cpugsie Report post Posted April 8, 2008 The Rage two blade is what I'd use for Turkeys. 2" diameter cut with the advantage of a being fully deployed on entry plus very little KE to deploy. The entry holes are actually bigger than 2" because the blades hyper extend upon deployment. Best mechanical deployment system made to date! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues 'n' Sheep Report post Posted April 8, 2008 The Rage two blade is what I'd use for Turkeys. 2" diameter cut with the advantage of a being fully deployed on entry plus very little KE to deploy. The entry holes are actually bigger than 2" because the blades hyper extend upon deployment. Best mechanical deployment system made to date! HaHaHa! You could not Pay me to use those broadheads!! I had one friend make a "bread basket" shot on a bull at 45-50 yds with them and he never found the bull.... and he looked for a week! My Bro-in-law was using them and made a so-so shot on a bull right at dark and chose to back out. We were back in there at first light and the bull was bedded 60 yds from where he shot himand could not get up.... 2 well placed shots later the bull expired.... all 3 shots had poor penetration and that last two shots were at 10yds or less! Trash.... garbage.... worthless, piece-o-shite! I wouldn't even use them to shoot stumps! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cpugsie Report post Posted April 10, 2008 Were talking about taking a turkey with them not a bull elk. It's sad to hear that your friend lost an elk with any head. I've been there. I probably wouldn't use the Rage for elk hunting but I surely will be using the Rocky mountain Snyper this year on my 4B elk hunt. It's easy to say I had a perfect shot on an animal that got away but how do you realy know what happened if you don't find the animal eventually. People loose animals every year with "perfect shots" (so they say) from both mechanical and fixed blade heads. There's mostly inocent people in jail also. Just ask the inmates! It's easy to put the blame on anthing other than yourself. I once had a perfect 10 yard broadside shot shot at a 348" bull elk right in the "bread basket". I found him bedded 6 hours later to just have him get up and run away before I could get off another shot. My hunting buddy shot him the next day about a 1/2 mile from where I inititally shot him. His arrow entered the elk less that 1.5" from where my arrow entered the elk, only his arrow went competely through the elk. My arrow actually made a right turn as soon as it hit the elk and ended up in his stomach. I was shooting an under spined arrow and can only assume what might have happened. My point is that things happen all the time that are not the norm. Mechanicals come with some inherent design attributes that must be addresed when being used. For starters, they actually do open on impact. So when walking around with them in your hand when stalking or just putting them back into your quiver can fully or partially deploy them when they come into contact with a branch or the foam of your quiver. You need to be more aware of what your doing with them. I also usually double band them when I'm hunting. They were designed to open with minimal effort so the extra band is just some insurance in case they do come in contact with something before I take the shot. This is mostly for the Snyper. I also put a band on the Rage when carring them in my quiver even though they were not designed to have a band on the front end of the blade. The owner of Rage wanted it this way. I put alot of time into the design of these heads and they are used very successfully by thousands of hunters every year. Putting a good shot where it counts with any head should get the job done. Rearward deploying mechanicals that fly like your field points simply give you the confidence to do it more often! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
