Rage Broadheads?
05-02-2010, 10:59 AM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Henderson, KY
Posts: 1,760
I'm glad you scored on a great buck but you don't seriously think that the Rage helped you tag it do you ?!? I mean seriously, the Rages 2" cut is only 1" measly inch larger than the smaller b-heads offered.... now look at a tape measure and you tell me that that lil' tiny 1" would have helped you recover the animal any better ?!?
The difference between .0001 of an inch could be the difference between a cut arterie/lung/heart or what ever, so why couldnt this head with its measley 1" larger cut helped this guy recover his deer????
2" of damage to the internals is DOUBLE 1" if we are comparing apples to apples....
Rages work imo if you have the right arrow setup for them. Id stick with a heavy arrow for the 2 blades, like 450+
05-02-2010, 11:35 AM
#13
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Muscatine Iowa
Posts: 218
Long story short, running with the arrow still inside will do alot of damage as will the arrow hitting trees along the way.
05-03-2010, 07:32 AM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 1,282
Shot ywo nice bucks last year with Rage broadheads. Both quartering away both pass thrus. Both had a great blood trail with very large wound channels in and out. I shoot 68 lbs 30" draw so there is energy to spare.
Here are pictures of both entry wounds with the skin off.
Here are pictures of both entry wounds with the skin off.
Last edited by LKNCHOPPERS; 05-03-2010 at 07:37 AM.
05-03-2010, 01:21 PM
#15
Fork Horn
Join Date: May 2006
Location:
Posts: 414
I'm glad you scored on a great buck but you don't seriously think that the Rage helped you tag it do you ?!? I mean seriously, the Rages 2" cut is only 1" measly inch larger than the smaller b-heads offered.... now look at a tape measure and you tell me that that lil' tiny 1" would have helped you recover the animal any better ?!?
I've also tested them out on 5 P&Y bucks from Iowa and Kansas and got passthroughs on every one at shooting 260fps.
05-03-2010, 03:20 PM
#17
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 575
Far too many people like to blame their failures on their equipment. Native Americans used to kill Deer with a sharpened rock tied to a stick. 
Most any well made broadhead will do the trick if it is driven with enough energy and the shot placement is good. For every person who loves the Rage you'll find one who swears they're junk. Push them with enough energy and put them where they belong and you'll kill Deer with the Rage broadhead, which is no different than most any other Broadhead you can name.
Most any well made broadhead will do the trick if it is driven with enough energy and the shot placement is good. For every person who loves the Rage you'll find one who swears they're junk. Push them with enough energy and put them where they belong and you'll kill Deer with the Rage broadhead, which is no different than most any other Broadhead you can name.
05-04-2010, 06:41 AM
#18
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Northern NY, aka God's Country
Posts: 185
I bought Rage 2-blades once. The blades would deploy in the quiver or if you bumped your arrow in the stand. 
I didn't want to worry about my broadhead, too many other things to focus on. I sold them and got the XC-3's. I like them MUCH more!
I didn't want to worry about my broadhead, too many other things to focus on. I sold them and got the XC-3's. I like them MUCH more!
05-04-2010, 11:07 AM
#19
Fork Horn
Join Date: May 2006
Location:
Posts: 414
Cutting diameter is the size of damage.
Cutting tissue is the damage done within the size of the cutting diameter.
By the way, there isn't any 3 blade, 1" blades. That would be a 3" diameter head. I think you were trying to say a 3 blade 1" diameter head and no they wouldn't cut as much tissue. It would cut 1 1/2" of tissue within a 1" diameter.
05-05-2010, 07:36 AM
#20
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Peoa, UT
Posts: 422
This is a very old, old ,old topic.
Bottom line-Rage has good entry hole size but your chances of getting a pass through are 1 out of 10.
Go with a cheaper broad head that will pass through something like muzzy or slick trick will do the same and even a better job with killing deer.
Even thought they are only about 1 1/8 inch in diameter you will almost always get a pass through.
Hope that helps.
Bottom line-Rage has good entry hole size but your chances of getting a pass through are 1 out of 10.
Go with a cheaper broad head that will pass through something like muzzy or slick trick will do the same and even a better job with killing deer.
Even thought they are only about 1 1/8 inch in diameter you will almost always get a pass through.
Hope that helps.
