"It's like throwing an axe through an animal"

[Gary K]

Originally Posted by Faxxxy

Nope...

Originally Posted by davejohnson2

this has got to be one of the funniest things i have ever seen, you might be a redneck if.....

...if you shake your head and say "but that looks like a splittin' maul, not an axe."

At least Faxxy has a freezer bag handy! MMmmmm...........

[12 rings only]

Originally Posted by El Boone

That is, the 10% of the time theres an actual exit wound.

100% on all my deer!!

[Z-Rider]

Doesn't paint a pretty pic for non hunting and anti hunting folks does it. I am not fond of it myself.

[Shouldernuke!]

Originally Posted by Deer3083

I have seen em bounce off bone to. Seen strikers blow through bone.

Ummm Yha righttt about that .LOL

[Keyser Soze]

"It's like selling out to the highest bidder"

[IowaSwitchback]

I think proof in the "pudding" rib cage...

[larryru]

Adams and all the other celebrities get paid to make those statements. That doesn't mean they use all those items. All you have to do is do some checking for yourself. As for expandables, I guide hog hunters in Ar. and last year 4 hunters used these and none got a pass thru, 2 ended up attacking us because they were wounded. This year we are going to require fixed blade.

[WEEGEE]

Originally Posted by Boudreaux

I feel your pain man, I can't stand anything to do with rage heads. The same with their slogan, Moving the kill zone farther from the shoulder, or some crap like that. The bad thing is people use them so they keep the dumb slogans.
Boswell

I use them because in 45 yrs of killing deer NOTHING IS BETTER!

IF YOU DON'T LIKE THEM FOR WHATEVER REASON SO BE IT

tracking can be fun ,get a light or a dog ,if legal or one of those blood tracking lights and spend a sleepless night wondering "what if".
get some friends to help search the entire section ,if need be.

us rage shooters ,usually get out our tags and pen soon as we hang the bow up,while still in the tree!

dumb slogan?????????? not from my perspective it ain't

[WEEGEE]

Originally Posted by larryru

Adams and all the other celebrities get paid to make those statements. That doesn't mean they use all those items. All you have to do is do some checking for yourself. As for expandables, I guide hog hunters in Ar. and last year 4 hunters used these and none got a pass thru, 2 ended up attacking us because they were wounded. This year we are going to require fixed blade.

let me shoot those hogs with RAGES and you won't have to worry.
now about those so called hunters wounding hogs........you think a fixed blade will solve there problem?????????? I don't think so!

[pointysticks]

Originally Posted by TXJIMWA

Rage Broadheads, the next best thing to natural causes"

LOL!!! now this makes me want to try a RAGE! HAHAHHA. dude you missed your calling in the ad biz.

[MN_Chick]

If I can offer my two cents.. I don't like the phrase either.
Yes, when you hunt you are trying to end an animals life and all that, but most hunters I know go for a clean, ethical kill. The reference to an axe makes it sound like its just going to be mutilated; it can give an image of a sloppy, inhumane death which most hunters try to avoid. I think that's why it rubs some people the wrong way. It may or may not be the intent of the ad, but the intent doesn't mean much- only the result.

[the critter]

Originally Posted by TXJIMWA

I hear you, I mean where do they get off marketing a product designed for the sole purpose of slicing through vital organs and causing massive hemorrhaging with slogans that are in such poor taste

Perhaps they could have gone with "Rage Broadheads, Like gentling holding a pillow over the deers face while it sleeps" or maybe " Rage Broadheads, the next best thing to natural causes"

Come on folks, you are buying an item for the sole purpose of ending an animals life for sport and food...it is what it is..why so squeamish about it?

...That is quite possibly the funniest thing I have ever read!...LMAO

[Finger_Flinger]

Originally Posted by El Boone

Burn!

I am actually a big Chuck Adams fan. I have nearly all of his books, including the biography, "Life At Full Draw". My quiver of choice also happens to be the "Chuck Adams Arrow Holster".

Besides needing money, I'm just trying to question the motive behind endorsing such a contraversial broadhead. I've never used this broadhead and probably never will due to it's questionable effectiveness spread throughout this web.

Perhaps the inconsistency of this head is what draws hunters. People want another piece of equipment to blame when a poor shot is executed.

I'll be using Magnus Stingers.

[AmishArcher]

Originally Posted by Faxxxy

Nope...

that picture made me sniggle. You're so proud of it!

Not only were you man enough to kill a "play dead" Possum, WITH AN AXE, but you had to get the plastic bag to hold it up for pictures. You, my friend, deserve a frosty!

