well i recently got hooked on the rage broad heads. its crazy how they cut and fly. i cant believe it. i know bow huntings aways away, but i want to get the right one. i heard bad and good things about both the 2 and 3 blades. i dont know which to chose... help me out. please. thanks.
In the shop we had alot of complaints on the three blades model busting blades, and I saw a couple come back from antelope, mangled.. I heard they fixed the issue but am not %100 sure to be honest with you. I don't keep up much on any expandables any more. Good luck!
Definitely the two blade. They cut just as much if not more than the three without getting tangled on each other. I've used both and it seems like more often than not one of the three blades doesnt open all the way. It's basically just one more thing to go wrong with your broadhead.
i just plan on whitetail huntin wit em. my neibor shoots threes, any my buddy shoots 2's. its kind of hard to chose. they both cut really nice. im probley gona get the 2's. im just worried that the 2 might not do it. what if it goes in a certain way and misses a artery. ? u know. a hole is a hole i guess. lol
really well put. thanks. im proley 4sure gona go with the 2. im pulin 65. they shouldnt hav no problem right.
The two blade has a larger cutting diameter. If you hit anywhere in the sweet spot and the head opens and performs like it should, you'll have a dead deer. However, note of caution. Do not let the big cutting diameter warrant for bad shots on your side. In other words, don't let it become an excuse for iffy shots. Still plans your shots and pick a spot. A broadhead with a 1/2'' cut will still kill a deer just as dead as a 2 1/2''. It's all about placement In regards to your last post. 65#'s is more than enough for deer, you'll be absolutely fine
yea. i under stand that.. im 16 so im still learnin lol i had montecs. i liked em, they just didnt fly like i wanted them 2. but let alone i didnt spend the extra money to get the practice tips. either way. its a new year. thanks guys and galls for ur help. 2 bladed 4sure.
I also was looking into these heads! I have shot Thunderheads since I started hunting. I have never really used any other heads. I have tried a few others but went back to the Thunderheads.
well i just got talked into the 2 blades for sure. its something to look into if ur curious like me. if all else fails, which i doubt, i might go back to montecs or ima go wit muzzy MX-4
I know this much, I shot a lot of different BH's, and I used Spitfire's, Jak-Hammers, T-Heads, Muzzy's, and even a few off brand BH's, put 'em where they need to be, they ALL work as long as you have the energy behind them. Don't put 'em where they belong, and then you better be smart and know how to track, even if you're shooting a Rage, I know more than a few guys who've "thrown axes through animals" only to not find them. For my money, the very best thing I've found to attach to the tip of an arrow is one of these...... And I have one that will be on the end of my arrow this fall in ELK country that has already had trips through 4 animals and with a little sharpening of the blades it was ready to work, again and again, and again......
The "problems" most people have with the rage heads (and I speak from my own experiences) are due to the Indian.....and not the arrow. If everyone who shot these heads would tune for a large, fixed blade BH.....THEN switch to the rage......you'd not see so many "problems". A large head (such as the rage) is absolutely devastating, IF the bow/arrow marriage (tune) is achieved. If you say you had a problem with the rage head and penetration......that tells me more about you than the head.
wow.. thanks much guys. u ppl are puting all this in such good words. not bein a smart ass er nothin. its true. i can see every point of view u guys/gals are puting this. the only reason i had problems with the montecs is because i didnt take the time with them. evey BH out there is good, its just the common ones ppl go after. my opinion
im planin on goin with the rages now, but truthfully whats ur opinion guys? i have a Martin Quest Magnum. (65 pounds.) 28 1/2 carbon express maximas 350's. hha ds-5019 sight on it. on a good day no wind, i can shoot quarters at 10 20 and 30 yards with my buddys 2 blade rage target tip. what in ur opinion. should i shoot? montecs or rages?
Good post. I personally do not shoot Rage regularly, but I did kill a deer with one last year. It was with the three blade and that thing worked flawlessly.
I say just shoot a field point.... flys like... well... a field point and if you put it where it needs to be... you got yourself a dead deer.... no "dead'r" than if shot with a rage:D
I Personally would shoot the Montec. Just my opinion, which is solely based on the fact that I hunt elk. I need a powerful head that is solid and strong. That being said, If I only hunted deer I could be more leniant towards a mechanical style head. For me they just don't do it. I see no point in them when my fixed heads will fly at any ethical distance i'm willing to shoot. Again, this is just my opinion. Choosing a broadhead, to me, is 40% public opinion and 60% my opinion. Percentages aren't right on, but you get the picture. I won't shoot a head unless im comfortable with it, no matter what anyone says. If you feel you can place a "rage in the cage"( can't believe I just said that, lord forgive me) then by all means do it. You will have short blood trails and quick recoveries Keep asking questions, knowledge is free and the best tool!
bh yes i understand. i guess im going to just hav to play with them and c what one fits. good thing i got a whole year yet lol its a bad thing to happpen, but worst case senario, i got a wounded deer.
This was a hole left by a Rage 2 blade out of a 60# BowTech Allegiance two seasons ago. Awesome hole and short recovery... Having said that, that was the one and only time I used these heads. There was a curiosity factor with these heads that I had to fulfill. IMO there are to many things that can go wrong with these heads compaired to a fixed head. (blades rattling open in my quiver, the possibility of opening in flight etc) So I stick with what I trust more, fixed heads.
100% agree with Jefro here. If you hit in the boiler room with these heads, its gonna Die. I think most of the stories I here of no recovery, are a product of poor shot placement, and poor jugement as to where the shot really was. I have 8 kills with the 2 blade and they are absolutly devestating. The only thing I dont like was them opening up in my quiver. I add small orthadontist rubber bands to the mid section and problem solved. I dont mind the extra effort doing this as long as they keep massive blood trails flowing Im going to do a test at home sometimes with the blades fully open and half open just to see if it affects flight.
thats awsome man lol. i think ima go with the 2 blades and when the day comes and they fail on me , im goin back to fixed blade. thanks alot u guys. u helped out so much by just informing me on the BH. thanks again
