annika3

First of all I don't thinkyou can put all expandables in the same basket. Thereare 2 categories of expandables: rear-opening and over the top. I believe rear opening has many pro's and NO cons.

Rear opening advantages (Rage)

1. Fly like field points- fixed can out to a certain distance but fixed can have more flight problems on
windy days. Fixed gives you more flight problems with bad form, bad release,
torqueing the bow,untuned bow

2. Large cutting diameters- A large fixed head is usually 1 1/4" diameter wher the Rage is 2". This is a
a HUGE difference when it comes to blood trail and damage to an animal.

3.Gives you both a large entrance and exit hole- Fixed, because of the cutting diameter, does not give
the opportunity for large holes like the Rage. Over
the top expandables do not give you the large
entrance hole that is so, so important because of
the blades having to flip all the way over the top to
fully open.

4.Great penetration- because the blades simply slide back there is basically no loss of KE when using
the Rage which enables full penetration.

5.Rage 2 blade is 100% guaranteed to open. There is absolutely no way for it not to open so it actually becomes just like a fixed head on contact but with all the above advantages.

6. No defection (for full penetration) on quartering shots that can happen with most over the top expandables.