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Rage broadheads - 10/2/2009 6:59:38 PM
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kykevin
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I shoot a 4 blade muzzy 100g. broadhead now and have had good success. I have been impressed with all I have seen about the Rage broadheads. They seem to leave amazing entry holes and tremendous blood trails.Anyone use them? Do they really fly like field points? Was just wonder if it was worth switching or if the old addage " if it aint broke dont fix it" applies.
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RE: Rage broadheads - 10/2/2009 7:44:00 PM
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danesdad
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I'd stick with the muzzys if they work for you. Everyone who uses Rage will tell you they are great. They are expensive, tho.
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RE: Rage broadheads - 10/3/2009 9:51:04 AM
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This is my second year with 3 blade Rages. Flies like a fieldpoint and rips a big hole. You still have to hit them in the vitals, but they give you more room for error. $40 bucks for 3...ouch
Also, like that there are no rubber bands holding them retacted. They get brittle and break over time
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RE: Rage broadheads - 10/3/2009 10:12:04 AM
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JPH
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I shoot the Rage-2 and I will be with them until they invent a guided, explode-on-contact broadhead.
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RE: Rage broadheads - 10/3/2009 11:07:00 AM
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drdaven
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I shoot the Rage 3 and have had great luck with them. Only one downside. The blades tend to deploy when they are in my quiver, which hasn't been a biggie but I have a patient who tried to nock up an arrow while still hunting a nice buck and the blade got hung up on the head of his quiver. Had to be a little frustrating.
I checked mine out and discovered that my patient was correct. They do get hung up on the lip of the quiver upon excited extraction. Now he has me wondering.
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RE: Rage broadheads - 10/3/2009 5:09:13 PM
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Woods Walker
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ORIGINAL: drdaven
I shoot the Rage 3 and have had great luck with them. Only one downside. The blades tend to deploy when they are in my quiver, which hasn't been a biggie but I have a patient who tried to nock up an arrow while still hunting a nice buck and the blade got hung up on the head of his quiver. Had to be a little frustrating.
I checked mine out and discovered that my patient was correct. They do get hung up on the lip of the quiver upon excited extraction. Now he has me wondering.
That's the problem with moving parts. It's not a matter of IF, but WHEN.
It's also why I'd never use a mechanical head.
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RE: Rage broadheads - 10/3/2009 6:24:44 PM
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vipermann7
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My two brothers and I also use the 2-blade rages. Out of my bow, my rages fly exactly like my field points out to 80 yards. That's as far as I practice, but I would presume that they would fly with my field points at any other distance beyond that. I've shot them with the blade open on purpose just to see what would happen, and they still flew right on. I only did that out to 30 yards because that's the farthest I normally shoot at deer, but I would guess they perform good beyond that distance. Not that I make it a practice to shoot my expandables when they are open, but it's good to know what will happen just in case. I was a die-hard fixed blade man until I used the rage. They are expensive, and do have an O-ring that will get broken on occasion or dry out over time, but it's all a matter of prefrence. When you shoot game, you are likely to ding up broadheads occasionally anyway. I have never used a fixed blade that didn't break at some point when hitting bone, and the rages are just as durable as anything else, in my experience. Every couple of years I have to buy SOMETHING when it comes to broadheads, so I'm just has happy to have the bigger hole and flight that matches my field points. my blades also open if I jam them in my quiver too far, which is annoying, but I don't mind it much. It's been a long time since I've needed that "hurry up" follow up shot, so I make due. If they intrigue you and you don't mind spending the $40 just to try them, I say try them. You'll never know if you don't try them, and it all comes down to personal preference. They work great, its just a matter of you personally liking the pros and cons of using them.
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RE: Rage broadheads - 10/3/2009 6:28:35 PM
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vipermann7
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I also wanted to add that if you watch enough "deer porn", you'll notice that just about every hunter on those shows uses the Rage, excpet Hank Parker who uses the Swacker. Obviously some cases are due to sponsorship, but I've never seen any other single product used by such a vast majority of TV hunters. If they weren't good, they wouldnt be used, and the company wouldnt have the money to make sponsorships. Just my thoughts on that, anyway.
