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Bmwgsboy · 10-03-2011, 09:20 AM

I shot my rc for the first time into a rhino form target
When pulling out some blades stayed locked in the open
And some are loose. What am I doing wrong??

TexBowHunter99 · 10-04-2011, 05:18 PM

The blades expand when pulling out. May not want to shoot your foam target with them.

RAZORHEAD · 10-05-2011, 12:42 PM

They will come loose when pulling them out of a foam target, this is one thing I do not like about them. They are not very easy to tighten down either and do not stay tight very well. I like the head overall but the blades will curl fairley easy as well. If SB would make them were they would stay locked down and thicken the blades there BH would be up there with the others....

RamMan · 10-09-2011, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by RAZORHEAD

They will come loose when pulling them out of a foam target, this is one thing I do not like about them. They are not very easy to tighten down either and do not stay tight very well. I like the head overall but the blades will curl fairley easy as well. If SB would make them were they would stay locked down and thicken the blades there BH would be up there with the others....

Yeah well My blades fell off putting them in my quiver and I emailed them and they said well tell every one to tighten the blades and the replacement blades come with 3 screw and nine blades let me know if you want to order some. I will not be using these heads agian with that kinda C/S and the screw strip when you do try and tighten them if I didnt buy 3 packs I would throw them in the garbage and buy some G5 Montecs

RAZORHEAD · 10-09-2011, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by RamMan

Yeah well My blades fell off putting them in my quiver and I emailed them and they said well tell every one to tighten the blades and the replacement blades come with 3 screw and nine blades let me know if you want to order some. I will not be using these heads agian with that kinda C/S and the screw strip when you do try and tighten them if I didnt buy 3 packs I would throw them in the garbage and buy some G5 Montecs

I thought I would give them a try as well so I ordered some back in the spring. I do not like the fact that you have to work on a brand new BH out of the package. I do like the design and they fly great but I do not feel confident with loose, thin blades.

RamMan · 10-09-2011, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RAZORHEAD

I thought I would give them a try as well so I ordered some back in the spring. I do not like the fact that you have to work on a brand new BH out of the package. I do like the design and they fly great but I do not feel confident with loose, thin blades.

Couldnt have said it better myself and the C/S is terrible

RamMan · 10-11-2011, 06:53 PM

Well after a few conversations with the people at Smoke they are going to stand behind there product and help me out so now I hope I can run one through a big illinois white tail.

RAZORHEAD · 10-13-2011, 09:32 AM

What did they do to help you out? I would like to know so I can use the head without the problems we were having.

RamMan · 10-24-2011, 04:17 PM

Well they sent me some new screws and blades not sure if i should tell every one that but that is what they did for me I was p.o. when they told me to buy new blades I was going to throw them in the trash but they do work well was able to get a doe in illinois with them bent the blades but that is it.

dontdrinkthekoo · 10-27-2011, 05:21 PM

I had the same experience with the screws on mine. They striped out when I was trying to tighten them enough to get the blades to stay. I also had the tips curl a bit after shooting. So i decided to shoot them with all the problems to see what happened. I loosened the screws so the blades would flop around and left the ends curled as well. To my surprise they flew just like they did when everything was tightened down and straight. I hit the ends of two pieces of plywood by accident when shooting them. I had to cut the plywood to get them out. Zero damage and everything still flew fine. No ferrel damage at all. Then last night i tightened and sharpened them as best I could and double lunged a doe. Complete pass thru and the arrow stuck about 1 inch into the base of a tree upon exit. It was just far enough in so I couldn't see the blades. I pulled it out and the only thing wrong was the tips were bent again. So, today I pulled the blades out and sharpened them, put it back together and shot it. Flew just like my field tips still. So, yes, it does p*** me off that the blades won't stay tight and I think if the blades could have maintained their thickness to the ends they would survive a bit better but, they never broke and they still fly great. I'm actually thinking about cutting the last millimeter or two off the blades to see if that stiffens them up enough to keep them from curling. I'm not psyched about hearing that they sell 9 blades with three screws??? The blades have held up great, it's the screws that I need replaced. I've been able to make due by torquing the allen wrench enough to get them to stay but what a PITA. Anyway, I'm impressed enough with their performance to keep shooting them for now.
It did leave a great blood trail.

RamMan · 10-28-2011, 07:02 PM

I have to post some pics i did get a deer with them and they work well i was not super impressed with the blood trail though but i only hit one lung they are a good head and after standing behind there product i am going to shoot them some more

dontdrinkthekoo · 11-01-2011, 08:32 PM

popped another doe today with the same arrow and same head from my previous post. Zero damage again. I'm going to continue to use this one head for all of my deer until it breaks. I wonder how many I'll get through.

dontdrinkthekoo · 11-02-2011, 12:23 PM

Just as a follow up, I contacted RamCat to purchase some new screws. They don't sell them separately but the person I talked to said if I bought a package of blades he would throw in extra screws for the heads I needed. Score! He also said that for 2012 they were making modifications. 1. the allen size needed to tighten them will be one size bigger than the current (this should help to avoid striping them out). 2. The screws will be produced with a left hand thread! Now the blades will fold back as they are tightened really locking them into place. Awesome!

