rage vs slick trick !

[pety221]

Have come to a conclusion ! Shot a doe opening day with a rage never found any blood at all arrow made a pass thru. Never found the deer or anymore blood. Shot one saturday morning spine shot. Doe never went nowere but vroad head broke off at the threads. Will have my slick tricks. In my quiver this weekend. To costly. To be buying them like that

 

[richmanbarbeque]

Every deer is different every shot is different. Glad I had a rage Saturday morning.

 

[W.Seay]

Maybe your shot placement was poor? After killing a slew of deer with the 2 blade Rage and seeing the results, your story baffles me!

 

[ratsnakeboogy]

Every deer is different every shot is different. Glad I had a rage Saturday morning.

Rich is right, every shot has it's own quirks. I have not shot the Rage, but many do and are satisfied. I shot a doe last Wednesday with a slick trick and got not blood trail, punctured both lungs and took out the top of the heart. Deer was graveyard dead 35 yards into a thicket. I think both are good broadheads, The slick trick had no damage, I will replace the blades and use it again. Every situation is different, after I couldn't find blood I questioned my shot but placement was perfect. Just one of those things.

 

[stik]

i know of at least 1 deer shot and lost with a rage on yuchi this wknd.

 

[CZ284]

I've heard a lot of reports about guys losing deer with the Rage, blades break off, one doe shot last week dead center rib cage and whole arrow passed through like a field point.

 

[oakclimber]

I have shot 2 deer with rage 2 blade this year. None were pass throughs. Broke both arrows and bent blades on the rages. I bought some slick tricks 100 magnums yesterday.

 

[Hunter0678]

I have shot two with rage 3 blades this year and no complaints, heavy blood trails, no broken blades and powerfull pass throughs. I think some folk are just shooting bows that are not fast enough or there arrows are two light to carry the kinetic energy through the deer but that just my opinion.

 

[oakclimber]

I have shot two with rage 3 blades this year and no complaints, heavy blood trails, no broken blades and powerfull pass throughs. I think some folk are just shooting bows that are not fast enough or there arrows are two light to carry the kinetic energy through the deer but that just my opinion.

i shoot in the 280's fps and use maxima 350 arrows. i would think it would be a passthru at 13yds or the deer was wearing a bulletproof vest.

 

[Radar]

I'll never blame a broadhead for a poor hit . Guys expect Rage broadheads to perform miracles . Shot placement is everything.

 

[bowhunterfanatic]

Rage broadhead is definitely as good as it gets.

 

[paradis1142]

Every shot and deer is different. If you are going to shoot the rage then you need to be packing the energy to do it. There is no comparison between these two heads, they are completly different. One is a large cutting expandable and the other is a small cut fixed blade both are great heads but for deer Ill shoot the rage all day. Bigger animals I would take the slicks just for more penetration.

 

[pety221]

Let's put it this way if a hoyt cybertec shooting 291fps with a 29in axis that's 9grn a inch should b nuff to open it fully. Don't care how u look at it

 

[BigCountry71]

Let's put it this way if a hoyt cybertec shooting 291fps with a 29in axis that's 9grn a inch should b nuff to open it fully. Don't care how u look at it

You might want to shoot out of a tree into a target and make sure where your broadheads are hitting. One a spine shot and the other one who knows where it hit.

 

[jakeway]

I haven't shot a Rage personally, but I';ve noticed that lots of the videos of guys shooting Rage the deer run off with the arrow sticking out the side. Of course, you can't tell from a video where the arrow actually hit and if it hit sholder onthe back side, but of all the deer I've hit with Thunderheads and Slicktricks they've all been passthroughs except two spine shots.

I count this one as a non-passthrough, even though the deer dropped like a sack and never got up.

 

[pety221]

The spine shot was were I wanted it !!

 

[paradis1142]

They dont make up for bad shots.

 

[Braggin Rights]

If there wasn't a pass through would you wish you had the slick tricks on instead of the rage? With the mechanicals seem like they wouldn't do as much cutting while the animal is running with the broadhead in it. With the fixed broadhead seems like it would still be doing a lot of damage while the animal was running if there was no pass through. IMO. You guys are correct though it all depends on shot placement and every shot is different.

 

[Blue5]

Radar said it best! Shot placement!

 

[richmanbarbeque]

I have shot and killed deer with both. Why people continue to argue over this topic is silly. I have both broadheads in my quiver and depending on my mood will shoot either one. Both kill deer if I put the arrow where it belongs in the deer. If I screw up or the deer reacts and a bad shot is made then I have to have the experience and patience to be a tracker and finish the hunting cycle.

More deer is lost from hunters that lack experience tracking than what can be blaimed on equipment.

 

[Radar]

The spine shot was were I wanted it !!

I have hit deer in the spine by accident , but the spine shot should never be the intended kill shot . It's too risky with a broadhead as you witnessed . You should learn from your own mistakes in shot placement and try for a double lung shot . Avoid quartering towards and straight down shots and take only high percentage shots with little bone in the way to impede penetration.

 

[richmanbarbeque]

Good post Radar.

 

[bigorangmd]

Shot Rage for the first time this year. Had pass through and nearly took the opposite leg completely off coming out the other side. I shoot a Parker at 60# so I think any modern bow has enough energy for pass through with good placement. The deer went 80 yards but was an easy tracking job since it was like following red paint poured from a paint can! When I field dressed it both lungs were hit as was the heart. It's amazing how far them little buggers can run without a working heart! I love the rage and with a good shot placement they really do their job, but even with that sometimes things happen. I will say last year I let the biggest deer I have ever seen because he walked directly under my stand and never had an ethical shot. That was hard!

 

[W.Seay]

I have been shooting the rage 2 blades since they came out and have always had a clean pass thru.Shot placement is everything!

 

[buckmaster31]

ive shot rage this yr had pass through on one and other didnt but it was same broadhead and its still in good shape i think no matter what comes out someone is going to have something bad to say about it but i know ill never use nething else but a rage broadhead massive cut and bloodtrails

 

[pety221]

ive shot rage this yr had pass through on one and other didnt but it was same broadhead and its still in good shape i think no matter what comes out someone is going to have something bad to say about it but i know ill never use nething else but a rage broadhead massive cut and bloodtrails

I never said "don't use them" I just simpley said I bought my first n last pack.

 

[muddyboots]

I decided about three four years ago to never use another expandable head. With that said my arrows have rages on them. Our hunting party has had great luck with them.

 

[Grim Reaper]

Rage and Slicks are for kids...Use Grim Reapers!!! J/k Never used either of the bh, but it all has to do with what the bh hits once it enters the intended target and what angle it was shot from. It doesn't matter what bh you use if something goes wrong with either of the above mentioned scenarios it�s over. Blades won�t deploy, won�t get pass through, etc� I believe that there is a big misconception about how bh work. We as hunters encounter a lot more different situations in the woods then how bh�s get tested for at testing facilities. I guarantee that you will find multiple problems with every bh on the market if you were to dig. Pick what works for you and be happy...