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RE: Rage broadheads - 10/3/2009 8:32:29 PM
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I shoot the Rage 2 blades. They fly pretty good. I think they are a good broadhead to shoot. They do leave good blood, but like anyother head if you dont make a good shot, you may not find your animal. Friend shot a doe, with one.Didnt have good blood at all.. After 2 hours of tracking he finally found her.
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RE: Rage broadheads - 10/3/2009 9:31:07 PM
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reeper0697
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I used to shoot 3 blade Muzzys and switched to the Rage because of the bigger hole but the muzzys really tore up my cheap layered target. Other than that the muzzys were good.
The o-ring does crap out on the Rage. One pack after closing them a few times the o-ring crapped out on me and then another pack (now that I look back I don't know why I have 2 packs since I only lost one broadhead) the o-rings were completely rotten when I got them. They do come with 3 replacement o-rings though.
I have had them open up by accidently bumping my blind as well as had one side open when shooting at a deer and my arrow corkscrewed out of control. (I havent tried shooting at my target with one side open). I was very un-impressed in that respect. I was going to switch to the Rocky Mountain Snypers which the Rage evolved from because they open like the Rage but are held closed with a rubber band, but for a few dollars more the Rage makes a bigger hole and you get a practive head.
I ended up just putting small rubber bands on the Rage to make sure they wouldn't open up again in flight. I killed a doe with them last fall and the rubber band didn't seem to effect the performance at all. Boy do they make one hell of a hole when you hit a deer with them!
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RE: Rage broadheads - 10/5/2009 10:42:46 AM
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NYarcher
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I've used the Rage 2-blade for 2 years now. 3 shots, 3 deer down. All within 60 yards. The blood trail from each could have been followed by the most novice of hunters. Absolutely awesome. Huge entry holes, and good flight. What else could you ask for? Ive never had a problem with them opening on flight and as far as them opening in the quiver, if your detail oriented and always pay attention to your equipment you can pretty much avoid this from happening. Not even the fixed bladed broadheads I used to use would get "shoved or jammed" into my quiver. Just enough to be snug with no vibration. But I will say that I am usually of the mindset "If it aint broke dont fix it" so take the info from here with a grain of salt. Ultimately you have to be confident in your equipment when the moment of truth arrives. Good luck
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RE: Rage broadheads - 10/5/2009 10:57:13 AM
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Woods Walker
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Uh....if your broadhead is razor sharp, and you've put it in the right spot, "3 shots, 3 deer down" is NORMAL for any head. Deer are not particularly hard to kill if you've placed the arrow right. They are not a big bodied animal like an elk or moose. These animals are also very killable with a well placed shot, but due to their size the arrowhead does have a bigger task before it gets to the vitals.
I don't doubt for a nano-second that Rages fly well, and that they cut a big hole if their moving parts function as intended.
But it's that "IF" part that I don't like. The only "IF" part my Razorcaps have, is if I do my job and put them in the right place. I'm not worried about sharp, because I sharpened them myself.
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RE: Rage broadheads - 10/5/2009 12:32:04 PM
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cutngut85
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Well said WW.....I used Rages' twice and lost a buck each time. I know my shots were on, but both hit bone and didn't break through like my fixed heads do. I should've learned the first time, but all the 'rage' about the rages' made me give them a second try. Never again will I use mechanicals.
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RE: Rage broadheads - 10/5/2009 1:00:32 PM
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JPH
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WW & cutngut85, you both make good points. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
I went to the Rage-2 because my fixed blades were "broke" in a manner of speaking. As I began to use faster equipment, my arrows began to plane badly and I was unable to get my fixed blades to group well. I went to the Rage-2 (actually the Rocky Mtn. Sniper which was the 1st gen. Rage) and I began to drill tight groups at ranges that I had never been to before.
The first deer I shot with this head was a large doe at 30 yards. That was my longest shot to date and I drilled her perfectly. As she left the field, I could see the blood actually pouring from the wounds! Sold!
I''ll get heat for this but I'll even go a step further and offer that the Rage-2 will in many cases turn a bad hit into a lethal hit with a recovery. This is due to the massive wound channel that will cause severe bleeding even in areas that are not generally considered to be vascular. Is that how I want my hunts to go down? No way! But I have unfortunately made poor shots and still recovered my deer with these heads.
