Post by: RadSav on April 20, 2016, 02:14:48 AM
Our Orange, NJ strip grinding facility has also seen some major improvements over the past year. The rebuild and repair of the grinding machine has been completed, we have obtained greatly improved grinding wheels, and improvements to the DelMastro and VanDyke blade dies have been a great success. We are receiving new HPV blades this week and will have both the LPS and LPV to the improved quality standards within the next month. Soon our broadheads, like our peep sights, will have no equal in quality standards and timely deliveries.
We have invested a lot to improving our successful little company Radical Archery Designs. Long hours, cancelled Stone Sheep hunts, sleepless nights, sacrificing salary and financial security during this process looks to be paying off. Not only for us as owners, but for you the customer that demands the absolute best. We hope you will see the difference both in our products and in your success.
Through this process we have been getting demands to separate ourselves from the inconsistent quality and delivery of the broadheads origin. We changed designs, worked with Del DelMastro and Larry VanDyke to create a whole new standard of reliability and performance with todays bows and arrows, adopted Easton's Deep Six compatibility and embraced titanium when other companies claimed it was too difficult to work with. We set demanding standards for quality control few even attempt to match. It has now become a broadhead company worthy of the same moniker as our industry leading peep sights - "Radical Archery Designs".
So, today we start a new chapter by bring our broadhead line officially into the RAD, Inc. family. Within the next week the official www.radicalarchery.com website will combine both our peep sights and our new "RAD Broadheads". The previous broadhead site will be closed down and the new branding will get into full swing. Facebook, Twitter and Instagram will also reflect bringing everything into the RAD, Inc. family. MLBowhunting and I will try to keep everyone updated as these changes are made.
I thank all of you who follow us closely for your patience as we make the appropriate online and social media changes. It is going to be one exciting year!
Post by: Fl0und3rz on April 20, 2016, 02:32:04 AM
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Post by: RadSav on April 20, 2016, 02:44:19 AM
Our goal is to start taking resumes and applications for the Ambassador and Field Force staff positions on June 1st of this year. In the following weeks I will supply links where you can find rules, responsibilities and applications for those interested in these programs. RAD, Inc. will have a limited number of these positions available so keep checking in as early birds will have the best chance at success.
Within the next few days I will start to post the changes we have made to the 2016 peep and broadhead lines. We have new packaging, new ferrule profiles for the MadMan, Deep Six versions of the 100 grain DelMastro and VanDyke series, a new 125 grain DelMastro and VanDyke, two new Crossbow specific broadheads and a complete redesign of the 85 grain MadMan and Triple Sec. ferrules so we can replace the aluminum collars with stainless steel. The new MadMan four blade ferrules have also been upgraded with stainless steel collars.
We are getting pretty excited around here. Hope you are too!
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Post by: Special T on April 20, 2016, 06:56:20 AM
Why Kent if i may ask? I can think of lots of other places that i would put my business.
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Post by: Jonathan_S on April 20, 2016, 07:36:32 AM
:tup:
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Post by: lamrith on April 20, 2016, 07:48:34 AM
:tup: :IBCOOL:
Post by: Widgeondeke on April 20, 2016, 08:41:30 AM
We have invested a lot to improving our successful little company Radical Archery Designs. Long hours, cancelled Stone Sheep hunts,sleepless nights, sacrificing salary and financial security during this process looks to be paying off.
obviously by posting at 2:15AM you are having sleepless nights.
Congrats :tup: on the exciting news and while I currently do not bow hunt(rarely target shooting only). I do own a bow and have already picked up one of your peeps for my soon to get new string. I will definitely give your broadheads a chance.
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Post by: RadSav on April 20, 2016, 12:27:46 PM
Kick A$$! That is very cool. I suppose the old packages with the old name are going to be an antique item now :chuckle:
The model names will remain the same - DelMastro, VanDyke, Ultra-Con, Ti-Con, MadMan and Triple Sec.
But yes, the old card and other Brand Name will be history. New cards should be here in 10 to 15 days. They are bigger due to customer request. And they really jump out on the shelf so they should be easier to find. Hopefully this will also be the last hurdle to get them stocked in Cabela's and BPS next year.
The new MadMan 3 & 4 blade heads will be available in five packs on the new cards. Exciting part is you should find them for only $2.00 more than last years three pack. The 2016 MadMan ferrule now has the same profile as the Triple Sec.. We could not even come close to this price on this ferrule through normal outsourcing. The MadMan has probably benefitted the most from the new facility. I've been playing around with this ferrule quite a bit lately. It's one heck of a good head for the price conscious bargain hunter!
Post by: Jonathan_S on April 20, 2016, 12:35:16 PM
:IBCOOL: that is awesome.
Post by: RadSav on April 20, 2016, 12:55:50 PM
Cabela and Bass Pro Shop? :yike:
We've been talking. Won't happen this year, but looks promising for 2017. Card and five pack were important. Now it will be about advertising support.
Post by: bowtechian on April 20, 2016, 02:35:11 PM
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Post by: Smossy on April 20, 2016, 08:24:32 PM
Glad to have watched it grow in only the few years of us being friends. My only question though is...
When do I start? :chuckle: Id kick my job to the curb to come work for you in a second. :tup:
Post by: RadSav on April 20, 2016, 09:08:02 PM
My only question though is...
When do I start? :chuckle: Id kick my job to the curb to come work for you in a second. :tup:
You make the big bucks now. Not sure I can afford you. I've got a 5K a month machine payment to make :chuckle:
Post by: Smossy on April 20, 2016, 09:20:01 PM
If you call 15.50$ an hour big bucks boy do I have life all wrong lol.My only question though is...
When do I start? :chuckle: Id kick my job to the curb to come work for you in a second. :tup:
You make the big bucks now. Not sure I can afford you. I've got a 5K a month machine payment to make :chuckle:
Post by: RadSav on April 20, 2016, 09:56:17 PM
If you call 15.50$ an hour big bucks boy do I have life all wrong lol.
I've been going in the hole at a rate of $57.70 an hour, not including healthcare, this year. So being on the plus side at $15.50 sounds pretty sweet!! :tup:
Post by: Smossy on April 20, 2016, 09:58:35 PM
Post by: RadSav on April 20, 2016, 10:01:32 PM
Yeah business owner life isn't that fun from what I've seen.
It's a dream come true! Start a business, risk everything to do what you love, spend all your time paying taxes and attorneys. It's awesome!!
Post by: The scout on April 20, 2016, 10:08:16 PM
Post by: RadSav on April 20, 2016, 10:28:39 PM
ya the American dream! I'm starting a business buying a house and selling a house with twin 4 yr olds, life is good
Oh Man!!! I don't think we would have made it if we would have had kids.
