Shot the Rage FINALY!
08-02-2009, 11:22 AM
#54
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pine Hill Alabama USA
Posts: 1,278
from the calculators i've used my bow should be producing around 73-76 KE. is this too little?
08-02-2009, 11:27 AM
#55
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Lake County, Florida
Posts: 3,313
that was using Chrono #'s. i am shooting a 30" Beman Realtree MFX 340 at 270 f.p.s. i was figuring the arrow at 340 grains not including the knock, insert and blazer vanes. then i'm adding a 100 grain tip which brings me up to 440 grains. finally i was just adding a few grains for the vanes, insert and knock.
08-02-2009, 11:42 AM
#56
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location:
Posts: 21,043
No. Not "just" paper tuned.
Proper tuning involves the marriage of a properly spined; weighted; length; tip-weight; Broadhead equipped arrow with a correct DW; center-shot bow (for the comound shooter).
I have very little confidence (based on what I read in bowhunting forums) in people going afield with tuned setups. Call me a skeptic.
Proper tuning involves the marriage of a properly spined; weighted; length; tip-weight; Broadhead equipped arrow with a correct DW; center-shot bow (for the comound shooter).
I have very little confidence (based on what I read in bowhunting forums) in people going afield with tuned setups. Call me a skeptic.
08-02-2009, 01:46 PM
#57
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Ohio
Posts: 7,876
Good hunting with them! You've been at it for some time, Rage is in your debt for using them. They aren't making you look good, your making them look good.
For forty bucks for three they'd better be on here thanking you for using them instead of the other way round.
Still kind of amazes me that we thank companies for going where we put them.
Good hunting this year!
For forty bucks for three they'd better be on here thanking you for using them instead of the other way round.
Still kind of amazes me that we thank companies for going where we put them.
Good hunting this year!
08-02-2009, 04:04 PM
#58
Spike
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 57
I bought a pack of 2 blade rage heads last year. I used the practice head along side my field points and had great results. When hunting season neared I screwed on the heads I would be hunting with to give em a trial run before heading out. 2 out of 3 opened on flight the first round. I inspected carefully then gave em another round with the same results. I couldn't trust em after that and will not use them hunting. I can't speak for others results, but after trying them I wouldn't recommend anyone waste money on these heads.
08-02-2009, 04:29 PM
#59
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pa
Posts: 4,647
Me personally... There is enough things that can go wrong when bow hunting WILD whitetail deer... I don't need to worry about my broadhead...
Any broadhead that you have to double check before you shoot it... Is a liability to the mission... I'll pass on the rage and any mechanical for that matter
Give me a great fixed blade broadhead any day...
Can you say Muzzy???
Any broadhead that you have to double check before you shoot it... Is a liability to the mission... I'll pass on the rage and any mechanical for that matter
Give me a great fixed blade broadhead any day...
Can you say Muzzy???
08-02-2009, 06:14 PM
#60
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Michigan/Ohio
Posts: 11,682
For those who have shot a rage, how many deer have you not recoverd? I am 1 for 1 with deer and 2 for 2 with turkeys.
The stats will show it's not about the bh as much is it is shot placement and bow setup.
The stats will show it's not about the bh as much is it is shot placement and bow setup.
