cedar paul said:
This year I am going to use Black Eagle Rampages for all my big game needs-I might be hunting multiple species in Idaho. These have the stainless outserts and I am running a 100 grn head with a weight of 428 grns and I am getting in the 280's fps with 75 ke. These should punch through just about any critter I plan on shooting.
I was fortunate enough to win a dozen of these a few weeks ago.
I couldn't make up my mind on the SS half-outs from BE, so after thinking it over I finally cut them to length and installed brass HIT inserts instead and homemade lighted X-nocks (my version is about 2 grains lighter than lumenoks). With 200 grains up front, I'm a touch over 19.5% FOC. That's good with lighted nocks, blazer vanes and a reflective strip behind the vanes. Let me know how you like the BE half-outs, I was afraid they might bend. I always liked the HIT system so I went with what I trusted, plus the HITs are even heavier than the SS.
Here's a video from yesterday, shooting them for the first time. The shots in the video are the more calm wind, but it got really gusty as I moved back and they proved to be great in the wind with the micro-diameter, I shot them out to 50yds with heavy gusts...and except for my bow arm blowing all over the place, they didn't drift as much as some arrows I've shot. My eastons before this were slim too though.
The shop I won them from is "Ted's Taxidermy and Bow Shop" in Southern NJ. Buena I think is the town. I'm not from there, so I don't know. lol If any of you are ever in their area, stop in and see them. The owner is a really nice guy.
I should have them broadhead tuned and ready to go for Spring turkey. Hope to poke them through at least one gobbler in a few short weeks!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecR9skAMmH0