[Sooner Shooter]

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.

Would the reason it's called buckshot be that "the buck was shot" but not found? With the distance some archery hunters shoot I can only imagine what some buckshot shooters would do?

[GUNZABLAZIN]

Quote:       Originally Posted by Rusted Angel

Northeast Indiana

Me too, what county? I'm in Wells, Bluffton.

[Rusted Angel]

Quote:       Originally Posted by GUNZABLAZIN

Me too, what county? I'm in Wells, Bluffton.

Allen but I hunt mostly in Huntington Res.

[ACfixer]

Quote:       Originally Posted by bryarx

Native Americans used rock arrow heads, seem to work just fine!

No they didn't work fine by today's ethical standards for a clean kill. Native Americans weren't bound by hunting rules and seasons and would often lose deer to poor shots and leave pissed off wounded animals. There's no comparison between a sharpened rock tied to a wooden arrow shaft and today's broadheads and a 60lb compound bow.

Anyway, back to the thread... I agree, stick with Muzzy (or choose your brand) fixed blade broadheads. The mechanicals work great in you tube videos and dealer promo shots, but there was nothing wrong with a fixed blade broadhead in the first place.

[sbowers5]

Well after reading all this discussion for and against the mechanical broadheads I will put my 2 cents worth in I just got through cleaning the 2nd bow kill of the year and both were shot with rage 2 blade broadheads as were all 4 bow kills last years and the year before i like them have had no failures and have had all pass throughs but one, that being said I do not advocate useing the on hogs they are tougher and require a fixed broadhead, for the I use the montec G-5 or a razorcap. My ending argument is the rage is a fine broadhead and i will keep using it. I don't like muzzy I have had bad experiences with chisel point broadheads.
Steve

[bryarx]

Quote:       Originally Posted by ACfixer

No they didn't work fine by today's ethical standards for a clean kill. Native Americans weren't bound by hunting rules and seasons and would often lose deer to poor shots and leave pissed off wounded animals. There's no comparison between a sharpened rock tied to a wooden arrow shaft and today's broadheads and a 60lb compound bow.

I understand that a sharpened rock with a long bow isn't the same as a blade on a compound, I was just making the point that fixed broadheads (which you also promote) will do the job just fine.

[ruffman]

I succumed to all the Rage hype as well but went with the 3 blade design. I didn't quite trust a 2 inch mechanical. I let two fly without a hitch. A doe here in VT and a nice 8 in WI. Both shots were double lung and both tumbled in sight, 35yds and 50 yds respectively. I had two pass throughs and the shot on the buck was a little forward and high for my taste but still punched a nice triangular hole in the thin section of both shoulder blades. I'm pushing them out of a PSE Madness 65#.

I'm still not sure that I'm sold on the Rage head but so far so good. I have to admit that having a broadhead flying like a field point out past 40 yds is nice. I actually used one of the real heads on an old Makenzie target over a dozen times with no blade or tip failures. If you try that, remember to recover the head by pushing it through and taking it off because they barb something awful.

I haven't let my Snuffers get rusty however.

[Mojo]

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.

the reason being that too many people just wound the deer & never find them with stupid buckshot, you're better off shooting a slug!!!!!!!!!!!
I even think some one has did a study about this buckshot vs slugs on deer.
I hunt in a location that allows me to use rifle, but I'd rather use 12ga slug cuz I hunt in thick stuff & houses are too close IMO for some spots to use a rifle.
buckshot/deer....so does that mean I can use birdshot on a ostrich ?

[Mojo]

back to rage BH's.
I hunted with a 3 bladed rage BH 1 season & shot 1 doe, found the BH but not the doe.
only 1 blade fully deployed!! 1 blade was halfway deployed, the 3rd never deployed!!!!
why you ask ? there was fat & hair that got lodged inbetween the blades & BH preventing the blades to fully deploy!
after that I threw them away, I'll still use mech. BH's just not a style that fat & hair can lodge in the BH preventing the blades to deploy.

I shot spitfires before switching & never had a problem, but wanted to get away from loss of KE, now I shoot trophy ridge meatseeker/piston hammer.

Ruff - you're 100% correct, rage 3 blade BH ARE BARBED BH"s!!!!
yes 1 blade at a time can fold foward BUT in the real world all 3 blades lock up & become barbed!
I'm still trying to figure out why states are still allowing them, since they say you cant use barbed BH's.

[Chevyz71]

Throw them rage broadheads in the trash and get muzzy broadheads