Cut great but aren't durable for anything.. That's why I don't shoot Rage anymore. I got tired of shooting one deer and having to replace the head or blades.

 

^^^this! I shoot Magnus Buzzcuts now. So far, every deer has died quicker than any rage i shot. I get multiple deer with one head, no problem. Can't beat their warranty either. Bend, break or just dull them and they'll replace it, no questions asked.

 

Someone needs to start selling tickets to these threads.

 

I personally have shot them, my son has shot them, and my wife is currently shooting them. We have never had an issue with their performance. We use the Hypodermics normally, so that's the experience we have with them, and for this season just to try something different I am trying the G5 Havocs to see what the performance level there is. Yes, after you shoot an animal with them you will need to replace the blades, but I guess that just goes along with being an ethical hunter, always use the sharpest blades possible.

 

+1 for the Hypodermics..

 

 

You guys are funny, I take my blades out of my rage 2-blades and I lay them on the anvil and I beat them flat with my hammer and then I put them back in my rage. The sharpness has no effect on their ability to penetrate or kill and you will not notice any difference in the path of destruction. If sharpening them to make yourself feel better and more ethical when you sleep that is fine but in the end there is no difference.

Things act different at 300 fps when it slaps into skin and flesh compared to when you shave some hair off your arm, there was a guy on here that worked in the industry a few years ago that explained it very well. All I can tell you is that I kill with rage and kill zones all the time with fixed blades that have been beaten flat and until they fracture because the metal has been bent so many times they function like new.

 

Entrance of a buck shot at 31 yards. I've shot a bunch of deer and turkeys with them and love them. This year my son shot 2 does with a rage low KE. He shoots 45# 26"Draw. Both does died within 100 yards!

 

After working in a deer processing plant growing up I always asked people what broad head they had used when the deer were brought in during bow season. It was a relatively small outfit, we did maybe 200-300 deer a year. I remember when the Rage came out and were the new craze. Some of the gnarliest entry and exit wounds I've seen. Guys always swore by them or absolutely hated them. When your skinning deer all day you find lots of stuff, including countless broad heads and bullet holes in deer. I will say I found a rage broad head probably 8 to 1 over any other head. Almost always sunk into a shoulder or neck. People concentrate on slipping the arrow in right behind that shoulder, rather than minimizing their margin of error and shooting for lungs. There's a lot more wiggle room to make a effective shot. There usually would be a big nasty puss pocket and a rage sitting inside, we actually had a cup by the sink full of them. Too many people get caught up in the hype of trying to have the newest and "best". At the end of the day the head your shooting is only as effective as you are. Without proper shot placement, any head is useless, might as well throw rocks. Be more concerned over where your hitting the animal rather than what head your using. No doubt you'll put em down with a rage if that's what your after, but at the end of the day i have literally seen deer killed with a field point to the heart. Guy took three arrows, two broad heads and a field point to take care of any pesky squirrels. he climbed up in the stand and dropped his quiver before getting the two broad heads out. Meanwhile a descent 8 point was watching the whole thing, for whatever reason he took the shot and couldn't have hit that deer any more center of the heart. Said it might have ran 50 yards and piled up. In conclusion Rage is a great head given the proper shot placement, i don't think you'll have any quarrels with them. Just make sure you get a healthy dose of practice and patience when you go to shoot them.

 

I took a doe Monday morning using a rage hypodermic at 5 yards, quartered shot, it opened cut a 2 inch slit and took a bunch of hair with is, she made it 40 yards and dropped. I've shot a lot of different heads, ranging from montecs to exodus and many in between, my concern is always pinpoint accuracy and i personally feel you can get the most accuracy from a mechanical because of the distinct resemblance to a field tip. One of my properties this year is a 2man stand on an electrical pole that the previous owner left when he moved out, its in a great spot right above a water source but the wind is brutal so i wanted something more narrow during flight. I'm very impressed, I used to be a bow tech before getting into my career and always remember the most important rule (in my opinion) is if youre using mechanical, then you should be pulling above 60lbs to assure the maximum penetrating power. I've heard of them not opening with people pulling low weight but if you're above 60 i think you're fine. the one i shot into the doe is still usable, a small indent on one of the blades from a rib but i took it to my arkansas stone and gave it back it's edge, not so i can sleep at night but more so that it closes better. I agree with padgett's statement above, when you're sending sharp metal at that speed, sharpness is more of a selling point for the manufactures, we all think is better, but reality is at that speed even a coarse edge will kill. If you're truly concerned about sharpness i highly recommend the exodus broadheads, they are stupid sharp, but for this season i will continue using the rage hypodermic 100 grain.

