Changes at RAD - Broadheads

[RadSav]

Looks great, what's the length?

1.08 inch.  You would not want to go any shorter with the High Profile (1 3/16") blade or you would have hide skip issues.

[RadSav]

photos of the broad heads please

See reply #170.  That shows both the Low Profile Solid (LPS) and the High Profile Vented (HPV) configurations.

[jstone]

I shoot the Montec 125 I was looking at these they look like they could fly good, and penetrate?

[Jonathan_S]

I shoot the Montec 125 I was looking at these they look like they could fly good, and penetrate?

Changing from the Montec to these will be the single greatest change you could make to your setup. Honestly like changing from a Harbor Freight pocket knife to a Benchmade. All that without paying out the nose.

[Karl Blanchard]

I'm very much looking forward to shooting the new Rival at some animals this season.  Thats saying a lot due to my deep love of the Ticon's.  Phelps even said he would sign mine for me 

[RadSav]

I shoot the Montec 125 I was looking at these they look like they could fly good, and penetrate?

Any of the LPS/VanDyke blade profiles will fly the best.  Ti-Con seems to just barely edge out the LPS in penetration of everything except heavy bone where the LPS stands alone.  Not to say the 3 blades don't leave good blood trails, but the 4 blades definitely have the edge when it comes to opening up the hide for blood trails. 

Neither 3 blade nor 4 blade seem to have shown any advantage in how fast they put the animal on the ground.  But replacing blades often while in the field definitely has an advantage when it comes to recovery distances.

[Seahawk12]

What is your facebook page name? Can you leave a fresh link to it here? Thanks.

[RadSav]

What is your facebook page name? Can you leave a fresh link to it here? Thanks.

https://www.facebook.com/Radical-Archery-Designs-1436244219949669/

[jstone]

Do the 4 blade3s fly different than the 3 blades?

[RadSav]

Do the 4 blade3s fly different than the 3 blades?

Broadhead flight is always reliant on many things.  Arrow spine, spline consistency, fletching, FOC, and bow tuning being just the leading few.  For the past four years I have shot the same 8/32 thread arrows from the same bow.  That setup has allowed me to shoot every single 8/32 threaded broadhead in our line the exact same regardless of three or four blade/high or low profile.  Our Hawaii team member Justin Llanes experiences the same consistency regardless of blade number or style.  Both of us can often be found carrying two or three different heads in our quiver on a test hunt.  You might even find me carrying 100 and 125 grain heads in the same quiver on a test hunt.

Other team members during the same time period have had difficulty getting 3 blade and 4 blade heads to group the same.  Even when blade profiles remain the same.  So I guess it depends on who you ask.

[northwesthunter84]

Sighted these Rival 125's in tonight. Man they shoot sweet and are really quiet. I'm shooting the LPS version. Can't wait to put them to work this season.

[RadSav]

Sighted these Rival 125's in tonight. Man they shoot sweet and are really quiet. I'm shooting the LPS version. Can't wait to put them to work this season.

That LPS (Low Profile Solid) actually has less planning/friction surface than most expandable broadheads.  It really shows in long distance flight!  Even the HPV (High Profile Vented) blade has less friction than some popular expandables.

Thank you for giving them a try.  We had a rough few years with the industry crashing.  Hunt Washington's family of support has really been a Godsend! 

Along with the Final Pursuit TV and Wicked Stick Outdoors TV crews getting the word out, Jason Phelps and the Phelps Game Call team getting them out there and producing great pictures, Justin Llanes absolutely tearing up the Big Island Adventures, Boned Out Productions amazing support and success, Super Slammer "Darren Collins" coming on board, along with our small family of Hunt-WA supporters and core RAD team guys it looks like the word is starting to get out there! 

Maybe launching a broadhead line wasn't a complete bonehead idea after all!!

[RadSav]

For those who have been waiting for a Rival 100 I'm hoping to have some good news mid August!!

Last I posted on a possible 100 grain option I was saying it may take a small miracle to get the 125 stainless steel ferrule down to 100 grains.  Well, today I will be sending out the "Rival 100 - prototype #3" to Jason Phelps, Justin Llanes, and MLBowhunting for some field destruction and kill work.  And to my pleasant surprise it looks as though we will have Low Profile and High Profile blade options.  Think we got it this time!!!

Should have some hogs, goats and sheep hitting the ground within the next two weeks!  Justin and Jason should be pounding them into rocks and launching them from the heavens.  I'll be skipping them, slamming them into concrete, and taking them beyond the breaking point starting tonight.  Going to be a pile of bloody and broken arrows in the following month of testing to make sure they will hold up.  Now the fun part begins!

[Jason]

Sweet deal, a couple weeks ago while picking up some new broad heads at Archery World for my son, he was asking why there was no Rival 100? He ended up with MadMan 100's.

[Smossy]

That's great news Rad. I can't wait to see more options available in the stores. Puts a smile on my facell when I'm in somewhere like basspro and see your products. Have truly enjoyed calling myself a friend or atleast an aquantance and watching the company grow even through all the setbacks.
Keep up the solid work.