First two years I paid myself $30K as required under S-Corp, paid income taxes and gave 100% of what was left back to the business. I sold stock to repair the house after water damage. We had basic cable at $13.95 a month and thought about giving that up when they went digital and we lost 50% of our channels. If we had been required to purchase healthcare during those first two years we would never have made it over the hump. I don't know how you do it with kids, seriously. Your one brave SOB! That or your one crazy (^*%$$ $&^( :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: MLBowhunting on April 20, 2016, 11:21:04 PM
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Post by: RadSav on April 21, 2016, 02:10:41 AM
Trying to get a local sporting goods store to sell them. What would that involve?
All a retailer needs to do is call us and send a copy of their resale certificate. If they are licensed by the state to sell and they have a store front we are happy to help them expand their business offerings. Due to the low cost of our products there is not a great risk involved in offering purchasing terms. So it is our practice to allow the shops to prove themselves without the need for bank and trade references. If they fail to pay on initial stock orders then we have both learned our lesson and we move on. Neither is hurt in any significant way. The upside to this is we can get product to a shop just starting in the industry, or an established business adding an archery department, within days rather than having to wait a week or more for a paid employee to conduct research.
Of course this is assuming we have the product ready to ship. That was the purpose of the expansion of our manufacturing abilities. To be very honest we are not yet there on the broadhead side. But we are very, very close. Probably just a few more weeks. The ferrules are here, the blades are here and all we are waiting for now is the new packaging and finalizing the assembly process. As far as peep sights go we have been on a near 100% 24 hour fill rate for almost ten years straight. When we have had some anodizing rejections that have cut into the 24 hour time frame we often make it up by shipping expedited at our expense. There is no reason to think we can not accomplish the same thing on broadhead orders now that we are controlling so much of our own production. Once the new RAD Broadhead cards are here we should be almost instantaneously capable of that same fulfillment efficiency as our RAD Peep Sights.
The benefit of this for retail shops is they don't have a need to tie up large amounts of operating capital in stock-on-hand. For most of Washington and Oregon an order placed on Monday can be receive by UPS on Wednesday of that same week. Retailers will want to make sure they place orders in quantities that the freight charges can be spread thin among multiple items. But the days of ordering in quantities of 144, so stock levels can carry through the peak season, are gone. This also frees up a company to carry more choices for their customer without having an unnecessary stock burden.
Having been a retail owner, manager and purchasing specialist in my past has played an important role in how we designed the new MadMan, Triple Sec, and Titanium Signature lines. Because it is so important to avoid those unnecessary stock burdens while at the same time offer consumer choice we designed these products blade first. What this means is; If you stock a MadMan X, a MadMan HPV 3 blade, a MadMan HPV 100 4 blade, a Triple Sec. HPV 100, a DelMastro HPV 100, a DelMastro HPV Deep Six and a DelMastro HPV 125 you have given your customer seven different choices at three different price points. BUT, you only need to stock a single replacement blade to service all seven customers. This is because the same HPV blade fits all seven broadheads. For inventory control, management and reduction of stock burden that is not an insignificant benefit.
Also of some benefit to the retailer is that we can combine both peep sight orders and broadhead orders into one single shipment. This can help spread the growing freight expenses among more items keeping prices low and maximizing profits. And since the vast majority of archery shops throughout the world carry at least one or two of our 200+ peep sight skus it should be easy to find a way to divide those freight dollars. We also offer all retailers a very attainable "$500 - Free Freight" program. That is not very many broadheads you would have to order to reach that threshold. And let me tell you...free freight adds to the bottom line quickly! In 2015 we paid over $25,000 to UPS. Just imagine what we could have done if we could have put that in our pocket. That could be two additional part-time employees or a dang nice sheep hunt!!
Anyway, have your local sporting goods store give myself or Lorraine a call. We'll get them set up in a jiffy. :tup:
Post by: quadrafire on April 21, 2016, 07:31:54 AM
Congrats on your "New" company. Very exciting !
Thanks for sharing the business side of it, very enlightening to see what goes on behind the scenes of a manufacturing company from start to finish.
PS:You may want to take look a Smossy's Girl for package design. I just saw some of her decal work, it's topnotch :tup:
Post by: muzbuster on April 21, 2016, 08:17:17 AM
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Post by: RadSav on April 21, 2016, 11:21:10 AM
Congrats on your "New" company. Very exciting !
The company is not new. Just the Brand of the broadhead line and the manufacturing facility.
So what was the motivation moving to kent? Shipping? Facility? Are you moving up from the vancouver area?
I will stay down here. Not sure you could ever get me to move back to King Co. The motivation behind setting up the machining facility in Kent is that my brother refused to move down here. I would love to have it closer. Would have helped a lot, but brothers probably shouldn't be too close anyway :chuckle: The shop was modified from an existing building on his property. So other than the outrageously expensive machine our overhead, like it is here, is almost zero.
We will likely have to move soon. The business has grown to a point we can barely contain it in our current Vancouver location. Having the building in Kent well allow us to postpone our relocation for a few more years after we stop our monetary bleeding. So that has been a plus in having it up there.
Post by: quadrafire on April 21, 2016, 05:37:06 PM
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Post by: RadSav on April 21, 2016, 06:08:45 PM
Sorry rad that was the point of the "new". Change in branding. Sorry if it came off wrong :sry:
No offense. Always good to clarify things.
The change in brand was a necessary progression. Sometimes bringing something back from ruins sounds better than it is. And then with delivery difficulties over the past year all those old horror stories got brought to the surface. New products, new facility, new quality, new packaging and a much stronger well established brand is the right decision. It had been planned for some time, but with the recent demands and changes now seemed like the right time.
We have done very well with the RAD, Inc. brand for over a decade. It has been known for attention to detail and a dedication to always improve. That is what has been happening with the broadhead side over the past eight months too. So after talking it over with my brother it seemed like a no-brainer decision to capitalize on that. We are now #1 in peep sights. Who knows, maybe we can challenge for #1 in broadheads soon too. I know the quality is good enough and the hunting results have been good enough. Now it's just up to our business plan and our work ethic. I like those odds!
Post by: quadrafire on April 21, 2016, 07:41:56 PM
Post by: RadSav on April 21, 2016, 08:11:23 PM
Are you at all interested in a 145 grain three blade with a Ti-Con type ferrule? Length almost in the Wensel ball park? I have a prototype that works pretty darn good on that one. Low investment too! Could be a possible addition in 2017.
Post by: quadrafire on April 21, 2016, 08:42:37 PM
Post by: RadSav on April 21, 2016, 08:53:38 PM
That would be sweet. I'm shooting 145 now in a 2 blade. Have been looking towards a Wensel. Maybe I'll hold out ;)
Once we get all caught up maybe I will make a few additional protoypes and send a you a couple to test. If you remember the old Champion 125 it uses the same blade. Some of the fastest kills I've ever seen were when I was testing the CH125 up on Crystal Mtn. - '92 or '93 I think.
Post by: Karl Blanchard on April 21, 2016, 09:00:49 PM
Post by: rtspring on April 21, 2016, 09:25:25 PM
Thank you for all your free knowledge!
