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No the marketing doesn't have any bearing on how it performs but it does grind my gears seeing the "bow whores" on TV and in magazines talking about how great they are, KNOWING they are only saying and using them because they are getting paid to do so and will do so until the next highest bidder comes along. Then once that happens, you have the mindless sheep that follow in their shadows and repeat everything they have been brainwashed with. I just wish people would give honest reviews on something and not be influenced by the almighty dollar.

I can't tell you how many times on the forums that I have read the statement in broadhead threads "I think Rages are awesome!! I've not shot a deer with one yet BUT....". That kind of crap right there gets me turned wrong in a hurry. I can't stand weekend experts that think they know everything about archery, especially when they base all their info on anything EXCEPT for personal experience!!

I tried them PERSONALLY. I killed deer with them PERSONALLY. I PERSONALLY didn't like them. They wouldn't stay closed in the quiver and I swore if I heard that cocky "put the rage in the cage" statement again I would hurl! Not only that but they are $39 for 3 vs what I consider a totally better broadhead for $30 for 3. Saving $10 per pack is fine with me, especially for a better quality built broadhead, minus the ego. Even better, the Slick Tricks are just around $25 a pack for 3.
 
Rage devastation!


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Crow Terminator said:
No the marketing doesn't have any bearing on how it performs but it does grind my gears seeing the "bow whores" on TV and in magazines talking about how great they are, KNOWING they are only saying and using them because they are getting paid to do so and will do so until the next highest bidder comes along. Then once that happens, you have the mindless sheep that follow in their shadows and repeat everything they have been brainwashed with. I just wish people would give honest reviews on something and not be influenced by the almighty dollar.

I can't tell you how many times on the forums that I have read the statement in broadhead threads "I think Rages are awesome!! I've not shot a deer with one yet BUT....". That kind of crap right there gets me turned wrong in a hurry. I can't stand weekend experts that think they know everything about archery, especially when they base all their info on anything EXCEPT for personal experience!!

I tried them PERSONALLY. I killed deer with them PERSONALLY. I PERSONALLY didn't like them. They wouldn't stay closed in the quiver and I swore if I heard that cocky "put the rage in the cage" statement again I would hurl! Not only that but they are $39 for 3 vs what I consider a totally better broadhead for $30 for 3. Saving $10 per pack is fine with me, especially for a better quality built broadhead, minus the ego. Even better, the Slick Tricks are just around $25 a pack for 3.
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I agree with everything you have said, but I don't get the complaint about them opening up in the quiver. And i'm not attacking you personally, I have heard this complaint many times. Yea so what. It's one more small step you have to take in the stand. Check and make sure your blades closed as you nock the arrow, and then check the ones in your quiver in case you need to reload quickly. I can see how this would annoy some, but for me it's not a big enough deal to have a negative opinion of the head. But yea all the posers that just repeat what they've seen in the magazines..ect really disgust me. But hey this is a forum and unfortunately every one gets to voice an opinion...even the ones who don't know shat.lol
 
I'm well aware of the amount of "flexing" the arrow does in flight and at release. I pay very close attention to the spine of my arrows and the amount of weight I apply to each end of my arrow as well as the FOC of my arrow. Not to sound arrogant but this is somewhat elementary when it comes to building arrows and striving for the ideal trajectory. That being said, no I do not worry about things that are A)beyond my control and B) have yet to happen to me. I actually like the idea of having a blade that is not bound physically by say a rubber band or the like.
I see your point and have often considered the risk involved; so much so that I have often considered doing away with mechanical heads altogether. So what it boils down to is, PERSONALLY I have had no issues with this head, and I will continue to use it. I may have to check to make sure the blades are "locked in", but the effectiveness of this head out weighs the minimal effort that it takes to make sure the blades are locked in as I nock my arrow. Again I want to state I'm not a "fan boy" or "kool-aid" drinker. I'm just telling yall how I feel from my personal experience.
 
bobthebowhunter said:
Crow Terminator said:
No the marketing doesn't have any bearing on how it performs but it does grind my gears seeing the "bow whores" on TV and in magazines talking about how great they are, KNOWING they are only saying and using them because they are getting paid to do so and will do so until the next highest bidder comes along. Then once that happens, you have the mindless sheep that follow in their shadows and repeat everything they have been brainwashed with. I just wish people would give honest reviews on something and not be influenced by the almighty dollar.

I can't tell you how many times on the forums that I have read the statement in broadhead threads "I think Rages are awesome!! I've not shot a deer with one yet BUT....". That kind of crap right there gets me turned wrong in a hurry. I can't stand weekend experts that think they know everything about archery, especially when they base all their info on anything EXCEPT for personal experience!!

I tried them PERSONALLY. I killed deer with them PERSONALLY. I PERSONALLY didn't like them. They wouldn't stay closed in the quiver and I swore if I heard that cocky "put the rage in the cage" statement again I would hurl! Not only that but they are $39 for 3 vs what I consider a totally better broadhead for $30 for 3. Saving $10 per pack is fine with me, especially for a better quality built broadhead, minus the ego. Even better, the Slick Tricks are just around $25 a pack for 3.
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I agree with everything you have said, but I don't get the complaint about them opening up in the quiver. And i'm not attacking you personally, I have heard this complaint many times. Yea so what. It's one more small step you have to take in the stand. Check and make sure your blades closed as you nock the arrow, and then check the ones in your quiver in case you need to reload quickly. I can see how this would annoy some, but for me it's not a big enough deal to have a negative opinion of the head. But yea all the posers that just repeat what they've seen in the magazines..ect really disgust me. But hey this is a forum and unfortunately every one gets to voice an opinion...even the ones who don't know shat.lol
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I would agree with you if they were just opening up in the quiver but the ones I tried would open with the slightest bump of my bow. One night two years ago I climbed into my stand and pulled a rage from my quiver. I pushed the blades closed and nocked the arrow. I then rechecked the blades to make sure they were still closed. Before dark I had a big doe come 5 yards away from my tree. I got my bow off the hook and drew back. When I hit my anchor point I glanced at the rage and what do ya know! Here's one of the blades hanging out! Somewhere between getting the bow off the hook and drawing back that dang blade flopped loose! I did get that deer but that was the night I said the heck with all the RAGE!
 
