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Rear-Deployment Expandable Broadheads

By Brian Strickland

Of the two types of expandable broadheads, the rear-deployment models are the new kids on the block. The idea behind rear-deployment expandables is that they are almost deflection-proof at extreme angles, unlike some of their front-pivoting cousins. Regardless of where one falls on that debate, rear-deployment expandables typically require less energy to open, which can mean deeper vital penetration.

Topping the list of this expanding breed of broadheads is the revolutionary Rage SlipCam system. With a 2-inch cutting diameter for the dual-blade model and 1.5-inch on the three-blade, the Rage delivers massive wound channels that create paintbrush-sized blood trails that are a breeze to follow. Its machined aircraft aluminum ferrule and streamlined HexFlat design provides stable flight with field-point accuracy. Upon impact, the SlipCam initiates the stainless-steel blades from the rear of the ferrule to allow full deployment before entry and continues to plow through the toughest flesh with its razor instant-cut tip leading the way. This fluid action creates amazing entry and exit holes for an easy and quick recovery.

Requiring less than 3 pounds to deploy its steel, razor-sharp blades, the G5 Tekan is an expandable broadhead to be reckoned with. Its one-piece stainless ferrule and .50 inch cut-on-contact point are its foundation. While in flight, the dual blades are secured with an 0-ring, and upon impact they travel down the channel of the ferrule and deploy from the rear to create 1.5 inches of bone-crushing destruction.

The Trophy Ridge Meat Seeker is a uniquely engineered piston-designed broadhead that provides 100-percent blade deployment every time. Equipped with an aerodynamic tip, the stainless-steel blades straddle the heat-treated steel cylinder and are held in place by a rubber band while in flight. Once the aerodynamic tip makes contact and is forced down, the Piston-Hammer Technology kicks in and deploys the steel blades from the rear. This creates a swath of destruction from beginning to end that is 2-inches wide for two-blade models and 1.5-inches for three-blade models.

The name should speak for itself, and since its introduction a few years ago the Switchblade from Tru-Fire has been responsible for countless animals going down. Depending on the speed of your bow, it offers a Speed Tip for bows shooting over 310 fps and a Chisel Tip for those that don’t; and regardless of which one you need, this open-on-impact broadhead provides nearly 2 inches of bone-splitting power.

The Smoke Broadhead was designed to be the most accurate and efficient broadhead on the market today. Using no rubber bands or O-rings, its blades are completely hidden inside the ferrule while in flight, which reduces wind planing and produces absolute field-point accuracy. Once contact is made with its sculpted-steel chisel tip and the point assembly is engaged, its three surgically sharpened blades eject from the ferrule and produce a 1.12-inch diameter cut.

With one of the largest cutting diameters on the market today, the new 2-Blade BloodRunner from NAP is a force to be reckoned with. Combining the look and elements of a fixed blade and the ingenuity of an expandable, the BloodRunner gives you the best of both worlds. Its sharp, stainless-steel blades and the unique design of its 7075 aircraft aluminum ferrule provide strength and penetration for those heavy-boned critters. Upon contact, the blades deploy to provide 2.1-inches of blood-gushing damage.

Rounding out these rear-deployment expandables is the Rocky Mountain Snyper. Designed with a razor-sharp tip insert that slices on impact and stainless-steel blades that provide a 1.37 inch cutting diameter, the Snyper drives home the meaning of “big buck down!” While in flight the blades are positioned with a rubber band, but upon impact, the blades are driven back and the special Cam Action system forces them open before entering the target and unleashing its devastation.

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