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Post by: et1702 on April 22, 2016, 10:28:24 AM
Nothing in that weight range at the moment. 150 to 175 grain heads are such an extremely small part of the market we likely will not invest in that until we are firmly planted on some seriously hard ground. However, we have been discussing a more traditional type of head. If I could get a bright idea on how to make a better locking mousetrap for one it could happen in a reasonable amount of time. But we don't want to just copy something the market already has. It needs to be something with a clear benefit and easy use application. So far all my prototypes have been WAY too difficult to build. My mind is always digging and spinning though...we'll figure out a way someday.
Are you at all interested in a 145 grain three blade with a Ti-Con type ferrule? Length almost in the Wensel ball park? I have a prototype that works pretty darn good on that one. Low investment too! Could be a possible addition in 2017.
Rad, I'd be VERY interested in the 145gr TiCon too! Congrats on all the challenges you've gone thru to make this a reality!
Thanks,
ET
Post by: RadSav on April 22, 2016, 01:07:37 PM
Just out of curiosity are there any plans to develop some mechanical broad heads? Personally I prefer the fixed blades, but I know there are a lot of people out there that like mechanical.
The past few years we have been toying with one. But I believe for us to manufacture one it needs to be a considerable improvement on what is available out there right now. And of course it can not infringe on the massive amount of new patents being filed. It also needs to be cost effective to build. So far I just haven't been able to find that sweet spot in design.
Finding a design that allows us to use hard (stays sharp through penetration) blades yet avoids breakage on large bone is a huge obstacle on expandables. If you look at what is out there you have two choices - durable and dull or sharp and fragile. For most whitetails you can live with those. For western elk hunters neither is an advantage. We need durable and sharp out here. Until we can figure out how to have both we'll be content to wait on releasing an expandable.
Post by: RadSav on April 22, 2016, 11:54:58 PM
Also had a chance to speak with Jason Phelps for a good while earlier today. His crew is on board to team up with RAD again for 2016. I can't think of a better bunch of guys to represent us out in the field. Was really good news to hear! We want to give a big Thank You to the Phelps Team for believing in us and the product line.
D-Rock has some new 125 grain VanDykes heading his way soon. I'm putting pins in those tonight. Man!! - Those are looking really nice! Unlike the ones he tested for us last year the 2016 model has the exact ferrule contour as the 100 grain Titanium Signature, Triple Sec and the 2016 MadMan. Only real difference is the addition of a brass collar. Once I get these pinned I'll try to take a quick picture and post. I'm thinking my brother needs to be prepared to make a bunch more of these! They are stunning to look at. :tup:
Sounds like MLBowhunting has got the RAD Broadhead changes handled on Instagram. MLB has really been giving this his all as well as coming down last week to help out with packaging and old dog sitting while I was at the hospital with the wife. What a blessing he has been! One of these days we are going to need him added to the payroll. :o
We also got a chance to check in with Del DelMastro. He received his new AC Injections and is finishing up all the fletching. Sounds like he will be off on a Canadian bear hunt in the coming weeks to run a "Deep Six" DelMastro 100 through a big boar for the first time. Del has been a Carbon Express guy for as long as I have known him. So seeing him shoot a Deep Six Easton shaft is an amazing thing on it's own. He seemed pretty excited when we talked! We wish him the best of luck. Hopefully I will have pictures of his hunt to share soon.
Last year I mentioned in another thread that we would try to get Del on Hunt-WA for a live Q&A or maybe start a DelMastro Q&A thread. He has agreed to do it and has now set up as a H-W member. Once he returns from his big hunt we will make a time and work out the details. I'm not sure how well and fast he types but it should be a fun back and forth. He is not only one of the more accomplished bowhunters on the planet, but one of the great guys in archery as well. If this works out well...maybe I can talk other friends of mine from the industry to do the same. Could be a lot of fun!
Things are getting cranked up!
Post by: RadSav on April 23, 2016, 12:20:08 AM
Post by: kentrek on April 23, 2016, 02:46:00 AM
Here was a direct head to head of the slick trick & last year's delmastros HPV titanium line....the slick trick got lost in a block target from a bad insert and with out my knowledge I made the perfect shot not long after on the opposite side of the target
Pretty obvious who won ! Great product
Post by: RadSav on April 23, 2016, 03:12:21 AM
Thanks for posting the picture. Not sure we'll ever see another one like that. Pretty cool :tup:
Post by: kentrek on April 23, 2016, 03:23:55 AM
The delmastro was actually lodged in the back end of the blades of the slick trick btw,I love slick tricks and know this isn't exactly fair but still cool how well the delmastros held up
Will definitely send as many orders your way as I can
Post by: lokidog on April 23, 2016, 10:56:30 PM
Post by: 92xj on April 24, 2016, 07:39:00 PM
Rad, they look great, please keep me posted when they are available. Congrats on the new decisions and journey with the company, I look forward to watching your growth and success.
Post by: RadSav on April 24, 2016, 08:10:04 PM
Post by: MLBowhunting on April 24, 2016, 08:44:59 PM
Post by: RadSav on April 25, 2016, 01:04:34 AM
I am growing quite fond of this head. Enough we may add a different collar soon that will make it adaptable to the standard carbon vertical bow shafts.
Post by: RadSav on April 25, 2016, 01:40:38 AM
The Deep Six ferrule uses a 6-40 thread size instead of the standard 8-32 thread. The real cool thing about these, besides being titanium, is that Easton is making a stainless steel D6 insert that fits the Axis and original FMJ shafts. For those of you, like me, who are on the fence with HIT inserts this is a great option. It is expensive material to work with, but titanium just might be the ultimate material for Deep Six ferrules. Super strong, no corrosion, and machines to a slick finish. Both Del and Larry are looking to shoot these this year. Del is shooting the A/C Injection and Larry is shooting the all carbon Injection.
Post by: D-Rock425 on April 25, 2016, 06:48:55 AM
Just a quick cell phone pic of the 2016 - 125 VanDyke. If I remember I'll replace later when I find the other camera. It went on a rock rounding trip a couple weeks ago and is MIA.these I like. :drool:
Post by: Fullabull on April 28, 2016, 07:38:22 PM
Post by: RadSav on May 02, 2016, 04:33:20 AM
On one hand - buffing the sides increases penetration, helps prolong coagulation, looks beautiful and aids greatly in assembly.
On the other hand - a buffered blade is more reflective which can be problematic when hunting turkey or open country on sunny days.
Our goal has always been to design broadheads that put animals on the ground faster and leave a heavier blood trail to assist in recovery. Buffered sides would help achieve both of these things. Both NAP and WASP have done a very nice job in doing this very thing. When I myself have shot NAP or WASP I've always coated the blades with a black Paper-Mate permanent marker before chasing muledeer or stalking antelope. It is easy and effective, but is that something hunters want to do?