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RE: Rage broadheads - 10/5/2009 1:22:22 PM
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Drhunter2k
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I have to put my 2 cents worth in on this one. two years ago I bought the Rage 3's and thought they were the best broadhead money could buy, until that is, I shot at a deer. I hit a doe in the shoulder and the Rage 3 bounced off the deer. The deer walked away without even limping. After some time, I got down from my treestand and looked at the arrow. One blade didn't even deploy, and the bone blade at the tip was bent over. Either that deer had body armour on or the broadhead was junk. Ok so I may have hit a bone but all other broadheads that I have ever used actually broke into the bone. Not the Rage 3. From the looks of it the broadhead went in about 1/2" and that's all. I was so disappointed. I contacted Rage and sent pictures. Never heard another word from them about it. I switched to the Rage 2's last year and shot a nice buck with them. Huge hole with no problem. I really do like the Rage 2 but am still a little skeptical if I don't necessarily hit the sweet spot one of these times.
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RE: Rage broadheads - 10/5/2009 1:52:21 PM
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barkriver
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It may sound like an echo but I agree if it's not broke don't fix it. I switched from Muzzy's to Rage-2 last season, main reason was I was down to my last Muzzy and bought new arrows so I figured it was a good time to jump on the Rage bandwagon. After 1 year of use my thoughts are much the same as everyone using them, the one thing I will say is they don't fly exactly like a field tip, mainly because they aren't. One nice thing is you get the Rage field tip in a package for your 40+ dollars.
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RE: Rage broadheads - 10/6/2009 12:46:47 PM
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dreamtm99
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I was using fixed blade muzzy broadheads, then tried the rage 2-blade, I will never use another broadhead... Last year, I caught my arm with the bowstring while shooting at a doe, the arrow flew about a foot to the right hitting the deer high, near her rear.. The blades deployed, severed her spine, she fell in her tracks and a minute later I finished her.. I shot a turkey last year with a rage, and after a short 10 yard hop, the bird was done...
I have bumped the rage on my quiver, and yes, the blade deployed, but the flight, and the big hole are an excellent trade off.
RAGE FOREVER HERE!!!
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RE: Rage broadheads - 10/9/2009 10:32:19 AM
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NYarcher
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Woodsy I agree with you 100% My point about "3 shots, 3 deer down" was more in reference to a true flight of the arrow with the rage broadhead. Years back I had tried a couple of fixed bladed broadheads with poor results when the ones I had used for years couldnt be found. Looking back it was poor choices and bad tuning. But at the time my frustrations led me to try mechanicals. Boy did some of the early mechanicals suck! You really had to be on top of your equipment to avoid "the rubberband" problems. I eventually found one that worked for me. But as alot of you guys know penetration was a problem with mechanicals. That "crap" ended up making me a better tracker. Not the way I would have prefered to hone that skill. What has impressed me the most about the rage 2 is the penetration. As good as fixed blades IMO but with a larger wound channel. Due to my past choices I have been looking for something better and I think I now have found it. But like I said at the end of my post I do believe in the "if it aint broke dont fix it" motto. And you definately have to be confident in your equipment when that moment of truth happens.
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RE: Rage broadheads - 10/9/2009 2:27:13 PM
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I shoot rage 2 blade and love the way they shoot.Shot a doe with one whe went 10 yards and dropped
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RE: Rage broadheads - 10/12/2009 12:19:07 PM
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cmarberg18
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I have been shooting Rage since they came out and I wouldnt switch to any other broadheads! Now with that said I have a friend I finally convinced to switch and he took them out this past week. He shot at 2 doe, missing both. According to his story both arrows feel just short of the deer and he was shooting at them within 20 yards. Neither arrow stuck in the ground, with him finding one on top of a fern. I certainly havnt had anything like that happen to me, so im at a loss on what to tell him. Has anyone else had that happen and if so what was the cause? Im sure some will say not enough practice but I will go on record and say he did put the practice time in before the season, just as we do every year. Yes he shot muzzy's before and after he got frustrated put them back on and shot a doe on the last day he was hunting at 32 yards. Anyone know what happened?
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