Rage 2 & steep angled shots
11-05-2008, 08:04 AM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Honeyhole, IA USA
Posts: 494
Rage 2 & steep angled shots
Anyone had any steep angled(downward) shots on deer with these heads. I see all the pics with the huge holes and it appears that most are prob. shots 15-30 yard shotsvs. maybe a 5 yrder from a higher treestand.
I have a couple setups that may present a steeper angled shot and am curious if you would keep a muzzy in the quiver for these treestands or if people are getting results with the rage at these angles.
I live in IA so I'm shooting animals that are prob. on average of 250#+ on the hoof.
I have a couple setups that may present a steeper angled shot and am curious if you would keep a muzzy in the quiver for these treestands or if people are getting results with the rage at these angles.
I live in IA so I'm shooting animals that are prob. on average of 250#+ on the hoof.
11-05-2008, 08:35 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Burke, VA (raised in MD)
Posts: 1,096
RE: Rage 2 & steep angled shots
I shot a heavy bodied (for NC) nine point with a Rage 2 blade. The distance was 18 yds and the height was 25+ feet. The Rage barely clipped the topped of the near lung, cut some arteries in the chest and center punched far lung. The shot was too far forwardso I did not get a pass thru. Even though I gave the deer extra time because I could see the lack of pentration, the blood trail was visible from the stand with binos.
He only made it about 50 feet before piling up.
My deer will not weight 250 lbs (maybe 150). My shot was 18 not 5.
Then again, if you shoot 250 lb whitetails at steep angles, youare going to have somelong blood trails from single lungers. No broadhead will solve this dilemna.
He only made it about 50 feet before piling up.
My deer will not weight 250 lbs (maybe 150). My shot was 18 not 5.
Then again, if you shoot 250 lb whitetails at steep angles, youare going to have somelong blood trails from single lungers. No broadhead will solve this dilemna.
11-05-2008, 10:12 AM
#3
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
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RE: Rage 2 & steep angled shots
Anyone had any steep angled(downward) shots on deer with these heads. I see all the pics with the huge holes and it appears that most are prob. shots 15-30 yard shotsvs. maybe a 5 yrder from a higher treestand.
I have a couple setups that may present a steeper angled shot and am curious if you would keep a muzzy in the quiver for these treestands or if people are getting results with the rage at these angles.
I have a couple setups that may present a steeper angled shot and am curious if you would keep a muzzy in the quiver for these treestands or if people are getting results with the rage at these angles.
http://huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=3149687
I also shot one from 8yds this year too (same height).....and one from 10yds (same height). NO PASS THRU on any of them...(even though I did have entrance and exit wounds).
