sportsman94
Senior Member
I just bought some rage broadheads and am planning on u@ing them for turkeys, is there anything special I can do to keep them from opening in. flight?
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Flaustin1
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Throw them in the trash. I had one come open on me twice. Same head. New o-ring. it simply opened up at about 20 yds. Lotta people love em but ill never use them again. You can put a very lightweight rubber band around the middle where the blades hinge. they say it helps but i dont know.
snook24
Senior Member
There great you dont have to do anything ill be using them for turkeys also. Ive never had any problems with mine.
lungbuster123
Senior Member
If you dont like them send them to me!!!
Flaustin1
Senior Member
I threw them out in the woods where they belong!
tv_racin_fan
Senior Member
Not being a bow hunter I am curious as to how much in FPS or penetration those type of broadheads gain for you? I'm one of those simple is better kinda guys as I find that complicated stuff tends to fail at the least opportune times.
hawgrider1200
Senior Member
If there was an advantage to using them I think ol Uncle Ted would be using them. He's still using the fixed blade, Magnus.
I've been using Rage 2 blade for a couple years now and have never had one come open in flight. I've killed close to ten deer with them and have got complete pass throughs on all of them.
TV_Racin_FAN
Shooting a Rage head won't help you gain any speed and you will actually lose penetration over a smaller head such as a Magnus Stinger. It takes more KE to push those 2'' blades through an animal that it does a smaller head. The Rage heads aren't for every set up and they even explain this on thier web site. They even give you a KE calulator. However, people still love to bash them if they don't get a pass through shooting a set up that was made before they were born.
TV_Racin_FAN
Shooting a Rage head won't help you gain any speed and you will actually lose penetration over a smaller head such as a Magnus Stinger. It takes more KE to push those 2'' blades through an animal that it does a smaller head. The Rage heads aren't for every set up and they even explain this on thier web site. They even give you a KE calulator. However, people still love to bash them if they don't get a pass through shooting a set up that was made before they were born.
Flaustin1
Senior Member
When i had the head fail on me i was shooting a perfectly good set up. Im not bashing them because of the penetration deal. I had one FAIL. TWICE. same head new oring. It seemed to work fine. But it failed. When i touch the X-force off with a NAP Hellrazor on the end of my shaft i know how its gonna fly and that it will cut when it gets there.
hiliner1
Member
I certainly hope that you "threw them" some place that they won't injure anyone!
In that case most bow hunters wouldn't own anything esp. not a bow. Almost every Mathews shooter I know changes the grips. Tweeking stuff is part of the fun.
hikingthehills
Senior Member
Spitfire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gentleman4561
Senior Member
I shoot the muzzy three blades and they are great and as simple as they come.
Flaustin1
Senior Member
Dont worry hiline . . .No one will ever find those heads. Not even on accident!
deadend
Senior Member
I had blades shear off my Rage heads when shooting armadillos for crying out loud. They are at the bottom of the Savannah river at this moment. Back to Zwickeys, Snuffers, and Magnus.
killa86
Senior Member
im a firm believer in rage 2 blade broadheads love the entry hole yes it cuts a 2" hole but it also violently rips a 5 to 7" wide hole in the skin better blood trail and less material coagulate the bleeding i shoot a bowtech at 286 fps i have had 0 problems. 10 deer 4 rams 5 hogs and a blackbuck antelope. anyone who doesnt like the rage send them to me
