[rimfirenut]

wish I still had the rage that failed me, you would be amazed at how it failed and almost completely fell apart. I also got the same answer from the factory and I told them not to waste their time sending me more, once a piece of crap always a piece of crap.. Like I said, sometimes technology sucks....... Stick with tried and true...

[Rusted Angel]

Here are some pics of the arrow and what's left of the broadhead along with some of the blod trail in the corn field.

[Rusted Angel]

Quote:       Originally Posted by rimfirenut

wish I still had the rage that failed me, you would be amazed at how it failed and almost completely fell apart. I also got the same answer from the factory and I told them not to waste their time sending me more, once a piece of crap always a piece of crap.. Like I said, sometimes technology sucks....... Stick with tried and true...

I don't have a lot of money so I have get cheaper broadheads and I think they work better than these $40 dollars ones!

[rimfirenut]

Looks like the same problem I had with the blades, my cut on contact tip was bent over and the slot where it is affixed was broken also. looks like decent blood, maybe a bit on the red side for a lung hit, lung hits usually have a pinkish color with bubbles...

[rimfirenut]

Quote:       Originally Posted by Rusted Angel

I don't have a lot of money so I have get cheaper broadheads and I think they work better than these $40 dollars ones!

I picked up a 6 pack of trophy ridge ultimate steel on ebay for $22 delivered...

[blaster]

sorry you lost your deer. I too have tried mechanical broad heads and found them to be un reliable killers. I have several new packs of various mfg. that are now in the yard sale box. I hate loosing a game animal and now stick with the tried and true preformers.

[Ferroflame]

Sorry you lost your deer, man.

Maybe you'd have better luck with a 7.62x54R 180Gr SP round.

Haha just playing. Bow hunting is just fine. :]

[Ballbearing]

Quote:       Originally Posted by wunhunglo

So more ammunition for the anti-hunters to use against those who hunt??? Another animal left to a lingering painful death??

People make mistakes, just like animals do. I saw a television program on lions in the wild. A female lion caught up with a wildebeast and grabbed ahold of it and it not only shook her off, it kicked hell out of her. She didn't eat that day. All hunts do not go off without a hitch, not for us, not for them. I'll just bet a crapload of cavemen got killed before they perfected their Mammoth hunting technique. Not to mention how many of our intrepid ancestors got eaten by cave lions while trying to protect their kill. Yep, it was a dangerous world then, and it's still a dangerous world. If you don't believe me, walk up to a cape buffalo and try to stick a sharpened stick in it and see what happens to you. I wouldn't recommend riding a 4-wheeler through Rhino country either. In a nutshell, an intelligent human with a high-tech weapon is no guarantee of success. That's why it's called hunting. No disrespect intended, it just happens to be so.
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*Disclaimer (below): (because I know, man, I just know...)

Under no circumstances do I actually advocate poking buffalo with sharp objects unless you wish to quickly remove yourself from the human gene pool. It was merely an illustration of absurdity. For those who still cannot understand. Don't poke buffalo, you'll die.
Thank you.

[Rusted Angel]

Quote:       Originally Posted by Ferroflame

Sorry you lost your deer, man. Maybe you'd have better luck with a 7.62x54R 180Gr SP round. Haha just playing. Bow hunting is just fine. :]

In Indiana you can't hunt hunt deer with high power rifle.

I only hunt deer with bow and muzzleloader.

I have a Winchester 70 in .308 Win and a Weatherby Vanguard in .300 Wby. Mag. that one day I hope I can use for deer in another state.

[Ballbearing]

Quote:       Originally Posted by Rusted Angel

In Indiana you can't hunt hunt deer with high power rifle. I only hunt deer with bow and muzzleloader. I have a Winchester 70 in .308 Win and a Weatherby Vanguard in .300 Wby. Mag. that one day I hope I can use for deer in another state.

That is insane! You guys don't have room to shoot in Indiana? I find that hard to believe. You want to hear something just as assinine? In my state, you can't hunt deer with buckshot, b-u-c-k-s-h-o-t, BUCK-SHOT! It's called that for a reason you know! You have to use a slug.

[thrillbilly]

Quote:       Originally Posted by Chromie

Thrillbilly, just out of curiosity were the trouble heads 2 or three blades?

They were 2 bladed. From what I remember, they looked about like RustyAngel's pics afterwards.

[deadzero]

Anything mechanical is prone to failure.

mechanical broadheads have been on the market for a long time, and they work well when the work, but when they fail, they fail miserably.

I've buried 100 gr. Thunderheads into a spine, and played hell getting it back out. all blades were beat up bad but still intact.

I'll stick with what works.....

[Rusted Angel]

Quote:       Originally Posted by Ballbearing

That is insane! You guys don't have room to shoot in Indiana? I find that hard to believe. You want to hear something just as assinine? In my state, you can't hunt deer with buckshot, b-u-c-k-s-h-o-t, BUCK-SHOT! It's called that for a reason you know! You have to use a slug.

Same here, no buckshot, only slugs

[deerhuntertyler]

no buckshot here eather, stuck with slugs

[Beaner]

huh...

first off, sorry about your deer man, had a similar thing with a BEAUTIFUL buck - just like in field and stream- broadside, looking up to sniff my scent stick, beautiful shot -

fully bloodied arrow, went to find him, blood trail went dry, searched for 3 days and nothing.

as far as broadheads, i was using a crossbow and my bolt had a Muzzy 100gr 4 blade on it - they have served my needs quite well.

[Rusted Angel]

Since I don't have a lot of money and I had some rage left over, I went out again and this time the broadhead did it's job just fine, the buck just ran 35-40 before he colapsed.

[GUNZABLAZIN]

What part of the state are you in Rusted Angel?

[Rambo]

Quote:       Originally Posted by deadzero

Anything mechanical is prone to failure. mechanical broadheads have been on the market for a long time, and they work well when the work, but when they fail, they fail miserably. I've buried 100 gr. Thunderheads into a spine, and played hell getting it back out. all blades were beat up bad but still intact. I'll stick with what works.....

I use Thunder Heads also and have never had one fail, even after hitting bone. Then again, that's all I've ever used and I stick with them.

[Rusted Angel]

Quote:       Originally Posted by GUNZABLAZIN

What part of the state are you in Rusted Angel?

Northeast Indiana

[bryarx]

It just seems like a lot of the mechanical heads add 'one more thing' that can mess up. I mean, Native Americans used rock arrow heads, seem to work just fine!