Old Glory BC Speed

radman · 02-04-2005, 12:39 PM

I asked my local shop to alert me if any Old Glory's showed up in my 28" draw length. I received a call today stating that he had received 2. I asked him what the BCs said. He said both were 70#, 28" with a BC of 285 fps. that seemed slow to me given the 30" range is over 30 fps faster according to the website.

What do you guys think?

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buckeye · 02-04-2005, 01:27 PM

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I kinda felt that way with my Allegiance, its 70# and 28" and the BC was 302 fps. But this is still 20 - 30 fps faster than my MQ32 ive been using for 6 yrs.

Add 20fps for the 2 inches of DL and you have 322fps.

The Old glorys speed does look rather on the slow side. I would check into it again in case the shop made a mistake with what the BC says.

radman · 02-04-2005, 02:35 PM

Yea, it seems slow to me considering there are 28" Defenders on the rack with BCs of 301 and 303. The website shows the Defender to be 2 fps slower than the Old Glory, just not in this case.

PA Hardwoods · 02-04-2005, 03:32 PM

I just got a 29" 70lb Old Glory and my Birth certificate says 308fps. Those numbers do seem on the slow side.

500 fps · 02-04-2005, 04:33 PM

The 29/70 OG at my shop says 299...I'm confused

Just as long as my Allegiance smokes (and I'm sure it will)...... I'll be happy.

Anybody seen any 30" Allegiances yet?

PA Hardwoods · 02-04-2005, 06:44 PM

Here is the Birth Gertificate from My Old Glory to proove it. I guess I got one of the FAST ones!!!

500 fps · 02-04-2005, 07:31 PM

I wish I had ANY one!

I had to go and buy an Alpine to try and tide me over, but it's no Bowtech.

pdq 5oh · 02-04-2005, 07:37 PM

My BC at 29", 61# is 304.

radman · 02-05-2005, 01:51 PM

Well I went to the shop and shot the Old Glory. The BC was actually 286. I shot it with 378 grain arrows and got 274, which seems about right for the BC. The draw length ran 1/4 long at 28 1/4", but the weight was a little low on our scale at 69.5#.

I then shot an Allegiance that was marked 28.5" (actual 28.75 AMO), 70# on the button, 6 7/8" BH, BC read 307 or 308. It shot the same 378 grain arrow at 295. The problem for me is that I need a true 28" draw, so no go.

I then shot a Defender. BC read 28", 70#, BC = 305 fps. We got 28 1/16" DL, 7 5/8" BH, 71.5# Max. With the same arrows, I got 292 fps. This little bow was amazing. It shot only 3 fps less than the Allegiance, but the Allegiance had over 5/8" longer draw length and a full 3/4" less brace height.

I spent a lot of time shooting the OG and the Defender at 60# (before we did any chrono'ing). The Defender had a little more forward jump while the OG had a little buzz after the shot. This was done without any stabilizer. Needless to say, I came home with the little Defender. It was not the bow I planned to buy, but it was too good to pass on (and cheaper too).