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TOTA- 4 blade 100gr vented and also have some two blade 125's. The two blades fly exceptionally well but need some work on the stone.
 
knightrider said:
Yes sir, no doubt. I remember the day of overdraws, xx75's and thunderheads lol
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I never did use an overdraw. Always thought they were weird and looked dangerous. But I sure used a lot of xx75's and Thunderhead 125's!!! I doubt any bow I had back then would bust 200fps and even with that the Thunderhead tipped arrow would blow though a deer and bury itself in the dirt. IMO it was the best of the best in that time.

As carbon arrows became a thing they were heavily focused on light weight, while simultaneously bows were making huge strides in efficiency. Not only were bows more powerful per weight but the arrows were significantly lighter. Shooting fixed heads got kinda tricky due to wind plane. I found myself having to worry about bow tune to a degree I'd never even thought about before. Along with that came mechanical heads, which were actually a pretty fair band-aid for funky arrow flight. Didn't fix the bow tune issue but negated it to some degree.

Now days carbon arrows are being made purposely heavy and mechanical heads aren't just a band-aid for bad tune anymore, but rather designed for efficient blood letting. Tuning is now also not such a mystery that requires some secret skill. Anybody with YouTube can tune a bow and effectively match arrows to their draw weight & length. Not coincidentally the trend back to fixed blade heads is also a thing again. Seems we've caught up with technology. Today we have a situation where any entry level bow is light years more capable than flagships of 30yrs ago, and any broadhead choice is a good one.

If my 30yr ago self could see the broadhead, arrow, and bow tune arguments of today, I'd slap myself because surely it would be a dream. Any set-up of today would feel like cheating back then. That's why I don't argue with anybody about any of the nonsense they argue about these days. Everything is so good right now that it would be hard to find a set-up that wouldn't easily kill a deer.
 
I'll be primarily using Sevr 1.75 with Rage Hypodermic (OG) or Rage Trypan as backups for deer. I'll also keep a few G5 Striker or Muzzy 100's on stand-by for hogs. I hand sharpen all of the above.
 
I learned from an old Indian guy that for thousands of years the native Americans got so good at pursuing wounded game that they became known as "trackers". Able to track wounded game without even a blood trail just by reading hoof prints and upturned leaves and such. They had to do this because their arrow heads were so poor at the time. Eventually they realized that recovery of game was so abysmal that they quit using Rage broadheads and started making arrowheads out of actual rocks…. knapping them in many shapes we see in collections today. Literally hurling rocks tied to sticks was more effective….
 
Urban_Hunter said:
I learned from an old Indian guy that for thousands of years the native Americans got so good at pursuing wounded game that they became known as "trackers". Able to track wounded game without even a blood trail just by reading hoof prints and upturned leaves and such. They had to do this because their arrow heads were so poor at the time. Eventually they realized that recovery of game was so abysmal that they quit using Rage broadheads and started making arrowheads out of actual rocks…. knapping them in many shapes we see in collections today. Literally hurling rocks tied to sticks was more effective….
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So you have never used a rage i take it
 
Urban_Hunter said:
I learned from an old Indian guy that for thousands of years the native Americans got so good at pursuing wounded game that they became known as "trackers". Able to track wounded game without even a blood trail just by reading hoof prints and upturned leaves and such. They had to do this because their arrow heads were so poor at the time. Eventually they realized that recovery of game was so abysmal that they quit using Rage broadheads and started making arrowheads out of actual rocks…. knapping them in many shapes we see in collections today. Literally hurling rocks tied to sticks was more effective….
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Lol..When did Ranch Fairy start claiming to be an old Indian guy?
 
knightrider said:
So you have never used a rage i take it
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Once. Rage hypodermics. Blade deployed upon release, sounded like keys jingling all the way to impact, 18 yards away, sailing about 9" high and forward. Shooting a 74lb draw monster 7.0 looked like about 3" of penetration into the shoulder. Deer rolled breaking off the arrow and running away on 3 legs. I'm not a tracker and trailed her about 300yds before losing blood. In my entire archery past going back to aluminum arrows and Walmart branded broadheads, the only deer I can say with absolute certainty I lost due to equipment malfunction beyond my control. I hate nothing in the industry more than rage broadheads.
 

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