Not a good way to start the season or become a rage customer...
10-14-2011, 04:40 AM
#41
Typical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Hubbard Lake, Michigan
Posts: 914
I'm a firm beleiver in Murphy's Law when it comes to deer hunting. I do my best to set myself up with as few things possible that can go wrong. I keep my bow simple, not a bunch of fancy gadgets, fancy gadgets can fail. I shoot fingers, they don't fail, get left at the truck, or dropped on the way to the stand. I use fixed blade broadheads, if they fail the only reason for it is poor shot placement. I know that mechanicals are deadly, and prob will kill a deer quicker and more humanely than a fixed with proper shot placement and when working correctly, but again, one more thing that can go wrong!
10-14-2011, 07:49 AM
#42
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location:
Posts: 21,043
I'm a firm beleiver in Murphy's Law when it comes to deer hunting. I do my best to set myself up with as few things possible that can go wrong. I keep my bow simple, not a bunch of fancy gadgets, fancy gadgets can fail. I shoot fingers, they don't fail, get left at the truck, or dropped on the way to the stand. I use fixed blade broadheads, if they fail the only reason for it is poor shot placement. I know that mechanicals are deadly, and prob will kill a deer quicker and more humanely than a fixed with proper shot placement and when working correctly, but again, one more thing that can go wrong!
10-14-2011, 10:40 AM
#43
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: land of the Lilliputians, In the state of insanity
Posts: 26,274
Well, any head can fail. I guess I did not say that right. I have been at this game for 30+ years and have seen every gimick come and go. With that said, the tried and true stay. Fixed heads have been around since day one. I get better penetration with obsidian heads than I do with metal heads. I just dont like knapping them.
10-14-2011, 10:55 AM
#44
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: michigan
Posts: 133
One thing i do know about bow hunting deer it that nothing is for certain including perfect shots. I have been bow hunting for 28 years and every one of those years ive shot at least two deer with my bow i have taken over 100 deer with my bow and can count on one hand how many i have not retreived, i have made some soso hits i have shot deer in the shoulder blades and have hit both shoulders with a complete pass thru. I feel that Rage is a bandaid for poor bow setup and those that dont want to practice with there bows if a broad head can not consistently work if you hit bone or make a bad shot or hit a twig then you should not use it. I have a package of rage broad heads and the thing that is best about them is there marketing hype and nothing else.
10-14-2011, 10:55 AM
#45
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: michigan
Posts: 133
One thing i do know about bow hunting deer it that nothing is for certain including perfect shots. I have been bow hunting for 28 years and every one of those years ive shot at least two deer with my bow i have taken over 100 deer with my bow and can count on one hand how many i have not retreived, i have made some soso hits i have shot deer in the shoulder blades and have hit both shoulders with a complete pass thru. I feel that Rage is a bandaid for poor bow setup and those that dont want to practice with there bows if a broad head can not consistently work if you hit bone or make a bad shot or hit a twig then you should not use it. I have a package of rage broad heads and the thing that is best about them is there marketing hype and nothing else.
10-14-2011, 04:55 PM
#47
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 872
One thing i do know about bow hunting deer it that nothing is for certain including perfect shots. I have been bow hunting for 28 years and every one of those years ive shot at least two deer with my bow i have taken over 100 deer with my bow and can count on one hand how many i have not retreived, i have made some soso hits i have shot deer in the shoulder blades and have hit both shoulders with a complete pass thru. I feel that Rage is a bandaid for poor bow setup and those that dont want to practice with there bows if a broad head can not consistently work if you hit bone or make a bad shot or hit a twig then you should not use it. I have a package of rage broad heads and the thing that is best about them is there marketing hype and nothing else.
10-14-2011, 05:40 PM
#48
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location:
Posts: 21,043
people use mechanical heads because most don't want to BH tune there bow. i'm sure everyone out there that uses mechanicals practices just as much as those who use fixed blades.
(Unless you don't consider practicing like you're gonna hunt.....practice)
10-15-2011, 04:22 AM
#49
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pulaskiville
Posts: 3,533
I shot Bear Razorheads for the first 20+ years that I bowhunted.
Then I shot SpitFires.
Now Muzzy's.
What I learned.....If you hit 'em behind the shoulder, a field point will do the job.
Pope...don't sweat all the negative stuff. You have to be confident in your equipment. If you're not...then find something else.
Then I shot SpitFires.
Now Muzzy's.
What I learned.....If you hit 'em behind the shoulder, a field point will do the job.
Pope...don't sweat all the negative stuff. You have to be confident in your equipment. If you're not...then find something else.
10-15-2011, 06:05 AM
#50
Spike
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 12
That broadhead was a complete passthrough, double lung.
Like I said the blood trail was gone after 50 yards.
Every muzzy I've had has spun true eventually, different blade/tip config always fixes it.
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You say in one thread every broadhead should work out of the box and in another you say it ok to have to change them to get them to fly ok.
