Rocky Revolution
Accuracy 5 points
Plywood 3 points
Steel Drum 1 point
Orange 3 points
Blades 3 points
Cutting diameter 4 points
Rearward opening blades 1 point
Total Score 20 points with a blade sharpness rating of A
The Rocky revolution is semi-unique head in that the blades deploy in a rearward fashion. Instead swinging open as most mechanical heads do. This style of opening has a couple of advantages. The first is that it should provide for an entrance wound on most every shot. The blades open quickly and on the outside of the animal. The 2nd advantage is that on angled shots it reduces the chance of the head deflecting. I prefer heads that open in the manor for those very reasons.
In the orange the head fully opened by the time it exited. In the plywood it opened fully, and penetrated most of the way through, with the blades digging in to the wood and stopping. I have found this typical of mechanical heads with 3 or more blades of this large a cutting diameter. In the steel drum the head penetrated the first side, and bounced off the back wall. Two of the three blades broke off, with the third one intact.
The revolutions are a very accurate head, and they come with sharp blades right out of the package. There is a slight "hissing" noise while in flight, but it is very minor. Overall I like the Revolutions and found them to be a very good mechanical head. They may not be as strong as some others, but they do have a superior way of opening, and the advantages of that are something to consider. You do need to pay special attention to how you assemble the heads, as it is possible to put them together in a way that they will not open, and that is bad news when shooting at game! As long as you follow the directions on the package I don"t think you will have any problems putting them together though.
The cartage that holds the blades in place is larger than the tip, and that does hinder penetration in hard materials like plywood or bone, but in soft foam or flesh I don"t think it will pose any problems at all. If you want a rearward opening head this is one to consider for sure.
The titainium heads work in the same way, the tip and ferurule and stronger and sharper, being the major differnce. Hope this is what you are looking for.
I started using the regular revolution a few years ago and have killed three bucks, a doe and a coyote with them. They were flawless in every case. I am gonna keep using them.
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5-shot, how do you explaine " Schmalts" comments in the " Bowhunt gear & review" . [:' (]He says he had 3in. penetration at 10yds.,[:@] I find this hard to believe unless he had alot of shoulder bone. []His comments are under " Broadhead Report, here we go!!!" I know you cant take one experience and assume it is fact all the time but it sure opens your ears.[] Thanks for your last info also!
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Their are many reasons this may have happend. Untunded equipment, poor shot angle, the arrow could have deflected off a small unseen twig or branch, not nearly enough Kinetic energy for the head being used, or just plain old super tough bone. I don' t dispute what he said, I wasn' t there to see it, and I don' t know what his equipment is. weird things happen in the field. I personaly don' t like mechanical heads for anything other deer deer and smaller blackbear. Hogs can be very tough, even the smaller ones. The Revolutions are a good mechanical head, but I feel they are best used on deer and smaller game. I also suggest at least 55ft/lbs of KE to get the most out of them. Just about every report I have on them being used int he field has been positive, but I have had a few that were negitive. Of course that is the case with most every head. If your bow is tuned well and you have the KE I think you will be happy with the results, as long as you stick to deer.
Thanks again....... I will find out this year, as usual I will start off with a doe to get the meat then patiently sit for the " big boy" , that way I build confidence for the rut.
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Need info on Revolution Titaniums?
]His comments are under " Broadhead Report, here we go!!!" I know you cant take one experience and assume it is fact all the time but it sure opens your ears.[
