Please bare with me .
First of all this may not have been my oportune time to try out a new bow .
But like any other stuborn Bow hunter , my wife went with me and cringed .
I guess it must have something to do with me getting my gall bladder out on Feb, 9th ???
Any ways I wont bore you anymore .
I went to a bow shop that actualy had 07 bows in stock .
I normally pull 67 lbs , but I had the bow tech ( no pun intended ) lower the pull weight to 57 lbs.
* first shot a 2007 Bowtech Tribute with no stablizer installed .Wow feltrealygood and almost no hand vibes . (smooth mods )
* Then noticed a 2007 Black Ice also set to 57 lbs with no stablizer .
I couldnt believe how smooth it pulled back time after time .
I did notice some very little hand vibration , Bow was noticably lighter .
* I coulnt believe he also had a 2007 Guardian on the rack so for $50 difference in price compared to the Tribute I had to try it .
The bow for me seemed to draw a little harder , Tech said it had the standard speed mods on it so it will pull a little harder .
I did have my fresh stitches on my mind and I didnt want to over do it .
I shot it a few times and I couldnt believe that there was just abought zero hand vibes even withoutastablizer installed .
The Guardian was also noticably quieter .
He told me it came in with the standard speed mods .( I didnt notice any Smooth mods listed for it in the pamphlet ?)
They order all there bows for some reason with smooth mods installed.
*Although I did not shoot the Allegiance 2007 he had there I did look it over . And yes I noticed on that bow the cam was very close to the limbs .
I mention to him abought the problem a few of you guys were having with this model . He said they have sold 3 or 4 Alliegiances 2007s and no problems were found or herd of yet ..
Now I,m chewing my finger nails off .
I want a new bow , but I,m trying to keep the cost realistic .
For me the smooth draw of the Black Ice was great , But I liked the fealing of the shot in the Tribute .
Black Ice , $649. Tribute ,$699. , Guardian ,$749.
Grrrrrrrrrr,,,,,,,,, What should I do ?? Please no buy both suggestions ...