[Whaack]

I thought I was the only one who thought that line is a little goofy. I am not "offended" by it, just think it is kind of a weird line. Plus, Chuck should stick to hunting and writing, just not a good TV personality. JMO.

[saskguy]

I like rage heads. Their advertizing is a bit over the top. I didn't buy the headsb/c all the pros were endorsing them, I viewed the wound channels left for many regular Joes like myself. I suppose all the advertizing gimmicks work b/c there are piles of people who use them and even fellows like myself who bought them due to Regular Joe type success are indirect consumers of a huge marketing ploy.

Axe??? maybe a hatchet.

[MrShake]

Originally Posted by El Boone

That is, the 100% of the time theres an actual exit wound.

There... I fixed that for ya.... personal experiance shows pass-throughs every time, though we try hard to make good shots.

[butchtango]

Originally Posted by dt5150

honestly, i don't really know. for some reason it just does. can't explain it...


and i know they make huge entry wounds.. i'd like to try some actually, just to see what all the hype is about. but i don't know... something about that one line just bugs me.

honestly in my experience with them...you not missing anything!! Durability is not built into the two blade...not sure about the 3 blade. but the roll pin in the two blade is junk. when they had a set screw they were much better.

[butchtango]

If you want a good BH get these....Best BH I have ever shot!! Rocky Mountain Gator XP

http://www.bowhunting.net/NewProduct...y-GaterXP.html

[Userx100]

Originally Posted by MN_Chick

If I can offer my two cents.. I don't like the phrase either.
Yes, when you hunt you are trying to end an animals life and all that, but most hunters I know go for a clean, ethical kill. The reference to an axe makes it sound like its just going to be mutilated; it can give an image of a sloppy, inhumane death which most hunters try to avoid. I think that's why it rubs some people the wrong way. It may or may not be the intent of the ad, but the intent doesn't mean much- only the result.

Very well put...I couldnt agree more. I do not care for it as well.

[Nichko]

Originally Posted by highwaynorth

Have you ever seen some of the gashes the 2 blade head leaves?
That description sums it up pretty well.

I love the saying, it's a spot on match!

[dt5150]

thanks for the view points guys. i appreciate the opinions.

some of the posts in here pertain to the bh itself, or other bh's. the intent of this thread was to focus on a line from an advertisement. nothing more. if the line was in a g5 ad, or magnus, or any other brand, i'd still feel the same. so please try to refrain from turning this into another "rage are the best" or "rage suck" thread. we've got plenty of those already.

[twisted1600]

Like throwing an axe thru an animal?
Like throwing a gernade at an animal?
Like throwing a car at an animal...........


http://videos.streetfire.net/video/E...eer_184364.htm



Maybe a bit too much!

[jcsanders79-xt]

It must be because the axe is rusty Lighten up, don't worry so much you'll hurt yourself.

[COATED]

Originally Posted by willie

I didn't care for it and Chucks delivery of the line was pitiful..

He's gotta do somethin to pay for all those eyebrow waxings

[twisted1600]

Originally Posted by twisted1600

Like throwing an axe thru an animal?
Like throwing a gernade at an animal?
Like throwing a car at an animal...........


http://videos.streetfire.net/video/E...eer_184364.htm



Maybe a bit too much!

Did that "shot" look a little far back?

[Nichko]

Originally Posted by twisted1600

Did that "shot" look a little far back?

It did but I'd say he at least "clipped" a lung!

[AR_deerslayer]

Originally Posted by el boone

that is, the 10% of the time theres an actual exit wound.

b.s.!!!! Just how many deer have you shot with a rage??? Ive shot 13 bucks and does all but two passthroughs and they were my fault. One spineshot and one in the ham , neither one of them went anywhere!! And never had one run more than 70 yards . . .have lots of friends that have been shooting them since they hit the market. And have killed just as many deer and all passthroughs . . . Some of you guys are against em not sure why . . If you have shot the deer i have or have seen all the deer taken by a rage two blade by my friends you would change your mind!!

[davejohnson2]

Originally Posted by AR_deerslayer

b.s.!!!! Just how many deer have you shot with a rage??? Ive shot 13 bucks and does all but two passthroughs and they were my fault. One spineshot and one in the ham , neither one of them went anywhere!! And never had one run more than 70 yards . . .have lots of friends that have been shooting them since they hit the market. And have killed just as many deer and all passthroughs . . . Some of you guys are against em not sure why . . If you have shot the deer i have or have seen all the deer taken by a rage two blade by my friends you would change your mind!!

i have shot 6 with rage, 3 were pass throughs. all the deer died but i would rather have 2 holes for blood to spill. also, 40$ for a "1 and done" head is too much. thats why i am shooting montecs this year.

