Rage Broadheads?
05-05-2010, 09:44 AM
#21
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Henderson, KY
Posts: 1,760
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.
"But your chances of getting a pass through are 1 out of 10 if you dont know how to build a hunting arrow that will maximize penetration"
Ive got 6 kills under my belt now with rage 2 and 3 blades, and only 1 was not a full pass through.
If you dont have the automatic benefit of higher KE(by shooting a higher poundage, or longer drawlength), then you should be using a much heavier arrow than most people tend to like to do. Since we are stuck on speed, everyone wants a roughly 400gr arrow for hunting... This is ok if you have ample energy, but when you are borderline, there is no sense in shooting that light of an arrow. Heavier will be more useful most of the time anyways as it will make the bow quieter, more efficient(at transfering its potential energy), and tuning is typically MUCH easier.
I bet your presumed 1 out of 10 number would double if everyone shot a 500gr arrow
Id almost bet money on it
05-05-2010, 01:12 PM
#22
Typical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Central PA
Posts: 829
Here are the results of a poll I posted last year prior to the archery season. I asked which type of broadhead do you prefer. Here are the results. It is evident that the fixed blade broadhead has proven itself to be the preferred broadhead. Why? Because they work and always have and in spite of the new perceived "mechanical advantage", Most hunters stick with what they have confidence in and have always killed game with.
Solid one-piece fixed blade- needs resharpening
16 10.74%
Replaceable razor style fixed blade
80 53.69%
Rear opening mechanical
38 25.50%
Forward opening mechanical
15 10.07%
Voters: 149. This poll is closed
Solid one-piece fixed blade- needs resharpening
16 10.74%Replaceable razor style fixed blade
80 53.69%Rear opening mechanical
38 25.50%Forward opening mechanical
15 10.07%Voters: 149. This poll is closed
Last edited by 4evrhtn; 05-05-2010 at 01:17 PM.
05-05-2010, 04:32 PM
#23
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Southwestern, Pennsylvania
Posts: 1,059
Wrong, more like 6 out of 10. Sure it depends on arrow placement but these heads are good enough for way more than 1 out of 10 pass-thru's.
05-05-2010, 07:24 PM
#24
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Henderson, KY
Posts: 1,760
Here are the results of a poll I posted last year prior to the archery season. I asked which type of broadhead do you prefer. Here are the results. It is evident that the fixed blade broadhead has proven itself to be the preferred broadhead. Why? Because they work and always have and in spite of the new perceived "mechanical advantage", Most hunters stick with what they have confidence in and have always killed game with.
Solid one-piece fixed blade- needs resharpening
16 10.74%
Replaceable razor style fixed blade
80 53.69%
Rear opening mechanical
38 25.50%
Forward opening mechanical
15 10.07%
Voters: 149. This poll is closed
Solid one-piece fixed blade- needs resharpening
16 10.74%Replaceable razor style fixed blade
80 53.69%Rear opening mechanical
38 25.50%Forward opening mechanical
15 10.07%Voters: 149. This poll is closed
Just saying...
05-05-2010, 08:06 PM
#25
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Orange county, NY
Posts: 2,949
I would have to disagree here. A 1'' hole through the lungs will do all the damage necessary to recover a deer within 100yds or less, from the site of impact, you dont need to turn the vitals into hamburger. A non pass through will only do alot of damage if it goes in just the right depth, it will also very likely come back out rather than stay inside the deer. The biggest problem w/ a non pass through is that you will almost always get less blood on the ground , especially if the shot hits high on sharp angles. IMO a pass though is always better than an arrow sticking in the deer.
05-06-2010, 03:14 AM
#26
Typical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Central PA
Posts: 829
I have used all the above including Rages and I have found G5 Strikers to be by far more reliable and hassle-free. Therefore I use replaceable razor fixed heads. Why would anyone use a broadhead they feel is inferior to another. Exactly what are you "just saying"? Whether they have used another type in the past is irrelevant to the poll. The question asked is what do you prefer. And if that type is preferred it shows what the majority of hunters trust. Nothing silly about it.
05-06-2010, 09:25 AM
#27
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Henderson, KY
Posts: 1,760
The poll asked "Which broadhead do you prefer?"
I have used all the above including Rages and I have found G5 Strikers to be by far more reliable and hassle-free. Therefore I use replaceable razor fixed heads. Why would anyone use a broadhead they feel is inferior to another. Exactly what are you "just saying"? Whether they have used another type in the past is irrelevant to the poll. The question asked is what do you prefer. And if that type is preferred it shows what the majority of hunters trust. Nothing silly about it.
I have used all the above including Rages and I have found G5 Strikers to be by far more reliable and hassle-free. Therefore I use replaceable razor fixed heads. Why would anyone use a broadhead they feel is inferior to another. Exactly what are you "just saying"? Whether they have used another type in the past is irrelevant to the poll. The question asked is what do you prefer. And if that type is preferred it shows what the majority of hunters trust. Nothing silly about it.
thats great that you like the strikers! I wasnt saying anything bad about any head or choice of another archer either tho.
Most polls are skewed in the direction of what people are currently using, which is likely a fad, or is something that will not be the leader of the polls in years ahead. Obviously, the poll you asked about was going to result in fixed blade razor heads winning. Not because its a fad, but its pretty much a given. More people have them, and have used them forever... You can get a pack of bh's at wally world for 10$, but a pack of rear deploying mechanicals.... not gonna be cheap, which means they are less accessible to the community b/c of price etc.
Anyways, if I offended you by critiquing your poll, I apologize.... Polls are fun, and sometimes useful...
05-06-2010, 09:28 AM
#28
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Henderson, KY
Posts: 1,760
The poll asked "Which broadhead do you prefer?"
I have used all the above including Rages and I have found G5 Strikers to be by far more reliable and hassle-free. Therefore I use replaceable razor fixed heads. Why would anyone use a broadhead they feel is inferior to another. Exactly what are you "just saying"? Whether they have used another type in the past is irrelevant to the poll. The question asked is what do you prefer. And if that type is preferred it shows what the majority of hunters trust. Nothing silly about it.
I have used all the above including Rages and I have found G5 Strikers to be by far more reliable and hassle-free. Therefore I use replaceable razor fixed heads. Why would anyone use a broadhead they feel is inferior to another. Exactly what are you "just saying"? Whether they have used another type in the past is irrelevant to the poll. The question asked is what do you prefer. And if that type is preferred it shows what the majority of hunters trust. Nothing silly about it.
05-06-2010, 09:31 AM
#29
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Henderson, KY
Posts: 1,760
I would have to disagree here. A 1'' hole through the lungs will do all the damage necessary to recover a deer within 100yds or less, from the site of impact, you dont need to turn the vitals into hamburger. A non pass through will only do alot of damage if it goes in just the right depth, it will also very likely come back out rather than stay inside the deer. The biggest problem w/ a non pass through is that you will almost always get less blood on the ground , especially if the shot hits high on sharp angles. IMO a pass though is always better than an arrow sticking in the deer.
05-06-2010, 09:37 AM
#30
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: outback Australia in england now
Posts: 603
give me a pack of rage and you will find them in the bin to much hype makes me uninterested
