I love the rage. So far i shot 3 deer and a turkey with them, and they have done great. I also got multiple uses out of the pack of three that i bought. I am thinking of trying the NAP killzones though. IMO the heads are very similar and i like the design of them.
Dang...that is expensive. We have a Dunhams sporting goods here in town and there $32 there with tax. My buddy gets his off ebay for like $28 shipped I think.
For cats ive used 2 and 3 blade rages. I used a 3 blade for a lynx and it absolutely tore it apart. I really wanted a full mount of a lynx but had to get a head mount on a pedastol (still loks great) should have used a really small fixed blade on a lynx though. Also used on on a mountain lion (2 blade rage) didint get a pass through and it was a good shot. And i shot 28" @ 70#. I thought id get a pass through for sure with a rage, still got the job done though. Thank god!
Roughly $40 here too. $10.50 per deer is way too much. I bought a pack of Slick Tricks and killed 4 deer with them, and I don't plan on buying broadheads unless I lose one. I shot a doe last year with a rage, and I watched it blow through the deer, skip off the ground and smack a tree. One of the blades snapped clear off, so that was the breaking point for me. I was shooting Slick Tricks the next day.
When i do shot an expandable i always shoot grim reapers, ive gotten a pass through on every animal ive hunted. No rubber bands, o-rings, nothin like that. And i was able to re-use the same BH. They fly like field points and they are deadly. I think ive just had bad luck with rages, i swear for everyone they worked great. Whats goin on?? 50% of the time i had the f***k up on me. :D
Living up in B.C, Canada they cost $54.00+ tax, absolutley rediculous! Thats why i buy all my huntin stuff online. Canada is WAY to expensive!!
Really?! They don't penetrate worth a damn? I must be doing something terribly wrong then. They seem to blow right thru the deer I shoot. It's always nice to see my lighted nock glowing on the end of my arrow sticking out of the ground. Maybe you should learn shot placement and then you wouldn't have to ***** about 'this head' or 'that head' not working properly.
Maybe I should finish my first cup of coffee before posting? LOL It just gets old hearing people blame whatever BH they had on at the time for a poor shot. It really doesn't matter what head you use, practice practice practice your shot placement. Am I so wrong about that? I have had great luck with the Rage heads. I see several people on here that I have the utmost respect for shoot Rage. What is it that I should keep dreaming about trial153? Should I dream about finally having one not open correctly? Or dream about making a bad shot? No need to dream there. I have made bad shots. It happens. They've still been recovered though. I'll keep dreaming that I don't make any more bad shots.
i dont trust rages anymore cause the bladesbend to much on the expandables, you always gotta replace the bands, and alot of times they fail to open. all in all my opinion is that theyre **** some of yall might like them but ive had no luck when i needed them
Gut One is right..."most marketed". Shot 2 deer with them this season ,both went in huge but and came out small. In my experience,T3s are way tougher,cut huge going in and out.The clip,or opening up has never been a problem for me.
Come on down...lol. Now the local bow shops are $35 a pack. You can buy them off ebay for $32-$33 a pack as well. I buy a lot off ebay. I've had good luck with them. I find it hard to believe the Rages don't open though...there the easiest opening expandables I have ever seen. Maybe its the shot angles. I'm am going to hunt with Swhackers this season though.....either those or Killzones.
A thought on Swhackers. If you get an exit hole they are fine, but if not you could have a problem because they tend to make a tiny little entry hole. Same with the Aftershock series.
The only heads that might make me sway would be the NAP Bloodrunners but have not researched them enough to say