Well, I had a few hundred HPV blades run as a test to see how the new buffer worked. Got them in on Friday and I have to say I'm pretty impressed! They slide into ferrules like a hot knife through butter. They slide through 80# catalog paper stock with similar ease. The soft edge you normally get on just one side of the blade you now get on both sides of the blade. I ran them through a half dozen different materials at both velocity and by hand then reviewed the cuts through the microscope. The cuts are nearly 50% cleaner than the same cuts made with a standard un-buffed blade. This means there is definitely a substantial benefit in efficiency by adding this step to our process.
We have a month or so before we run our next full run of blades. So I thought I would run things past you all. Sharpness of the new run will be better than before either way. Our effectiveness the past few years has proven very good without the buffing. But, which is the more important feature to you? Would you like to see a smoother, more efficient, deeper penetrating blade or would you prefer a less reflective blade for those sunny days in the open?
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Post by: RadSav on May 05, 2016, 10:52:42 PM
We intend to have at least two, maybe as many as six, other successful hunters testing the head this year as well. I would like to see a successful Hunt-WA bowhunting member be part of this "Team Ti-Con". If you have big plans for the 2016 season and would like to be a part of this...Let me know. It should be fun!!
For those unfamiliar with the Ti-Con (my personal favorite) here is a picture of the standard model. The new model we will be testing will be slightly different from the center retaining ring back to the insert. But the head will remain very much the same and will still use a titanium ferrule.
Post by: RadSav on May 05, 2016, 11:07:24 PM
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Post by: Jonathan_S on May 06, 2016, 07:32:45 AM
Can't wait to try these out.
The blades were already crazy sharp but now I really look forward to the consistency and smoothness that Rad mentions. Last year a few blades had small chips on the cutting edge.
They definitely are a solid built product. I schwacked a coyote that was prowling my chicken pen last year with a VanDyke LPS 100. It blew through spine, hip and then sliced through a doubled strand of chicken wire before burying into the gravel. You could hardly tell by looking at it that it was anything but brand new after that :IBCOOL:
Post by: D-Rock425 on May 06, 2016, 07:34:36 AM
Post by: RadSav on May 06, 2016, 11:39:18 AM
The blades were already crazy sharp but now I really look forward to the consistency and smoothness that Rad mentions. Last year a few blades had small chips on the cutting edge.
Before you shot them? :o
Post by: Jonathan_S on May 06, 2016, 11:57:23 AM
The blades were already crazy sharp but now I really look forward to the consistency and smoothness that Rad mentions. Last year a few blades had small chips on the cutting edge.
Before you shot them? :o
Yes sir, very small. I found it on two blades out of 45 replacement blades. Both in the same pack and both at the very beginning of the cutting edge. I will see if I can find them and send you a picture but seriously they were tiny.
Post by: RadSav on May 06, 2016, 12:56:05 PM
We set QC measures in place that should have made that impossible. So a picture will sure let me raise some heck and make sure it never happens again. With the new blade dies we are also adding additional QC into the process. It had been that QC was all done from here. After letting one employee go and adding two different QC steps in New Jersey before the final step here in Kent it should be much harder for something to sneak through now. Not saying it won't ever happen! But we sure have a good chance of making it a very rare exception.
Post by: Antlershed on May 16, 2016, 09:46:41 PM
The three new Deep Six compatible heads have gotten by far the most interest so far this year. Again, this is a cell phone pic. I'll try to update as the better pics come available. This one is the DelMastro HPV100-D6.Yes! :drool:
The Deep Six ferrule uses a 6-40 thread size instead of the standard 8-32 thread. The real cool thing about these, besides being titanium, is that Easton is making a stainless steel D6 insert that fits the Axis and original FMJ shafts. For those of you, like me, who are on the fence with HIT inserts this is a great option. It is expensive material to work with, but titanium just might be the ultimate material for Deep Six ferrules. Super strong, no corrosion, and machines to a slick finish. Both Del and Larry are looking to shoot these this year. Del is shooting the A/C Injection and Larry is shooting the all carbon Injection.
Post by: RadSav on May 21, 2016, 10:15:56 PM
The addition of Justin is HUGE for us. Because of the seasons on the big island and the quality of hunter he is we can now go from design to approval from the field dang near instantly. And do it without sacrificing our "10 Down" field trial standards. Not only is Justin able to get us ten kills with honest and constructive test reviews in an extremely short time frame - The island hunting is the most destructive place on the planet to test a broadheads integrity. I'm not sure I have ever experienced a natural material that can destroy a broadhead faster than volcanic rock. And it is dang near impossible to shoot an animal in HI without the broadhead coming in contact with that rock. Possibly the best testing lab one could ever hope for.
Justin has told me he will join Hunting-Washington very shortly. Hopefully we can get him posting and sharing his experiences. Guy is a truly great bowhunter. He should help a lot of bowhunters on here as well as make us all wish we lived in HI!
https://www.facebook.com/justin.llanes.58
Post by: RadSav on May 21, 2016, 10:19:20 PM
Justin is also a professional hunting guide on the island. So if any of you are thinking about making a happy wife/hunting vacation - https://www.facebook.com/Big-Island-Outfitters-and-Hunting-LLC-563963023677127/timeline
BTW - Justin also owns his own coffee estate. He sends us videos of our coffee roasting just before he grinds and ships it to us. Wholly cow that's some fine coffee!!! Wife ran out of it the other day and she about had a fit when she had to drink regular coffee until the next shipment comes in. We may need to have him make us a MadMan Java or Angry Squaw Java to distribute through the new store once it's up - Early July. We'll likely be our own best customer. https://www.facebook.com/justin.llanes.58/videos/vb.100008121901922/1728867794060601/?type=2&theater
Post by: RadSav on May 22, 2016, 03:27:59 AM
Ram with DelMastro LPV at 50 yards - 25 yard recovery. Ewe with MadMan 4 HPV - both front legs broken. Serious blood dump!
Post by: Antlershed on May 22, 2016, 07:23:27 AM
Post by: RadSav on May 22, 2016, 07:32:09 AM
RAD, are the Deep Six DelMastro HPV100's ready to go, or are you still waiting on packaging?
Packaging should be here Monday. Received card samples Friday so I will be making sealing fixtures this evening. I'd assume that we could ship as early as Wednesday. Those will now come with 9 extra blades too!
UPS has gone up in price, not sure how much that residential delivery fee would be. Ridiculously steep last I checked. USPS 2-3 days Priority will be a flat rate (no matter how many purchased) $6.95, I think. I am trying to work out a deal with FedEx that might be as fast as UPS, but much less...fingers crossed /X/. If it works out I assume it won't be Bass Pro cheap, but hopefully close.
Post by: Antlershed on May 22, 2016, 07:44:39 AM
Post by: RadSav on May 23, 2016, 06:40:16 AM
Just received a picture from Lloyd McCoy. I believe this is the first he has taken with the MadMan. Monster 268# hog with a MadMan. He says, "Quartering away broke 3 ribs and lodged in sternum. Ran 37yds and done! 100 grain DelMastro HPV heads are freakin' awesome! Still sharp as new and spins true!"
