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Designs and Features of Rage Broadheads

Design Features of Rage Broadheads

If you have used Rage Broadheads before you will know what all of the hype is about. If you haven't, then read on and discover why these broadheads offer better performance than conventional broadheads and more devastating shooting power. The trick is all in the design and it is an innovation that will have other manufacturers scrambling to bring up their game.

Rear Deployment Mechanism

It is called the rear deployment or Slipcam mechanism, and it improves the striking capability of these broadheads. What it means is that the blades will actually remain facing backwards until impact is made. At this point they will open up. It happens as soon as the strike is made, in fact so quickly that when the broadhead enters the game they are already deployed and will result in a much wider wound channel and wider cutting diameter. That translates into a more effective kill.

The Anatomy of the Large Cut

The sharp tip of the Rage Broadhead makes contact with the target. As it moves into the target the rear facing blades will deploy immediately and enter the target fully deployed. These propelling blades will inflict a wider diameter cut than the conventional type. When you see these in slow motion footage you will really see the effect of the wider cutting diameter. The wound is large and the blood trail easy to follow as a result.

A Departure from the Conventional Design

Conventional broadheads will have the blades front facing and while they do open up, this only happens once the broadhead is actually inside the animal. This is not as effective as the wide cutting diameter left by the Rage Broadheads. Because they do not open until they are inside the animal, they also have a tendency to open up less often than they would if they were to open prior to entry. Combined with the greater chance of breakage with the conventional broadheads, this can mean less effectiveness and a tougher kill. The Rage Broadheads are constructed with strong stainless steel blades and deploy outside the target which translates to less breakage.

Absorbing the Shock

The Rage Broadheads utilize the ShockLock system which keeps the blades in position after the strike. This shock absorption technology in the Rage Broadhead means that the shot will penetrate straighter even on a high impact strike. Deflection is low and there is no searching for the rubber bands that are used in most conventional broadheads. Not only do you not have to search for stray rubber bands but you do not have to fight with them to get them back on your broadheads. With the Rage Broadheads this is eliminated. Straight cuts and no searching for rubber bands is by far the better way to go. The straight cut will give a much better chance of taking the animal down on the first shot, which is more ethical and effective. Give these Rage Broadheads a try and see what a difference the improved technology can make to your hunt.

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Fine tuning my compound bow?

How do I tune my bow so that my broadheads shoot the same as my field points? Please be clear.

Here it is.-you are going to have to have a bow square (inexpensive) and know the specs on your bow, such as what is the center shot on it. You are also going to have to have the right spined weight arrow for your bow poundage and draw lenght- there are charts that will give you this information, all arrows ordered will include these charts in their catalog pages, cabela's, Bass Pro, etc will have them in their catalog. Or just make a phone call to the local archery shop and ask them the center shot on your particular bow and what size arrows will shoot best out of it. They will need to know your draw length and what poundage your bow is set on.Now lets get started- you have the proper spined arrows and the bow square- the bow square is shaped like the letter "T"- on the "T" is a clip on each side that slips on your string. Then you slide the bow square until it is up against the riser. On the outside of the bow square away from the riser read the numbers where the string is up against the square.Write it down- for example it may read 6 14. Take the bow square and measure the opposite side exactly like you did before. Write it down. The numbers should be the same. This is called the tiller setting. If the numbers are not the same, say the second reading was6 12 you will need to take an allen wrench (forgot to tell you one was needed) and adjust on the one that had the higher reading by tightening it down a half turn at a time until both readings are the same.It doesn't matter what the final numbers are as long as they are the same.Now the center shot has to be adjusted. Remember that number you found out on your bows center shot? Let's just say it was 1316- put an arrow on your rest- take a ruler and push it against the riser -see what it says the distance from the riser to the centerline of the arrow is- If it is 1316 you have centershot which is what you are striving for.If not you will have to adjust the rest farther out or farther in depending on what it takes to get it right.But remember you are using the numbers the bow shop has given you, the 1316 is just an example.Now you have even tiller and the correct center shot.- Now take the bowsquare and clip it on the string in the center of it. Slide it until the bowsquare is resting lightly on the arrow rest just as if it were an arrow. Place an arrow on the string under the clip of the bowsquare. Make certain the arrow is in the proper position to be placed on the arrow rest.The nocking point should be placed just above the arrows nock on the string. This is just the starting point and may have to be lowered or raised when the finetuning begins. Now place the arrow on the rest and on the string. Hold it up at arms length and look down the arrow shaft and your sights.Your sights need to be directly above the shaft of the arrow- that is not to the left and not to the right of the shaft but as you look down the shaft the sights should be in the middle of the shaft. Adjust the sights until you have then in line with your shaft. Now the bow is ready for the fine tuning part.Set your sights now. Get about 10 steps from your target. Shoot the dot about 2 times to get a read on how far off your sight is at this point.You will shoot high at this range so we will only deal with left and right- if both shots were more then 4 inches off left or right, adjust the arrow by moving your sight toward the direction the arrow hit.Keep doing this until you are in line with the dot.Now step back about 15 yards and shoot a couple of times. It should be a little high still but in line. If not in line readjust the sight until it is. Remember follow the direction of the arrow with your sight.Now back off to 20 yards. This is where the pin needs to be set at unless you shoot a one pin system. If you hit high or low at this distance, raise or lower your pin.Remember, follow the arrow with the pin. This is not fine tuning for the broadhead yet, but puts you in a position to do so. You need to shoot enough now in order to have good enough form to fine tune your equipment farther. Shot until at 20 yards you can almost stack the arrows.After you get to this point you can shoot a field point at the target and then follow it with a broadhead shot and see how much more you will have to tune. You could even be right on the money at this point but the odds are a little against it. But you are going to have to shoot a decent broadhead to shoot with your field points- these are the ones that I know have the capability of doing so- Thunder head, Muzzy. Slick trick. and the stinger broadhead that Ted Nugget pushes all the time. Now if your broadheads are not grouping with you field points yet, we go to the fine tune method.
In the interest of brevity Im going to end at this point, But e-mail me and I will walk you through the bareshaft method when and if you need it.Good luck!

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