[Matt Musto]

That line doesn't bother me, its the one Mark Drury says. "Rage expands the killzone" This is false, and plays into slob archers thinking a gut shot is okay with these heads. The kill zone on a deer is the same as it was a hundred years ago. I use Rage 2 blades and love em', never had a problem, and don't know why alot of people claim they're "one and done"?? Killed two so far with the same head, only had to repalce the blades, which weren't even that bad.

[AR_deerslayer]

Originally Posted by davejohnson2

i have shot 6 with rage, 3 were pass throughs. all the deer died but i would rather have 2 holes for blood to spill. also, 40$ for a "1 and done" head is too much. thats why i am shooting montecs this year.

one and done??? hmmmm ive still got every rage that kiiled and they are used again and again . . had one tip have a little spot on it but that was from hitting a rock creek bed after tearing through two lungs and a rib cage . .them montecs look like a good head . .ima stick with rage though . .way too much sucess not to

[davejohnson2]

Originally Posted by Matt Musto

That line doesn't bother me, its the one Mark Drury says. "Rage expands the killzone" This is false, and plays into slob archers thinking a gut shot is okay with these heads. The kill zone on a deer is the same as it was a hundred years ago. I use Rage 2 blades and love em', never had a problem, and don't know why alot of people claim they're "one and done"?? Killed two so far with the same head, only had to repalce the blades, which weren't even that bad.

i would rather run the head across the stone a few times than run to the store and buy more blades. i also agree with you that i dont like the "expand the killzone" statement. its probably because mark can never hit the killzone to begin with so he has to make it bigger

[BCFrye_Kansas]

Originally Posted by Matt Musto

That line doesn't bother me, its the one Mark Drury says. "Rage expands the killzone" This is false, and plays into slob archers thinking a gut shot is okay with these heads. The kill zone on a deer is the same as it was a hundred years ago. I use Rage 2 blades and love em', never had a problem, and don't know why alot of people claim they're "one and done"?? Killed two so far with the same head, only had to repalce the blades, which weren't even that bad.

My problem exactly, have gotten ripped on here for it too. Mark Drury is just repeating what they have written into their get your game guarantee on the website. But I'm not going there again, for some reason people get really fired up about their Rage's.

[JUMPMAN]

Rage Broadheads, so easy Jeffery Dahmer could do it...

[TCR1]

the problem with the slogan for me is in my connotation and thoughts on what an axe is and how it works.

When I am splitting wood, the axe only cuts a short way, then the angle of the blade acts to split the wood apart (wedge) and at some point through the finish of the swing the wood splits in half. Not because of sharpness, but due to a large amount of energy and the mecahnical advantage of the wedged shape head. Further, axes I have dealt with, though "sharp" are not sharp in the way that I would describe a good broadhead...which should be scalpel like.

therefore, although the head delivers everything a broadheads should, the slogan/analogy doesn't really fit for me. I understand that it refers to the entry/exit wound, but that is not what it says, it says like hitting a deer with an axe (I assume this is close enough). In my head, I see a spine being severed, not a nice entry/exit wound channel.

Anyway, it may be a great head, but from a marketing/slogan standpoint, they are missing by just a bit. More direct rlation to the creation of a large wound channel would be better for me.

[Ambush1]

Their website is full of this crap. I like how they say no rubberbands. What the hell is a O ring. Everybody knows what happens to this head with no o ring. They also claim you can shoot through mesh???????????????? I have use the head but dealing with O rings and them opening on bush in a stalk sucks. I was impressed with the axe like entrance wounds.

[NY911]

Not a fan of the term or Chuck's delivery, but you can not tout their fan base....it's like a cult!

[davejohnson2]

Originally Posted by NYBowhunter911

Not a fan of the term or Chuck's delivery, but you can not tout their fan base....it's like a cult!

they shoud start a social group called "the rage lynch mob"

[highwaynorth]

Originally Posted by NYBowhunter911

Not a fan of the term or Chuck's delivery, but you can not tout their fan base....it's like a cult!

Almost as bad as the Mathews cult.

[AmishArcher]

Originally Posted by highwaynorth

Almost as bad as the Mathews cult.

mmmmmm, cults. Anyone wanna come hang out at my place tonight? I made Kool- Aid!!!