I picked up my Diamond by Bowtech last Wedensday but did not get it set up till Friday.
The set up is 60lb, 28" draw, MZE, Spott Hogg Hogg-It. wist sling, 1 brass nock and 1 eliminator button and 24" Super Stix stabilizer.
I have run out of loop material so I decided to shoot it off the string (with a crappy wrist release)
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Now I have heard some stories that seeing the Diamond line are gonna be sold in Bass Pro, Cabelas etc that the quality is not going to be there well what a load of crap that turned out to be
The fit and finish is of Bowtechs high standards with a lot of extra's that the main line have pivioting limb pockets, barrel nut for the draw weight adjustment and roller bearings in the cams as well as the block on the limb bolt ( or what ever it's called).
I backed out the limb bolts so people can see how the pivioting limb pockets work.
Take note of the back wall built into the cam module more on this later
Took it to work on Saturday to do some shooting, I was expecting the draw cycle to be simular to that of the Patriot Dual but boy was I surprised when I first drew the bow back, smooth as silk and would put the draw cycle between that of the Binary cam and the Freedom cam ( yes for a dual cam it is that smooth)
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Well the back wall is rock solid much more solid than my BK and will dare say as solid as my Allegiance
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Altho it is not as fast as the Pat Dually or the Allegiance it was still spitting out the AC Superslims (about 420grs) at a decent speed ( I have not cronoed it yet) with absolutely no hand shock or vibration so I decided to take off the rubber grip to see if that was helping with vibration, nope still none shooting off the riser.
It is noticable quiter than my BK and almost as quite as my Allegiance, which with a set of limb savers it will be as quite
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About the only draw back I can see with this bow is the valley about 3/8" to 1/2" so those who are used to the long valley of the single cams and who tend to creep will soon know about it
altho the let down is a lot easier with the Victory than my BK it will still tend to want to jerk you down if you creep specially if you get a 70lber
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I am still going to take it to the shop and shoot it through paper as I said above I only eyeballed everything and possible crono it.
But with what I have done so far with it as far as tuning goes it is just stacking them in there with real tight groups out to 40yrds which is all I can shoot at work
I would suggest anyone who wants Bowtech but can't afford one of the main line to have a real close look at the Diamond line as from what I have seen so far the the quality and shootability of the Diamonds are of what we have come to expect from any bow that Bowtech have put their name on.
I would rate the Victory duallie a 9.5 out of 10 with a .5 deduction for the valley but that is just my opinion as I am used to the valley of the BK so others might not agree with me
Diamond Victory Dual Cam.
