24/7- My primary bow is a 61# Tribute, 29@ shooting 385 gr beman ics 400 blacks going 275.

My back-up isa 2004 65# Patriot @ 29", 405 grain beman ics 340 blacks going 272.

I might have to switch to the Pat for ground blind hunts since it has a lighter sight IF the VBG sight on the tribute doesn't pick up enough light to glow properly.
To tell you the truth I'd be just as happy hauling either one. They are both set up to Getterdone. The Pat has4 deer to it's name and has been a great bow, I purchased the Tribute because I wanted a 60# bow that could perform as well energy wise as my 65# Patriot.


Trembow, it sounds like you are on the edge spine wise with the 400's.
Here's one for you- Pound for pound my Tribute places more energy into the arrow than the Patriot. In their current configuration they are equal with the Pat shooting at 65# and the Trib at 61 ; both will a shoot a 400 grain arrow ~270=/- 2 or 3. The Pat prefers the 340's,. the Tribute the 400's. If I shoot a 340 through the Tribute my groups open up and it doesn't want to tune for them. Maybe it is all in my head, but as for now it is 400's for thr Tribute & 340's for the Pat.

Easton/ Beman needs an arrow between the 340's & 400's IMHO. from all the post I've read the 400's work real well from 55-65, the 340's from 65-70. There is a small void in the 65# area a lot of people shoot from. Maybe a 375 spine is in order???