracker
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I personaly have never shot the schwacker but i am a big fan of RAGE and the rocket aeroheads are good too but i like the RAGE
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#1991193 - 07/12/10 05:35 PM
Re: Broad head question
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mathews338
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i shot the spitfires for years without much trouble at all and they are tough, i killed several deer with the same head. i did notice that after i shot some of the heads several times that they started to open up during flight instead of on impact which was making them lose accuracy. this only happened a few times but it was enough that i wanted to go back to fixed blades, i didn't want it to happen in the field.
i use to shoot thunderheads but they never hit anything like my field points and they were a pain to get tuned in, for me anyways
after trying a bunch of different ones out i am going with the G5's. they shoot right with my field points and the groups are tight.
my buddy loves muzzy and they shoot great for him but they didn't do as well out of my bow
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#1991409 - 07/12/10 08:35 PM
Re: Broad head question
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birddog
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Rage 2 blade!!! Because i have killed around 10 deer with them and they are by far the most devastating and destructive broadheads on the market!I have killed deer with many different broadheads and these are definitely the best!
You are exactly right. but you will never convince some people of this for whatever reason. the is NO broadhead on the market that can do to a deer what a rage can do.
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#1991421 - 07/12/10 08:43 PM
Re: Broad head question
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Bone Collector
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I believe that no other head on the market can do what the Rage can do and that is why I started this thread, because i wanted some feed back so i could decide if i wanted to start shooting them. I still have not made my mind up and i probably won't until i go to buy them.
I will say that i have heard a lot of good and bad. the biggest thing holding me back is there is enough bad that i don't know if it justifies spending $39.99 + tax for something that I may get extremely angry about if I have a malfunction.
I will say that i am still intrigued about the massive devastation that they do and would love to see it first hand this season.
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#1991452 - 07/12/10 08:52 PM
Re: Broad head question
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birddog
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check ebay. you can get them for a little better deal. trust me, they are worth it if you can afford it. i killed 4 deer last year with them, one of which weighed 170 lbs and i watched them all fall dead from me stand. i saw my friend kill a 700 lb elk with one that apsolutly tore its insides out. Can other broad heads do the same? yes but not one that flies as good and no matter what anyone says NO other machnical is as effective. You just have to decide if the cost is worth it. there are cheap broadheads that will get the job done.
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#1991459 - 07/12/10 08:56 PM
Re: Broad head question
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tndrbstr
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Rage 2 blade!!! Because i have killed around 10 deer with them and they are by far the most devastating and destructive broadheads on the market!I have killed deer with many different broadheads and these are definitely the best! You are exactly right. but you will never convince some people of this for whatever reason. the is NO broadhead on the market that can do to a deer what a rage can do.
what,...kill it?... 
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#1991504 - 07/12/10 09:11 PM
Re: Broad head question
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Bone Collector
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I believe that no other head on the market can do what the Rage can do and that is why I started this thread, because i wanted some feed back so i could decide if i wanted to start shooting them. that doesn't make any sence  ,....you already decide to start shooting them before you ever started this thread....but thats alright too,...have at it... 
No it says i started this thread to get feed back so i could decide IF I wanted to start shooting them. I'm still trying to decide if they are worth the money. Have heard a lot of good, but now i have heard a lot of bad with the good.
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