Post by: D-Rock425 on May 23, 2016, 07:17:14 AM
Post by: dreamingbig on May 23, 2016, 08:42:56 AM
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Post by: RadSav on May 23, 2016, 10:03:11 AM
Very cool! I'll look forward to watching this.
Your father might need to get one of those vertical crossbows! They're pretty cool. Use regular arrow from what I hear. Adjustable arrow rest too!!!
Post by: D-Rock425 on May 23, 2016, 10:08:03 AM
they look slick never seen one before.Very cool! I'll look forward to watching this.
Your father might need to get one of those vertical crossbows! They're pretty cool. Use regular arrow from what I hear. Adjustable arrow rest too!!!
Post by: RadSav on May 23, 2016, 10:13:54 AM
they look slick never seen one before.Very cool! I'll look forward to watching this.
Your father might need to get one of those vertical crossbows! They're pretty cool. Use regular arrow from what I hear. Adjustable arrow rest too!!!
He can shoot out the window as a disabled hunter, can't he? :chuckle:
Post by: D-Rock425 on May 23, 2016, 10:18:47 AM
Post by: RadSav on May 23, 2016, 10:22:13 AM
I'm not 100% sure but I believe so.
I know it is not legal in some states because of it's size and potential for poaching. But if disabled I think it should form to WA rules. Not sure what the poundage is. I'll have to investigate a little more.
Post by: pianoman9701 on May 23, 2016, 11:13:32 AM
Post by: D-Rock425 on May 23, 2016, 11:19:38 AM
Post by: RadSav on May 23, 2016, 05:55:44 PM
Rad, any plans for a peep lens/clarifier?
We haven't done it yet mainly because we are for the most part a hunting products company. Plus it is patented by Specialty Archery. We have discussed, due to requests, to make a peep that accepts the Specialty lenses. To do them right would be a lot of labor. Labor = $$$. We'll review this idea again in a couple months.
We have discussed with Specialty about becoming an OEM distributor for their lenses. They have not been too eager to go down that road. But as the patent nears the end of it's effective term maybe things will change. They are good people over there. We consider them good friends. As such, we want to tread lightly and remain respectful of their unique offerings.
Post by: RadSav on May 24, 2016, 03:00:31 AM
Guess we will be renting a big truck and running them up to Kent. That or renting a new storage unit at the local Iron Gate. Oh My...Don't think those are going to fit in the Chevy! :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: RadSav on May 24, 2016, 03:05:21 AM
Good news is that all new products will ship by the end of the week!
Post by: D-Rock425 on May 24, 2016, 05:25:37 AM
Post by: pianoman9701 on May 24, 2016, 05:35:01 AM
thanks! :tup:Rad, any plans for a peep lens/clarifier?
We haven't done it yet mainly because we are for the most part a hunting products company. Plus it is patented by Specialty Archery. We have discussed, due to requests, to make a peep that accepts the Specialty lenses. To do them right would be a lot of labor. Labor = $$$. We'll review this idea again in a couple months.
We have discussed with Specialty about becoming an OEM distributor for their lenses. They have not been too eager to go down that road. But as the patent nears the end of it's effective term maybe things will change. They are good people over there. We consider them good friends. As such, we want to tread lightly and remain respectful of their unique offerings.
Post by: RadSav on May 24, 2016, 06:12:00 AM
2 skids to 10 :yike:
The new cards are sweet! But the past 14 hours we have been scrambling trying to make space.
Post by: D-Rock425 on May 24, 2016, 06:21:11 AM
Post by: RadSav on May 24, 2016, 07:34:55 AM
I guess sleep is overrated.
If there were any good TV shows left I'm sure I could sleep through them just fine. Now that they have all been cancelled...sleep doesn't come as easily. :chuckle: I sort of miss the old days of working for somebody else. I slept AND got paid :o
Post by: RadSav on May 24, 2016, 07:45:03 AM
If you are looking for a solid head without spending too much change...this could be the deal!! I'll post up the price and configurations this weekend. Be sure to "tag" the page so you don't miss out!
Post by: D-Rock425 on May 24, 2016, 08:14:51 AM
Post by: RadSav on May 24, 2016, 08:19:19 AM
3 blade or 4 blade ferrules?
Three blade grey ferrules. The Australians bought every single 4 blade I had last month.
Post by: Seahawk12 on May 24, 2016, 08:44:03 AM
Congrats to you Radsav for the expansion of your business. It's good to see you're going to these lengths to ensure a quality product.
Post by: RadSav on May 24, 2016, 04:47:55 PM
I tried to take pictures that do these new cards justice. Just can't seem to capture the POP with my cell phone pics. They look great! Much better than expected, which is rare. Only problem is that the new carbon background looks so good I'll likely have to drop another 50K on new peep cards next year. :o Should be ready to ship any new head by Thursday this week.
DelMastro and Triple Sec will come with nine extra blades. MadMan will come with three extra blades (4 blade will have four extra).
Post by: Smossy on May 24, 2016, 08:14:13 PM
Post by: SCRUBS on May 24, 2016, 08:24:40 PM
Post by: MLBowhunting on May 24, 2016, 08:32:51 PM
Post by: RadSav on May 24, 2016, 09:01:14 PM
Are the 4 blade Madman in 5 pack as well?
Yes. MadMan 3 blade, MadMan 4 blade, MadMan X and Ultra-Con X will all be packaged in five packs. All titanium and Triple Sec ferruled heads will be in three packs.
We are redesigning the points on the standard Ultra-Con 100 and Ultra-Con 125 so those will not be available this year. We are also redesigning the old Contender .020" head for release next year. Plan is that we will have all these completed by October as part of an early 2017 release.
Post by: 92xj on May 24, 2016, 09:08:08 PM
If not, would solid blades add a litetl weight and be an option?
Or sell me on some brass inserts and teach me how to remove my none brass inserts from my carbon express Maxima hunters and then run 100s with keeping the same foc as the 125s.
Post by: RadSav on May 24, 2016, 09:31:40 PM
The Ultra-Con X has ended up being such an outstanding head that we are in the process of offering it in a standard arrow configuration too. That would give a 125 grain option in the more price sensitive category. If you wanted that immediately we can accommodate that.
AS far as getting the inserts out of a Maxima shaft...that's a delicate undertaking. All depends on the glue used to install. I would be uncomfortable saying you could do it without running a risk of damaging the shaft. Bohning Blue Stick it can be done easily, beyond that...proceed at your own risk.
As far as brass inserts go, I am not sure when or if we will have those available. Though I do know that 3 Rivers Archery does currently sell some in 50 grain weight at a rather nice price. They are not to the quality standard as the 38 grain ones I have made in the past. But they are more than adequate.
Post by: Smossy on May 24, 2016, 09:49:56 PM
Post by: RadSav on May 25, 2016, 01:22:15 AM
So who's going to be the first one to carry all the new stuff and 5 packs rad?
I expect that to be Jason Phelps followed shortly by Carpsniper2.
