I'm shooting rages at 298 fps with a 380 grain arrow, at 60 lbs. Both of my deer shot this year with them have been pass throughs, and the arrow was burried in the dirt about 4" deep. Both heads were reuseable after replacing the blades. Blood trails were better than any deer I've shot with a 3 blade muzzy.

Well those are some impressive numbers but I am no fledgling either. I have used 8 or 9 different broadheads over the past 31 years of bowhunting for deer. I was anti-expandable since they came out in the 80s. I have used Slick Tricks for three years prior to trying the Rage. I have seen first hand the good and the bad with Slick Tricks. I have made some excellent shots and some marginal shots. The wound channel and blood trails on just about every deer I have killed in the past three years has been just OK in my opinion using Slick Tricks. This forum touts Bowtech and Slick Tricks, so going against the grain is going to ruffle some feathers.

As far as marketing goes I really don't pay it much attention, otherwise I would be shooting those Rage heads off of a Mathews bow. I really never thought I would shoot a mechanical or a Rage. Two deer is not enough to really make a definitive conclusion. I am stating my results and so far for me they have been superior with the Rage over other fixed blade broadheads I have used including the Slick Trick 100 Magnum.

All I got to say is 4 blades, with over 4" total cutting area compared to two blades. A logical person cannot argue with these facts. I can't say I have ever had a trailing problem with 3 blade thunderheads, 3 blade muzzys, 4 blade slick tricks, or 2 bladed magnus for that matter. Some people just consistently hit high, and that I notice is the usual issue here.

Just had a buddy draw on a booner at 12 yds. One blade on the rage broadhead opened up. He couldn't put it back with one finger while at full draw. Cut his finger and missed a chance at a buck of a lifetime.

Why take the chance? Place the point - whatever it is - in the boiler room and the deer will bleed and die. There must be a fairly low hole or an arterial hit to provide a great bloodtrail.

In another experience, just had a buddy shoot a buck with a rage. He hit it high in the back headed down towards the read quarter. No exit. Crappy bloodtrail. Deer died close just as the bloodtrail was diminishing.

The broadhead make and model does not make that big of difference. Hit it right and have a low exit.

those big ole GASHES from rage look nice...

but a 1 1/4" 4 blade HOLE from a grizz trick is going to stay open and keep blood spilling...they blow a mighty impressive HOLE...

like the others said, shot placement is everything...

i made a true double lung shot on a buck 2 years ago...125gr muzzy 3 blade...not a drop of blood on the trail...but who needs a blood trail when they fall 15-20yds from where they were shot, still in bow range....

different shots produce different blood trails...even good hits might not produce blood for a bit...if you except blood to pour out from the point of impact to the end of the trail, you might wanna try grenades or something..

Exactly BC! People tend to always blame their equipment when in fact it is human error. If you are stabbed in the heart the Blood that spills out won't be dependant on the brand of knife you were stabbed with.

I've seen 100's of wound channels, enough to know that No 2 are alike, therefore won't bleed the same. I've shot deer with little heads like a 90 grain Muzzy that created a Blood bath of a trail, but at the same time I have shot deer with 1 1/2" 3 blade expandables, 1 3/4" 4 blade expandables, and 1 1/2" 3 blade fixed that even though the shot looked text book the tracking job was tough.

Go figure!

Dan

LMAO!! I think the Duke Boys used those arrows

Dan

Just went to the RAGE this year after seeing all of the deer that my buddies from work had harvested with them. They definately do some damage on whatever they hit. I haven't had the opportunity to shoot a decent buck with them yet but I did manage to shoot a squirrel with one while I was bored and not seeing any deer.

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I couldn't have said it any better. Simply the best combination any bowhunter could use..........That oughta get some feathers ruffled.