Rage Hypodermic

[Bootlegger]

I ordered a new pack this morning. Going to try them out. I'm a Swhacker & Muzzy guy....lol. I liked the looks of them. They cost more than the chisel tips. Gave $38 shipped for these.

 

[Spikes Tactical]

Good luck with them. Let us know how they work. I just can't fork over close to $40.00 for 3 broadheads any more.

JayP

 

[Bootlegger]

The msrp was like $45....that's crazy. I like my $26 swhackers...lol

 

[Crow Terminator]

I've seen some talk on the forums about them. Myself...I've learned to stay away from anything with Rage on the package. But that's just me.

 

[Bootlegger]

I've had great luck with the Rage Chisel Tips. I only shoot Muzzy Mx3's and Swhackers most of the time. Gonna try this out...hopefully they will be as nasty as the Chisel tips were...lol.

 

[Living2Hunt]

Im sure they are going to be awesome! I shot chisel tips last year. I killed 4 deer with them last year. Over 20 in last 6 years with a rage broadhead and never had any go over 40 yards with massive blood trails. People will say this and that about penetration. Blah blah blah! Its all about shot placement! I have a 26" draw length and shoot 62#. I have shot thru shoulders too, although i dobt reccommend that with any broadhead! I live the new design bc of the stainless ferrul instead alunimum. Good luck!

 

[Poleaxe]

I've seen some talk on the forums about them. Myself...I've learned to stay away from anything with Rage on the package. But that's just me.

I used to be (4yrs ago) die hard Rage until I started having little to no blood trails after good shot placement and later found out they replaced the blade pins with another to save money. I was done after that. Just me but I'd rather want a Rage than to buy one. I hope you have the best of luck with them

 

[TENN.BOY]

Put a rage in his cage and you will have venison on the table,i started shooting the 3 blade a few yrs back and if you want to watch your deer go down in your sight give them a try,Out of the last 9 deer 8 of them i seen fall from my stand.The proof is in my freezer and on my wall.

 

[Bootlegger]

The Hypodermics don't have the O-ring...that is what I like about them. I shoot Swhackers most of the time..but have had great luck with Rage. Some nasty blood trails. Not sure how anyone don't get a good blood trail with them...lol.

 

[Bootlegger]

Im sure they are going to be awesome! I shot chisel tips last year. I killed 4 deer with them last year. Over 20 in last 6 years with a rage broadhead and never had any go over 40 yards with massive blood trails. People will say this and that about penetration. Blah blah blah! Its all about shot placement! I have a 26" draw length and shoot 62#. I have shot thru shoulders too, although i dobt reccommend that with any broadhead! I live the new design bc of the stainless ferrul instead alunimum. Good luck!

I agree...love the no 0 rings as well.

 

[knightrider]

i dont buy all the rage hating crap! shot buck from 18 yards on ground entered low neck high brisket (ohh no a frontal shot with a bow!!!) arrow was hanging out butt by the fletchings, deer ran total of 28 yards this was with rage 2 blade a 55lb pse brute x.blood looked like it had been poured out of bucket.every angle that i have put a rage through a deer it has been out the other side with a huge hole on both sides!!!i do limit my shots to 35 yards and have never had problem with 55lb and rage 2 blade!! let the hateing begin lol

 

[Bootlegger]

i dont buy all the rage hating crap! shot buck from 18 yards on ground entered low neck high brisket (ohh no a frontal shot with a bow!!!) arrow was hanging out butt by the fletchings, deer ran total of 28 yards this was with rage 2 blade a 55lb pse brute x.blood looked like it had been poured out of bucket.every angle that i have put a rage through a deer it has been out the other side with a huge hole on both sides!!!i do limit my shots to 35 yards and have never had problem with 55lb and rage 2 blade!! let the hateing begin lol

No hating from me...lol. I've had great luck with them. I shoot Swhackers more and lots hate them...lol. All the new heads like Rage, Killzone and others seem to work great to me. I've never had an issue with a Mechanical head. I don't like the over the top heads though...but that is just me. I don't how anyone could shoot a Rage and not have a nasty blood trail. I think it's one of those things where someone hears something bad...then gets on the wagon...lol.

