Rage Broadhead

[Radar]

i haven't shot the rages personally. but i am definately planning on trying them this year.

for those of you concerned about having to buy new heads all the time, you can buy just the replacement blades instead of new heads, save you a little money.

And have any of you that used them had any trouble with them opening from the force of the shot itself? if that makes sense.

I have never seen replacement blades for Rage heads at most proshops that sell them ? I would hope that most hunters would not reuse them once they pass through a deer if replacement blades are not readily available .

 

[Kevin]

they are little bit of a pain in the quiver though, pretty much my only stipulation. Killed two with them last season, and have no problems with them.

 

[Big J]

Oh yeah baby!!

I toom these two deer. The Doe blood drainage was unreal!!

I got to see the impact real good on the Scrub buck and when the arrow hit him it looked as if someone tipped over a gallon of milk from the store but it was red!! Iyt is like running a sword threw them! Fastest ethical harvest I have ever witnessed! They have no idea what happened. The lights just go out in seconds!

 

[BowGuy84]

Any good ,sharp and strong broadhead placed in the vitals should produce a decent bloodtrail leading to recovered game .
Shot placement is everything . There are no magic broadheads on the market that will make up for poor shot placement .
The Rage broadheads are good broadheads , but they aren't going to make up for a poor shot or a poorly tuned bow.

Very well said! The rage advertising is now saying "expand your kill zone" I think this is terrible, but I see their angle.

I can pro form them for less than I get muzzys so Im going to try them. Im hoping for a slightly quartering shot (towards or away I dont care) so I can shoot for the off shoulder and compare to how my muzzys whould have done. Well see how they perform.

 

[BowGuy84]

Radar, I am with you, I have a hard time believing the rages would out penetrate most fix blades...for the reasons you listed above your last post. What do you make of the video clip of the three in the gelatin? Just a one time occurance, hookey what? I do know that in watching videos the rages do not seem to give pass throughs with nearly the % of shots as fixed blades.

 

[Radar]

Radar, I am with you, I have a hard time believing the rages would out penetrate most fix blades...for the reasons you listed above your last post. What do you make of the video clip of the three in the gelatin? Just a one time occurance, hookey what? I do know that in watching videos the rages do not seem to give pass throughs with nearly the % of shots as fixed blades.

Gelatin is a much different substance than hide , bone and meat . Test parameters can also be favored towards Rage heads to skew results as well . Independent tests might yield completely different results .
I will say I have used Rage heads and killed deer with them . Like BigCountry said , they didn't produce that wow factor for me .
LOL @ BigJ who once was a big Slick Trick promoter , now that boo is with rage , he shows no loyalty at all to Slick Trick .
I just shoot whatever works for me . Rage heads are disposable heads , I want durable heads . It gets too expensive to replace Rage heads when I want to kill allot of deer .

 

[102]

I assure you that a razor sharp, cut on contact fixed blade will out perform ANY mechanical in penetration. But I TRULY believe that the only difference on good hits will be how far the fixed blade penetrates the ground after the pass through. This I speak from experience!

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[Radar]

I assure you that a razor sharp, cut on contact fixed blade will out perform ANY mechanical in penetration. But I TRULY believe that the only difference on good hits will be how far the fixed blade penetrates the ground after the pass through. This I speak from experience!

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I agree , most good hits will yield the same outcome . I have shot deer broadside on level ground , and never found the arrow after the shot on many occasions . I think most members on this forum speak from experience in regards to broadhead performance . It's all about what each hunter has confidence in using from past experience or from practice .

 

[Big J]

Not true Radar. I love tricks and have posted that forever. Probably the best fixed blade on the market! And oh yeah! Boo is shooting Blitz from Rocky Mountain.

 

[Radar]

Not true Radar. I love tricks and have posted that forever. Probably the best fixed blade on the market! And oh yeah! Boo is shooting Blitz from Rocky Mountain.

Rocky Mountain owns Rage too , right ?

 

[Big J]

Yes they do.

 

[Big J]

They are both actually owned by Field Logic. And your point?

 

[Radar]

nuff said .

