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Old 02-28-2007 | 08:33 PM
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Default RE: I'm in shock, I bought a Black Ice

I putthe Black Ice throughthe chrono today.
I must say I'm surprised it's not a little faster.
At 67lbs., 385g arrow and draw is 28" I registered 268fps.

Overall, it tuned very quickly. Irigged it w/a Trap Door rest (temporary for now), Copper John Dead Nuts sight. 1/4 in Fletcher peep,Simms S-coil stab. and a loop. Shot it through paper and w/i 5 shots produced bullets.
At 20 and 30 yards it grouped well, and I think it's still settleing a bit. I noticed the cam timing marks moved, and I expect there will be a little stretch yet to occur. I would like to see Diamond use a no-creep string and cable.

The draw is extremely smooth and the shot has a little vibration, but I'm used to shooting my other 2 bows that have NONE. Nothing an STS system probably won't cure. The bow did not jump in my hand at all, and I really like the thin grip. It settles in your hand very nicely.
Once I got home and set up the chrono, I didn't notice the vibration any longer.I tinkered w/ the draw stopthinking it was in the wrong spot,since I changed the modules from 29 to 28 myself w/o any tech info on it's placement for a shorter draw mod.I hope Diamond will e-mail me back on this. Greg/Mo, can u get any info for me on this.

Pics will be on as soon as I choose a rest. The Black Ice is a keeper.
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