I haven't had the chance to test out the rage broadhead on a deer this year(like every year since i am turning 16 and i have been bowhunting for only 2 years). I am going to shot a deer shoulder blade and see if they hold up. I was wondering if anyone could tell me which broadhead to go with if it fails? Thanks for the help.
If I read your post correctly it sounds as though you are going to attempt to shoot a deer directly in the shoulder blade? I, as well as everyone else on this site, am going to advise you not to test theory on a living animal. If you want to see the penetrating power of different broad heads check out some videos on youtube, and search around the forum, you will find answers to all of the questions you have ever had. Take the most ethical shot you have the ability to make every time. Aim for vitals my friend!
If you're aiming for the shoulder blade(scapula), you're already aiming a touch too high, and, forward. It's become rather apparent that a fair amount of hunters don't truly understand the skeletal and organ anatomy, of the whitetail. Most people shoot too far back, because they "dont want to hit the should blade", when, in reality, the "perfect shot", would be where they "think" the shoulder blade is. Where the leg meets the belly, the bottom bone of the shoulder, shoots forward at roughly a 45degree angle. It then meets the scapula at nearly the area where the neck meets the body, and, angle up and a touch back. This leaves the ideal "pocket" PERFECTLY straight up(on a broadside deer, with a stance gate(I'll explain stance gait, if you do not understand) from the leg, not back AT ALL. It is here, that an arrow, or bullet, can penetrate both the heart, and lungs, depending on the height angle of the shot.
Thanks for the reply guys but i am not trying to shoot a deer in the shoulder blade. Thanks to drop tine for the information. I have been bowhunting for 2 years now and i have not killed a deer with a bow yet. Im going to use the shoulder blade of 2 deer i shot during the NY rifle season. In case your wondering why i am shooting the shoulder blade, its because i get buck fever that my legs shake uncontrollably and i am afraid that i might shoot the shoulder blade. And to drive tracks i have looked at Youtube videos but every one has a different results and i want to see mine just in case.
Practice working on your nerves and controlling them, rather than worrying about shooting into practice shoulder bones. The "old" thunder heads held up very well to bone. Shoulder, shoulder blade, or spine, the head won the battle. I've only shot one deer with a magnus that encountered bone, but it too went thru the thin part of the shoulder blade without problems.