 

I agree with padgett's statement above, when you're sending sharp metal at that speed, sharpness is more of a selling point for the manufactures, we all think is better, but reality is at that speed even a coarse edge will kill.

Indians used rocks, how hard can a good shot be?

 

missouri reaper, excellent input, Victoria Amat Curam, Victory loves Preperation, you are only as good as you train. I shoot well over a thousand arrows before October 1 and always limit out every season. I know guys with the best Sitka apparel, all of the bells and whistles on their bows, shooting 40 dollars arrows withe light up this and auto correcting that, it's all bs. If you put in the time off season you will undoubtedly prevail over the brand queens out there.

 

I've used the Chisel tips and had great success. Killed my largest buck with those. I have lost deer with any other broadhead I have tried, but I have never lost a deer with a rage. I like the new Hypos but I still have a few Chisel tips left. I normally never post in threads like this because we are all so opinionated... Of the deer I have lost with other broadheads, I have never came on here and started a thread bashing the product. I realize I should've practiced more and made a better shot. (In the back of my mind I was thinking, If I would've had a rage I would have a better blood trail) Obviously I'll never know on those that I lost but my confidence is greater when using something that has proven itself to me....

 

only muzzy.

It might sound like blind brand loyalty, but i have personally shot the same muzzy 100gr 4 blader through 2 deer into a rock, slightly bending the point and spine shot a 3rd finally distorting the razors. Anything claiming to match muzzy in deadly or durability is pure fantasy... not to say there aren't some good copycats out there, although everyone i know whos worth their salt won't use mecanicals due to thier ability to malfunction.

 

It might sound like blind brand loyalty, but i have personally shot the same muzzy 100gr 4 blader through 2 deer into a rock, slightly bending the point and spine shot a 3rd finally distorting the razors. Anything claiming to match muzzy in deadly or durability is pure fantasy... not to say there aren't some good copycats out there, although everyone i know whos worth their salt won't use mecanicals due to thier ability to malfunction.

http://www.archerytalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=3129690

I guess the ALMIGHTY Muzzy isn't as great as you thought???

 

They are excellent heads.

 

I like how the rage broadheads fly. I've shot 3 deer with Rage's 100 grain and all 3 were complete pass throughs. Gnarliest blood trails ever. Never had an issue with accuracy or deer running far with them.. My biggest complaint about them is the way the rattle in my quiver with the factory installed O-rings. I remedied this by replacing them with ones from the hardware store. I think they were 3/8". Now they're perfect.

 

Which ones still come with o-rings? I thought they were all using the Shock Collars now.

 

I think the company that makes Rage owns Muzzy now. To this I say to them, don't stop making Muzzy heads..

 

 

cool pics Elkman

 

Thanks! I think it's safe to say that the Rage 2 blade works if the shooter does...

 

I've seen the damage first hand with rage from fast shooting bows. They don't perform as well out of my bow. But the guy who posted about his son using them out of a #45 bow and having success throws my thinking out the door. I still think rage perform better from faster bows.

 

Thanks for the info guys! I've already killed 4 deer this year with slick tricks but want to see how the rage works. Great kills and good luck the rest of season!

 

Thanks for the info guys! I've killed 4 deer this year with slick tricks already and want to try out rage. Great kills and good luck the rest of your season!

 

I have never had any trouble out of my rage, I used to shot the regular 2 blades and I have killed up to 3 or 4 deer with one head with them. I'm shooting the hypodermics now and they seem to me pretty tough too

 

Yeah they work for sure. We just need to find a way to keep em out of the hands of tards....