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SwampDonkey1
MMT F.E.
Joined: Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:09 pm Posts: 923 Location: North Central KS
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 Rage Chisel-Tip?
Just wondering what everybody bowhunts with? season is gonna be here in a couple months and I've been debating switching to the new Rage chisel tip. I've shot muzzy mx-4 then switched to the Rage 2 blades and really like 'em (massive blood trails & tip over in sight) but you gotta stay away from that shoulder. I've saw they were coming out with a chisel tip but am wondering if its all that much of an improvement? If not ill hang with what I got, also am looking at the Epek broadheads, kind look the same but the blades are stored differently? What do you guys shoot? What is your experience with the rage 2 or 3 blade?
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Robn1020
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:09 pm Posts: 4232 Location: Cypress, TX
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 Re: Rage Chisel-Tip?
Shot this hog in the shoulder as she was quartered toward me a month ago at 30 yards with a regular rage 2 blade. Went 30 yards. Your regular 2 blades are fine. You don't need to spend the money. Granted I needed a rebuild kit on the broadhead, but it passed through bone. JMO
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Mudhole
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:05 am Posts: 716 Location: NW La.
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Shooting Slick Trick Mag 100 and Killzones this year
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SwampDonkey1
MMT F.E.
Joined: Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:09 pm Posts: 923 Location: North Central KS
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 Re: Rage Chisel-Tip?
I just have trouble with broadside shots, which sounds odd but I had one bad experience where I caught some shoulder with a 2 blade and only got a few inches of penetration and another where I was a little far back and caught some guts that made the dressing job a real mess. Other than that I've had no issues, either a clean pass through or a good quartering away shot, I just have trouble finding a happy medium on the broadside shot...
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deltaduckmaster
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:07 pm Posts: 16608
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Robn1020
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:09 pm Posts: 4232 Location: Cypress, TX
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Bigbuckfever
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sat May 28, 2011 11:18 pm Posts: 2114 Location: Slinger, WI
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 Re: Rage Chisel-Tip?
I worked in the archery industry until recently and I've seen and heard every theory there is on broad heads. The facts are that any broad head works on a well placed shot. Any broad head CAN fail on a poorly placed shot although some work better than others on certain bad shots. It's simple; practice and know your limitations, pushing those limitations is what causes wounded animals. I've shot deer with Rage broad heads that I may not have recovered with any others, but my largest deer that grossed at 192 6/8 would most likely not have been harvested if I had been shooting them. (very hard quartering away shot) the penetration on any mechanical broad head does not compete with a cut on contact fixed blade. Just my thoughts based on my experience.
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garrettpearce
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Jul 27, 2009 8:10 pm Posts: 1436 Location: down da bayou
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Just bought some exodus broad heads seem to fly pretty good and are sharp as hell
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Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:56 am |
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BayouStateHunter
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sat May 16, 2009 1:04 pm Posts: 2037 Location: On da Northshore -- Louisiana
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Rage 2 blade. I'm tempted to try their be titaniums this year. Over 2" cut
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odass
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Aug 02, 2011 5:30 pm Posts: 1928
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I made a poorly placed shot with a rage last season. Deer was under me . I've killed at least 6 other deer with same shot. But with fixed blades. This particular shot was on a 180" typical 12pt. The rage didn't deploy and the arrow slid down his rib cage. Not a single vital was touched. 11 days later this buck was at other deer camera. I know it was a BS shot but I was comfortable with it and had I shot my shuttle t locks he would be on my wall. I'm not ever chancing expandables again. Shuttle t locks is my vote.
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Gameover
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:06 am Posts: 3673 Location: Prarieville,LA
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i tried out the swachkers last year and really liked them. i only killed one doe with it last year but it put a hurtin on the deer and fell within sight.
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deltaduckmaster
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:07 pm Posts: 16608
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I've killed over 40 deer with the rage 2 blade! Shot one deer with a fixed broad head in all the years I been hunting made a bad shot coyotes found him before me!! I've even pulled a rage out of a deer while looking at another put it in my bow and shot that one with the opened rage that resulted in 2 dead deer!! I want to try the swacker also
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Robn1020
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:09 pm Posts: 4232 Location: Cypress, TX
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deltaduckmaster
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Robn1020
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:09 pm Posts: 4232 Location: Cypress, TX
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grasshopper
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Joined: Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:38 pm Posts: 125 Location: hartselle al.
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I had trouble with rage opening in flight .. went back to fixed blade.. I want a good mechanical cause of the cutting diameter... Fixed blades have gotten so small in last 10 yrs.... They both have their own advantage
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deltaduckmaster
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grasshopper
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Joined: Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:38 pm Posts: 125 Location: hartselle al.
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Wilson
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Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:35 pm Posts: 935 Location: South LA
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I'm still shooting my old style 76 grain Rocket Aerohead Mini-Blasters. We've had good luck with them ever since they first came out. My buddy did shoot a big deer this year with a Rage and hit the shoulder towards the front. It only went in a few inches and broke. Almost no blood. We tracked that thing all night and the next day. It was seen on game cams again and eventually shot. I won't ever shoot them after seeing that and neither will my hunting buddies. I've been hearing good things about Grim Reapers but haven't tried them yet. They do have a 85 grain model that I've been looking at.
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mizzippi jb
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Joined: Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:53 pm Posts: 5077 Location: The duck Mecca called Ga!
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I like the rages, I killed a few deer with the G5 tekan last year. I really like those too. The blade retention system is awesome.
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odass
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Joined: Tue Aug 02, 2011 5:30 pm Posts: 1928
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woodduck224
MMT F.E.
Joined: Wed May 26, 2010 8:39 pm Posts: 800 Location: walker la
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I shoot the rage 3 blade and have been for a few years now. I have shot prolly 10-12 deer a coyote and the farthest track job was maybe 80yrds. I have learned to be patient with a shot it can make all the difference. I have shot quartering to and away shots no problems. I don't like to shoot my rage a hogs though so I carry mx-4 and montec G5 for the bacon. I even shoot old arrows cause the hogs are close to the ground its kinda hard to get a pass through when ur arrow hits the ground on the exit, more times than not the arrow is broken after shooting a pig.
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take'emgator
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Joined: Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:38 pm Posts: 10201 Location: SETX
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I shoot mini blasters.....if i could ever hit something i'll tell you my results, did hit a coyote at 30yrds, folded up right wehre i shot him
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Nate
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Joined: Sun Jun 17, 2012 1:30 pm Posts: 425 Location: Houma, LA
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Slick Trick mags here
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duckzbuckz365
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Joined: Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:29 am Posts: 510 Location: minnesota
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I shoot muzzy 3 blade 100g love them! very simple and affective
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