Hello RB, long time no see. I havn't been on here much in a while. I still have my Hornet which I have no plans to get rid of any time so. I am probably not the best person to ask about shock and vibration since I am not very sensitive to it probably due to 33 years of banging and turning wrenches on heavy equipment and dulling the sensitivity in my hands and arms. The Gladiator is very similar to the Hornet in most ways except 3.5" longer,7 oz. heavier and 10 - 12 fps faster. It does seem to hold steadier on target during the shot and follow through. This is probably due to the longer A to A and slight increase in mass weight.
I am not one to try to wring every last fps of speed at all costs like some but this thing is plenty fast for me. I am a little concerned about maybe having to change from my normal 20-30-40 yard pin settings due to lack of pin spacing. My initial setup and some arrow speeds before final tuning are:
Diamond Gladiator 60lb. 29" draw length with string leeches, loop, Tru-vision peep, NAP QT 4000 drop away rest, limb savers and Gold Tip XT5575 carbon arrows.
410 gr. arrow with 4" hard rt. helical vanes = 271 fps
350 gr. arrow with 3" hard rt. helical vanes = 283 fps.
307 gr. arrow with 3" rt. helical feathers = 304 fps
The shop owner handed me an under weight arrow to shoot thru the chrono (I think he said about 260-270 gr.) and it showed 321 fps. without much noticable increase in noise and vibration.
I think I like it
I am not very good at typing replys, but if you would like to chat about sometimes I have unlimited long distance access and you can email me a phone number and time and I would be glad to give you a ring.
My new bow
