Rage Broadheads
 

I am in the market for new braodheads.I was considering either a fixed blade or a mechanical(the Rage)How are these broadheads? Will i get pass throughs shooting 55-60lbs.Are they durable?

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May I suggest you go back through the archives in this site - there is a lot of discussion on this subject. In a nutshell, they worked very well for me out of 60 lb. bow on Mule Deer. Got one pass through on a severe angle, and one stuck in the off shoulder. My hunting buddy got a broadside pass through with a 64 lb. bow. They work as advertised, and it doesn't seem to take much zip off the arrow to deploy the blades.

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I too would like some opinions onRAge broadhead vs Gream reaper what are your guys opininon of each and which one works better?

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RAGE two blade 2in. slip cams are awesome,I shot a 5point this year and my son-n-law an 11 point and both deer looked just like a rifle shot them,there is no loss of kinetic energy they are absolutely devastating,and yes they work good with low poundage I shoot 61# at 22yds. with a 405 grain arrow hit the deer right in the boiler room complete pass threw and the arrow was in the ground between 3 and 4inches...........Ted

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You will love the Rage head. It's the real deal. Your poundage is fine. I know a lot of people who are shooting less than 60lbs and are having great success with the Rage. Heck, the Drury's both shoot less than 60lbs and they kill a lot of deer and a lot of big deer with no problems.

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Proof is in the pudding, and here a pic of the pudding! 25 yards out of a 61# Bow, complete pass thru! I like them!


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I'm happy with the Rage but when replacing the blade the retaining screws they hinge on often get stripped due to impact and they are hard to find. Rage couldn't get me any and I finally found them at one hardware store. These set screws should come in the package with the replacement blades.

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The Slick Trick is tougher, flies just as good, cuts a bigger hole, and you never have to worry about any malfunction;)

The GrizzTrick is going to cut even bigger holes[8D]

Dan

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I used to shoot the rage, and had two dissapointing results at 27 and 30 yards broadside. Neither had a pass through and the entry hole was as small as a closed head, ie I don't believe they opened. Switched to slick tricks and all worries about a head not performing have gone out the window.

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Thank goodness you chimed in else we would never had a chance to see this picture for the hundreth time.[8D]

I hope you're not serious on trying to compare a ST to a Rage. I don't want to get into a 2nd grade argumentwith you but the Rage is a tough head that wil fly better than a ST when all things are considered: bow tuning, torqueing the bow, bad release, shot distance 20-60 yards, wind which is critical to fix blades.

The Rage will consistently make a bigger hole. Look at the 2 pictures in this thread. There is no comparison. And trust me when I say you can look at all the pictures on this forum and the other forums to prove this out. Now, I will say a ST will cut almost as much tissue (cutting surface), because of the 4 blades of the ST,but WILL NOT make as big a hole, (cutting diameter determines this)which is essential for a good blood trail.

And with the Rage 2 blade there is NO chance for malfunction.

Now before you jump down my throat I will say I believe the ST to be a very good fixed head just not up to the devastation a Rage can inflict.

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Still in marketing HUh?? No chance of malfunction? Talk to NASA;)I'll take a 4 blade Hole over a 2 blade cut anyday:D

No more argument here;)

Dan

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Was it the 2 or 3 blade?

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I'm Shooting 54# , is that enough poundage for me to use Rage 2 blade or will i need to up the power a little ? .

Sorry for the hijack :D

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Youwill be fine with 54lbs. I recommend using the 2 blade. Good luck!

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I shoot Slick Tricksmyself but I have heard nothing but good from the Rage 2-blades. I would pass on the 3-blades though.

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I shot the two blades. Of the three deer that I shot with them, only one was a pass through (doe, 17 yards quartering away) and even on that hit, the entry wound was less thanan inch across. After shooting several types/brands of expandibles over the last 10 years, I've found that my slick tricks will shoot just as well and I only have to worry about my shot, not if the heads will work the way they should.

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I'm probably going to be going afield this fall with a few Rage 2 blades as well as a couple of Slick Tricks in my quiver. I need a fixed head to shoot through the mesh of the ASAT ground blind. And I think the Slick Trick may be a little better penetrator for larger game like elk and bison. But those Rage 2 blades are the real deal!

Also, these graphic photos of what the hole through the ribs looks like after the animal is skinned and hung in your garage . . . . . not sure how representative this is of how well the broadhead kills. What matters here is the size of the hole in the first ten seconds after the arrow hits. After the animal is dead, the flesh starts to shrink up around the wound channel and makes it look larger. I'm more concerned with how quickly the broadhead puts the animal on the ground.

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meanv2
iknow we got in a pissing match on apples to apples ( katera/ general) but we will agree on one thing the SLICK TRICK is the best head on the market!!! I seen several deer shot with them yes great holes bbuutt very weak head most had broken beyond use. we also test some and they won't open on cardboard. ther was also a recall on some of the rages in 2007. slicktrick.net is the website

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arrowum, you may be lookin for a pissin contest but you didn't find it over there;) and you won't find it here.[8D] The reputation of the Slick Trick stands on it's own, and the ferrules are tougher than Titanium. Blades made in Soligen Germany (same plant the Striker blades are made at)

Go fish some where else:eek:

Dan

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Dan - has Slicktrick always used the Solingen blades? There is a thread over on the AT forum that shows a Slicktrick head that appears to have soft blades. The blades are really torn up from allegedly justgoing partway througha deer. Could this be an older generation head?

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Only for a little over a year:DI've shot Tricks since 03 and I'd shoot the 03 models over anything else I've used. The 07 and 08 models are way better than the 03. Plenty of Trick supporters on AT and a lot of them still buy from me. It could have been an early head, Who knows?

Dan

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meanv2

sorry i meant the rage was a weak head i typed 2 fast and lost the sentence. st are great.

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Roskoe, I watched the Doe go down from my treestand! This picture was taken an hour after she died! No flesh shrinkage here!;) The ST's are the best FIXED blade head out there, I've been shooting them for years! The rage are the best Mechanical head out there and will continue to shoot them as well!