 

[TNDeerGuy]

i dont buy all the rage hating crap! shot buck from 18 yards on ground entered low neck high brisket (ohh no a frontal shot with a bow!!!) arrow was hanging out butt by the fletchings, deer ran total of 28 yards this was with rage 2 blade a 55lb pse brute x.blood looked like it had been poured out of bucket.every angle that i have put a rage through a deer it has been out the other side with a huge hole on both sides!!!i do limit my shots to 35 yards and have never had problem with 55lb and rage 2 blade!! let the hateing begin lol

No hating from me...lol. I've had great luck with them. I shoot Swhackers more and lots hate them...lol. All the new heads like Rage, Killzone and others seem to work great to me. I've never had an issue with a Mechanical head. I don't like the over the top heads though...but that is just me. I don't how anyone could shoot a Rage and not have a nasty blood trail. I think it's one of those things where someone hears something bad...then gets on the wagon...lol.

No hating from me either....try utter disgust and hellfire and brimstones for the darn things. Used them twice when they first came out, even though I knew better. First was admittedly a poor shot that was too far back,a liver shot that left virtually no blood trail and the doe ran off with the darn thing inside of her�it can't even penetrate a gut shot...LOL (hate on that). Second, was a good hit right in the crease�once again....virtually no blood and no exit and the doe exited stage left with my arrow and she ran 400 yards. It appeared only one blade opened from the size of the hole. Got home threw the other in trash and trash them every chance I get�the only thing they do good is marketing IMO.

 

[UTGrad]

Fear the Reaper lol

 

[Bootlegger]

All I can speak from is experience I have had...and mine was nasty holes,entry & exit on all of mine and bloodtrails. I have only shot the Chisel tips so far. I'm sure I'll have the same great luck with the Hypodermics. Not sure what kinda bow everyone is shooting...but I would not suggest a low poundage slow shooting bow.

 

[Living2Hunt]

Ive shot over 20 deer since 07 with them. Never had one problem. I shoot 62 pounds and mine pass thru almost all the time. Its all about shot placment and ke. Most shoot too light of an arrow. I shoot epics. 26" arrow. Most people that make bad shots blame the broadhead. There all made to kill if u hit the deer where ur suppose too! And i shapern my blades too! I get alot of use out of mine. Ive killed 4 yotes and 4 turkeys with them too. All died quick! SHOT PLACEMENT!

 

[Living2Hunt]

Fear the Reaper lol

Ut, have i not given u enough proof to shoot a rage!! Lol! That grim is a good broadhead too!

 

[Bootlegger]

Ive shot over 20 deer since 07 with them. Never had one problem. I shoot 62 pounds and mine pass thru almost all the time. Its all about shot placment and ke. Most shoot too light of an arrow. I shoot epics. 26" arrow. Most people that make bad shots blame the broadhead. There all made to kill if u hit the deer where ur suppose too! And i shapern my blades too! I get alot of use out of mine. Ive killed 4 yotes and 4 turkeys with them too. All died quick! SHOT PLACEMENT!

Couldn't agree more..!

 

[DMAG]

I have never and I mean ever shot a deer with a rage that didnt leave a a blood trail like it was hit with an axe. IMO the rage leaves a path of absolute destruction. If I ever have a bad experience with them I will change, but so far you couldnt pay me to shot anything else. The deer I have shot, look like they have had a chainsaw run into them.

 

[Crow Terminator]

Man oh man, there sure are some Rage fanboys on here ain't they lol. The TV "pro staff" shooters are reason enough for me not to shoot them.

Broadheads are suppose to kill via ultra sharp blades by hemorrhaging of arteries and blood vessels...not by tearing hide or ripping flesh. Every Rage I have ever felt of, wasn't really that sharp out of the package and required sharpening to suit me (as in cutting a taunt rubber band by just touching it).

So take the design of the Rage...which is actually an old design by Rocky Mtn Broadheads, called the Snyper...and put ultra sharp thicker blades on it...do away with the stupid o-rings...and you have something worth shooting. That would be the NAP Killzone. :) I bought a pack of them last yr and they were perhaps the sharpest out of pack mechanical broadheads I've ever bought. Zero touch up from me...straight out of the pack and into the arrow.

 

[knightrider]

hard not to be a fanboy when they have treated me so good!!!

 

[Spikes Tactical]

Good luck with them. Let us know how they work. I just can't fork over close to $40.00 for 3 broadheads any more.

JayP

I was at BPS the other day killing some time and took a peak at the Rage Hypodermic broadheads - they look pretty slick.

I will admit, last year I purchased some of the regular Rage broadheads because I had a $25 gift card and $10 reward card at Dicks Sporting Goods.

I have shot one and made a good shot on the deer - it went less than 30 yards with a great blood trail. The blades on the broadhead were all mangled up as they must of hit bone.

Those Rage must be a one-time use broadheads.

