The tactical steel is very different from rage. The TS is essentially a delta shooting head cut back for tips. I have #5, 6 & 7 and to be honest they are so versatile and fun to cast I rarely use anything else, I will only go to a Skagit if the flows are incredibly heavy and waters merkie and in need of a 3-4in. Intruder. Even with the #5 @ 390 grains I use airflo replacement tips 77 grains @13' inter. , type 3, type 6 and up to 6-8 ft. Of t-8 and this line turns them over beautifully with the characteristics of a mid-belly Spey line. The #7 turns over some pretty gnarly junk and heavier tips in the 85-120 grain range, I'm able to fish this one line all year round, even January steelhead. If you practice a lot with mid-belly type tapers, there's not much this line can't do.
I have to say I'm very disappointed airflo discontinued this so quickly, IMHO it was the best multi-tip line made. My theory is that when this line was in production it was right around the time Skagit, scandi and other skandit-like head technology reached full maturity, so the market, at the time, was more focused on the new line technology leaving the TS sadly in the dust
There is talk floating around that Wulff will be coming out with a head design based on the tactical steelhead tapers, I sure hope they do, or better yet airflo decides to bring this amazing line system back to market.