mobow

I needed some new bands for my 3 blade rage, and was having a difficult time finding them. I went to the hardware store of all places.....They are #5 O-rings......Just in case anyone needed to know.

deerslayer223

Thanks for the heads up. I need new bands for 2 of mine they should give you more than 3 replacements.

Dubbya

Or........... you could shoot slick tricks and not worry about it

GMMAT

What ar eyou guys doing with the replacement bands. The need for such would indicate to me that you were replacing blades!....lol

I can't find any, ANYWHERE!

mobow

Yeah, I guess that would work. Do they make a slick trick w/ an inch and a half cutting diameter???

Jeff, mine keep deploying when I put it back in my quiver after a hunt......The 3 originals were cut when I took them out of the package anyway....I'm just not a fan of that whole system, but I've got them so I'll use them.

GMMAT

Does your quiver have foam in it? Mine kinda (it's a bohning) keeps my heads "suspended"...and I've never had that problem.

mobow

Yes, mine is foam. If I hit the grooves "just" right, they don't deploy....

Rick James

I'm using Rages in a Kwikee 4 arrow quiver with the dual grippers and no foam. They stay closed in that easily. Most quivers would be a PITA though I'm guessing.

Shot and Strings

Those broadheads are all the rage ( no pun intended ) around here in NJ. No one has'em. The 2 blade types are virtually impossible to come by.

How do they work? A band holds the blades closed until it impacts a deer and than they deploy? They are rear deploying correct? Supposed to eliminate problems with the blades glancing to one direction or another?

I shoot fixed and have never messed with the newer mechanicals. ( Spitfires, Rage, Etc. )

mobow

Yeah, the Drury boys started shooting them, now suddenly they're the coolest thing since sliced bread. Mine were given to me or I wouldn't be shooting them. I know they make some serious entry and exit wounds, but the blade retention is a serious flaw.....worthless, actually. The bands that come installed on the heads are cut, right out of the package, and the 3 replacements aren't much better.

And, to replace the band, you have to remove the broadhead, install a field point, roll the band onto the arrow, reinstall the broadhead, get those god aweful blades closed (they're weird, like....scissors) then roll the o-ring into place.......SCREW THAT!! When these bad boys are gone, it'll be Hammerheads all the way......