RE: Newberry opinions?
I had a Newberry B1 that I bought when the owner was selling some bows on Ebay. There were some things about the bow that were pretty impressive. It had a very solid riser, thicker than most you will run across. It tuned pretty easily, and seemed to have a very torque free overall shooting/tuning experience. I don't think the finish is quite up to the standards of Mathews, Hoyt, Bear/Jennings, Bowtech, etc., but I can't say it was bad. I did have a few dings in my cam that were finished over, but the factory replaced the cam, and dealt with a few problems. In the 2 months I had the bow, it was sent back twice for 3 problems. The current owner of the bow is very happy with it though. The only other problem of note was that, with the SAT Hybrid cams, the power cable serving was getting eaten up pretty bad, worse than most solo cams I've owned. The Newberrys (so far) do not have any stabilizer bushings, the holes are tapped and threaded directly into the riser aluminum. The bow I had was fast, shooting 313 with a 30" draw at 64" and a 320 gr. arrow. It was reasonably quiet, but nowhere near as quiet as most Newberry fans describe their bows on internet forums. Last thing that I did not like was the draw. It had a distinct "hump" right before letoff, and had a tight "no valley" feel at full draw. Some shooters actually prefer that type of draw, but I don't care for it, or shoot my best with it. I guess they are pretty good bows considering the price, and I hear the Saber is more shock free than the B series. They are very solid bows though, and should give few problems in actual durability, just some nagging little issues perhaps. I don't think they ever had a limb failure before going to the Barnsdales, so I wouldn't worry about any Newberry limbs. Hope this helps, I tried to be as objective as possible.
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