I seriously doubt any physical store front retailer will carry them all in-stock. That would be 24 different skus all from one single manufacturer. Each shop owner and/or buyer will have their favorite configuration and likely pick and choose three or four they like best. Of course no retailer worth a darn will ignore the demands and requests of their customers. If one or two become popular in a specific region shops will bring it in eventually.
As much as I hate to do it, we will have an online store launched around July 1. We have a group working on it right now and have offered incentives to get it done sooner rather than later. We felt it important to assist the shops in creating demand while the line is young and growing. We will start taking phone and email orders within a week, I assume. Just waiting on the advise of our attorney and accountants on how best to legally manage adding retail sales to our existing wholesale business.
Post by: D-Rock425 on May 25, 2016, 07:38:50 AM
Post by: RadSav on May 25, 2016, 08:22:49 AM
Post by: D-Rock425 on May 25, 2016, 08:38:03 AM
Post by: RadSav on May 25, 2016, 10:05:52 AM
Once Kidde/Bear began to lose their monopoly over mass merchants Truflite arrows started to regulate how broadheads were packaged for those customers. Savora, WASP, Satellite and the Bear Razorhead were far and away the kings in the broadhead market. And while Bear stayed true to their Mass Merchant base dropping packages to three the others started migrating toward six packs and the support of the pro-shop. Eventually because of Bear and Truflite broadhead manufacturers had to either offer both six and three or just three if they wanted to complete for the larger accounts.
Today, things have run full circle. And the mass merchant is really the one pushing for five and six packs again. In large part to the increasing cost of square foot merchandizing and the poor margins in broadhead sales. It is a confusing situation where the bean counters say they need to make X dollars of profit per square inch of merchandizing space, yet both loss prevention and merchandizers say they need larger point-of-purchase packaging. The larger cards are harder to steal and the increased impact of that card helps motivate sales in the new environment of little to no sales associate assistance. I can be in a Wal-Mart store for an hour and not have an associate ask if I need help. Even our local Sportsman's Warehouse is like a service vacuum once you step foot in the archery department on a weekday - products now have to sell themselves.
Post by: RadSav on May 25, 2016, 10:45:26 AM
So we now have expensive product in three packs and budget minded products in five or six packs. Unfortunately many manufactures have chosen to choose assembled product three packs to help fill the large card. But what you end up with then is an expensive three pack with dull blades that really should not be used for hunting. The end consumer purchases these expensive three packs and either unknowingly takes them right to the field or has to purchase replacement blades on top of an already elevated price for the heads and assembly labor. Good for the merchant, good for the manufacture, poor for the consumer/bowhunter.
It is a difficult decision a manufacture needs to make. Do you assemble and fill the needs of the merchant? Or do you sell a card that visually lacks substance to fill the needs of the end consumer? And then you also have to ask yourself, "If consumers are not buying our product due to packaging are we really helping to fill the needs of anyone?" It is a very difficult balance to meet.
At RAD our desire is to attempt to accommodate both the customer and the end consumer. We print a very large image of what the product looks like on the face of the card. We try to keep the verbiage simple and large enough that you can see exactly what you are getting from a distance without having to read fine print. We then leave the broadheads unassembled so there is no need to purchase something that must be discarded before ever stepping into the field. It is a balance that Muzzy and NAP have been successful with for quite some time. A balance that Slick-Trick has attempted to address lately and would have succeeded with great success if they had better protected the blades.
Hopefully, we have accomplished that balance. Only time will tell. :dunno:
Post by: D-Rock425 on May 25, 2016, 10:54:26 AM
Post by: RadSav on May 27, 2016, 12:00:20 AM
I think most of us on hunt WA are pulling for RAD Broadheads to do well in the next few years.
We are sure trying our best to make a product Hunt-WA members can be proud to shoot. I get us into trouble sometime because I am rarely every completely satisfied with anything I make. Always trying to make it better when possible. That sometimes makes us tardy getting new products to market. Hopefully at some point that will produce something guys will like.
For instance - This year we not only redesigned the MadMan ferrule to have the same scallop sides as the Triple Sec. We also went further in the design for the MadMan and Triple Sec. 85 grain heads. Last year the 85 grain ferrule was the same weight and size as the 100 grain ferrules but used a 3 grain aluminum retention washer. I wasn't satisfied with the durability difference between stainless and aluminum collars. So this year we designed a weight specific ferrule for the 85 grain heads. This allows us to use a 6 grain stainless retention collar. Now the 85 grain heads are every bit as durable as the 100 grain models!
MadMan 85 is available in Pink or Black
Triple Sec. 85 is available in Purple or Grey
Post by: bearpaw on May 31, 2016, 01:23:00 AM
Post by: RadSav on June 01, 2016, 11:12:13 PM
These are all 2015 MadMan ferrules in the new RAD packaging. There will be FIVE(5) ferrules and collars in each package. Three blade packages will have 18 blades (2 packages of 9). Four blade packages will have 24 blades (2 packages of 12).
Freight will be USPS Priority at a flat rate of $6.95. Order three or more packages and freight will be free!
This is one of my personal favorites from last year.
19 packages available - MadMan LPS100 (Low Profile Solid) 3 Blade/100 grains = $19.95/5pk. Purple ferrule with 12 grain stainless collar.
27 packages available - MadMan LPS100 (Low Profile Solid) 3 Blade/100 grains = $19.95/5pk. Pink ferrule with 12 grain stainless collar.
Add a package of replacement blades or two. Normally $12.99/12pk. If included with broadhead order I'll drop that to $9.99.
Please place orders via PM. Include proper name, USPS shipping address and a contact number.
Post by: Smossy on June 01, 2016, 11:43:48 PM
Get em while they're hott. Id like to grab three packs of the MadMan LPV100, who am I paying?
Post by: RadSav on June 02, 2016, 12:04:33 AM
Great deals, sucky colors :chuckle: Guess the animal's dont really care though.
Get em while they're hott. Id like to grab three packs of the MadMan LPV100, who am I paying?
Sending PM.
Back in the early eighties Satellite broadheads had one of the first stainless blade broadheads on the market. The first ones I tried had purple ferrules. My hunting partner and I shot quite a few bear and deer with those heads. None of the animals seemed to mind. And I got so I sort of like purple ferrules with those stainless blades. They look sharp!
The red ferrules you will get on these 4 blade heads are sweet! Kind of a fire engine red. Really looks great with stainless blades, point and collar. After we released the Super-Flite back in the 90's with Archers-Ammo, Inc. I swore I would make that color ferrule again if I started up a company of my own. It is also one of the more consistent colors for the anodizer. Pretty good UV resistance too!
Post by: RadSav on June 02, 2016, 01:30:07 AM
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Post by: grundy53 on June 02, 2016, 08:05:33 AM
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Post by: RadSav on June 02, 2016, 10:10:47 AM
Post by: Smossy on June 02, 2016, 12:16:52 PM
Wife's arrows are pretty easy to find! Pink wrap with 4 pink Blazers.Beck would not agree. Having to order purple blazers because no one carries them in store. Purple and teal are the new pink.
