A warning to the wise...

I took the NAP rest off the Tribute and put it on the Allegiance (I could eyeball that one a whole lot better and get it closer to being correctly set up without shooting it through paper than I could the APA Safari; don't have too much experience with those yet) and went in the back yard a sec ago and shot a few shots through it.

I was literally -- and this is being honest -- amazed at how quiet and shock-free this thing is. And this is an Allegiance who's birth certificate read 316 at a 28.5" draw!!!! Add another 15 fps to get it up to IBO specs (5 fps for every 1/2" of draw length to get it to 30" draw at 70 lbs) and you're talking 331 fps!!!!!

After shooting about six or seven shots, however I noticed a small, metallic "chink" sound upon my next shot that scared me to death. I stopped and scrutinzed the limbs and everything I could think of. After not finding a thing, I shot another one through her. Same result: chink! Gre-a-at, I thought...

I started walking back to the house, turning it over and over, when I finally spotted it: The bottom module was already loose. Whew!!!! I neglected to check it out, and just assumed it would have been loc-tited in at the factory.

I got the proper allen wrench and snugged it up good and then shot a few more through it... Whisper quiet again!!! [:-]I mean, this thing is unbelievable!! And this coming from a guy who shot a bow before that was quiet enough to twice take two turkeys out of the same flock!!

Next trip: The hardware store for some loc-tite!