Been biting my tongue so far, but what the heck. I will preface my comments with the fact that I have been using archery on animals for about 40 years and used to shoot in competitions, so I know a little bit. Most bows out today can outshoot their shooter, even a Walmart special. Most people overestimate their skills and therefore take shots at angles and distances they have zero business taking. They like to blame the resulting issues on their broadheads, thus threads like this one. When it comes to broadheads, there are a few truths that everyone should consider.
First truth is that you can kill a deer with nothing more than a field point, IF properly placed. Yes, I did it once to say I could. That means ANY broadhead made will kill a deer if shot placement is correct. Proper placement is all that really matters and everything else is just entertaining chat!
Second truth is that a fixed blade, cut on impact head will kill and not fail out of a properly tuned bow, but sadly, most bows are not properly tuned in the field and folks turn to mechs to make up for tuning. I will also add that most pro shops do not fully tune bows leaving their shops, they just don't seem to have or take the time and expect shooters to do so on their own. You may get less blood with a smaller fixed head, but you usually end up with a deer on the ground either within or just out of sight too.
Final truth is that with Rage or any other mechs, if you shoot them enough times on animals, you WILL experience a premature blade deployment, lack of blade deployment, or some other type of failure, period. Just hope it is not on the biggest buck of your life!
I am not saying not to shoot mechs, but if you do, know what you signed up for when they let you down, your choice.
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First truth is that you can kill a deer with nothing more than a field point, IF properly placed. Yes, I did it once to say I could. That means ANY broadhead made will kill a deer if shot placement is correct. Proper placement is all that really matters and everything else is just entertaining chat!
Second truth is that a fixed blade, cut on impact head will kill and not fail out of a properly tuned bow, but sadly, most bows are not properly tuned in the field and folks turn to mechs to make up for tuning. I will also add that most pro shops do not fully tune bows leaving their shops, they just don't seem to have or take the time and expect shooters to do so on their own. You may get less blood with a smaller fixed head, but you usually end up with a deer on the ground either within or just out of sight too.
Final truth is that with Rage or any other mechs, if you shoot them enough times on animals, you WILL experience a premature blade deployment, lack of blade deployment, or some other type of failure, period. Just hope it is not on the biggest buck of your life!
I am not saying not to shoot mechs, but if you do, know what you signed up for when they let you down, your choice.
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