Post by: swift on June 02, 2016, 01:18:21 PM
Post by: RadSav on June 02, 2016, 02:09:33 PM
Post by: carlyoungs on June 02, 2016, 02:26:12 PM
Post by: RadSav on June 06, 2016, 12:47:06 AM
Wife's arrows are pretty easy to find! Pink wrap with 4 pink Blazers.Beck would not agree. Having to order purple blazers because no one carries them in store. Purple and teal are the new pink.
In the industry you are starting to see this. I blame it on how difficult it is to find two pinks the same color. Seems every mfg has a different pink and none of them work well with the other. Purple, on the other hand, matches fine. Take 20 mfg of purple and they all work well with one another.
Problem is that buyers are 95% men in archery. And they think women want pink. We avoided pink as a peep color offering purple instead. Could not give them away. Had to go to pink to get stores to carry them. But at the shows, women that stop by overwhelmingly gravitate to the purple ferrules and peeps over the pink. Finally seems to be catching on now.
Post by: Smossy on June 06, 2016, 07:28:28 PM
Speaking of purple peeps, I think I have one In my tool kit we got from you at hunt wa bbq. Think I need to get that thrown on to becks bow unless she has one already. Cant remember.Wife's arrows are pretty easy to find! Pink wrap with 4 pink Blazers.Beck would not agree. Having to order purple blazers because no one carries them in store. Purple and teal are the new pink.
In the industry you are starting to see this. I blame it on how difficult it is to find two pinks the same color. Seems every mfg has a different pink and none of them work well with the other. Purple, on the other hand, matches fine. Take 20 mfg of purple and they all work well with one another.
Problem is that buyers are 95% men in archery. And they think women want pink. We avoided pink as a peep color offering purple instead. Could not give them away. Had to go to pink to get stores to carry them. But at the shows, women that stop by overwhelmingly gravitate to the purple ferrules and peeps over the pink. Finally seems to be catching on now.
Post by: Bean Counter on June 06, 2016, 08:26:52 PM
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Post by: scottcrb on June 06, 2016, 09:11:12 PM
I really do like running pink fletching.I run pink and white too or fluorescent red as flex fletch calls them.
Post by: RadSav on June 13, 2016, 10:33:31 PM
Post by: RadSav on June 13, 2016, 10:48:47 PM
Goodness...that's pretty close! :chuckle:
Post by: RadSav on June 13, 2016, 11:03:30 PM
Post by: RadSav on June 13, 2016, 11:11:07 PM
Makes you want to jump on a plane and head for the big island for some critter shootin', doesn't it? https://www.facebook.com/Big-Island-Outfitters-and-Hunting-LLC-563963023677127/?pnref=lhc
Post by: lokidog on June 13, 2016, 11:12:39 PM
Post by: RadSav on June 13, 2016, 11:27:47 PM
Post by: Smossy on June 13, 2016, 11:34:08 PM
I've really fallen in love with these 4 Blade Madman's. The fire like a tack.
Post by: RadSav on June 13, 2016, 11:43:05 PM
Fresh from Justin's estate, to their own roasters, to your Mr. Coffee. This is some seriously good coffee! Lorraine has been liking it so much we may have to change her name from "The Angry Squaw" to something less...well, angry! :chuckle:
Post by: MLBowhunting on June 13, 2016, 11:43:58 PM
Post by: Smossy on June 13, 2016, 11:45:33 PM
And coffee too. For heavens sake don't forget the coffee! :yike:
Fresh from Justin's estate, to their own roasters, to your Mr. Coffee. This is some seriously good coffee! Lorraine has been liking it so much we may have to change her name from "The Angry Squaw" to something less...well, angry! :chuckle:
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Post by: Smossy on June 14, 2016, 12:15:26 AM
Post by: RadSav on June 14, 2016, 12:19:21 AM
Just got word Justin is just waiting for H-W member approval. Should be coming on under the H-W name "maverick808"
Post by: Smossy on June 14, 2016, 10:16:49 AM
I was trying to get a video to post. Justin is signing up to be a member. Perhaps he can post the video of the big goat and the blood pool as he walked up on him. Pretty crazy amount of blood from a 1" DelMastro!So whats the benifit of the LPS/LPV combo on the 4 blade? I have some may need to try that.
Post by: RadSav on June 14, 2016, 11:43:40 AM
Post by: carlyoungs on August 17, 2016, 08:51:43 AM
Post by: D-Rock425 on August 17, 2016, 09:18:34 AM
Just a quick question. There are 2 collars in the package for the broadheads wondering if you use both per broadhead or if there is an extra one incase it bottoms out when screwing in the head? Might be a stupid question but thought I would ask.what heads did you get? Unless I'm mistaken you should have 1 collar per head.
Post by: carlyoungs on August 17, 2016, 09:43:55 AM
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Post by: JBar on August 17, 2016, 01:04:45 PM
Post by: RadSav on August 17, 2016, 01:08:45 PM
The 2015 MadMan LPS used a 12 grain collar. It was identified by a single ring around the exterior looking like two even though it was a single collar. The 2016 MadMan LPS uses a 15 grain collar. This collar is identified by two exterior rings so it looks like three collars even though it is only a single one.
Only time I know that we ever sent two different collars in a package was the DelMastro LPV100. The Low Profile DelMastro uses a titanium 6 grain collar. We had trouble getting those in stock. So some of the early packaging included a 2 grain and a 4 grain collar. All other broadheads in the line should only have a single collar. Though each different collar does have a unique marking to identify it's weight.
Hope that helps
Post by: RadSav on August 17, 2016, 01:21:08 PM
Not all sizes were available when original photos were taken for the website.
Post by: carlyoungs on August 17, 2016, 02:27:03 PM
Post by: RadSav on December 27, 2016, 11:10:16 PM
The Rival 125 gives all the accuracy you have come to expect from the Titanium Signature heads but with a shorter profile and a BIG savings in price.
As always, there are zero tools required to assemble or replace blades in any RAD Broadhead styles.
MSRP: 39.99/3pk
Expected Availability: March 1, 2017
Post by: RadSav on December 27, 2016, 11:13:28 PM
Our #1 requested item for 2017 was a 125 grain 4 blade. This head will use the same SST blade as the Ti-Con 100. Super-Sharp, easy blade replacement, Double Scalloped point, incredible durability, 1-1/8" cut diameter!
MSRP: 39.99/5pk
Post by: RadSav on December 28, 2016, 12:02:31 AM
Post by: Jonathan_S on December 28, 2016, 12:32:02 AM
Post by: RadSav on December 28, 2016, 12:59:41 AM
Will the RIVAL have the same cutting diameter as the Ti Signatures? I assume it will take the same blades?
Yes, same blades, same cutting diameter.
I am in the early stages of trying to make a new blade that will allow us to make a Rival 100 grain without losing the integrity/durability of the 125 grain. There is a chance, if my theories become reality, that the 100 grain will have a single blade choice that splits the difference in diameter between the DelMastro and VanDyke profile. But we have a long road ahead before that theory can be tested.
