I have never shot a rage or any other mechanical braodhead. But I will say this....every year their are multiple threads about mechanical broadheads (particulaly Rage) failures. How many threads have you seen about fixed blade failures? My point being, is that the more moving parts you have, then there is more opportunities for thing to go wrong. Fixed blade broadhead have been proven successful since the native americans were carving them from stone. I just don't understand the need to change from something that has been as reliable as a fixed blade broadhead.