I was thinking........ And then I tried it.. :)
 

I have shot the Rage 2 blade into the Morrell target and noticed that to blades weren't fully open upon entry. So I thought of something that would hopefully fix the problem.

What i was thinking.

What if I ditched the rubber O rings and just put one of those orthodontic elastics on the Rages (like the Snipers).

I wanted to try that out.

Heres what I did to try it.

I shot one rage 2 blade with O ring into the Morrell target,next I shot another 2 blade but this time with the O ring and elastic on, last I shot a 2 blade with the elastic only. All arrows were shot at a distance of about 5 yards.

Here are the results

2 Blade with O ring

Blades not fully open upon entry of target.


2 Blade with O ring and elastic

Same results as with O ring only.


2 Blade with elastic.

Blades fully open upon entry!!:)




Next thing I want to try is to see if 2 Blade with elastics only will open in flight when shot at further distances. This is the only thing I am concerned about. Another thing I am considering of doing is making a small grove in the "wings" were the elastic will sit and weighing them to make sure they all weigh the same.

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all that just to get the blades to open, why don't you just shoot a muzzy fixed blade and forget about it......???? ok, everyone can pounce now;)

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muzzy?? ppphhh........Steel Force!

lol jk:D

cool test though!

sorry VA....just had to

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could it be that the mesh material of your morrell isnt the same as deer hide?? i dont know just a question i thought of reading this. it is an intresting thought seeing as how im not sure what head im gunna use this year

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hell I shot mine threw thin cardboard and they were open full 2" slice going threw the box!

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thats very interesting. I remember 5shot(?) that does the broadhead testing, stated that "Completly Full" deployment was not achieved when shot into an orange.

Ahhh. here it is....

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Honestly, that's not at all a real life test. The blades are beyond fully open on live game thus the larger entry hole VS exit hole and these type of comments come from ignorance and I don't even use Rage but I do Snyper with the Elastic (rubber band) O ring.

It wasn't to get the blades to open, they open period, it was to keep them unnecessarily closed. (Ignorance).

See above (). ;)

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I have complete confidence that my Rages will open upon entrance.

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pppffffff G5 montecs

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Oh I'm sure they will be fully open when shot at a deer i just wanted to see with the target.:) I measured some of the hloes and when I shot it at an angle the hole was a nice 31/2" hole. :D