In this dual perspective review, experienced guide Bryan Clines and college student Mitch Strobl share their experiences with the Rage Slip Cam broadhead.

Bryan:

After 25 plus years of using the same broadhead, I finally made a change. As some say, it is hard to change an old habit, but after I switched to the Rage slip cam broadhead, I am sold on the performance of this product and am glad I made the switch. When sighting them in to my bow I observed that they fly straighter, flatter, and further than the typical fixed blade broadhead I had previously sworn by. Never experiencing this quality of flight before, I was now more than ever ready to hit the Nebraska deer woods.

After sticking my first deer with the Rage 2 blade, I am very pleased with their performance. The deer turned out to be the best buck I have shot to date, he came in to 12 yards broadside and stood slightly quartering away from me in the wide open. I drew back, the picked a hair and put it there. The Rage slammed through the rib cage, sliced both lungs and the top of the heart for a complete pass through and an unbelievable blood trail to follow. He ran a total of 60 yards before expiring; a quick and ethical kill thanks to the Rage.

Unfortunately, my experience with the rage does present one crucial drawback. When you hit an animal with this broadhead, I have found that the blades will not hold up for future use. Although you may replace the blades, they are quite expensive verses buying the whole tip. On the plus side you do get great wound channels, blood trails, and the animals don't go far before they expire. Essentially, the rage seems to be a "one hit wonder", for the devastation delivered makes up for its lack of durability. As a guide who knows the beauty of a solid blood trail, I would absolutely recommend these broadheads to any archer out there.

Mitch:

Like Bryan, I have always sworn by fixed blade broadheads; they worked so why change? I was tempted by the rage, yet I never completely trusted the change. That is, until my grandfather made the switch. Once I saw Rage broadheads filling his quiver, I was comfortable leaving my trusty fixed blades for the Rage.

Prior to shooting a living animal with the rage, I decided to do some thorough testing of my own. My one worry with any expandable was how well it would penetrate bone, so what better way to test this than to shoot through actual bone? Having access to a whitetail deer farm, I rounded up a few shoulder blades from the nearby carcass pile. I taped the shoulder blades to my target, and let the arrows fly. Much to my surprise, the rage had absolutely no problem blowing through even the thickest part of the shoulder blade. As Bryan indicated, the blades did suffer some extensive damage. However, there was a very obvious and very large entry hole on the shoulder blades. While there was no skin or muscle in my test, the results are representative of what would happen in the field.

At the end of the day, the pure destruction you get with the rage is well worth its lack of comparative durability. I agree with Bryan, the trade off is worth it. The blood trails you get with the rage, and the quick recoveries are much more desirable than any I have encountered with a fixed blade broadhead. They fly better, are field proven, and are used by the industries best. Learn more about Rage expandable broadheads by visiting Rage Broadheads online.