Rage/other Expandables: Bone or non-broadside shots
06-23-2008, 01:17 PM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Hillsborough, NJ
Posts: 130
Rage/other Expandables: Bone or non-broadside shots
Everyone else posts about the Rages, so I wanted to join the fun...
I've been shooting fixed blade for my two years in this excellent hobby with no issues. However, the newer broadheads (Rage 2 blade) seem like they leave EXCELLENT entry wounds. But now let's talk about a not-so-perfect shot.
Have people with expandables shot deer in dense bone (shoulder blade), or in a quatering position? If so, please share your experiences with me as I'd like to hear about whether or not deflection, or uneven blade opening occurs.
I've been shooting fixed blade for my two years in this excellent hobby with no issues. However, the newer broadheads (Rage 2 blade) seem like they leave EXCELLENT entry wounds. But now let's talk about a not-so-perfect shot.
Have people with expandables shot deer in dense bone (shoulder blade), or in a quatering position? If so, please share your experiences with me as I'd like to hear about whether or not deflection, or uneven blade opening occurs.
06-23-2008, 03:27 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Burke, VA (raised in MD)
Posts: 1,096
RE: Rage/other Expandables: Bone or non-broadside shots
Your best bet is to use the search function - if you can get it to work. You should be able to retrieve numerous debates about the rage.
06-23-2008, 04:42 PM
#7
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,526
RE: Rage/other Expandables: Bone or non-broadside shots
I have taken all of my deer with Grim Reaper 100gr Razortips, and they have worked perfectly on everything. I have to state that I have not hit one in the shoulderthough (knock on wood).
06-24-2008, 04:31 AM
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Vinton VA
Posts: 2,978
RE: Rage/other Expandables: Bone or non-broadside shots
I have shot one buck with a spittfire high in the shoulder, head opend and broke the top of that shoulder, then stuck in the off side one. It was a fairly steep angle as well. Head worked fine in that case. Of course I am pushing 75 ft/lbs of KE so that helps a lot.
06-24-2008, 11:36 AM
#10
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Albany, NY
Posts: 4,679
RE: Rage/other Expandables: Bone or non-broadside shots
I have shot 2x bucks on hard quartering angles with the Rage. Bothcompletely passed through. One only hit ribs (broke 2 on the way in, and I think one on the way out), and the other took out like 3 ribs on the way in, and sliced through a good 1-1.5" of the thin part of the shoulder blade on the way out.
I was using a 380ish grain arrow going 285fps or so for both deer.
I was using a 380ish grain arrow going 285fps or so for both deer.