I need to clarify something that I failed miserably to do with the original post. I regret the failure because due to it, most of the focus was on a less important issue and now this thing will never regain it's intended track.This is a situation where what I exactly wrote and what I exactly meant were slightly different things.

First of all, I have 2 hunting buddies that use the Rage. Both bad reports. On top of that, I've read a few complaints on here and elsewhere about the Rage. No, that does not speak for the sum of every person's experience with this BH. Yes, all BH's can fail even in perfect situations that nothing short of ballistics/penetration expertise can answer.

That being said, what I was really trying to say was that "pound for pound" if you could make the saying apply, Rage is not designed for optimal penetration thus cannot out penetrate the Grim Reaper. The 4 observations I cited support that this is what I was mainly trying to get at. In fact, it doesn't even have to be only about Grim Reaper -vs- Rage. I thinkmost if not manyheads will penetrate better than the Rage given all things being equal (meaning poundage, BH and arrow weight, as well as cutting surface).

Take for example the muzzy 4 blade. If you add up total cutting surface, there's probably at least 2 1/2 inches yet there are hardly ever any penetration complaints with the muzzy. Why is this? I think it's because of the sleek gradual tapered design. It's not big, bulky, and awkwardly shaped like the Rage (imo).


I think nodog has correctly wrapped his head around what I'm getting at. And that's all I'm really trying to do here. I'm willing to bet that if you showthe Rage'sdesign to a ballistics/penetration specialist, he'll be able to tell you why it's not an optimal penetrating head.

Rage -vs- Muzzy or Grim Reaper is I think, similar to the aerodynamics on an SUV -vs- asports car.