Cant argue with you there! If you are hunting and shooting an ocasional 3d for fun/advancement you can do just fine with the bow you have for a long time with proper maintenence.If youcanuse a bow madein 1950 and accomplish your goals, that is all that matters.

My bows will certainly kill deer, but that isnt my #1 goal in archery. I probably shoot upwards of 6k arrows per year. Only two or three of those arrows are at deer every year, so you can see why I would want a bow that i will love and enjoy shooting, vs some, whose main goal is to kill deer, and they could care less what bow it is or anything like that. I guess ive gotten to where hunting isnt my main focus anymore, its the competitive self satisfaction, that shooting gives me, b/c i like most dont just have money laying around to throw away, but archery is my #1 hobby so thats what my spending money goes to. That and the gf

Im hoping that i get settled in for a while this year with my Hoyts though. Im going with an AM35, and around tax time, imlooking to get an older ultra or proelite for 4-500 bucks that will be strictly target.
Derek