the close up is the entrance hole. not my biggest buck ever but at 35 yds the rage does the trick
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Re: why i use rage 3 broadheads
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ChrisNCT</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thats from an Arrow? </div></div>
ya they have roughly a 2 inch cutting diameter and cut and open on contact. ive always been leary of mechanical broadheads do to the fact that the original designs didn't always open. with the rages design it has to open. plus the penetration is almost as good as a fixxed blade. i easily got a pass through at 35 yds with a bow that shoots 285 fps. granted i didn't hit sholder blade.
needless to say the 30 yds it ran was a pretty easy tracking job. although taxidermists hate them.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ChrisNCT</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thats from an Arrow? </div></div>
ya they have roughly a 2 inch cutting diameter and cut and open on contact. ive always been leary of mechanical broadheads do to the fact that the original designs didn't always open. with the rages design it has to open. plus the penetration is almost as good as a fixxed blade. i easily got a pass through at 35 yds with a bow that shoots 285 fps. granted i didn't hit sholder blade.
needless to say the 30 yds it ran was a pretty easy tracking job. although taxidermists hate them.
Re: why i use rage 3 broadheads
I use the two blade... Nothing short of devastating. I've yet to stick one that made it out of sight! They fly great too.
I use the two blade... Nothing short of devastating. I've yet to stick one that made it out of sight! They fly great too.
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i have shot them and they shoot nice. and i would without fear shoot a deer or antelope with one, i just cant bring myself to fling them at elk. i still use the mx4 muzzys on elk. but have thought about rage more than once. anybody had a not so perfect shot on an elk with a rage. how did it do??
i have shot them and they shoot nice. and i would without fear shoot a deer or antelope with one, i just cant bring myself to fling them at elk. i still use the mx4 muzzys on elk. but have thought about rage more than once. anybody had a not so perfect shot on an elk with a rage. how did it do??
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Yea I think I'm gonna try sum of them two blade jobs. Been shooting fixed blades and wanted to try something different . Really does look like you threw a hatchet through that animal
Yea I think I'm gonna try sum of them two blade jobs. Been shooting fixed blades and wanted to try something different . Really does look like you threw a hatchet through that animal
Re: why i use rage 3 broadheads
I you hit heavy bone you are in trouble with any broadhead. I have killed 78 deer with a bow and hit them in about every place you can imagine. Its hard to bust through shoulder and leg bones. Ribs are no problem which is where you are supposed to hit them anyway. Rage's do a great job with proper shot placement just like fixed blades do.
I you hit heavy bone you are in trouble with any broadhead. I have killed 78 deer with a bow and hit them in about every place you can imagine. Its hard to bust through shoulder and leg bones. Ribs are no problem which is where you are supposed to hit them anyway. Rage's do a great job with proper shot placement just like fixed blades do.
Re: why i use rage 3 broadheads
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: lone_soldier</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i have shot them and they shoot nice. and i would without fear shoot a deer or antelope with one, i just cant bring myself to fling them at elk. i still use the mx4 muzzys on elk. but have thought about rage more than once. anybody had a not so perfect shot on an elk with a rage. how did it do??
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ya im not sure id try them on a elk but they are great on whitetail
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: lone_soldier</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i have shot them and they shoot nice. and i would without fear shoot a deer or antelope with one, i just cant bring myself to fling them at elk. i still use the mx4 muzzys on elk. but have thought about rage more than once. anybody had a not so perfect shot on an elk with a rage. how did it do??
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ya im not sure id try them on a elk but they are great on whitetail
Re: why i use rage 3 broadheads
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: lone_soldier</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i have shot them and they shoot nice. and i would without fear shoot a deer or antelope with one, i just cant bring myself to fling them at elk. i still use the mx4 muzzys on elk. but have thought about rage more than once. anybody had a not so perfect shot on an elk with a rage. how did it do??
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Josh,
Only seen one mechanical(grim reaper) on an Elk and it was a bad shot...one of those fluke things as it hit where it should have but the shoulder was a little farther back than thought. Got about 3" of penetration and lost him while tracking. (not my shot).