Again - good luck with them. If they work for you and make you happy that is all that really matters.

JayP

 

[Bootlegger]

I don't care what they shoot on TV...heck I don't even got any station that shows hunting...lol. Now the Chisel tips were one and done...thats for sure. I like the Hypodermics more though...like the no rubber O-Ring. I shoot 3 kinds of heads. Muzzy's Swhacker, and Rage. Everyone of them leave a nasty blood trail 99% of the time. As far as sharp...I've never seen a blade that I haven't sharpened on some before I hunted with it. I've killed more with my Swhackers than any mechanical I have ever used though. Only killed a handful with the Rage Chisel tips. Won't use them anymore since I got the Hypodermics though.

 

[Living2Hunt]

X2^ chisel was awesome compared to origonal which i never had problems with. The hyperdermic is my gavorite so far. Cant wait to see how they do. Im not sure why everyone hates the o rings? Never bothered me? Mine still worked perfect.

 

[hunter0925]

Have never lost a deer with a rage and never not had a blood trail that a blind man could follow. I have shot around 20 deer with them, coons, ground hogs, rabbits and squirrels. Only lost sight of 2 deer that I can recall and the only reason I lost sight is because I was in the thick stuff. Good in my book until I have a bad experience with them. Also, only 1 time on a deer that I didn't have a pass through and that was a frontal shot but deer dropped in sight.

 

[deerhunter10]

Was not a fan of them until I saw first hand what they do to a deer and good God it was in real. I will shoot them. But on the other hand I have heard some absolute horror stories about them. Just hope it doesn't happen to me!

 

[Crow Terminator]

The O-Rings are disliked because on the Rage broadhead, the little notch/groove that the O-Ring sets on to hold the blades in place, is too small, and it doesn't take much for the o-ring to slip off of it and then your blades are sliding around and not being held in place. On the first pack of Rages I had, ever time I got to the tree stand or blind, I had to pull arrows out of my quiver to slide the o-ring back on. This may or may not have been addressed since then, but I know on the first pack of them I tried, it was a pain in the rear.

I will say this and you can take it however you want to take it. Bow hunting and bow shooting are a huge part of my life. Most all of my hunting buddies and tournament buddies hunt...and hunt all kinds of animals with a bow from all over the country. From elk and moose, to bull frogs and everything in between. None of them...I repeat...NONE of them that I know that are serious about hunting and bow shooting, shoot a Rage broadhead. Most all have tried them...but none of them stuck with them. But the folks I know that pick their bow up around late August-early September and bow hunt a weekend or two out of the year...nearly all of them hunt with a Rage and swear by them. That is saying a lot IMO.

 

[knightrider]

how is that saying a lot? I have never lost a deer with a rage head, but that makes me stupid for using because they work for me!!! wow thanks, you don't know as many things as you think chief!! I shoot as much as any one on here or pretty close I would say ,and have been shooting for the last 23 years and I have shorter blood trails that lead to a deer with a massive hole In both sides of it!!

 

[TNDeerGuy]

Very well stated Crow! All but one person I know that swear by Rage use these because of the wide margin of error due to the cutting diameter, that they believe makes up for their lack of practice/proficiency with the weapon, which is what your "alot" statement was leaning to if I'm correct in my interpretation of your post�just to clear it up for some :) .

knightrider, if they work for you, and I'm glad they do, and you have confidence in them, then by all means use them�I've said it before, and I'll say it again....go with what you have the most confidence in, for that is they key to becoming a successful archer. However, do not discredit those of us that have had and/or seen very bad things from them, or issues that surround the use that we have witnessed�we are entitled to give our negative opinion, and what we have seen, just as much as your entitled to give your side....however fanboyish it is LOL :D .

This is a public forum, and many open-minded/inexperienced archers may be gathering information and they need the truth from people that have used them�good or bad, so they can come to a conclusion about what equipment they would like to try. In all honesty, it would not hurt my feelings at all if every mechanical broadhead were banned, and just go with the fixed blade heads were it is all in the archers ability�no one has never heard of a fixed blade failing to open, or opening prematurely. :)

 

[stik]

Have never lost a deer with a rage and never not had a blood trail that a blind man could follow. I have shot around 20 deer with them, coons, ground hogs, rabbits and squirrels. Only lost sight of 2 deer that I can recall and the only reason I lost sight is because I was in the thick stuff. Good in my book until I have a bad experience with them. Also, only 1 time on a deer that I didn't have a pass through and that was a frontal shot but deer dropped in sight.

the last 3 lost deer I have been in on were hit with a rage.