This sounds like a poor choice of shot to me. Most complaints about Rage that I hear are likely due to poor shots. However, the complaints seem to come most from the 3 blade heads. I shot a doe last year and she ran maybe 30 yards. The Rage will do wonders if you center a lung with it. It's not a head that you can expect to blow through a shoulder with. That's why you take a good shot broadside or quartering away like you are supposed to do.