StrikeTrue

Hey gzg38b, i heard some of the same things before i decided to try the rage 2 blades. I was as skeptical if not more skeptical than everyone else. After having made my first bow kill with them im fully convinced. Right after i bought a couple packs of them, i immediately put them to the test. I needed a few questions answered before i was willing to trust them on the front of my arrow.

1) Do they fly like field tips? You bet your butt they do, i didnt change my bow one bit to shoot them accurately just like my field tips. Test # 1: PASSED

2) Do they open prematurely in the quiver? Im unsure where people have made this claim from. Ive tried just about every kind of shaking and banging with these broadheads to get them to open with no avail. Ive taken my quiver and banged it on a table every which way, literally TRYING to make them open, but did they?, nope. Test # 2: PASSED

3) Do they open during flight? Before i loaded these bad boys in my quiver, they needed to be shot multiple times to ensure steady flight patterns without the blades opening. I shot one broadhead over 20 times without replacing the o-ring and it flew true and opened on impact each and everytime. I even loaded them up on my dads excalibur crossbow and they performed flawlessly. This was the biggest issue for me and they passed with flying colours. Test # 3: PASSED

4) How do they perform when hitting bone? Any deflection? Loss of KE?

Ill let the pictures speak for themselves on this one:

Entrance Wound:

Entrance: Blew through 2 Ribs on the way in.

Exit: Blew through 1 Rib on the way out.

Exit Wound: Measured 3 inches long.


This particular shot was a double lung complete pass through, with no deflection which i confirmed after. Test # 4: PASSED

Its to the point now where i am so confident with these broadheads that you couldnt pay me to use anything else. Are there other good broadheads out there? Of course, but ive found a groove with these rages and theyve proven themselves to me. Hope this helps guys.

HuntingBry

I switched to them this year after being very satisfied with Spitfires. I decided to give them a try and went from 125 to 100 grains so it was a good time to try something new. I've been very satisfied so far. Huge entry wounds and easy to follow blood trails (although I only had to follow the trail for one of the two deer I've gotten with them). Good choice.

Rob, not to disagree with the old school mechs being very inefficient compared to today's offerings, but I used to use the old Punchcutters with a bow that shot a blazing 217fps and blew them through several deer. So, even though they wouldn't be my first choice today, some of those old mechs weren't too bad.

TeeJay

Is 55-60 lb enough to use these?

Rob/PA Bowyer

If they have, it was USER ERROR!

StrikeTrue

I shoot 62lb so at 60 youd definately be fine.

TeeJay

I am looking for a different BH to use. My Drenalin does not like my Rocky Mtn Iron heads.