bobthebowhunter said:
I'm well aware of the amount of "flexing" the arrow does in flight and at release. I pay very close attention to the spine of my arrows and the amount of weight I apply to each end of my arrow as well as the FOC of my arrow. Not to sound arrogant but this is somewhat elementary when it comes to building arrows and striving for the ideal trajectory. That being said, no I do not worry about things that are A)beyond my control and B) have yet to happen to me. I actually like the idea of having a blade that is not bound physically by say a rubber band or the like.
I see your point and have often considered the risk involved; so much so that I have often considered doing away with mechanical heads altogether. So what it boils down to is, PERSONALLY I have had no issues with this head, and I will continue to use it. I may have to check to make sure the blades are "locked in", but the effectiveness of this head out weighs the minimal effort that it takes to make sure the blades are locked in as I nock my arrow. Again I want to state I'm not a "fan boy" or "kool-aid" drinker. I'm just telling yall how I feel from my personal experience.
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They do leave a heck of a hole no doubt. I thought the blades were held in place by a smll rubber oring? I like mechenicals without the rubber bands also. Been shooting the 2 blade NAP Spitfire for as long as they have been making them. Red Head has a similar head now and I like it as well.
 
I shoot the rage heads myself and have experienced the opening in the quiver a couple of times myself. Will it make me stop using them or worry about them opening in flight? No, Will I try a different broadhead? Sure, I have shot several different heads over the years and have considered trying something different this year myself. I have no idea which one it will be yet though.
 
Buck Assassin said:
bobthebowhunter said:
Crow Terminator said:
No the marketing doesn't have any bearing on how it performs but it does grind my gears seeing the "bow whores" on TV and in magazines talking about how great they are, KNOWING they are only saying and using them because they are getting paid to do so and will do so until the next highest bidder comes along. Then once that happens, you have the mindless sheep that follow in their shadows and repeat everything they have been brainwashed with. I just wish people would give honest reviews on something and not be influenced by the almighty dollar.

I can't tell you how many times on the forums that I have read the statement in broadhead threads "I think Rages are awesome!! I've not shot a deer with one yet BUT....". That kind of crap right there gets me turned wrong in a hurry. I can't stand weekend experts that think they know everything about archery, especially when they base all their info on anything EXCEPT for personal experience!!

I tried them PERSONALLY. I killed deer with them PERSONALLY. I PERSONALLY didn't like them. They wouldn't stay closed in the quiver and I swore if I heard that cocky "put the rage in the cage" statement again I would hurl! Not only that but they are $39 for 3 vs what I consider a totally better broadhead for $30 for 3. Saving $10 per pack is fine with me, especially for a better quality built broadhead, minus the ego. Even better, the Slick Tricks are just around $25 a pack for 3.
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I agree with everything you have said, but I don't get the complaint about them opening up in the quiver. And i'm not attacking you personally, I have heard this complaint many times. Yea so what. It's one more small step you have to take in the stand. Check and make sure your blades closed as you nock the arrow, and then check the ones in your quiver in case you need to reload quickly. I can see how this would annoy some, but for me it's not a big enough deal to have a negative opinion of the head. But yea all the posers that just repeat what they've seen in the magazines..ect really disgust me. But hey this is a forum and unfortunately every one gets to voice an opinion...even the ones who don't know shat.lol
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I would agree with you if they were just opening up in the quiver but the ones I tried would open with the slightest bump of my bow. One night two years ago I climbed into my stand and pulled a rage from my quiver. I pushed the blades closed and nocked the arrow. I then rechecked the blades to make sure they were still closed. Before dark I had a big doe come 5 yards away from my tree. I got my bow off the hook and drew back. When I hit my anchor point I glanced at the rage and what do ya know! Here's one of the blades hanging out! Somewhere between getting the bow off the hook and drawing back that dang blade flopped loose! I did get that deer but that was the night I said the heck with all the RAGE!
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I can see your frustration, and I don't blame you for ditching them. Believe me as soon as that happens to me I'll be ditching them too. But for now I have 6 of them that I'm gonna shoot. Hate to waste when money's tight.
 
My biggest concern with them opening in the quiver was dulling the blades. I am, perhaps what you would call, "anal" about blades being super super scary sharp on my broadheads. If a fixed blade can go dull just sitting in a quiver and not being touched, than a mechanical flopping around in the quiver with every move I make on the way to the hunt site in the bow case and then on the hike into the woods, and then up in the treestand...well that can't be good. The problem was the O ring itself; after a little bit they get rotten or just by going from the warm air into the cold air and vice versa, they will lose their ability to hold the blades on those little shoulders the Rage has.

I personally swapped over to the Grim Reaper heads; I like the tip on them better and they don't utilize an O ring either. They leave holes ever bit as big as a Rage and as a bonus, are cheaper priced and scary sharp out of the packs.
 
Rage are great heads for soft tissue damage . They leave a massive hole . Fixed blade heads are beter for penetrating bone . Pick the broadhead you have confidence you can place in the vitals while delivering the best wound channel and blood trail .
I have had success with rage heads and others as well . Shot placement is everything .
 

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