From everyone I've talked to that hunts Elk with a Bow, fixed are the way to go. However, I did see the effects of a rage on a doe mulie and it was a friggin mess. The grim reaper also destroyed an antelope doe from 60 yards on a quartering away shot. Granted, it was shot from the road
despite myself and another guy specifically asking him to move to the legal limit. No worries, DOW knows.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: lone_soldier</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i have shot them and they shoot nice. and i would without fear shoot a deer or antelope with one, i just cant bring myself to fling them at elk. i still use the mx4 muzzys on elk. but have thought about rage more than once. anybody had a not so perfect shot on an elk with a rage. how did it do??
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Josh,
Only seen one mechanical(grim reaper) on an Elk and it was a bad shot...one of those fluke things as it hit where it should have but the shoulder was a little farther back than thought. Got about 3" of penetration and lost him while tracking. (not my shot).
From everyone I've talked to that hunts Elk with a Bow, fixed are the way to go. However, I did see the effects of a rage on a doe mulie and it was a friggin mess. The grim reaper also destroyed an antelope doe from 60 yards on a quartering away shot. Granted, it was shot from the road
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Awesome buck brother and no doubt that is one hell of an entrance and exit and an awsome shot at 35 yds to boot!! The rage doesn't mix well with bone especially the scapula, unfortunately those who love them find this out the hard way most often.
Awesome buck brother and no doubt that is one hell of an entrance and exit and an awsome shot at 35 yds to boot!! The rage doesn't mix well with bone especially the scapula, unfortunately those who love them find this out the hard way most often.
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I used the three blade on an elk and it worked perfectly, slight quartering away shot, went right through the ribs, double lung and stopped on backside shoulder, he ran 70 yards fell over and broke his own neck. Kind of weird seeing his legs and antlers the same direction but it was devastating. Shot a doe this year from a tree stand with the two blades, passed through her spine and upper lunged her (not a perfect shot by any means) but she died quickly and obviously didn't move. They work great.
I used the three blade on an elk and it worked perfectly, slight quartering away shot, went right through the ribs, double lung and stopped on backside shoulder, he ran 70 yards fell over and broke his own neck. Kind of weird seeing his legs and antlers the same direction but it was devastating. Shot a doe this year from a tree stand with the two blades, passed through her spine and upper lunged her (not a perfect shot by any means) but she died quickly and obviously didn't move. They work great.
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HPIM0523 Not to be a smart-ass, but this broadhead went through a mature Whitetail buck, shattered a creek rock and stuck 6" into the ground. THAT's why I use Montec's.
HPIM0523 Not to be a smart-ass, but this broadhead went through a mature Whitetail buck, shattered a creek rock and stuck 6" into the ground. THAT's why I use Montec's.
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Great Buck and good shooting... damn those broadheads do some massive damage.
Great Buck and good shooting... damn those broadheads do some massive damage.
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I have used Rocket expandable heads for about 15 years so I am not a mechanical hater in the least. But I will not use RAGE heads ever again. They are to fragile when it comes to opening up on your string or in your quiver. And the part I really hate about them is that the tip of the head is literally as dull as a butter knife and the ferule is basically a blunt, niether are conducive to penetration.
I shot a deer with the RAGE 3 blade this fall at 30yds and the arrow was between me and where the deer was standing when I got out of the tree. I can't be sure where I hit the deer obviously but it only got 2" of penetration and must have bounced back out of the deer. How the hell does that happen?
I have used Rocket expandable heads for about 15 years so I am not a mechanical hater in the least. But I will not use RAGE heads ever again. They are to fragile when it comes to opening up on your string or in your quiver. And the part I really hate about them is that the tip of the head is literally as dull as a butter knife and the ferule is basically a blunt, niether are conducive to penetration.
I shot a deer with the RAGE 3 blade this fall at 30yds and the arrow was between me and where the deer was standing when I got out of the tree. I can't be sure where I hit the deer obviously but it only got 2" of penetration and must have bounced back out of the deer. How the hell does that happen?
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This isn't unique to a RAGE broadhead. This pic is from a Grim Reaper Razortip and this is the entry side on a deer I shot this year. If you look close you can see the heart in the hole. I get these sized holes all the time from the Grim Reapers without any failures EVER. If you are not hunting in super thick areas you will watch the deer hit the ground.
This isn't unique to a RAGE broadhead. This pic is from a Grim Reaper Razortip and this is the entry side on a deer I shot this year. If you look close you can see the heart in the hole. I get these sized holes all the time from the Grim Reapers without any failures EVER. If you are not hunting in super thick areas you will watch the deer hit the ground.
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