Bending Rage 2-Blade
10-12-2010, 03:20 PM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: S Cent IN
Posts: 257
Bending Rage 2-Blade
I started using the Rage 2-blade last fall. All three deer I have killed have caused one of the blades to bend. All three were through the ribs and did not hit any major bone. Also, all three arrows appeared to have had enough energy for a pass through but were found laying flat on the ground past the deer so I don't think they hit anything on the ground to cause the blade to bend. One arrow was hanging out the other side of the deer at the fletchings and fell out after the deer ran approx 40 yds.
I am shooting CE Maxima Hunters at 64#.
Has anyone else experienced this issue?
I am shooting CE Maxima Hunters at 64#.
Has anyone else experienced this issue?
10-12-2010, 04:54 PM
#2
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 10,679
When you have long skinny blades held on by a little screw they are going to get bent no matter what brand the broadhead is.
As far as penetration goes it takes considerably more energy to push those long wide blades through an animal and their bones than it does a moderate sized broadhead... be it a fixed blade head like a Slick Trick or a mechanical like a Rocket Steel head.
As far as penetration goes it takes considerably more energy to push those long wide blades through an animal and their bones than it does a moderate sized broadhead... be it a fixed blade head like a Slick Trick or a mechanical like a Rocket Steel head.
10-12-2010, 06:30 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Monroe County, IL
Posts: 1,188
Ya mine have done that. I replace the blades after every animal that's shot anyhow though, no matter what broadhead I'm shooting. But check it on a spinner cuz every one I've shot so far has also bent the head it's self, not to the eye but it's visible on a spinner.
10-13-2010, 06:25 AM
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 411
Yes. I tried them last year or the year before, can't recall. I took a nice buck with the 2 blade but one of the blades bent and the arrow did not pass through. The buck only went 40 yards and there was a lot of blood but overall, I did not like the performance so I went back to fixed blades.
I like to resharpen my blades and I found it was very hard to do with those thin blades.
I like to resharpen my blades and I found it was very hard to do with those thin blades.
10-13-2010, 03:05 PM
#7
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Central Ohio
Posts: 768
In my experience, the blades tend to bend when they hit bone harded than a rib, like the shoulder. Also, replacements can ussually be found at your dealer, if not ask the guys at the proshop and I'm sure thay can get you some.
