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You guys are going to love how these bows shoot. They really are a step-up from previous designs in this regard.

Now, the rest of the story.....

I set to with the General shortly after getting home from the parade. Initiially I just planned on setting up the rest so I could fire a few shots into the target. I like to get the feel of the bow before I start putting all of the accessories on. Well, after I rough-tuned the rest I decided to throw on the string loop and fired a few shots. One thing led to another and I eventually put everything on the bow except for the peep.

I saved the peep for last because it requires me toalmost completely back the limb bolts out from the riser in order to relax the string and cables. In one sense this is a big plus as it allows for fairly easy string adjustments without the use of a press. In this case I made the mistake of backing the limb bolts out too far from the riser in order to get sufficient slack in the string. You guessed it, the limb bolt popped out of the riser.

I was forced to take the string and cables off of the bow to get the limb bolt back into the riser but now tension needs to be applied to the limbs in order to get the string and cable back on. Time to make a stop down at the local shop.

It was close to midnight when that happened so I did not get to complete near as much of the Marquis' setup at that point. I believe I am going to have to save that for tonight if I have any energy left after hunting.

I will keep you guys posted.

Dave,

I think you will love this bow. Imagine the Patriot SC with an even lower noise level and, what appears to be, a slightly higher speed level. More on the latter as I get time to chrono both bows.