 

[buckmaster 320]

:whistle:

 

[megalomaniac]

Any good ,sharp and strong broadhead placed in the vitals should produce a decent bloodtrail leading to recovered game .
Shot placement is everything . There are no magic broadheads on the market that will make up for poor shot placement .

And that right there sums up all you need to know about archery hunting.

 

[richmanbarbeque]

I LOVE shooting Broadheads. My recommendation? the one you have confidence in. It is not uncommon for me to use an expandable or a fixed blade in the same day. I have my bow tuned to accommodate me and my "mood".

The problem in this thread is that everyone is right and nobody is wrong because a sharp Broadhead in the boiler room will kill a deer dead. Most of the BH listed I have shot. Some of the ones people swear by I do not like. Some BH that people say have caused them to lose deer I will use at a drop of a hat.

Replacement blades? I don't rely on anyone to carry them locally so I stock up a head of time. I have never seen slick trick blades in the local shops or rage blades, why? simple, the store does not want to sell you blades they want to sell you BH. Part of Bow Hunting is preparation and shooting and buying BH's should be done WAY in advance. Every year several threads will be started by stressed hunters trying to get their arrow to fly because they are not prepared. Last minutes should not be spent stressing over arrow flight but trying to negotiate for kitchen passes.

 

[Boone 58]

yep, shot muzzy's for years but the rage is simply more devastating.

 

[stik]

as said before,ANY broadhead will do the job on a well placed shot. it was the devastation on a VERY poor shot that impressed me so much with the rocket(now trophy ridge) miniblasters at just over half the cost of the rage.

 

[102]

RADAR,
Most posts I make are meant to help the hunters who may be looking for good advice or recommendations about things that I have experienced. I know that MANY readers on this forum have much experience in all types of hunting, while many more are still in their early years of bowhunting.

I write posts because I have been bowhunting for a quarter century. While I am certain that most do not care wether or not I have killed several P/Y bucks, or triple digit bow kills, I guess it is important to establish some form of "credentials" in an effort to gain confidence with those who read my posts.

I, like you I'm sure, TRULY desire to help save some of the frustration that I experienced in my earlier years while trying to learn effective harvest skills. Of all the "ingredients" combined to make CONSISTENTLY SUCCESSFUL and humanely as possible bow kills, I think NOT ONE THING is as important as the hunters broadhead. Afterall, in the end, THE BROADHEAD IS what ultimately KILLS the deer.

The sharpest...
widest.....
most accurate...


(and maybe, at least in my case...affordable)

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[ShaneHallum]

Have you guys looked at the ROCKET ARROWHEADS BUCKBLASTER! goodness, its' huge. Looking my new cabelas archery book now, it says they have a 2 3/4 inch cutting diameter.

Let the size wars begin!

I'm still gonna be shooting my muzzy's.

 

[Radar]

Happiness is a short bloodtrail after a well placed shot . Thats what it's all about . Shot placement .

 

[102]

Radar,
Truer words have never been spoken.

But in reality...what often happens is a far cry from a well placed shot! It isn't necessarily the fault of the bowhunter. Sometimes things just happen. A step taken, the un-seen branch or twig, wind, rain, you know what I mean. Sometimes things just happen!

When possible, the largest, sharpest hole put "almost anywhere" in a deer will put it down quicker than the counterparts smaller hole!

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[Radar]

Radar,
Truer words have never been spoken.

But in reality...what often happens is a far cry from a well placed shot! It isn't necessarily the fault of the bowhunter. Sometimes things just happen. A step taken, the un-seen branch or twig, wind, rain, you know what I mean. Sometimes things just happen!

When possible, the largest, sharpest hole put "almost anywhere" in a deer will put it down quicker than the counterparts smaller hole!

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I agree , but I have also seen dozens of threads about less than perfect shots that were blamed on broadheads .
Rage heads are good mechanicals , but I think they are over hyped . They don't perform miracles .

 

[102]

Again...right on.

Not only have I seen and read where hunters blame broadheads for losing deer, but also I've seen them lose deer because they thought they didn't need, or know, how lethal the shots they made really were.

There is NO CURE for poor preparation!

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