Rocky Revolution
Accuracy 5 points
Plywood 3 points
Steel Drum 1 point
Orange 3 points
Blades 3 points
Cutting diameter 4 points
Rearward opening blades 1 point
Total Score 20 points with a blade sharpness rating of A
The Rocky revolution is semi-unique head in that it’s blades deploy in a
rearward fashion. Instead swinging open as most mechanical heads do. This style
of opening has a couple of advantages. The first is that it should provide for
an entrance wound on most every shot. The blades open quickly and on the outside
of the animal. The 2nd advantage is that on angled shots it reduces the chance
of the head deflecting. I prefer heads that open in the manor for those very
reasons.
In the orange the head fully opened by the time it exited. In the plywood it
opened fully, and penetrated most of the way through, with the blades digging in
to the wood and stopping. I have found this typical of mechanical heads with 3
or more blades of this large a cutting diameter. In the steel drum the head
penetrated the first side, and bounced off the back wall. Two of the three
blades broke off, with the third one intact.
The revolutions are a very accurate head, and they come with sharp blades right
out of the package. There is a slight ‘hissing” noise while in flight, but it is
very minor. Overall I like the Revolutions and found them to be a very good
mechanical head. They may not be as strong as some others, but they do have a
superior way of opening, and the advantages of that are something to consider.
You do need to pay special attention to how you assemble the heads, as it is
possible to put them together in a way that they will not open, and that is bad
news when shooting at game! As long as you follow the directions on the package
I don’t think you will have any problems putting them together though.
The cartage that holds the blades in place is larger than the tip, and that does
hinder penetration in hard materials like plywood or bone, but in soft foam or
flesh I don’t think it will pose any problems at all. If you want a rearward
opening head this is one to consider for sure.
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