I have shot several deer and a 300+# hog with them. They are absolutely devastating and the blood trails are crazy but short. You get fixed blade dependability and penetration paired with great flight and huge holes like you would get from an expandable. The only real con is that the cutting area is so large that there are only a few different quivers on the market that will fit them.

 

I've been shooting the 125gr 1.5" cut for years. They leave the biggest holes of any fixed blade I've shot, and they are absolutely the best flying IMO. They fly great at any distance. I know some guys complain about the blades, but I pay attention to my equipment, and have never had an issue. I love them.

 

I would suggest going to the broad head section here and do a search. Many like them and have had no problems with them, yet. But some have and switched. The exodus is like the ram cat on steroids. Search feature is your friend.

 

The exodus is like the ram cat on steroids. Search feature is your friend.

I know a lot of guys say that about the Exodus, which I will say is a beefier head, but the cut is smaller, and it definitely doesn't win in the flight department over the Ramcat.

 

I recently purchased several packs. When the first 2 heads broke 2 blades a piece on the Glendale buck after shooting a block target about 3 times. I decided theses were not for me based on that. Unfortunately cause I really wanted to like these heads but that was much for me.

They did penetrate ridiculously though!

 

Weird...I have a few heads laying around that I took animals with that I havent cleaned up and replaced the blades on yet...2 of these heads hit spine and the other 3 took out ribs on both sides and passed through and into the ground...no blades lost and I've never lost a blade in my rinehart target that I use for broadheads...

 

I think they are junk. Junk might be putting it kindly.

I had blade and flight issues.


IMO there are dozens of heads better and I'd never consider them again.

 

X2 Garbage!!! Exodus are way better imo. I had a blade break on a rib, that was it for me.

 

I have used ramcats for at least 4 years and they have worked great for me. They leave exit wounds that look like bullet holes. They fly like field points. No issues at all.

 

Same here - I love them and have no desire to try anything different ever. This head on an FMJ 400 at #65 out my Z7 has punched through every single deer including shoulders.

 

Ramcats are the only fixed blade head that I can get to group with my field points... So, I switched to the ramcats and I really like them so far.

 

btvabowhunter is right about that. I can shoot the ramcats from 70 yards and without having adjust anything.

 

They actually now have a new design that came out at ata that is suppose to help blade strength. Think it's called the diamond back. It's getting my $$
Looks like muzzy trocar but suppose to fly better


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New blades will ship May 1st. As far as exodus goes I've never had a problem with devastating blood trails. They are a evil broad head and flew like field points for me out my creed/fmj combo

 

I've got a pack of Ramcats coming. What kind of clearance do they have at the riser at full draw?

 

125gr D6 ramcat with an 330 injexion. rangefinder had him at 22yrds. ran about 15 yards then toppled rolled and croaked. thats the exit.

 

Ive used them for 3 years and agree they fly like field tips. The only thing I don't like is the pivoting blades and think they are a pain, you have to make sure they are fully open once on your rest. They have came out with the Diamondback more traditional looking blade that doesn't pivot, I will be trying some of those.

Yes, the 1-1/4" don't fit in many quivers, I went to the kwikee quiver with large hood. Cheap quiver but easy to remove as I do once in tree stand.

 

Currently using them...and like em a lot. They hit right where my field points do at any distance, they cut massive holes, they penetrate better than any head I've used, and I haven't had any issues yet with durability. Like ChuckA84 said I've pounded through ribs both sides and driven the head into the ground 8" without losing a blade. Regarding durability as long as the head stays together through the animal that's all I care. For me a broadhead is a use-once piece of gear...I don't change blades or resharpen I just replace. I'm not shooting barrels so I don't need barrel durability.

Hoytfolife...blades can break off when bones are hit with ANY broadhead. Your buddy should have assumed the blade was in the animal and proceeded with caution (with all due respect)...

 

This was not the first or only time one of us had lost or broken blades with them. And we were aware it could be in the animal some where, the thing is its like a needle in a hay stack, and many times you are not going to find it. If we were to keep using them we joked and said will have to carry metal detectors with us to check for blades every time. These and American broad heads are the only two heads we have had brake blades in an animal. And I am talking out of a lot of heads we have tried. There is a pretty good group of us that shoot different heads every year, so we get a lot more info, then just shooting a couple animals a year, And we have had many broad heads stick in bone, a glancing hit on the side of bone, thru bones, pass thru and bounce off rocks, feeder legs, trees and not lost blades, so I wont except a head that may or may not loose blades in and animal. There are to many good heads out to have to worry about it.

 

I encountered a couple problems with them.
1. The blade tips did curl and/or bend when shot into my Rhineheart target.
2. The blades need to be retightened after every couple shots into my Rhineheart target or they would fall off.
3. I had to shoot with the vanes at a different angle just to make certain the blades did not contact the riser.

