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RAGE Broadheads
does anybody use these three bladed or two bladed? does everybody like them? going to try them this year. good or bad input would be helpful. the biggest question i have is, i shoot 75 grain and these are 100 grain, i heard at 20 yards there won't be a difference but at 30 yards ill notice a difference is this true?
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I have but one complaint. They say "No O rings needed" but they do have one, and it is needed. But they call it a shock absorber, and good luck when you need to replace that bad boy........I've got a brand new pack at home that had one of them cut when I took it out of the package.....It seems to me you have to disassemble the BH to get a new band on it.....[:@]
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I've never even looked at one, but from reading your post Mobow... have you tried the little rubber bands orthodontists give away? I used them all the time when I shot Rocket Aerheads with great results, and like I said, they're free.
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Wouldn't work. They don't go around the blades like others, such as Rockets, do. They aren't actually a retention ring, they are at the base of the blades....Kind of hard to explain, but the tip of the blade, when it's folded into the ferrule, has a small......finger on it and while they are completely enclosed, this ring keeps them from falling out and deploying the blades......The rings on the Rage are fairly thick, much thicker than one of the ortho bands.....
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Go with the 2-blade if you decide to use them. The three blade have weak ferules due to the machining. They are a devastating head though. Very good performance and I didn't experience any problems with the bands(breaking or replacing them).
I have shot a couple of deer and a hog with them. The performance was outstanding, except, on the hog I had 2 ferules break when they hit bone on the far side of the pig. I don't think that would be an issue with the 2-blade.If you look at the two heads the amount of material machined out for the blade grooves is substantially larger for the 3-blade.I wouldn't hesitate to use the 2-blade though. |
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I've always used fixed blade broadheads while everyone I hunted with was using mechanicals. One late season hunt last year we were getting ready to go out and my buddy slippeda 2 blade Rageon my arrow and told me to just try it, I said what the heck we are on a doe mission anyway. Long story short I shot a good size doe she died within 40 yards blood everywhere and I don't think I will be shooting anything else for a while. They arewith out a doubtthe most devistating broadhead I've ever shot.
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Since I switched to 3 blade rage broadheads,I have experienced complete pass thrus on everything up to and including HUGE canadian whitetails and every single head of game has dropped within sight.
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I had thought about using them this year,im interested in the results
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I purchased the 2 Blade rage expandables this year and am pumped to use them! Judging by what i've seen on tv and the damage they do I had to buy some. One thing about the O-ring's is that once i run out of them, instead of buying them is is use the little rubber band that i got when i had braces. they are the same thing. If u know somebody with braces just get some from them.....thye have worked fine for me.
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I picked up some Rocky Mountain Snyper's a couple of season's ago, and I didn't care for the flimsy way those heads went together. The small rubber bands kept comming off while up in my stand, and then try to get that small rubber band back on over that razor tip!! My cousin shoots the Rage heads and loves them, but they remind me of those Snypers!!
I have to admit, I'm now leaning on going back to fixed bladed heads for this season for that very reason!!:eek: |
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It's actually quite easy to replace those retention rings at the base of the head. Take an arrow shaft, put a field point on it. Now roll a new retention ring over the point and onto the shaft. Now unscrew the field point, install the rage head, and then roll the ring off the shaft and onto the broadhead and into the groove. It's that easy.............
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Rages are by far the most innovative mech's I have seen. I shot GrimReapers last year but will be switching to Rage's this year. The thing about Rage's is that they open from the rear causing a bigger entrance hole where my Grim Reapers unfolded from the front the back, meaning that they did'nt expand until they were inside the body. Plus the 2 blade rage's blades seem to be alot more durable than others.
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There was a recall on the Rage 3 blade,but now the new ones are out and they are a force to be reckoned with.
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My wife and I each took two black bears in Alberta this past May. She shot both of hers witha 2 blade Rage and I shot one witha 2 blade and one with a 3 blade Rage. The entry and exit holes on all 4 bears were amazing. My guide even said that Stevie Wonder could have found my first bear because there was so much blood. I have shot other mechanicals on deer, javelina, and turkeys. But, the Rage heads are the only mechanical I would consider using on Elk. I am sold on these broadheads. I don't think you will be disappointed with either choice.
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Ok I shoot a Crossbow and have had problems with some blades opening on some Heads if I don't use 2 rubbers.Is there any problems with these Heads on a very Fast Bow?
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Hey Rockpile, I have a crossbow as well and I like using mechanicals. After shooting 35 different brands of 100 grain mechanicals at a target at 20 yards and using my high speed camera. I found the Xbow broadhead from AfterShock Archery, was the only mechanical that stayed closed before hitting the target. It seems that every other brand was opening just before hitting the target and a few opened well before hitting the target. And if you used a pop-up blind with the screening, the Xbow was also the only one that didn't open before hitting the target. Just some FYI, hope this helps.
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ORIGINAL: efriesner Hey Rockpile, I have a crossbow as well and I like using mechanicals. After shooting 35 different brands of 100 grain mechanicals at a target at 20 yards and using my high speed camera. I found the Xbow broadhead from AfterShock Archery, was the only mechanical that stayed closed before hitting the target. It seems that every other brand was opening just before hitting the target and a few opened well before hitting the target. And if you used a pop-up blind with the screening, the Xbow was also the only one that didn't open before hitting the target. Just some FYI, hope this helps. Explain to me why they were opening up just before they hit the target. I guess I don't get it. I would think they would open up on release if they were opening at all. What would make a broadhead fly almost 20 yards and then decide to open? This sounds strange to me. I've shot the 2 blade Rage and Snyper and have never had them open during flight Good Luck! |
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I just picked up a pack of 3 blade 100 grain. I'm pumped to see what they are going to do. I've always shot muzzy's, but am going to try something new this year. There is a recall on the Rage broadheads though. Go to there website www.ragebroadheads.com and check it out to make sure yours are up to specs!!
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Sorry that this was put into your post.
Explain to me why they were opening up just before they hit the target. I guess I don't get it. I would think they would open up on release if they were opening at all. What would make a broadhead fly almost 20 yards and then decide to open? This sounds strange to me. I've shot the 2 blade Rage and Snyper and have never had them open during flight |
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