RamMan · 11-12-2011, 06:17 PM

They fixed me up with some new blades I need to post some wound pics of the deer I harvested with them they are a great head

10-03-2011, 09:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bmwgsboy Trial Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 5	Ramcats I shot my rc for the first time into a rhino form target When pulling out some blades stayed locked in the open And some are loose. What am I doing wrong??

10-11-2011, 06:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
RamMan 85gr Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Vermont Posts: 60	Well after a few conversations with the people at Smoke they are going to stand behind there product and help me out so now I hope I can run one through a big illinois white tail. __________________ A country Boy can surrvive Athens Factory Staff Shooter

10-13-2011, 09:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
RAZORHEAD 85gr Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 80	I am glad to hear they found a solution for you. What did they do to help you out? I would like to know so I can use the head without the problems we were having.

10-24-2011, 04:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
RamMan 85gr Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Vermont Posts: 60	Well they sent me some new screws and blades not sure if i should tell every one that but that is what they did for me I was p.o. when they told me to buy new blades I was going to throw them in the trash but they do work well was able to get a doe in illinois with them bent the blades but that is it. __________________ A country Boy can surrvive Athens Factory Staff Shooter

10-28-2011, 07:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
RamMan 85gr Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Vermont Posts: 60	I have to post some pics i did get a deer with them and they work well i was not super impressed with the blood trail though but i only hit one lung they are a good head and after standing behind there product i am going to shoot them some more __________________ A country Boy can surrvive Athens Factory Staff Shooter

10-04-2011, 05:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
TexBowHunter99 Trial Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 10	The blades expand when pulling out. May not want to shoot your foam target with them.

10-05-2011, 12:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
RAZORHEAD 85gr Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 80	They will come loose when pulling them out of a foam target, this is one thing I do not like about them. They are not very easy to tighten down either and do not stay tight very well. I like the head overall but the blades will curl fairley easy as well. If SB would make them were they would stay locked down and thicken the blades there BH would be up there with the others....

10-27-2011, 05:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
dontdrinkthekoo 75gr Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 25	I had the same experience with the screws on mine. They striped out when I was trying to tighten them enough to get the blades to stay. I also had the tips curl a bit after shooting. So i decided to shoot them with all the problems to see what happened. I loosened the screws so the blades would flop around and left the ends curled as well. To my surprise they flew just like they did when everything was tightened down and straight. I hit the ends of two pieces of plywood by accident when shooting them. I had to cut the plywood to get them out. Zero damage and everything still flew fine. No ferrel damage at all. Then last night i tightened and sharpened them as best I could and double lunged a doe. Complete pass thru and the arrow stuck about 1 inch into the base of a tree upon exit. It was just far enough in so I couldn't see the blades. I pulled it out and the only thing wrong was the tips were bent again. So, today I pulled the blades out and sharpened them, put it back together and shot it. Flew just like my field tips still. So, yes, it does p*** me off that the blades won't stay tight and I think if the blades could have maintained their thickness to the ends they would survive a bit better but, they never broke and they still fly great. I'm actually thinking about cutting the last millimeter or two off the blades to see if that stiffens them up enough to keep them from curling. I'm not psyched about hearing that they sell 9 blades with three screws??? The blades have held up great, it's the screws that I need replaced. I've been able to make due by torquing the allen wrench enough to get them to stay but what a PITA. Anyway, I'm impressed enough with their performance to keep shooting them for now. It did leave a great blood trail.

11-01-2011, 08:32 PM	#12 (permalink)
dontdrinkthekoo 75gr Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 25	popped another doe today with the same arrow and same head from my previous post. Zero damage again. I'm going to continue to use this one head for all of my deer until it breaks. I wonder how many I'll get through.

11-02-2011, 12:23 PM	#13 (permalink)
dontdrinkthekoo 75gr Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 25	Just as a follow up, I contacted RamCat to purchase some new screws. They don't sell them separately but the person I talked to said if I bought a package of blades he would throw in extra screws for the heads I needed. Score! He also said that for 2012 they were making modifications. 1. the allen size needed to tighten them will be one size bigger than the current (this should help to avoid striping them out). 2. The screws will be produced with a left hand thread! Now the blades will fold back as they are tightened really locking them into place. Awesome!

11-12-2011, 06:17 PM	#14 (permalink)
RamMan 85gr Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Vermont Posts: 60	They fixed me up with some new blades I need to post some wound pics of the deer I harvested with them they are a great head __________________ A country Boy can surrvive Athens Factory Staff Shooter

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