Scbasshunter Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 I'm thinking of going to mechanicals. Which Rage would you guys/gals recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scbasshunter Posted July 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Rage broadheads. I shoot a 60lbs bow if that makes a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atsteel Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 I like the two blade ones I've had great luck with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcall Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Rage broadheads. Rage 2 blade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WStreblo Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Rage broadheads. Rages I had sucked go with the grim reaper razor tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthGaHuntingandOutdoors Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 I've heard good and bad stuff about rage. It's just like anything else, do your research and see the pros and cons from other users. There's people that swear by them, and people who hate them. I've had a bad experience with Rage, so this year I'm going with Grim Reapers. It really is six of one half dozen of another! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 I think they are great for broad sided rib cage shots. I think they are less optimal when hard bones and hard angles are made. Shot them one year, bloodied up a doe that collapsed at ten steps, I got down and when I came back she was gone (my fault, brisket shot). Second was an 8 pt that dropped in forty steps but quartering away shot I only got one blade to deploy, exit hole was only about an inch wide slit where both blades folded up inside (one folded on impact). I think they have made some improvements with the new hypodermic but I'm not shooting any more of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted July 28, 2013 Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 I had bad luck with them too. I don't personally like them but things are different for different people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 I've killed with rage 2 blades...from broad side to hard quartering away! I will be using them again this year...but I bought some new ones! I got the ones with a chisel tip and a slightly larger cutting dia. (Think they are called extremes). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WStreblo Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Rage broadheads. I used the 3 blades last year. Had a bruiser 12 point at 22yds. Put the pin on him touched the release and watched my arrow take off... Half way to him it looked liked my arrow was a jet fighter plane doing barrel rolls. One of the blades opened in flight and over shot the deer. Went home and threw them in the garbage. It wasn't the first time I had issues with a rage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scbasshunter Posted July 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Rage broadheads. I have heard a lot of horror stories about Rage. May not be the case for all Rage broadheads, but I've heard enough not to trust them. Are there any good reliable mechanicals that fly like a field point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scbasshunter Posted July 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Rage broadheads. As much as I dislike any product that is pushed over the limit by the Parker's, any experience with Schwackers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 I almost tried schwackers but i ended up with rage this year. This is my first year with rage and im hoping it will go well. Everyone has different experiences with broadheads so try them out for yourself and see what happens. Last year my buddy shot a deer at 61 yards with rage and the deer only ran 40 yards and toppled over. But some people on here dont like em. So what works for someone else may not work for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 I don't like the schwackers. reason is blades open after penetration happens and if you don't get the head to pass through the back side you're looking at a very small hole and minimal blood trail. I've currently been shooting Rage heads. I haven't had problems with the blades opening up during flight or not opening upon impact. I will say that if stalking the original o-ring design will allow for the blades to pop out if they get caught up on brush or something. I've used double sided fletch tape to better keep them locked in but I haven't bothered with that in a while and do fine. when I get settled on stand i check to make sure they're seated on the o-ring well. I've had good luck and so far prefer them to any other mechanical. don't expect to shoot any mechanical head through ground blind mesh. i'd say go with the regular 2-blade or chisel tip 2-blade. the 2-blade titaniums are awesome if you're filthy rich or get them cheaper than normal. that's what I use now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 oh yea.... 60 lbs is fine but if your draw length is shorter than say 27" then i'd probably go with the 40KE Rage heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Im shooting 56 lbs with a 27 inch draw but im also getting 57 ft lbs of kinetic energy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WStreblo Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Rage broadheads. My girlfriend shoots a 53lb draw weight and with her bow I have her set up shooting the grim reapers same as me and they work really well for her. I was a muzzy man and recently switched to the reapers. Tried a fixed blade off the girlfriends bow but couldn't get her to be accurate enough, made the switch for both of us and we are both happy with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 I'm trying the G5 T3's this year. I'm a G5 guy myself. I still have my Montecs though and if the T3's dont work well they'll go into the trash and the Montecs will come back out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthGaHuntingandOutdoors Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 I'm trying the G5 T3's this year. I'm a G5 guy myself. I still have my Montecs though and if the T3's dont work well they'll go into the trash and the Montecs will come back out. How well do the Montecs work? Haven't heard much about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 I like the Montecs a lot. Very tough broadhead. I shot a doe last year it went through both shoulders and buried in a stump 3 inches. The broadhead was still intact and very sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inhuntr Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Heard alot of bad things about rage"s rear opening blades....although ive never tried them? I shoot grimreaper razortip an love em! Shot a deer last year at 40yds an blew through both shoulders!...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 (edited) I've been considering switching to Rage but they seem hit-and-miss. Some people love them, other people they fail on and hate them. Edited August 2, 2013 by Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 My opinion (and prob ruffle some feathers) any and all broad heads will do the job! Some folks want to blame something other than themselves for losing a deer! If you blow a Rage head through the lungs and the blades don't open...still a dead deer! If you stick a shoulder with a fixed blade head...no guarantee you made a fatal shot! Point? Practice hitting behind the shoulder and shoot whatever broad head you want! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scbasshunter Posted August 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 Rage broadheads. I went with the Grim Reaper razor tips. Seem like a solid mechanical. Can't wait to test one on a deer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WStreblo Posted August 4, 2013 Report Share Posted August 4, 2013 Rage broadheads. You won't be disappointed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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