Post by: RadSav on January 24, 2017, 02:54:51 AM
I am really excited about this head. Testing has shown it to be nearly as tough as the Ti-Con, equal flight to the Titanium Signature series, and devastating on animals. Plus, I personally believe more archers should be shooting 125 grain broadheads to help their field performance by reaching or exceeding 12% FOC. The great look and secure blade locking of this head should help encourage the use of this 125 grain head for those who suffer with field arrow stability issues.
And the $39.99/3 pack price will be $20 less than it's titanium brothers and sisters. That's a big difference when setting up a new dozen for your next big elk or deer hunt.
Keep following RAD and Phelps Quality Game Calls sites over the next month. We both will be doing some sample giveaways in the following weeks as well as some Free Packages once the cards show up at the door!!!
Post by: Skyvalhunter on January 24, 2017, 05:17:36 AM
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Post by: Timberstalker on January 24, 2017, 10:12:06 AM
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Post by: RadSav on January 24, 2017, 12:38:22 PM
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.
Post by: RadSav on January 24, 2017, 12:42:23 PM
photos of the broad heads please
See reply #170. That shows both the Low Profile Solid (LPS) and the High Profile Vented (HPV) configurations.
Post by: jstone on January 24, 2017, 06:50:17 PM
Post by: Jonathan_S on January 24, 2017, 09:08:00 PM
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.
Post by: Karl Blanchard on January 25, 2017, 05:38:05 PM
Post by: RadSav on January 26, 2017, 12:36:40 AM
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.
Post by: Seahawk12 on January 30, 2017, 12:27:02 PM
Post by: RadSav on January 30, 2017, 03:07:28 PM
What is your facebook page name? Can you leave a fresh link to it here? Thanks.
https://www.facebook.com/Radical-Archery-Designs-1436244219949669/
Post by: jstone on January 30, 2017, 05:42:05 PM
Post by: RadSav on January 31, 2017, 02:15:00 PM
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. :chuckle:
Post by: northwesthunter84 on July 24, 2017, 09:41:47 PM
Post by: RadSav on July 25, 2017, 02:44:51 AM
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!! :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: RadSav on July 25, 2017, 02:57:07 AM
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!
Post by: Jason on July 25, 2017, 05:31:55 AM
Post by: Smossy on July 25, 2017, 07:32:13 AM
Keep up the solid work.
Post by: D-Rock425 on July 25, 2017, 08:07:31 AM
Post by: Smossy on July 25, 2017, 10:22:11 AM
I learned 2 things last night I'm a *censored* and the rival blades are sharp.See what you get for using your hands and not a broadhead tightener.
Post by: RadSav on July 26, 2017, 12:10:33 AM
If you feel the need to give it just a little extra tight seat or you have a head that doesn't want to budge out of an insert...Place the arrow flat on a table with the blades on a junk piece of wood. Then put pressure down on the ferrule and turn the shaft. This is also the technique you should use with a broadhead wrench too. But when done properly you really should not need a head wrench.
Once Sahara finally gets here I will be doing some small videos giving more detail on safe handling.
Post by: MLBowhunting on July 29, 2017, 08:19:54 PM
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on July 29, 2017, 09:18:34 PM
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!
Interesting, 100 GN. My interest is peaked; I'm kind of a broad head junkie ;). I may have to try some of these out on my Black Eagle Rampage shafts and Darton Maverick and see how they marry up. They look to be on the mark. Please let me/us know when they're available.
Post by: RadSav on July 30, 2017, 02:22:59 AM
I still have some further lab type tests to do. So far I can't get repeatable failures, which is odd. Will switch to aluminum shafts and see if that helps eliminate the random breakage of the shafts before head failure. Hard to assess weaknesses until failures repeat. If the aluminum doesn't work then I'll step up the speed and switch from concrete blocks to thick steel plates. At some point we'll figure a way to manipulate the test to a point they have to fail the same way in succession.
Then they go into production runs which will require some extra programming. Cards have to be designed, printed and coated. Then releases to customers... So there is a chance to see them before late season. No reasonable expectation they will ready before then.
Post by: RadSav on July 31, 2017, 03:41:22 AM
We'll post up some autopsy and wound analysis pics and video as soon as the prototype testing is completed.
Post by: Shooting Stix on July 31, 2017, 06:23:45 PM
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Post by: blackveltbowhunter on August 11, 2017, 08:06:34 PM
Post by: Smossy on September 12, 2017, 02:19:49 PM
Post by: Becky on September 12, 2017, 04:49:28 PM
Post by: RadSav on September 26, 2017, 12:23:25 PM
Post by: D-Rock425 on September 26, 2017, 12:26:45 PM
Post by: RadSav on September 26, 2017, 12:33:17 PM
I had an early prototype of the Ti-Con that passed every single lab test I could think of. Zero failures and some quick kills right out of the gate. But got it into the hands of a few other field guys and we quickly found a flaw in the durability of the ferrule. Luckily accidental testing was successful in showing us the weakness before we brought it to market.
One of the reasons Justin Llanes is so important to our success. It's not necessarily all the goats, pigs, and sheep he shoots, but the punishment all that big island lava rock puts on a ferrule. Just can't duplicate that in the lab
Post by: Smossy on September 26, 2017, 12:38:49 PM
Accidental testing. :chuckle:Yeah well flinging arrows with a 50# recurve at 50 yards doest always go as planned lol. Well most the time it doesn't actually... working on building a new range now that we have new neighbors. Can't shoot in the direction I was before. Gonna get some 3/4" horse mats.
Post by: RadSav on November 20, 2017, 06:06:51 AM
The new Rival 100 is about three weeks away from it's official launch. Ferrules are completed, website is a week away from being updated, only thing left is the waiting on official packaging.
We have so many who have inquired if these would be available before late season we thought we would run an "Early Bird Special" on a limited supply of both the Rival HPV100 and the Rival LPV100 packaged in poly bags. Afterall what could be more fun than getting new archery stuff before it's officially available, right?
These packs will come with everything you would get in the normal packaging including the extra set of blades. Official pricing for the Rival HPV100 and Rival LPV100 will be $39.99/3pk. This "Early Bird Special" will have a price of $32.99/3pk while supplies last (25 of each blade style).
We are ready for immediate shipping!!!
Ordering for this early special will not be available through our online store. Orders can be taken by email (sales@radicalarchery.com) or by phone (866-396-1120).
Stardard shipping & handling via USPS First Class Mail is $3.95. Priority 2 to 3 day is $7.95. WA sales tax applies to Washington delivery addresses.
Post by: D-Rock425 on January 11, 2018, 12:22:45 PM
Post by: lokidog on January 15, 2018, 08:04:35 PM
Those heads looks sweet.
They certainly do, I like that tall profile one.... ;)
Post by: demontang on January 22, 2018, 09:37:36 AM
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Post by: Smossy on February 01, 2018, 05:55:44 PM