I wouldn't if I were using your setup....
MASS (arrow weight) x VELOCITY(arrow speed) x VELOCITY / 450240 = KE
You better bump your weight up to 60, bud. We need to know your exact speed and weight of arrow to give you the correct KE. For example, I shoot 286fps with a 329 grain arrow. My KE is 59.77.
Lets be conservative to be safe. IF...your arrow speed is 230 and your arrow weight is just 300 grains, your KE would be (and this is simply a guess because I don't have your exact info) only 35.25!
I read an article written by an executive with a leading broadhead manufacturing company (don't ask me where or what mag it was in...it was a few months back in one of my many many many bowhunting subscriptions) and their suggested recommendation for one of their 1 1/2" expandable broadheads (not even the 2" mark you've mentioned) is a KE of 58. That would put your setup well below that mark. I've read numerous times that a KE of 45 would be sufficient to kill a whitetail. I'd agree, but you'd be better off using a cut on impact, or at least, a fixed blade broadhead.
Go to your local pro-shop if you're even considering still going to an expandable of that size and talk to someone knowledgeable who works there. Ask them if you can check your arrow speed and see if they can weigh your arrow. Use the formula above to see what your KE is. If it is anything less than 58 (to be safe) I would shy away.
I'm not saying that broadhead won't work, but it would work better out of a different setup. Besides, do you want to risk losing a deer just because you had to have a certain NEW broadhead?
By the way, I've been using the "sister" bhead to the one you mentioned (Rage). I use the Rocky Mountain Snyper, and have been since 2002. I've killed 6 whitetails with the head and have recovered all 6. Although this doesn't mean much of anything (other than proving shot placement is everything), all shots were past throughs and were at ranges from 10 yards to 42 yards. Again, my KE has been efficient enough.
Don't get lost in this though. Just worry about your shooting form and shooting ability. Again, shot placement is key to a kill. Theoretically you could kill anything with a field tip if the shot is where it needs to be. When choosing your broadhead, just keep in mind that the bigger the cutting diameter, and more moving/opening parts, means more wasted energy you need to blast through an animal's boiler room.
Good luck, and choose your broadhead smart.
