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Guess I'm going to Put on Some Rages

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RADAR said,

Are you promoting Grim reapers ? I get that impression . It is a fact that blades opening from the front do indeed squander more KE upon entry than rear opening designs , not just the Rage heads .
Penetration is very important for getting that exit hole , especially when you are shooting mature bucks with a larger bone structure and more muscle than does . Shot placement is vital with any broadhead , but sometimes there are factors beyond a hunter's control that may cause less than perfect shot placement . String jumpers are one example that may cause an arrow to hit higher and strike bone .
A fixed blade head such as a Muzzy , Slick Trick or G5 will do better when striking bone on higher hits.
Now I'm not promoting a broadhead based on performance on less than perfect shots , but when you have more experience under your belt , you will find out that some shots may be less than perfect due to circumstances beyond your control .

My comment about this statement is that it amazes me that there are those of us who will consistently argue with success. I truly believe that there are MANY who would argue about how to properly shoot a foul shot, or a three pointer, even though the instructor was Michael Jordan.

I believe that man by nature is just plain hard headed. He has to find out for himself.

For some reason, there are no experts on Tndeer. Except for BSK. (who self professes to be a land manager and VERY knowledgable about whitetail behavior, and NOT an expert on killing whitetails.) Apparently it makes NO DIFFERENCE if a hunter has killed a couple hundred deer with bow or gun, and several mature animals on public or private land. Makes no difference. There will always be those who argue that their opinion holds no more weight than someone with far less experience.

But what the heck, I'll wade in here as well, RADAR and Stik are both right on target. Rage IS a good head. But like any other head that is sharp and accurate, it will not make up for a bad shot.

And rearward opening blades are more efficient than front opening. In MOST cases, with most shots on most deer, it does not take much KE to penetrate and exit. But, like Radar says, there will be the OCCASIONAL big bodied deer. And really big, 200 pound deer are DIFFERENT animals.

If this were not true, then some outfitters would still allow ALL mechanicals on their hunts. But I've been told that there are several heads that outfitters will NOT allow on their guided hunts. Granted they are mostly elk and Muley hunts, but still, this fact says something about performance.

Personally I've taken many deer with all kinds of heads. My favorite mechanical was the Gator XP. Much like a Rage. I also like the Rocket Sidewinder though the Cabellas Lazer Strike nock off was DULL.

Anyway all this is fun to yak about this late in the year.

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I will argue with only one point in this post but otherwise a great post. Grim Reaper broadheads have killed Grizzly, Moose, Africa big game, Elk, etc. They will take Saskatchewan deer as well.

I am very anal before I simply try a product. I'm sure as everyone can tell I spend a lot of time on the computer dissecting the junk from the consistent results. Grim Reapers have been on the shelves since 2000 and have travelled the world as one of the premier mechanical broadheads. I spend hours researching a product before I put it to use in the field. I wish Grim Reaper paid me for this post but there is not a whitetail deer on this planet I would be reluctant to shoot with a Grim Reaper.

Now with that said, there is not a deer I wouldn't shoot with a Rage. With the toughest of game, I would rather have a fixed 2 blade with a heavy arrow and a fast bow to drive through an animal.

I am still learning but this is what I have learned so far.
 
Grim Reapers are typical of many front deploying mechanicals heads that have been on the market for the past 15 years .
The blade design and deployment is nothing new . That being said , I do like the cut on contact Razortip design .
 

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