Well i think im going to be retiring the old Nova and getting something newer. Although she has never let me down and has harvested quite a few deer since I gother back in 2001 I think its time to give her a rest and pass her down to my son. Im going to be looking for just a bare bow, since I already have everythign else I would need. Ive been thinking of going back to PSE since they have a warranty that just cant be beat, but have also been looking a some of the Bear's. I dont want to spend mucho bucks on a bare bow since im not sure what my funding is going to be like in the spring. Maybe $300 tops. What do some of you Bear shooters recomend?? How are their warranties???
With $300 as your price limit bare bow then the Fred Bear Element is probably the model you are going to want to look at. It sells for right at that price point and offers an attractive parallel limb design that most shooters appreciate shooting.
Not to dissuade you because everyone has their own opinions about each bow, but last weekend my son and I shot a bunch of bows while shopping for a new one. I had heard a lot of good things about the Element. I shot two arrows from it and set it aside. It was not even CLOSE to anything else we tried (and we were looking mainly at low price range bows). I will add the disclaimer that it might have been that particular bow, but it was horrible. We went with the Diamond Rapture (a 2007) for my son and I am going back this weekend to shoot some more. We also shot the Rock (the 2008 replacement for the Rapture), but my son liked the Rapture better. (I didn't notice any difference between the two.) After all that I heard about how nice the Bear bows were for the money, I have to believe there was something wrong with that particular bow. SO, my suggestion to you is shoot as many in your price range as you can and then decide.
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Fred Bear Instinct 30" Draw 63#
Drop Tine Quick Shot WB
TruGlo Brite Site 3 Pin
Limbsaver S-Coil
Tru-Fire Hurricane Release
RedHead Carbon Supreme Lites w/ Blazers
This past summer when I was bow shopping I originally began looking for a bow in the $300 range. I wound up buying a much more expensive PSE Firestorm X, but of the bows that I shot in that price range I have to say that I liked the Parker Wildfire XP. I recommend you take a few shots with it and see how you like it.
Come on Tony spend some money. We all know you got it.
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This past summer when I was bow shopping I originally began looking for a bow in the $300 range. I wound up buying a much more expensive PSE Firestorm X, but of the bows that I shot in that price range I have to say that I liked the Parker Wildfire XP. I recommend you take a few shots with it and see how you like it.
FWIW, I did not like the Element at all.
Thanks for the heads up. I didn't even try the Wildfire. I will have to give that a try before I make the final decision.
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Fred Bear Instinct 30" Draw 63#
Drop Tine Quick Shot WB
TruGlo Brite Site 3 Pin
Limbsaver S-Coil
Tru-Fire Hurricane Release
RedHead Carbon Supreme Lites w/ Blazers
Could be looking for a new bow
Come on Tony spend some money. We all know you got it.
