70# Mathews. I was running 252 fps before I replaced my limbs, and now I'm certain I'm faster than that, since my draw weight increased and my sight spacing is less from my old drop. I've just had really good kills and performance from my fixed blades. Years ago, I started with the 2 blade Muzzy broad heads, and they penetrate like crazy and were very effective. I tried a variety of other fixed blades, and they worked well. I went to the Rage, and have had nothing but issues. I have gone back to my fixed blades, and I don't plan to switch again now.

I killed a buck opening day with a rage and as the deer was running off I could see the fire hydrant flow of red coming out of the animal as it fled. The buck went only 50 yards, and a half blind person could follow the blood trail.
It's a mechanical and in my opinion there is always going to be a chance of failure, and having used different brands over the years it doesn't make a difference what type of mechanical you use it's going to happen.
I've been using them for several seasons and I can't say I've recovered all the animals I've taken with them because there has been a couple I can think of I didn't recover, but I can't put all the blame on the broadhead.
If there is a silver bullet out there, I'm sure it will be just a short while when all the others will soon be out of business.

I hate O-rings and will never use another one that has them.

Not sure what other mechanicals you have tried but sure wouldn't compare all Mechanical's to the Rage.

Personally, I have never used the small diameter fixed but there are two guys on our lease that do. Tracking their deer is difficult because of the minimal blood loss but finding their arrow is just as difficult because of how far it goes after it passes through the animal.

I have had a pass through on every deer I have shot and shoot a lower speed and poundage than you do, with mechanicals.



I don't agree with this at all. I have been using the same broadhead for at least ten years, probably longer. There are 7 other guys that have switched to the same broadhead. Combined, we have killed numerous animals with no failure. If I had a failure or experienced one first hand, I would no longer use that equipment.

I do agree that there are times that a loss deer is blamed on the broadhead when it was hunter error. My experience with Rage, the deer dropped dead in its tracks. I hit right behind the shoulder, bottom 3rd of the body. Arrow deflected straight up and hit the spine. I have seen two other animals shot with Rage that the arrow deflected and two on video that showed the deflection, but animal wasn't recovered.

So what brand is the perfect head that works under any and all conditions?
Not trying to be a smart arse, just want to make sure I buy the right brand!

Not saying it is perfect, just giving my opinion and experience, but I am sold on NAP spitfire. Never had one fail, never had one deflect, great blood trails, and shoot exactly like my field tips. Only losses are from hunter error.

The only reason I don't use fixed 1" cut broadheads on deer is after years of hunting bow only leases the most often lost animal comes from smaller cut fixed heads in the high lungs. You just don't get much blood with a small hole in high lung. I shoot a 60# Bowtech at 300 fps and a 2" grim reaper mechanical blows thru any deer you shoot. And if your shot isn't perfect you still have a better chance of retrieving your deer. Now for hogs I prefer the NAP hell razor fixed head. Got a complete pass thru on a hog Saturday with no damage to the head or arrow. And the pig only went about 30 yrds.

Now I remember that I've used these before and I don't have any complaint only that I had to be careful placing them in my quiver because they would slightly have a tendency to open unless I gently pushed them into the foam hood.
Probably the only reason I went with the Rage heads.
They are a really good broadhead, I'll give you that!

The only reason I don't use fixed 1" cut broadheads on deer is after years of hunting bow only leases the most often lost animal comes from smaller cut fixed heads in the high lungs. You just don't get much blood with a small hole in high lung. I shoot a 60# Bowtech at 300 fps and a 2" grim reaper mechanical blows thru any deer you shoot. And if your shot isn't perfect you still have a better chance of retrieving your deer. Now for hogs I prefer the NAP hell razor fixed head. Got a complete pass thru on a hog Saturday with no damage to the head or arrow. And the pig only went about 30 yrds.

I have had this happen to me as well. Several years ago when I was still relatively new to bowhunting the archery guy at Cabelas sold me on a smaller cutting diameter broadhead. I lost a good buck that year using it. I had good penetration and the deer shook the arrow really quick, I think through the exit hole (I was in my teens and shooting an older bow at about 57 lbs if I remember correctly - never had a complete passthru with that bow but the penatration on this particular shot seemed better than normal as he ran off). The blood trail was good enough for maybe 60 yards, but after that it fizzled out to the point of not being able to track it. From what I remember, I felt like I had good shot placement maybe a bit high and lung blood on the arrow. We looked hard for that deer but never recovered him or saw him on the hoof again. After about 100 yards we were just wandering around hoping to stumble across him. That is really a frustrating event when you feel like you executed every think good enough to seal the deal only to never find the deer.

As with any product in the American hunting industry, some have good experiences while others have bad ones. I've yet to have a bad experience with the Rage 2-blade, original, SC, and 40KE models. I will stick with them until I have an issue. How's that sound)

I have used the 2 blade Rage, and will never use them again. And even more, I will never use a mechanical ever again. Simple physics- The larger the opening, the more the broadhead comes into contact with, and limits it penetration. Sure, it sounds great in theory, but you take a 2, 3 or 4 blade fixed broad head with a 7.8" or 1" cutting diameter, it will penetrate like no other. I want a pass through when bow hunting. Mechanical broad heads have not given me that. And the Rage was the worst one I have used. I have also had the blades come open and notice it when I draw on an animal. Fixed blades won't do this.

Yeah but how many animals have you show with the rage?