I suppose if you wanted to keep extra blades on hand the curling blades wouldn't be a problem. I don't think they are honestly. A lot of guys will not shoot a head that they can not shoot at multiple animals. Odds are you will have to replace the blades on these after every animal but again, not a big deal in my opinion. The blades are super long and if I were to shoot them again, and I plan on it by the way, I would have my arrows cut just a hair longer. I don't want to worry about knicking my riser or cutting off the finger lol. I will say the constant tightening of the blades was a little irritating when I was broadhead tuning. I forgot once and lost a couple blades in the target.

All in all I think it's a great head. They flew super, super good for me. I've heard the newer heads have better blades and a lot of the curling issues have went away. That could not be true, I can't say personally. And if the larger cut heads seem like too much work for you the new Diamondback head looks really nice.

 

They did alter the blade tips on the standard 100 grain heads for 2016 to keep the tips stronger while maintaining the same cutting diameter. The 125's still have the standard tips though.

Here's the 2016 heads...

If you order standard 100 grain replacement blades directly from Ramcat then you will get the new upgraded blades.

Also I believe that you can put ANY of the blades into any ramcat ferrules.

 

They fly really well out to long ranges. And they cut massive holes!

 

Nothing good to say about them... Lost blades just hiking... Never again...

 

Let me say that I did have problems with the blades coming loose when I shot them into a target. I solved that problem by placing loctite on the set screws and never had a problem again. With the loctite on the screws I was even able to use the broadhead three different animals without the blades coming loose.

I when I shoot them at targets I just shoot them once to make sure they are striking the same as field points. These broadheads shoot so straight that sometimes I just sight in my bow with field points and then go to the field like that and have never had a problem with a ramcat being off target on the animal.

Other than the screws coming loose (that was solved with loctite) I have never had a problem with these broadheads. I really like the long distance accuracy of these broadheads. In West Texas that is a necessity.

 

Have used 125 originals for the last 2 seasons, and am very happy with them. I have killed 4 deer, not one went more than 40 yards after the shot. The blood trail is spectacular. I did bend one of the blades on the second deer this season - the shot caught a rib on the entry, but still passed through. They do offer replacement blades (as well as practice blades) for a pretty reasonable cost. Took about 2 minutes to change the blade out. I also used loctite on the set screws and never had a problem with them coming loose.

They are the best flying broadheads I've ever tried. And while I have not tried them all, Ramcats deliver exactly what I wanted in a broadhead - accuracy, ease of tuning, large wound channel, and reasonable durability.

 

have used 125 originals for the last 2 seasons, and am very happy with them. I have killed 4 deer, not one went more than 40 yards after the shot. The blood trail is spectacular. I did bend one of the blades on the second deer this season - the shot caught a rib on the entry, but still passed through. They do offer replacement blades (as well as practice blades) for a pretty reasonable cost. Took about 2 minutes to change the blade out. I also used loctite on the set screws and never had a problem with them coming loose.

They are the best flying broadheads i've ever tried. And while i have not tried them all, ramcats deliver exactly what i wanted in a broadhead - accuracy, ease of tuning, large wound channel, and reasonable durability.

x2...

 

For those that have lost blades I put a dab of med. strength Loc-Tite on the blades allen screws and have never lost a blade and yea the blades might curl on the tips when I
shoot through an animal but I always replace the blades after I shoot an animal even back when I shot Muzzy or Thunderheads. I shoot the 125 gr (1 1/2" cut) and the only
drawback is finding a quiver to hold them. Ramcat has a couple of quivers now but the one I looked at was pretty heavy. Like said in another post I would recommend a longer
arrow. I love these broad heads but everybody likes different things and thats why there are so many to chose from. Good luck.

 

Does anybody know if the 125 grain tips will work with the mew mathews quivers? Planning on using the 125 deep six on my fmjs this year


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I tested all of these heads at 80 yards coming out of my TUNED, yes I said TUNED, Bowtech Destroyer 340, with 449 grain Axis arrow w/ Blazer vanes, flying at 293 ft per second, and EVERY ONE hit with my field points. So, with the flight issues out of the way I went with the Swept version of the QAD Exodus, even though I don't "hunt barrels" Ramcats seemed fine, but didn't like that I had to retighten blades after firing into target. Every broadhead in this pic will fly out of a tuned bow, and do the job on a big bull elk!

 

No worries WackEM - Great Minds think alike!!:wink:

 

I love ramcats. Yes when you shoot them into a target the blade screws loosen. I think thats in the design. They are designed so that if you do not get a complete pass-thru, they will literally attempt to cut their way back out. I will say this. They are deadly.

 

Anybody had trouble using short arrows with the 125's with the blades hitting the riser coming back over the shelf.

 

With the 125's I cut my arrows so that the blades are in front of the riser at full draw. I checked them on 5 different bows and in every case you could have shot them if they were on the riser but there is just no room for error, in some cases they just barely clear. I am just more comfortable with the broadhead (any broadhead) in front of my hand, no worries then if I have to take a shot from an odd angle with a glove on or I just got a bit sloppy with my form. I prefer to use a heavier arrow any way so using a longer arrow is not an issue for me, just make sure you have the correct spine.